Foster, You're Dead!
by Philip K. Dickliterary work· published 1955
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"Foster, You're Dead!" is a 1955 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in Star Science Fiction Stories No.3. The story is a satire of two 1950s-era trends: consumerism and increasing Cold War anxiety. Dick wrote in a letter: "One day I saw a newspaper headline reporting that the President suggested that if Americans had to buy their bomb shelters, rather than being provided with them by the government, they'd take better care of them, an idea which made me furious. Logically, each of us should own a submarine, a jet fighter, and so forth." It was adapted by Kalen Egan and Travis Sentell for the episode "Safe and Sound" of the 2017 TV series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
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Foster, You're Dead! was adapted into a 2017 television series.
Electric Dreams2017 · television series · 60 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.2A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.
