| Amazing Stories | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Steven Spielberg |
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| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
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| Producer | David E. Vogel |
| Running time | 24–46 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC[1] |
| Release | September 29, 1985[2] – April 10, 1987 |
| Related | |
| Family Dog Amazing Stories (reboot series) | |
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Amazing Stories is an American anthology television series created by Steven Spielberg, that originally ran on NBC in the United States from September 29, 1985, to April 10, 1987.
The series was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and won five. The first-season episode "The Amazing Falsworth" earned writer Mick Garris an Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series. It was not a ratings hit (ranking 40th in Season 1[3] and 52nd in Season 2[4]), however, and the network did not renew it after the two-year contract expired. The 1987 science fiction film Batteries Not Included was originally intended as a story for Amazing Stories, but Spielberg liked the idea so much that he decided to make it a theatrical release.[5]
The series title licensed the name of Amazing Stories, the first dedicated science fiction magazine created by Hugo Gernsback in April 1926.[6]
The title sequence was made by computer-generated imagery (CGI) firm Robert Abel and Associates.[7]
On March 6, 2020, a revival of Amazing Stories premiered on Apple TV+.[8]
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- ^ Gendel, Morgan (September 11, 1985). "Spielberg's Amazing Pr Tour By Satellite". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "1985-86 Ratings History". thetvratingsguide.com.
- ^ "1986-87 Ratings History". thetvratingsguide.com.
- ^ Gordon, Larry (December 5, 1985). "Leap to Spielberg Show Is Director's 'Amazing Story'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Bennetts, Leslie (July 31, 1984). "Spielberg to Produce Adventure Series for NBC". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Carlson, Wayne E. (2017-06-20), "6.5 Robert Abel and Associates", Computer Graphics and Computer Animation: A Retrospective Overview, The Ohio State University, retrieved 2021-07-06
- ^ Lowry, Brian (March 6, 2020). "'Amazing Stories' feels a little less amazing in a 'Black Mirror' world". CNN. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.