Science fiction on television before Star Trek. What was around in the �60s?

There wasn�t a lot of science fiction on television that was really geared towards adult audiences before Star Trek. In fact, virtually all of the science fiction that had been on television was very much oriented, I think, toward children. Captain Video, Lost in Space.

The Twilight Zone was, I think, a good example of adult science fiction, but it wasn�t primarily about space travel. The Outer Limits I think also good, adult oriented science fiction, but again not primarily about space travel. Star Trek was the first science fiction series on television that tried to portray the future of space travel in a credible and very adult way. It was an adult show with adult characters and it was clearly something that was that was geared for an adult audience. It captured the imagination of children, but one of the things that I think is very rewarding about working on a show like Star Trek is that we have one of the broadest demographics of any television series that you could name. I have met fans, as young as six or seven years old, and as old as middle to late 80s, early 90s. It appeals to a very, very broad audience.