"Raumpatrouille": The Cold War, the "Citizen in Uniform," and West German Television.
Kept in the public consciousness by a devoted fan following, the series "Raumpatrouille Orion," all seven episodes of which aired in 1966, stands as the first science fiction program produced by and for German television. With its critical exploration of insubordination in a military setting, the sh...
| Published in: | Science Fiction Studies Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 63 - 81 |
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University of California Press
Mar2004
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