About this season
Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation of a story by a respected member of the science fiction community. The show is hosted by physicist Stephen Hawking.
Episodes (6)
1. A Clean Escape
6.0Aired 4 August 2007 • 42 min
Set in a post-Apocalyptic future, psychiatrist Dr. Deanna Evans interrogates a confused man who is suffering from a lapse in memory.
2. The Awakening
7.0Aired 11 August 2007 • 42 min
In war torn Baghdad, U.S. soldiers discover a mysterious casualty which they can't identify as human.
3. Jerry Was a Man
6.0Aired 18 August 2007 • 42 min
This futuristic episode revolves around the seventh richest couple in the world. Their lives take a turn when they acquire an anthropoid named Jerry.
4. The Discarded
5.0Aired 25 August 2007 • 42 min
A group of people are sentenced to drift in space forever so they take one final chance at returning back to Earth.
5. Watchbird
7.0Aired 5 August 2008 • 45 min
In the not too distant future, Watchbird robots, previously used as unmanned weapons for the military, are assigned to aid police forces in a small number of test cities. Their task is to prevent killing before it happens. However, soon everyone discovers the fragile formula of life and death.
6. Little Brother
6.0Aired 5 August 2008 • 44 min
Set in the future, we are introduced to courtrooms without human judges or juries, and automated justice is the law of the land.