It wasn't until I watched both seasons of Science Fiction Theatre recently, that I realized I had seen many of these episodes as a kid in the 60s. That I'd forgotten the series is not surprising, given the vintage of the original production.(1955-57)and the sense that this series hasn't been seen widely for the last twenty years. Nevertheless, memories of watching the series came flooding back. Although the science in the programs is outdated, the stories themselves are for the most part, quite compelling. The episodes that are more fiction than science hold up the best. Among them, the first rate "Time is just a place" and the still creepy after all these years "Hour of nightmare". The affable Truman Bradley hosts the series; He's just right for the part,I think. Many familiar faces from the golden age of TV, such as Hugh Beaumont, Paul Birch, Barbara Hale and Bill Williams, people the episodes. The dialogue and situations in the stories seem a tad stilted to me, but that, I suspect is simply because these stories reflect a moment in time now long gone. A wonderful retro treat, especially the colour episodes, Science Fiction Theatre deserves to find a new audience.
Review of Science Fiction Theatre
