Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction is a monthly half-hour television series about the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. The show was started in 1989 and has run (almost) regularly ever since. We are closing in on 250 episodes!
Each episode of Fast Forward features an in-depth interview with a professional writer, artist, editor, or filmmaker who has created work that can be described as SF, Fantasy, and/or Horror. In addition, each episode usually has a book review, a segment devoted to new or classic genre film and television, and an events calendar. Some episodes have special reports about people, places, or events of interest to science fiction fans. We welcome your comments and encourage you to submit ideas for future segments.
Watch part of the show onlineYou'll need Quicktime compatibility to play the interview. Yes, you need to be able to play Quicktime files to see our videos. You'll want to use a broadband connection. What? No broadband? Well, click on the mp3 link beside the photo for an audio only version which should work with slower connections and those who cannot play back Quicktime files.
Author Readings!
We are experimenting with short author readings. We hope you enjoy them.
Brenda Clough - Reading her story "Gray to Black"
Lawrence Watt-Evans - Reading from his novel, One-Eyed Jack
Catherine Asaro - Reading from her novel, Diamond Star
Michael Swanwick & Marianne Porter - Reading "Land of our Fathers - Element 44, Ruthenium" from his collection, The Periodic Table of Science Fiction
Here are some links to Fast Forward mini-interviews that are available only on the Web. Check the Fast Forward Blog for updates.
At the 2008
Worldcon in Denver our host, Mike Zipser, was able to get an audio
interview with Louise Alain.
Louise is with Alire,
a Québec-based French language publisher of genre fiction. A nice peek into the world of French Canadian science
fiction.
Click
Here to
listen to the Louise Alain interview.
The Archive
We are ever so slooowly adding video of previous Fast
Forward interviews to this site. We are also posting
audio only versions so that folks with dial-up connections can get easier
access. Please let us know if you run into problems playing back a file.
Click
here to go directly to the Archive to see the full library
of video and audio clips.
Fast Forward is currently running on several cable television systems across the United States.
If you are interested in getting Fast Forward shown on your local cable system, or if you want to receive a sample episode of the show, send us an email at producers@fast-forward.tv.
*** Complete episodes are also available, free of charge, for Public, Educational
and Government Access channels to download at www.pegmedia.org. DG Productions covers the download costs to make the show available to stations with limited resources.
Tell your local
access channel you want them to show Fast Forward! The channel can download the show and start running it today! ***
Fast Forward is produced entirely by volunteers - we pride ourselves on being a show made by science fiction fans, for science fiction fans. Thanks for watching!
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This page last updated 27 November, 2011
