Pioneers of Television

  • : 2008
  • : 16
  • : 7
  • PBS
  • Documentary History

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Science Fiction
Episode overview
18, 2011
Pioneers of science-fiction TV including Gene Roddenberry, Rod Serling, Irwin Allen (‘Lost in Space’), William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols and other science-fiction stars.
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Westerns
Episode overview
25, 2011
TV Western pioneers, including Fess Parker (Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett), James Garner, Linda Evans, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Conrad and James Arness.
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Crime Dramas
Episode overview
01, 2011
Pioneers of TV crime dramas, including Jack Webb (‘Dragnet’), Desi Arnaz (‘The Untouchables’), Bruce Geller (‘Mannix’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’), Bill Cosby, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, James Garner and Stephen J. Cannell.
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Local Kids' TV
Episode overview
08, 2011
Pioneers of local kids' TV including Willard Scott, William Shatner, Stan Freberg, Jim Henson, Larry Harmon (‘Bozo’) and Nancy Claster (‘Romper Room’).

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