INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. 1 THE CHANGING SHAPE OF SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION 28
5. 2 INVENTING SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION AS POLITICAL NARRATIVE 57
6. 3 9/11 AND ITS AFTERMATHS Threats of Invasion 83
7. 4 AMERICAN CIVIL WARS 111
8. 5 DESIRING A DIFFERENT FUTURE The 100 and The Expanse 140
9. 6 REBOOTING DEMOCRACY AND MR. ROBOT 169
10. CONCLUSION Democracy in Crisis 195
11. NOTES 209
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 227
13. FILMOGRAPHY 233
14. INDEX 237