Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Silents -- 2 Searching for a Popular Approach, 1925-1945 -- 3 Creating a Style, 1946-1955 -- 4 Establishing a Mythos as the Verne Cycle Begins, 1956-1959 -- 5 The Height of the Verne Cycle, 1960-1962 -- 6 The Cycle Changes, 1963-1971 -- 7 Toward a New Aesthetic, 1972-1979 -- 8 The Wandering Trail, 1981-1993 -- 9 The Revival, 1993-1996 -- 10 Telefilms and Miniseries Reign, 1997-1999 -- 11 Biography or Pastiche, 2000-2003 -- 12 Dismal Reiterations, 2004-2008 -- 13 A New Formulation, 2008-Present -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.