''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 ABC 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. 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 Stephen Hawking.

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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