As a kid I remember these shows. It's probably one of the things that had an effect on the career I chose. BTW...when I was a kid I loved taking things apart to see how they worked and what they were made of.

I loved this as a kid growing up in the 50's. The golden age of television to me. Even if we only had a 17 inch black and white t.v.

This was one of my favorite programs when I was a kid, love the intro and Truman Bradley’s voice.

@fscap811

5 жыл бұрын

Me too. I was born in '51 so I was pretty young but I loved these shows and remembered the intro and Bradley's voice through adulthood.

@jdb10715

4 жыл бұрын

Me also - born 1948

@Steve52344

19 күн бұрын

@@jdb10715 Me too - born in 1944.

This was one of my grandpa's favorite shows in the 1950's. Seeing this makes me think of him.

@jimnolt-TAC

6 жыл бұрын

It was one of my favorite shows too... back when television was still young. It's funny the things you remember from long ago; I always liked Truman Bradley's voice.

Having the entire run of the series, I must say it has held up well over the decades.

My older Brother Jim, loved this series as I did, I lost him in April, makes me think of him watching this.

@jimnolt-TAC

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your brother. I trust SFT prompts good memories of your brother. I'm still lucky enough to have my brother, and it's The Lone Ranger that always brings him to mind. Be well.

One of the few "introductions to sci fi concepts" that at times was showing an actual science phenomenon

Some of Frederick Ziv's syndicated series {"THE CISCO KID", "BOSTON BLACKIE", "THE EDDIE CANTOR COMEDY THEATER"} were filmed in color, even though very few stations could telecast color prints at the time they were initially released [black and white prints were usually sent out]; Ziv, as always, looked ahead to future syndication, when virtually everything on TV would be colorcast- and he was savvy enough to forsee that...

Wow, has it been that long? 65 years! Where did the time go? Oh yeah, this was George McFly's favorite TV program.

The fact that Mr. Bradley is seen reading "Scientific American" magazine reflects the fact that a number of the stories on which episodes were based were suggested or inspired by stories or articles contained in that publication.

@jimnolt-TAC

4 жыл бұрын

I was not aware of that.

@GlamRockCowboy

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimnolt-TAC I just found it out myself! BTW, Jim, unfortunately, this is NOT the complete theme to SFT. I have two You Tube recordings that include some additional material. I'm trying to find out more about the music, so that's how I know,

Back To The Future

Although we do not have an actual musical score to prove it,most historians are virtually certain that the theme of "Science Fiction Theatre" was in fact written by Ray Bloch, who for many years was Music Director for both the Jackie Gleason and, especially, the Ed Sullivan television variety shows of the 1950's and 50's.

Theme composed by Ray Bloch, better known as Jackie Gleason's long-time bandleader. Great theme. Thanks, IMDB.

@jimnolt-TAC

10 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that... but even as a kid I found that theme to be outstanding.

@GlamRockCowboy

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimnolt-TAC He was also music director for Ed Sullivan from 1948 to 1971.

@GlamRockCowboy

4 жыл бұрын

He was also music director for Ed Sullivan from 1948 to 1971--the entire run of the show!

@jdb10715

4 жыл бұрын

Alos love that Theme

@bigjimsteelrod Sci Fi Theatre was my introduction to science fiction as a kid. Loved the show. Also loved several other Ziv shows including Sea Hunt. Ah, the good old days...

I never missed a single episode of this TV program. I loved it.

However, because of a slump in the syndicated programming market during 1956, Ziv was forced to abandon color filming after the first 39 episodes, switching to black and white for the final 39, before ending the series in 1957- if the series had been as successful as, say, "HIGHWAY PATROL", a third season would definitely have been produced.

Thank you for taking the time of editing this beutiful music it has been my favorite tv series for more than 55 years.

@jimnolt-TAC

6 жыл бұрын

Mine too. TV shows seemed to have better themes back then.

Came across this video while looking up Truman Bradley, who had one of the greatest voices for narration I've ever heard. Previously I only knew him as the advertising announcer for Roma Wines ("That's R-O-M-A, Roma Wines") on CBS's Suspense.

When my grandfather went midway and television school in Chicago in 1948 he learned to fix television sets way back then television was a new medium he like fix things to with television he like experiment things time and time again for decades to come but he fix radios during world war 2 in the navy he graduated from midway and television school in mid 1948 but he is a television pioneer too he was there when TV was still young

That was pretty cool ,I pride myself of knowing all the old shows ( I'm 67) but I don't recall hearing of this maybe, not sure.. very interesting stuff.thanks Jim. Loved the moving camera intro.

@jimnolt-TAC

Жыл бұрын

Joe, Science Fiction Theatre was a favorite of mine in the mid-50s. Truman Bradley's presentations impressed little me, and the stories were always very interesting, sometimes a bit scary. One I especially liked is "Time Is Just A Place" with Don DeFore. And then there was ''Strange People of Pecos" that featured two actors who would later become good friends: Dabbs Greer and Beverly Washburn. Never could have I imagined that THAT would ever happen.

Composed by "Ray Lewellyn". once thought to have been 1930s & 1940s bandleader Ray Noble, or Jackie Gleason's music director Ray Bloch, ghostwriting, but now has been confirmed to have been composed and conducted by David Rose. He composed it as a "back door deal" since his own name could not be used because he was under contract to MGM Studios as their Music Director and head of MGM Records in 1955 when this was composed and recorded.

@jimnolt-TAC

Ай бұрын

It's a great piece of music that fit the series perfectly.

Thank you! Would that we had access to the full shows.

The first two notes of the theme are very reminiscent of Back To The Future which also references this TV show. Thanks for sharing.

Way back then color television was brand new keep this in mind television was still a new medium

Those were the days, before Sputnik made Science an educational priority.

Four complete episodes are posted on Internet Archive: archive.org/details/ScienceFictionTheatre1956TheOtherSideOfTheMoonS01E39/Science+Fiction+Theatre+++1955+++Postcard+From+Barcelona+++S01E30.mp4

Why are all these 1950s science fiction theater shows been taken down. This is ridiculous.

A good late-night weekend syndication show in the '60s, with a memorable theme song and odd style. Inspired Outer Limits and likely the title of MST3K! Bradley's perfunctory set-up "experiments," however, were as shifty as his eyebrows!

Back to the future brought me here

In the not-to-distant future, next Sunday A.D... whoops! Wrong theater.

Poscard of Barcelona....advanced 50 years his age

I was fortunate enough to get the full episodes of SFT about 10 years ago from an individual who had access to the entire run. I noticed here MGM has taken care of that!! Selfish bastards!!

@TeddyRumble

3 ай бұрын

Money. Blame Disney. They bribed a bill through Congess to extend copyright to 125 years. Expect it to be 250 years soon. Disney is evil.

George McFly sent me here.

why are all the episodes deleted? we were hoping to watch all 78 :(

I didn¨t know that the color version was first and the black and white after , Mabe was the cost of color in those days.

Thanks for the posting, like so many others, I never missed an episode. But who gets credit for the memorable theme music? Seems that most of the clips have this info omitted. So much of the subject matter is very relevant today. You can't beat Truman Bradley's attention grabbing intros.

@jimnolt-TAC

9 жыл бұрын

There were so many great TV themes in the 50s... Science Fiction Theatre, Sea Hunt, Mr. District Attorney, Highway Patrol, and Superman come to mind. After reading your question, I remembered a Filmfax (No 17, Nov 1989) article by Charles Lee Jackson, II. Searching through my files, I found it, but unfortunately Jackson's research into the series did not turn up a composer for the theme. He can only say that it has similarities to the Sea Hunt theme, so perhaps those to pieces of music share a composer... whomever that might be.

@jimnolt-TAC

9 жыл бұрын

Oh... Robert Goldberg answered that question a few months ago. According to IMDB, the composer is Ray Bloch.

@fromthesidelines

6 жыл бұрын

Bloch (credited as "Ray Llewellyn") recorded the theme as a cue for the World Broadcasting System transcription service {which was owned by ZIV at the time}.

Way back when I watched science fiction theater the beginning was always " science, general truths about general knowledge. Fiction, something invented by the imagination. Welcome to science fiction theater where yesterdays fantasies of tomorrow are presented for your entertainment today...today...today

You'd think copyright would have expired on these and all would be in public domain, but from so many deleted vids I guess not.

@TeddyRumble

3 ай бұрын

Copyright has been extended all out of proportion. Disney forced through a bill to make billions more. It's up to 125 years in some cases. It was 14 years when the country was founded.

Whatever you do, don't show this to Steve Rogers!

@reddiaperbaby Do you still like it as a soon to be six year old?

well they took off the few historic episodes here on youtube for us to enjoy. Were left with a few little scraps. What sick greedy minds are afraid someone will enjoy a moment of these great episodes without paying for it. Pitiful.

@mssmith3604

4 жыл бұрын

I would pay for it if I could find it.

What the hell happened to Science Fiction Theater? It has been over 50 years for the copyright why has MGM force it to be pulled off of KZread?

@jimnolt-TAC

5 жыл бұрын

Glen, I wasn't aware of that, but I checked. The entire series is available on DVD, so I suppose that's why they took it off KZread.

@ZuluLifesaBeech-

5 жыл бұрын

@@jimnolt-TAC Thanks for the info. Well it was fun while it lasted. I really just liked the 5 minute science lesson at the start of each show. STEM is so badly needed by our kids!

Qz

Garbage. Intro to story, then no story!