''Masters of Science Fiction'' is a television

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by some of the producers of ''

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''. The show debuted on

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on August 4, 2007, at 10PM for a run of four episodes. It was originally scheduled to run in six parts, but two episodes were removed from the schedule for undisclosed reasons. All six episodes can be streamed for free on

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and

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, and purchased for viewing at

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and

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. The show follows a similar format as ''Masters of Horror'', with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate

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adaptation of a story by a respected member of the

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community, hence the ''Masters'' in the title. In December 2007, the show was picked up by

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in Canada. This was followed by the North American premiere of the missing two episodes. A Region 1

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of all six episodes was released on August 5, 2008. On February 12, 2012, the

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began airing the episodes, under the title ''Stephen Hawking's Sci-Fi Masters'', beginning with the first domestic airing of the episode "Watchbird". The show is hosted off-screen by physicist

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Episodes

References

Notes

External links

''Masters of Science Fiction'' press release

The Futon's Summer Preview: ABC's ''Masters of Science Fiction''

The Futon's First Look: ''Masters of Science Fiction'' (ABC)

"Cast Set for ''Masters of Sci Fi''"
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