Amazing Stories (1985)

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Genre

anthology series, science fiction television series, fantasy television series

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 45 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 229 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Each episode tells a different story with elements of science fiction or fantasy. The anthology format brings a mix of tones from creator Steven Spielberg.

episodicwhimsicalnostalgicimaginativelightheartedsurprisingvaried

What happens

Amazing Stories is an American anthology television series created by Steven Spielberg, that originally ran on NBC in the United States from September 29, 1985, to April 10, 1987. The series was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and won five. The first-season episode "The Amazing Falsworth" earned writer Mick Garris an Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series. It was not a ratings hit (ranking 40th in Season 1 and 52nd in Season 2), however, and the network did not renew it after the two-year contract expired. The 1987 science fiction film Batteries Not Included was originally intended as a story for Amazing Stories, but Spielberg liked the idea so much that it was made into a theatrical release. The series title licensed the name of Amazing Stories, the first dedicated science fiction magazine created by Hugo Gernsback in April 1926. The title sequence was made by computer-generated imagery (CGI) firm Robert Abel and Associates. On March 6, 2020, a revival of Amazing Stories premiered on Apple TV+. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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