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UCTV Prime YouTube Series Unveils Treasures Inside the World's Largest Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection

LA JOLLA, Calif., July 10, 2012 -- As comic book and science fiction fans convene in San Diego for Comic-Con, a new series from UCTV Prime, the University of California's YouTube original channel, takes viewers inside UC Riverside's Eaton Collection, the world's largest, publicly accessible collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror and utopian fiction. "It Came from Riverside: Inside the World's Largest Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy" reveals some of the archive's most treasured possessions, illuminates the genre's evolution in popular culture, and demonstrates its growing acceptance within literary and academic circles. Two episodes are now available at http://www.youtube.com/uctvprime, along with bonus blog content at http://www.uctv.tv/science-fiction. The third installment premieres July 13, with additional episodes later this summer.

"It Came from Riverside," an Original YouTube Series from UCTV Prime