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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

That image, Schwarzeneggeras the Terminator, Skynet sending this emissary, quasi-human...

Lethem: That image, Schwarzenegger
as the Terminator, Skynet sending this emissary, quasi-human into our midst, it's a perfect nightmare
of the machine catastrophe

Full Transcript

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Lethem: That image,
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Schwarzenegger as the Terminator,
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Skynet sending this emissary,
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quasi-human into our midst,
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it's a perfect nightmare of the machine catastrophe.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:50
Uploaded
Jun 23, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, sci-fi
Production
AMC Studios,Earthship Productions,Left/Right

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Movie Summary

An exploration into the science fiction genre, with some of the greatest pioneers of the genre.
S01 • E02 One, it's terrifying because you walk out in it - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:05
One, it's terrifying because you walk out in it
S01 • E01 And so, for me, the cosmos -- - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:04
And so, for me, the cosmos --
S01 • E02 And the other part is that there's -- - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:04
And the other part is that there's --
S01 • E06 Whether or not time travel exists, - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:06
Whether or not time travel exists,
S01 • E04 Arnold Schwarzenegger had it for about 10 years, - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:07
Arnold Schwarzenegger had it for about 10 years,
S01 • E06 That's the question we're playing with - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:05
That's the question we're playing with
S01 • E01 It's scary when your dad walks into your bedroom, - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:08
It's scary when your dad walks into your bedroom,
S01 • E03 Yeah, of things that you need to be afraid of. - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:05
Yeah, of things that you need to be afraid of.
S01 • E06 It opens up all sorts of fascinating - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:08
It opens up all sorts of fascinating
S01 • E03 So, fear of teeth and claws and being chased - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:07
So, fear of teeth and claws and being chased
S01 • E04 You not gonna make it." - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:14
You not gonna make it."
S01 • E02 Curiosity and imagination bring you things like stories. - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:04
Curiosity and imagination bring you things like stories.
S01 • E01 And he took me to a knoll somewhere in New Jersey, - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:06
And he took me to a knoll somewhere in New Jersey,
S01 • E05 It's very archetypal and very brutal and very perfect. - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:05
It's very archetypal and very brutal and very perfect.
S01 • E06 Gale: In the summer of 1980, - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:09
Gale: In the summer of 1980,
S01 • E03 And it cycles in our brains in our nightmares - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:05
And it cycles in our brains in our nightmares
S01 • E02 Yep, yep. But th-- there's a mystical connection with the sky - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:07
Yep, yep. But th-- there's a mystical connection with t...
S01 • E05 When I first thought of the idea for the Terminator -- - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:04
When I first thought of the idea for the Terminator --
S01 • E01 Yeah, well, that scene is right in "Close Encounters." - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:04
Yeah, well, that scene is right in "Close Encounters.&q...
S01 • E03 [Snorts] - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 00:13
[Snorts]