Name: Prophets of Science Fiction
Released: 2011-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ridley Scott

TV Show · Documentary

PROPHETS OF SCIENCE FICTION takes a look inside the great minds of sci fi whose spark of imagination changed our reality. Filmmaker Ridley Scott will guide you through the series with his personal insight into each iconic author and their provocative ideas about the future.

2011 · 42m

Starring Ridley Scott

EPISODE 1

Mary Shelley

Author Mary Shelley draws from her own personal tragedy while writing her classic novel "Frankenstein".
EPISODE 2

Philip K. Dick

Aurthur Philip K. Dick inspired "Blade Runner" and influenced law enforcement.
EPISODE 3

H. G. Wells

Author H.G. Wells' tales of high-tech adventure hold an underlying warning: beware of the dark side of progress.
EPISODE 4

Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke's collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" predicted videophones, iPads, and commercial spaceflight.
EPISODE 5

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov's works contained a view of the future where robots did much of the dirty work for man.
EPISODE 6

Jules Verne

The voyages of Jules Verne.