Using both film and television, Geraghty deftly explores the ways science fiction has debated US ideologies and ideals over recent decades. This book examines science fiction as American, charting changes in the social and political 'real' and in the entertainment industry right up to the twenty-first century. Lorna Jowett, University of Northampton American Science Fiction Film and Television examines key works in the field and explores social concerns, obsessions and problems that have influenced America's contributions to the fantastic. Lincoln Geraghty never assumes any work just happened; repeatedly, he traces cultural fixations and historical moments that influenced the birth of key science fiction films and TV shows. Engaging, clear and succinct, this book will be as accessible to the college student as it will be to the casual reader. Oscar De Los Santos, Western Connecticut State University American Science Fiction Film and Television is built on a huge research work and can be enjoyed by fans, specialists, academics or simply by reasers with a curiosity for the genre. Theirry Attard, Objectif Cinema