Prisoners of Gravity
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Overview
Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books — and its relation to various thematic and social issues. Produced by TVOntario, the show was the brainchild of former comic retail manager Mark Askwith and writer Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over 5 seasons from 1989 to 1994.
Top cast
5 seasons
Season 1
· 2 episodes
Season 1
· 2 episodes
Season 2
1990 · 30 episodes
Season 2
1990 · 30 episodes
- 1 1. Adaptations
- 2 2. Heroes & Superheroes
- 3 3. Will Eisner & The Spirit
- 4 4. Censorship
- 5 5. Aliens
- 6 6. Collaborations
- 7 7. Stereotypes
- 8 8. Evoking The Future: Language
- 9 9. Sex & AIDS
- 10 10. Science & Technology
- 11 11. M Space: Moebius & Merril
- 12 12. Families
- 13 13. Music
- 14 14. Evoking The Future: Setting
- 15 15. Animation 1
- 16 16. Robots & Artificial Intelligence
- 17 17. Voice/American Artform
- 18 18. Humour
- 19 19. Projects
- 20 20. Horror
- 21 21. Marketing & Merchandising
- 22 22. Violence
- 23 23. Chaos
- 24 24. Form
- 25 25. Profiles
- 26 26. Myths & Archetypes
- 27 27. Villains
- 28 28. Ecology
- 29 29. Women
- 30 30. Leisure
Season 3
1991 · 30 episodes
Season 3
1991 · 30 episodes
- 1 1. Projects
- 2 2. Alternate Histories
- 3 3. Religion
- 4 4. Addictions
- 5 5. Fear
- 6 6. War
- 7 7. Dreams
- 8 8. Children
- 9 9. Watchmen
- 10 10. New Worlds
- 11 11. Justice
- 12 12. Cosmic Cavalcade
- 13 13. Covers
- 14 14. Cyberpunk
- 15 15. World-Building
- 16 16. Death
- 17 17. Vampires
- 18 18. Animation
- 19 19. Politics
- 20 20. Profiles
- 21 21. Violence
- 22 22. Dinosaurs
- 23 23. Metamorphosis
- 24 24. Mars
- 25 25. New Faces
- 26 26. Censorship
- 27 27. Genetic Engineering
- 28 28. Advice
- 29 29. Ecology
- 30 30. Awards/Rickies
Season 4
1992 · 27 episodes
Season 4
1992 · 27 episodes
- 1 1. First Contact
- 2 2. Fans
- 3 3. Outlaws
- 4 4. Ray Bradbury
- 5 5. Madness
- 6 6. Space Travel
- 7 7. The City
- 8 8. Sex
- 9 9. Time Travel
- 10 10. Shared Worlds
- 11 11. Medea/Murasaki
- 12 12. Jack Kirby
- 13 13. Weapons
- 14 14. Information
- 15 15. Awards
- 16 16. Mystery/SF
- 17 17. Racism
- 18 18. Profiles
- 19 19. Cyberbook
- 20 20. Immortality
- 21 21. Utopia
- 22 22. Computer Games
- 23 23. Crime & Punishment
- 24 24. God
- 25 25. Autobiography
- 26 26. Ecology
- 27 27. Creators' Rights
Season 5
1993 · 25 episodes
Season 5
1993 · 25 episodes
- 1 1. Life In Space
- 2 2. Quest
- 3 3. The Sandman
- 4 4. The Devil
- 5 5. Games
- 6 6. Writers' Workshops/Clarion
- 7 7. Tolkien
- 8 8. Medicine & Nanotechnology
- 9 9. Memory
- 10 10. Amnesia/Total Recall
- 11 11. Alter Ego
- 12 12. Post-Apocalypse
- 13 13. Telepathy
- 14 14. Homosexuality
- 15 15. Jack Kirby
- 16 16. Monsters
- 17 17. Virtual Reality
- 18 18. Fairy Tales
- 19 19. Vampires
- 20 20. Vietnam
- 21 21. Aliens
- 22 22. Sexism & Feminism
- 23 23. Comic Book Layout
- 24 24. The Brain & Artificial Intelligence
- 25 25. Evolution
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