Amazing Stories was the name of an American television show put together by director Steven Spielberg from 1985 to 1987. It was an anthology show, featuring unrelated stories each week in the manner of such programs as The Twilight Zone. Unlike that program, however, it did not have a regular host. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Twilight Zone title. ...

Although nominated for 12 Emmy Awards (resulting in five wins), it was not a hit and the network, NBC, did not renew it after the two-year contract expired. An Emmy Award. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

One of the first-season installments, "The Amazing Falsworth", brought writer Mick Garris an Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series. Mick Garris (December 4, 1951 -) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California. ... The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ...

The show was named after Amazing Stories, a groundbreaking science fiction magazine that Spielberg read as a child. Amazing Stories magazine, sometimes retitled Amazing Science Fiction, began in April 1926, becoming the first science fiction magazine and one of the pioneers of science fiction in the United States. ...

Episode list

A selection of the original series episodes were released in the VHS format in 1993; these were titled "Book One" through "Book Five". A 3-tape VHS (PAL) set was released in the UK. Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) and launched... Television encoding systems by nation PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. ...

The Complete First Season (DVD) was released on July 18, 2006. DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

As of 2006, the Sci Fi Channel in the United States shows episodes on an irregular schedule, but for unknown reasons it only plays from a selection of about half of the series' episodes. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... SCI FI (sometimes rendered SCI FI Channel when part of a longer phrase) is an American cable television channel, launched on September 24, 1992, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. ...

The series list below is annotated with the Book numbers as they appeared in the US release on VHS; the UK VHS (Pal) releases are indicated with UK tape numbers:

1st Season (1985-6)

Directed by Steven Spielberg: Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ...

• 1-1 - 29 Sep 85 - Ghost Train
• 1-5 - 3 Nov 85 - The Mission (1 hr) (Book One)

Directed by Matthew Robbins: Matthew Robbins may refer to: Matthew Robbins (footballer). ...

• 1-2 - 6 Oct 85 - The Main Attraction

Directed by Michael D. Moore: Michael D. Moore, born October 16, 1914, is a Canadian-born American film actor and director. ...

• 1-3 - 20 Oct 85 - Alamo Jobe

Directed by William Dear: William C. Dear is a well-known Dallas-based private investigator. ...

• 1-4 - 27 Oct 85 - Mummy, Daddy

Directed by Peter Hyams: Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer. ...

• 1-6 - 5 Nov 85 - The Amazing Falsworth (Book Three)

Directed by Bob Balaban: Bob Balaban (born Robert Elmer Balaban on August 16, 1945) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and director, best known for his collaborations with Christopher Guest. ...

• 1-7 - 10 Nov 85 - Fine Tuning (Book Five)

Directed by Donald Petrie: Donald Petrie is an American film director. ...

• 1-8 - 17 Nov 85 - Mr. Magic (Book Four)

Directed by Burt Reynolds: Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. ...

• 1-9 - 1 Dec 85 - Guilt Trip

Directed by Bob Clark: Benjamin Bob Clark (August 5, 1941[1] – April 4, 2007) was an American director known for the 1982 hit film Porkys and its sequel Porkys II: The Next Day. ...

• 1-10 - 8 Dec 85 - Remote Control Man

Directed by Phil Joanou: Phil Joanou Phil Joanou (born November 20, 1961 in La Cañada, California) is an American film director. ...

• 1-11 - 15 Dec 85 - Santa '85

Directed by Clint Eastwood: Clint Eastwood (born Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ...

• 1-12 - 29 Dec 85 - Vanessa in the Garden

Directed by Joan Darling: Joan Darling (born on April 14, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA) had a successful career as an actress before she became a director in the early 1970s. ...

• 1-13 - 5 Jan 86 - The Sitter

Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• 1-14 - 12 Jan 86 - No Day at the Beach (b&w) (Book Three)

Directed by Thomas Carter: Thomas Tom F. Carter was the inventor of the Carterfone, a privately-manufactured radiophone that would strike the first blow against AT&Ts then-monopoly. ...

• 1-15 - 19 Jan 86 - One For the Road (based on the true story of Michael Malloy)

Directed by Norman Reynolds: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• 1-16 - 2 Feb 86 - Gather Ye Acorns

Directed by Joe Dante: Joe Dante (born November 28, 1946 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and scifi content. ...

• 1-17 - 16 Feb 86 - Boo!

Directed by Thomas Carter: Thomas Tom F. Carter was the inventor of the Carterfone, a privately-manufactured radiophone that would strike the first blow against AT&Ts then-monopoly. ...

• 1-18 - 2 Mar 86 - Dorothy and Ben

Directed by Martin Scorsese: Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Directors Guild of America award winning American film director, writer and producer and founder World Cinema Foundation. ...

• 1-19 - 9 Mar 86 - Mirror, Mirror (Book Four)

Directed by Paul Bartel: Paul Bartel (August 6, 1938 – May 13, 2000) was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an American actor, writer and director well known for his 1982 hit black comedy Eating Raoul, which he wrote, starred in and directed. ...

• 1-20 - 6 Apr 86 - Secret Cinema

Directed by Irvin Kershner: Irvin Kershner (born April 29, 1923) is an American film director born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

• 1-21 - 13 Apr 86 - Hell Toupee

Directed by Phil Joanou: Phil Joanou Phil Joanou (born November 20, 1961 in La Cañada, California) is an American film director. ...

• 1-22 - 4 May 86 - The Doll

Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• 1-23 - 11 May 86 - One For the Books (UK 1)

Directed by Timothy Hutton: Image:Timhut. ...

• 1-24 - 25 May 86 - Grandpa's Ghost

2nd Season (1986-7)

• 2-1 - 22 Sep 86 - The Wedding Ring (Book One)
• 2-2 - 29 Sep 86 - Miscalculations (UK 2)
• 2-3 - 6 Oct 86 - Magic Saturday
• 2-4 - 13 Oct 86 - Welcome to My Nightmare
• 2-5 - 20 Oct 86 - You Gotta Believe Me
• 2-6 - 3 Nov 86 - The Greibble (UK 1)
• 2-7 - 10 Nov 86 - Life on Death Row (Book Three)
• 2-8 - 21 Nov 86 - Go to the Head of the Class (1 hr) (Book Two, UK 3)
• 2-9 - 24 Nov 86 - Thanksgiving
• 2-10 - 1 Dec 86 - The Pumpkin Competition (Book Five, UK 3)
• 2-11 - 8 Dec 86 - What If...?
• 2-12 - 29 Dec 86 - The Eternal Mind
• 2-13 - 12 Jan 87 - Lane Change (UK 3)
• 2-14 - 19 Jan 87 - Blue Man Down (Book Four)
• 2-15 - 2 Feb 87 - The 21 Inch Sun
• 2-16 - 16 Feb 87 - The Family Dog (animated) (Book Two, UK 1; later became a TV series)
• 2-17 - 13 Mar 87 - Gershwin's Trunk (UK 2)
• 2-18 - 20 Mar 87 - Such Interesting Neighbors (UK 2)
• 2-19 - 27 Mar 87 - Without Diana (Book Five)
• 2-20 - 3 Apr 87 - Moving Day
• 2-21 - 10 Apr 87 - Miss Stardust

Family Dog is the story of an average suburban family, the Binfords, as told through the eyes of their dog. ...

Trivia

• John Williams' "The Mission" theme debuted here. This music would become the theme for NBC Nightly News since late 1985.

John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. ... NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from Studio 8G at the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. ...

External links

• Amazing Stories at the Internet Movie Database
• Amazing Stories fansite
• In-depth review of Amazing Stories episode starring Christopher Lloyd, with screencaps
• Fan site
• TV.com - Amazing Stories