Tales of Tomorrow

I like the cheestastic nature of the show, and I'm going through it to see how many old timey science fiction stories I can identify. I am fond of the Twilight Zone and the old Outer Limits, and it was a bit of a thrill to find an even older SF TV anthology I'd never heard of, one dating back to the era of Red Skelton and Dragnet and Your Show of Shows.It's an acquired taste, of course - one has to take it as bare bones theatre, "The Maguffinville Players Present SF", given the crude nature of special effects available at the time (most impressive stuff happens off-screen), but I'm finding it amusing. The music manages to create considerable atmosphere, and there's something interesting to see 40's and 50's science fiction stories taking place in an actual early 50's setting.I'll have to agree with Plaat, though: there's a distinct air of anti-science in some of these stories. I can forgive it, given the era, with what appear to be "original" stories for the show, but I am less charitable to the cases where they re-write an SF story to give it a more anti-science slant. In the ones I've seen so far, the worst cases are the one where the scientist has a "I must not meddle in God's Domain! I shall destroy my probably world-saving technology!" moment - with Crucifix, mind you - which does not occur at all in the original, and the one in which a story which was originally a condemnation of government secrecy, censorship, and segregation of decision-makers from scientists turns into "scientists will gladly risk killing us all."

Loved this show!Good examples of decency we have abandoned in this day & age,but need very badly for our children's sake!
I was disappointed though,that the episode advertised at the end of the first show,The Vault,was not available for veiwing!

I'll agree with, it's well done. But I hate the theme I took from this, being: science screws everything up and reaching for the stars will burn our hands off. The one with the blatant christian overtones and message, though I'm sure was fine for the times, disgusted me, mostly I took it as the better choice from the scientist which means well.. but lacks the foresight to get anything right. perhaps I haven't watched enough, but after 10, I had enough.

I didnt know what to expect seeing that it pre-dated the Twilight Zone but have to say its very well done and very interesting! It has a unique feel to it since I believe the acts were carried out live then taped for later viewing. The commercials embedded in the show for Kreisler Jewelry, Maslan carpets (And fishing vests) and such as well as the commentaries are very unusual and not like anything I have seen.I was excited to see 40 episodes on Hulu, but disapppointed that there were a total of more than 70 made, so there are som Hulu doesnt have. Im about half way through the 40 available and it grows on you!Great older sci-fi with a real feel to it! well done, and thanks Hulu as I would have never thought this show existed!Marty

This was very interesting, and the intelligence was ahead of its time