Science Fiction Theatre
Project 44
TV Flash files “Project 44” as hour 35 of 78 in the TV Flash guide — Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957) on Syndication, season 1, episode 35, aired 1955-12-24, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E35: listed hour 35 of 78 in the Science Fiction Theatre guide, hour 35 of 39 in season 1. It aired 1955-12-24 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Long Day” (S01E34). Next is “Are We Invaded?” (S01E36).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Project 44 sit in the Science Fiction Theatre guide?
S01E35 is listed hour 35 of 78 — hour 35 of 39 in season 1, season 1 episode 35.
When did Science Fiction Theatre S01E35 air?
Project 44 aired 1955-12-24 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Truman Bradley's host lectures, then a 'plausible wonder' half-hour. The lab-coat framing is the difference from kid space opera.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Science Fiction Theatre is sci-fi for grown-ups in a lab coat: host Truman Bradley's deadpan science lectures and plausible wonders. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges pulp kids' shows and Twilight Zone seriousness. Watch it in 2026 as 1950s educational futurism — the weekly promise that tomorrow was a demonstration, not a monster.
So about the lab coat. (Spoiler-free, mostly: the monster does not have to arrive. That is the twist, and also the anti-twist.) Science Fiction Theatre (syndication, 1955–1957) is sci-fi for grown-ups: host Truman Bradley's deadpan science lectures and plausible wonders, produced by Ivan Tors, seventy-eight episodes, two seasons. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges pulp kids' shows and later Twilight Zone seriousness. Weekly promise that tomorrow was a demonstration, not a monster. Educational futurism with a…
Filed against
- Truman Bradley as Host
Truman Bradley hosted Science Fiction Theatre in a lab coat — deadpan science lectures, plausible wonders, 1950s sci-fi for grown-ups instead of pulp kids’ hour. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges Saturday serials and Twilight Zone…