If you're reading this blog, you're a fan of TV, and as a fan you'll be sure to enjoy the second season of PBS' "Pioneers of Television" (UNC-TV, 8 tonight) a four-part series airing Tuesdays that starts with a look at classic science fiction.

Kelsey Grammer narrates the series, and the sci-fi episode is delightful. It gives a history of the top storytellers of the genre: Gene Roddenberry, Irwin Allen and Rod Serling, who created "Star Trek," "Lost in Space," and "The Twilight Zone" respectively. While Serling and Roddenberry wanted to tell stories with meaning, Allen was all about action.

Seems the early days of television are not much different than nowadays; "Lost in Space" for instance, was forced to get campy, the show reveals, when the super-campy "Batman" became a hit.

Candice Bergen, Gene Roddenberry, and The Smothers Brothers are among those to be inducted into the TV Hall of Fame in January.

Bergen is best known for her role on the sitcom "Murphy Brown," which ran for ten years on CBS. Bergen won a record five Emmys for her portrayal of recovering alcoholic TV news reporter Murphy Brown. The show made headlines in 1992 when Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the fictional character for having a baby out of wedlock. Bergen most recently played starred on "Boston Legal" as law partner Shirley Schmidt.

Roddenberry, who passed away in 1991, created "Star Trek" in 1964. The show didn't air until 1966, and only ran for three seasons on NBC, but has had a tremendous impact on popular culture.