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Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond made its television debut in 1959, nine months before Rod Serling's classic The Twilight Zone, and paved the way for a generation of television programs devoted to paranormal topics such as the occult, ESP, and ghost stories. One Step Beyond was also where some of Hollywood's most famous leading men, including Warren Beatty, William Shatner, and Charles Bronson, got their starts in television. This complete reference work to the 96 half-hour episodes that ran for three seasons on ABC also offers a detailed history, extensive commentary and summaries of the critical reception of One Step Beyond as well as coverage of the sequel series produced in 1978 entitled The Next Step Beyond. Complete credits for both series are provided.
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I-History
Part II-The Series
Season One (1959)
Season Two (1959-60)
Season Three (1960-61)
Part III-Newland Between Steps
Part IV-
The Next Step Beyond Part V-A "Legacy of Love"?
One Step Beyond as Genre TV's Paranormal Bedrock
Appendix A: The Most Common Conventions and Themes in One Step Beyond Appendix B: A Survey of the Psychic, Paranormal and Inexplicable in Genre Television Appendix C: The Fifteen Best Episodes of One Step Beyond Appendix D: John Newland's Directing Contributions to Genre TV Series (1961-1978)
Appendix E: Remakes Notes Bibliography Index
About the author
John Kenneth Muir is an American literary critic and award-winning author. As of 2022, he has written 30 reference books in the fields of film and television, with a particular focus on the horror and science fiction genres.
