A Century of Science Fiction

What "things to come" will there be after man destroys himself and the world? Examine the end of the world through this passel of post-apocalyptic pictures.

We are not alone. Not by a long shot. We're surrounded by sci-fi flicks filled with strange visitors from other planets with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.

Time machines, disintegrator machines, shrinking rays - they're all here, along with many more of sci-fi's greatest inventions.

Take a look back at A.I. history in film and decide whether computers are our friends or they're all H.A.L. from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Long before Jurassic Park, dinosaurs roamed through a variety of horror films, dating all the way back to The Lost World in 1925.

From Biblical floods to natural disasters and plagues of giant insects, it's not always man who manages to destroy the world, as vividly illustrated in these sci-fi favorites.

"Science fiction" has become almost synonymous with "outer space" - and with good reason. Take a delightful trip among the stars - at warp speed.

What will the world be like a hundred years from now? A thousand years from now? A million years from now? Sci-fi filmmakers have been venturing guesses for decades.

A salute to the brilliant Victorian mind that gave us The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, and War of the Worlds.

From saber-toothed tigers to dinosaurs hidden somewhere on isolated islands or towering mountain tops, lost worlds have been found again and again by science fiction films.

Take a look at the many legendary performers who have taken their turn experimenting with the formula of one of sci-fi's greatest tropes: the sinister mad scientist.

From exposure to intense cosmic radiation to a grand experiment experiment gone horribly wrong, mutations have grown and developed into a key component of science fiction DNA.

This fascinating chapter takes a look at such mental manifestations as ESP, mind control, and telekinesis.

Witness Zsa-Zsa Gabor as The Queen of Outer Space, among many many other royal sci-fi sisters.

From the sexy Art Deco robot in Metropolis to the low-budget gorilla-with-a-space-helmet robot in Robot Monster and on to R2D2 and C3PO, audiences have been fascinated by mechanica...

From the conclusion of World War II thru the 1950s and beyond, people have been fascinated by -- and frightened of -- the atom bomb and its horrible power. So naturally, it has bec...

Swamp gas? Airplanes? Secret government weapons? Or are they really from "out there"? Here's a look at all the sci-fi flicks that have concerned themselves with flying saucers.

In the science fiction universe, there are the stars that astronauts travel to and then there are stars like John Agar, Ken Tobey, Richard Carlson, Charlton Heston, and so many oth...

From Flash Gordon to Luke Skywalker, science fiction films have always had heroes dedicated to the pursuit of justice in every galaxy near and far.

Hosted by horror veteran Christopher Lee, A Century of Science Fiction chronicles the best of sci-fi and fantasy films over a course of 100 years. This program traces the roots of...

Hosted by horror veteran Christopher Lee, A Century of Science Fiction chronicles the best of sci-fi and fantasy films over a course of 100 years. This program traces the roots of...

Hosted by horror veteran Christopher Lee, A Century of Science Fiction chronicles the best of sci-fi and fantasy films over a course of 100 years. This program traces the roots of...

Hosted by horror veteran Christopher Lee, A Century of Science Fiction chronicles the best of sci-fi and fantasy films over a course of 100 years. This program traces the roots of...

Hosted by horror veteran Christopher Lee, A Century of Science Fiction chronicles the best of sci-fi and fantasy films over a course of 100 years. This program traces the roots of...

Hosted by horror veteran Christopher Lee, A Century of Science Fiction chronicles the best of sci-fi and fantasy films over a course of 100 years. This program traces the roots of...

Hosted by horror veteran Christopher Lee, A Century of Science Fiction chronicles the best of sci-fi and fantasy films over a course of 100 years. This program traces the roots of...