 On 5 August, the complete critically acclaimed Masters of Science Fiction anthology series will be released on DVD as a 2-disc set. The Masters of Science Fiction DVD contains the entire series—including the world premiere of the two episodes that were never aired! Originally broadcast last year on ABC, Masters of Science Fiction adapted short stories from some of the genre's greatest practitioners, including Robert A. Heinlein, Harlan Ellison, Robert Sheckley, and John Kessel. Mark Dawidziak of the Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote: "I've seen what may be the best futuristic anthology series since the glory days of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. It's called Masters of Science Fiction." SFScope, too, was entranced by the shows, and you can read our reviews on these pages: "A Clean Escape", "The Awakening", "Jerry Was a Man", and "The Discarded".
 Now, in partnership with Big Honcho Media, SFScope is giving away ten copies of the $29.97 DVD set. To enter for your chance to win the DVD of what we called "good, intelligent science fiction television", simply comment on a recent article on the site (anonymous comments, though always accepted, may cause your entry to be ignored—make sure you give us your e-mail address when you comment, so we can contact you if you win). If you really don't have anything to say, click the "Contact Us" link at the top of any page, and send us an e-mail saying that you want to be entered to win the Masters of Science Fiction DVD. We'll randomly pick two winners from all the comments and e-mails we receive by Friday 7 August, another two winners on 14 August, and then three winners on 21 August, and the final three on 28 August. Comment as many times as you like (though only one entry per person will be taken each week); if you're e-mailing, one per week is sufficient.
In addition to the four aired episodes, the two unaired episodes, which are on the DVD, are:
"Watchbird", based on a story by Robert Sheckley, written by J. Michael Straczynski and Sam Egan, directed by Harold Becker, and starring Sean Astin and James Cromwell.
"Little Brother", based on a story by and written by Walter Mosley, directed by Damell Martin, and starring Clifton Collins, Jr. and Kimberly Elise.
For even more info on the series, hosted by Stephen Hawking, see http://www.mastersofscifi.com/site/.
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