Flights of Fantasy, Michael J. Hayde
Flights of Fantasy, Michael J. Hayde
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Flights of Fantasy
The Unauthorized but True Story of Radio & TV’s Adventures of Superman

Author: Michael J. Hayde

Narrator: Nat Segaloff

Unabridged: 14 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/11/2018

Synopsis

Here is author Michael J. Hayde’s definitive work about Superman on radio and television. Hayde is well-known for My Name’s Friday: The Unauthorized but True Story of Dragnet and The Films of Jack Webb; and Little Elf: A Celebration of Harry Langdon, and this new treasure trove of information on the Man of Steel covers comprehensive episode logs for the radio series and the original television series, plus the complete story lines for two unproduced television series episodes, and dozens of “deleted scenes” taken right from the scripts.

About Michael J. Hayde

Michael J. Hayde is an author specializing in film, television, and radio history. His books include My Name’s Friday, Flights of Fantasy, and (coauthored with Chuck Harter) Little Elf. Mr. Hayde has appeared on such television programs as Unsolved Mysteries and TV Land’s Myths and Legends, and is a regular contributor to the annual Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Maryland. He lives in Manassas, Virginia, with his wife and four children.

About Nat Segaloff

Nat Segaloff covered the motion picture business for the Boston Herald, CBS Radio, and Group W. He has also been a studio publicist, college teacher, playwright, and author. In 1996 he formed the multimedia production company Alien Voices® with actors Leonard Nimoy and John de Lancie and produced five bestselling, fully dramatized audio plays.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James

A detailed look at Superman on radio and TV. Often too detailed. 200 pages of appendices is overdoing it. Author sets straight a few misconceptions, but I don't agree with him on George Reeves' suicide. Also, he prefers Noel Neill over Phyllis Coates and that's not right. What he shows is how a good......more

Goodreads review by Adam

In the 1940s and 50s Superman surged across the airwaves with a decade on radio and six seasons on television. In this comprehensive volume, Hayde examines the history of these two fantastic productions under Robert Maxwell on radio and for the first television season and then under Whitney Ellswort......more

Goodreads review by Jim

Excellent, painstakingly detailed examination of a cultural phenomenon through two decades of popular entertainment. Michael Hayde pretty much tells readers everything they might want to know about the Superman radio and television programs of the 1940s and 50s. I know an awful lot about this subjec......more

Goodreads review by Fraser

A very detailed look at the Bud Collyer radio show and George Reeve's successful TV series: the casting, the behind-the-scenes conflicts, the special effects, the writing and the struggle to find a nice in their respective markets. Yes, it's one of those that's going to bore you if you don't want to......more

Goodreads review by Rick Lee

I think this is the only book that I’ve ever read, and I’ve read a lot, that deals with the Superman radio show specifically. It does a lot into the TV show what you can find in other books but the parts of the book about the radio show are quite valuable. There’s a lot of good material here that yo......more

Quotes

“Michael J. Hayde significantly broadens our empathy for the Man of Steel through his profound revelations surrounding an imposing figure based on popular myth. In a meticulously researched discourse, he supplies the gaps about a character that became a mid-twentieth century hero to the nation’s boys and girls. Hayde probes the backgrounds of the real-life individuals behind-the-scenes and before the microphones and cameras that intensified that aura. In breezy, comprehensive-style, he focuses on the radio and TV manifestations while interweaving timely inferences from the newspaper strip, comics, books, film, and other formats plus a prosperous merchandising trade. Lovers of the genre of juvenile adventures are rewarded by the author’s efforts to expose how one man wearing a cape and bearing incredible strength could pervade an impressionable younger generation and a society that pursued his exploits intensely.” Jim Cox, author of Radio Crime Fighters

“With so many books about Superman out there, it’s pleasing to know that one book has everything you’d want to know under one cover…An enjoyable read.” Martin Grams Jr., author of The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic

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