Forgotten Sci-Fi

An anthology series of great, but unheralded, science fiction from the Golden Age, the Gilded Age, and the Victorian Era. Unadapted, presented in its original form. The stories vary from character-driven to narrative, with everything in between.

Episodes

Episode 10: The Undersea Express, by J. Roaman

November 22, 2020 • 25 mins

Taking a ride on a futuristic cargo vessel may present adventures not intended. Though the technology is tremendous, the mundanity of the human angle will always be present.

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Episode 9: The Time Eliminator, by KAW

November 15, 2020 • 22 mins

Winter Kaw used the pseudonym K.A.W. for this story, a breezy tale of time travel and its practical application. Never meant to be horrifying or even future-looking, The Time Eliminator is more lighthearted, perhaps an inspiration for Back to the Future.

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Episode 8 - The Space Dwellers, by Raymond Gallun

November 8, 2020 • 53 mins

If someone from a more advanced civilization visited us, what would they have to say? Would they spend their time talking about us, which is what so many people believe, or would they talk about their own story? The latter would be far more interesting... and likely.

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Episode 7: The Jovian Jest, by Lilith Lorraine

November 1, 2020 • 28 mins

A tale of communication with an extra-terrestrial species, who is, to be blunt, not that impressed with us. They decide to play a little trick on two of our humans.

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Episode 6: The Diamond Lens, by Fitz-James O'Brien

October 25, 2020 • 70 mins

A thrilling story of greed, betrayal, and love, The Diamond Lens follows the life of a microscopist as he becomes willing to do anything to achieve his goal.

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Episode 5: The Appendix and the Spectacles, by Miles J. Breuer, M.D.

October 18, 2020 • 31 mins

Following in his Czech family footsteps, Miles J. Breuer became a physician in the small community of Crete, Nebraska. He served in World War I, only to come back and resume his family's practice. But science fiction was always an interest, and he published dozens of stories throughout his life.

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Episode 4: Retreat to Mars, by Cecil B. White

October 11, 2020 • 65 mins

Telling the tale of an ancient, advanced civilization from Mars that visited Earth millenia ago, the author of this work is actually astronomer William Henry Christie, who worked at Mount Wilson Observatory. The Retreat to Mars is a precursor to more modern works, but to explain why, would only ruin the story.

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Episode 3 - The Super Velocitor, by S. C. Carpenter

October 4, 2020 • 74 mins

This story is a perfect example of a literary tactic that is seldom used in modern stories; that of allowing the reader in on the secret of the story! The reader's journey is thus not to find out the mystery, but to join the characters in their journey of discovery. This technique was common all the way through the 1980s, with TV viewers witnessing a crime in the opening minutes of a show, then ride along with detectives as they fi...

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Episode 2 - Moxon's Master, by Ambrose Bierce

September 27, 2020 • 28 mins

Moxon's Master, by Ambrose Bierce. Ambrose Bierce is well-known in the annals of great writing, mostly for his story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," about a Civil War soldier being hung for treason. A Civil War veteran himself on the Union side, Bierce is also still known for his other war stories, and poetry. Throughout his stories there winds a thread of being a fabulist, and Moxon's Master, written in 1899, is no exceptio...

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Episode 1 - In the Abyss, by H. G. Wells

September 20, 2020 • 43 mins

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In the Abyss, by H.G. Wells

Though H.G. Wells is obviously one of the best-known masters of early science fiction, there are many of his works that are unknown to the larger audience. For those who dig deep into the genre, this story, written in 1896, will be familiar. But for most, it still represents an era of short storytelling that faded out with time. To gauge the significance of wh...

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Forgotten Sci-Fi Trailer Season 1

August 30, 2020 • 2 mins

Trailer for Season One.

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