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Mid-century science-fiction television, both in the UK and the US, was primarily driven by idea and plot over character. This is not to say that they weren’t well-written- on the contrary, many such as Nigel Kneale’s Quatermass (1953-79) and Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone (1959-64) are some of the strongest examples of television writing in any genre.
Mid-century science-fiction television, both in the UK and the US, was primarily driven by idea and plot over character. This is not to say that they weren’t well-written- on the contrary, many such as Nigel Kneale’s Quatermass (1953-79) and Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone (1959-64) are some of the strongest examples of television writing in any genre.
