Description: It will be of special interest to scholars and students of television and media studies, as well as fans of science fiction.
Brief description: Joanne Morreale is associate professor of media studies at Northeastern University. She is the author of The Dick Van Dyke Show (Wayne State University Press, 2015), The Donna Reed Show (Wayne State University Press, 2012), and an edited anthology, Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader.
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Morreale's focus on the relationship between humans and technology in The Outer Limits illuminates the extent to
which science fiction and horror continue to function as vessels of critical social commentary. Students and scholars
of television history will benefit from this accessible and engaging book, which both successfully positions The
Outer Limits as a television milestone and situates the show as an exemplar of the evolution of televisual form and
production.