Prisoners of Gravity
Aug 21, 1989 (en)
Documentary
[30] Min
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First Air DateAug 21, 1989
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Production
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Rotten tomato57%
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Original titlePrisoners of Gravity
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ReleaseAug 21, 1989
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So Long, Earth!
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.
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Casts
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Enrico Gruen
Casts : 1 / Crews : 5
Season 2 ( 1990-10-04)
Adaptations
Episode: 1
Heroes & Superheroes
Episode: 2
Will Eisner & The Spirit
Episode: 3
Censorship
Episode: 4
Aliens
Episode: 5
Collaborations
Episode: 6
Stereotypes
Episode: 7
Evoking The Future: Language
Episode: 8
Sex & AIDS
Episode: 9
Science & Technology
Episode: 10
M Space: Moebius & Merril
Episode: 11
Families
Episode: 12
Music
Episode: 13
Evoking The Future: Setting
Episode: 14
Animation 1
Episode: 15
Robots & Artificial Intelligence
Episode: 16
Voice/American Artform
Episode: 17
Humour
Episode: 18
Projects
Episode: 19
Horror
Episode: 20
Marketing & Merchandising
Episode: 21
Violence
Episode: 22
Chaos
Episode: 23
Form
Episode: 24
Profiles
Episode: 25
Myths & Archetypes
Episode: 26
Villains
Episode: 27
Ecology
Episode: 28
Women
Episode: 29
Leisure
Episode: 30
Season 3 ( 1991-10-03)
Projects
Episode: 1
Alternate Histories
Episode: 2
Religion
Episode: 3
Addictions
Episode: 4
Fear
Episode: 5
War
Episode: 6
Dreams
Episode: 7
Children
Episode: 8
Watchmen
Episode: 9
New Worlds
Episode: 10
Justice
Episode: 11
Cosmic Cavalcade
Episode: 12
Covers
Episode: 13
Cyberpunk
Episode: 14
World-Building
Episode: 15
Death
Episode: 16
Vampires
Episode: 17
Animation
Episode: 18
Politics
Episode: 19
Profiles
Episode: 20
Violence
Episode: 21
Dinosaurs
Episode: 22
Metamorphosis
Episode: 23
Mars
Episode: 24
New Faces
Episode: 25
Censorship
Episode: 26
Genetic Engineering
Episode: 27
Advice
Episode: 28
Ecology
Episode: 29
Awards/Rickies
Episode: 30
Season 4 ( 1992-10-01)
First Contact
Episode: 1
Fans
Episode: 2
Outlaws
Episode: 3
Ray Bradbury
Episode: 4
Madness
Episode: 5
Space Travel
Episode: 6
The City
Episode: 7
Sex
Episode: 8
Time Travel
Episode: 9
Shared Worlds
Episode: 10
Medea/Murasaki
Episode: 11
Jack Kirby
Episode: 12
Weapons
Episode: 13
Information
Episode: 14
Awards
Episode: 15
Mystery/SF
Episode: 16
Racism
Episode: 17
Profiles
Episode: 18
Cyberbook
Episode: 19
Immortality
Episode: 20
Utopia
Episode: 21
Computer Games
Episode: 22
Crime & Punishment
Episode: 23
God
Episode: 24
Autobiography
Episode: 25
Ecology
Episode: 26
Creators' Rights
Episode: 27
Season 5 ( 1993-10-06)
Life In Space
Episode: 1
Quest
Episode: 2
The Sandman
Episode: 3
The Devil
Episode: 4
Games
Episode: 5
Writers' Workshops/Clarion
Episode: 6
Tolkien
Episode: 7
Medicine & Nanotechnology
Episode: 8
Memory
Episode: 9
Amnesia/Total Recall
Episode: 10
Alter Ego
Episode: 11
Post-Apocalypse
Episode: 12
Telepathy
Episode: 13
Homosexuality
Episode: 14
Jack Kirby
Episode: 15
Monsters
Episode: 16
Virtual Reality
Episode: 17
Fairy Tales
Episode: 18
Vampires
Episode: 19
Vietnam
Episode: 20
Aliens
Episode: 21
Sexism & Feminism
Episode: 22
Comic Book Layout
Episode: 23
The Brain & Artificial Intelligence
Episode: 24
Evolution
Episode: 25