Publication NameAnalytical Guide to Television's One Step Beyond , 1959-1961
Publication Year2006
SubjectParapsychology / General, Television / General, General
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaBody, Mind & Spirit, Performing Arts, Reference
AuthorJohn Kenneth Muir
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2001-018299
TitleLeadingAn
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Edition DescriptionAlternate
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I--History Part II--The Series Season One (1959) Season Two (1959-60) Season Three (1960-61) Part III--Newland Between Steps Part IV-- The Next Step Beyond Part V--A "Legacy of Love"? One Step Beyond as Genre TV's Paranormal Bedrock Appendix A: The Most Common Conventions and Themes in One Step Beyond Appendix B: A Survey of the Psychic, Paranormal and Inexplicable in Genre Television Appendix C: The Fifteen Best Episodes of One Step Beyond Appendix D: John Newland's Directing Contributions to Genre TV Series (1961-1978 ) Appendix E: Remakes Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisAlcoa Presents: One Step Beyond made its television debut in 1959. This reference work to the 96 half-hour episodes that ran for three seasons on ABC also offers a detailed history, commentary and summaries of the critical reception of ""One Step Beyond"" as well as coverage of the sequel series produced in 1978 entitled ""The Next Step Beyond""., Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond made its television debut in 1959, nine months before Rod Serling's classic The Twilight Zone, and paved the way for a generation of television programs devoted to paranormal topics such as the occult, ESP, and ghost stories. One Step Beyond was also where some of Hollywood's most famous leading men, including Warren Beatty, William Shatner, and Charles Bronson, got their starts in television. This complete reference work to the 96 half-hour episodes that ran for three seasons on ABC also offers a detailed history, extensive commentary and summaries of the critical reception of One Step Beyond as well as coverage of the sequel series produced in 1978 entitled The Next Step Beyond. Complete credits for both series are provided., This complete reference work to the 96 half-hour episodes that ran for three seasons on ABC also offers a detailed history, extensive commentary and summaries of the critical reception of One Step Beyond as well as coverage of the sequel series produced in 1978 entitled The Next Step Beyond. Complete credits for both series are provided.