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IDT Entertainment and Industry Entertainment Team for Their Second Film Anthology Series, ''MASTERS OF SCI-FI''.


NEWARK, N.J. and LOS ANGELES -- Series Highlights Works From Biggest Names In Science Fiction Including H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein, Stanislav Lem

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 Entertainment and Industry Entertainment Productions announce their second one-hour original film anthology series, MASTERS OF SCI-FI sci-fi  
n. pl. sci-fis Informal
Science fiction.

adj.
Of, relating to, being, or similar to science fiction: a sci-fi movie; a sci-fi weapons system.
, featuring works from the greatest writers of science fiction including H.G. Wells ("War of the Worlds," "The Invisible Man," "The Time Machine"), Isaac Asimov ("I Robot," "Nightfall") Ray Bradbury ("The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451"), Harlan Ellison ("A Boy and His Dog," "Jeffty is Five Jeffty Is Five is a fantasy short story written by Harlan Ellison. It was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1977, then was included in his short story collection Shatterday three years later. "), Robert Heinlein ("The Puppet Masters, Stranger in a Strange Land"), and Stanislav Lem ("Solaris"). IDT Entertainment and Industry's first anthology series, MASTERS OF HORROR Masters of Horror is an American television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network. New episodes premiere every Friday at 10pm EST throughout the season. , is currently in production in Vancouver and will premiere on Showtime this Fall followed by worldwide distribution.

"We are excited to have legendary writers such as Ray Bradbury and Harlan Ellison adapting their own short stories for this project," said Brad Mendelsohn, Partner, Industry Entertainment. "We are concurrently completing deals for other distinguished writers to adapt these fascinating stories." Final conversations are underway for writer Michael Tolkin ("The Rapture," "The Player," "The New Age") to adapt and direct Heinlein's "Jerry Was a Man For the Masters of Science Fiction episode, see .

"Jerry Was a Man" (1947) is a short story by Robert A. Heinlein. It is about an attempt by a genetically modified chimpanzee to achieve human rights.
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IDT Entertainment will fully finance the anthology, just as it did for MASTERS OF HORROR. The initial 13 episodes are expected to start production in Vancouver in March 2006. IDT Entertainment and Industry have interest from multiple broadcast partners and will announce their choice in the near future. Worldwide sales and home entertainment distribution will be handled through IDT Entertainment subsidiaries.

MASTERS OF SCI-FI will include stories from the most highly regarded authors in the science fiction genre

Main article: Science fiction


A science fiction genre is a division (genre) of science fiction. Science fiction may further be divided along any number of overlapping axes.
. Initial masterworks, chosen with an eye towards the one hour format, will include "Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury. It was originally published in the magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories in August, 1949. It was also included in the short-story collection S is for Space. " by Ray Bradbury; "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said The Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison; "The Hunt" by Stanislav Lem, and "The Crystal Egg" by H.G. Wells. Negotiations are currently underway to include "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov and "Jerry Was A Man" by Robert Heinlein.

"Our 'MASTERS' franchise brings works of some of our greatest creative talents to worldwide audiences for the first time through first-class film productions," said John Hyde, COO of IDT Entertainment. "Science fiction is one of the most enduring and popular literary genres so we're very excited to bring these great works to a huge fan base."

Industry Entertainment's Keith Addis and Brad Mendelsohn are Executive Producers of MASTERS OF SCI-FI. Industry's Andrew Deane, seminally involved in the creation of MASTERS OF HORROR, will serve as Co-Executive Producer.

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