The Starlost is a Canadian-produced science fiction television series created by writer Harlan Ellison and broadcast in 1973 on CTV in Canada and syndicated to local stations in the United States.
Science fiction writer and editor Ben Bova was brought in as science advisor. == Development and production == Harlan Ellison was approached by Robert Kline, a 20th Century Fox television producer, to come up with an idea for a science fiction TV series consisting of eight episodes, to pitch to the BBC as a co-production in February 1973.
Fox decided not to pick up the options for the remainder of the series. == Reception and impact== On March 31, 1974, Ellison received a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay for the original script (the pilot script as originally written, not the version that was filmed).
In 2010, the novel was adapted into comic book form by IDW Publishing. Ben Bova, in an editorial in Analog Science Fiction (June 1974) and in interviews in fanzines, made it clear how disgruntled he had been as science adviser.
A novelization of this script by Edward Bryant, Phoenix Without Ashes, was published in 1975; this contained a lengthy foreword by Ellison describing what had gone on in production.
A number of episodes were also edited together to create movie-length installments that were sold to cable television broadcasters in the late 1980s. == Commercial releases == All 16 episodes were at one time available in a VHS boxed set. The first DVD release was limited to the five feature-length edited versions. In September/October 2008, the full series was released on DVD by VCI Entertainment.
A number of episodes were also edited together to create movie-length installments that were sold to cable television broadcasters in the late 1980s. == Commercial releases == All 16 episodes were at one time available in a VHS boxed set. The first DVD release was limited to the five feature-length edited versions. In September/October 2008, the full series was released on DVD by VCI Entertainment.
In 2010, the novel was adapted into comic book form by IDW Publishing. Ben Bova, in an editorial in Analog Science Fiction (June 1974) and in interviews in fanzines, made it clear how disgruntled he had been as science adviser.
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