Prisoners of Gravity
So Long, Earth!
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.
Seasons
14. Time Travel
Air Date: 1989-12-11
15. Holidays
Air Date: 1989-12-18
1. Adaptations
Air Date: 1990-10-04
2. Heroes & Superheroes
Air Date: 1990-10-11
3. Will Eisner & The Spirit
Air Date: 1990-10-18
4. Censorship
Air Date: 1990-10-25
5. Aliens
Air Date: 1990-11-01
6. Collaborations
Air Date: 1990-11-08
7. Stereotypes
Air Date: 1990-11-15
8. Evoking The Future: Language
Air Date: 1990-11-22
9. Sex & AIDS
Air Date: 1990-11-29
10. Science & Technology
Air Date: 1990-12-06
11. M Space: Moebius & Merril
Air Date: 1990-12-13
12. Families
Air Date: 1990-12-20
13. Music
Air Date: 1991-01-03
14. Evoking The Future: Setting
Air Date: 1991-01-10
15. Animation 1
Air Date: 1991-01-17
16. Robots & Artificial Intelligence
Air Date: 1991-01-24
17. Voice/American Artform
Air Date: 1991-01-31
18. Humour
Air Date: 1991-02-07
19. Projects
Air Date: 1991-02-14
20. Horror
Air Date: 1991-02-21
21. Marketing & Merchandising
Air Date: 1991-02-28
22. Violence
Air Date: 1991-03-07
23. Chaos
Air Date: 1991-03-14
24. Form
Air Date: 1991-03-22
25. Profiles
Air Date: 1991-03-28
26. Myths & Archetypes
Air Date: 1991-04-04
27. Villains
Air Date: 1991-04-11
28. Ecology
Air Date: 1991-04-18
29. Women
Air Date: 1991-04-25
30. Leisure
Air Date: 1991-05-02
1. Projects
Air Date: 1991-10-03
2. Alternate Histories
Air Date: 1991-10-10
3. Religion
Air Date: 1991-10-17
4. Addictions
Air Date: 1991-10-24
5. Fear
Air Date: 1991-10-31
6. War
Air Date: 1991-11-07
7. Dreams
Air Date: 1991-11-14
8. Children
Air Date: 1991-11-21
9. Watchmen
Air Date: 1991-11-28
10. New Worlds
Air Date: 1991-12-05
11. Justice
Air Date: 1991-12-12
12. Cosmic Cavalcade
Air Date: 1991-12-19
13. Covers
Air Date: 1992-01-02
14. Cyberpunk
Air Date: 1992-01-09
15. World-Building
Air Date: 1992-01-16
16. Death
Air Date: 1992-01-23
17. Vampires
Air Date: 1992-01-30
18. Animation
Air Date: 1992-02-06
19. Politics
Air Date: 1992-02-13
20. Profiles
Air Date: 1992-02-20
21. Violence
Air Date: 1992-02-27
22. Dinosaurs
Air Date: 1992-03-05
23. Metamorphosis
Air Date: 1992-03-12
24. Mars
Air Date: 1992-03-19
25. New Faces
Air Date: 1992-03-26
26. Censorship
Air Date: 1992-04-02
27. Genetic Engineering
Air Date: 1992-04-09
28. Advice
Air Date: 1992-04-16
29. Ecology
Air Date: 1992-04-23
30. Awards/Rickies
Air Date: 1992-04-30
1. First Contact
Air Date: 1992-10-01
2. Fans
Air Date: 1992-10-08
3. Outlaws
Air Date: 1992-10-15
4. Ray Bradbury
Air Date: 1992-10-22
5. Madness
Air Date: 1992-10-29
6. Space Travel
Air Date: 1992-11-05
7. The City
Air Date: 1992-11-12
8. Sex
Air Date: 1992-11-26
9. Time Travel
Air Date: 1992-12-03
10. Shared Worlds
Air Date: 1992-12-10
11. Medea/Murasaki
Air Date: 1992-12-17
12. Jack Kirby
Air Date: 1993-01-07
13. Weapons
Air Date: 1993-01-14
14. Information
Air Date: 1993-01-21
15. Awards
Air Date: 1993-01-28
16. Mystery/SF
Air Date: 1993-02-04
17. Racism
Air Date: 1993-02-18
18. Profiles
Air Date: 1993-02-25
19. Cyberbook
Air Date: 1993-03-04
20. Immortality
Air Date: 1993-03-11
21. Utopia
Air Date: 1993-03-18
22. Computer Games
Air Date: 1993-03-25
23. Crime & Punishment
Air Date: 1993-04-01
24. God
Air Date: 1993-04-08
25. Autobiography
Air Date: 1993-04-15
26. Ecology
Air Date: 1993-04-22
27. Creators' Rights
Air Date: 1993-05-06
1. Life In Space
Air Date: 1993-10-06
2. Quest
Air Date: 1993-10-13
3. The Sandman
Air Date: 1993-10-20
4. The Devil
Air Date: 1993-10-27
5. Games
Air Date: 1993-11-03
6. Writers' Workshops/Clarion
Air Date: 1993-11-10
7. Tolkien
Air Date: 1993-11-24
8. Medicine & Nanotechnology
Air Date: 1993-12-01
9. Memory
Air Date: 1993-12-08
10. Amnesia/Total Recall
Air Date: 1993-12-15
11. Alter Ego
Air Date: 1993-12-22
12. Post-Apocalypse
Air Date: 1994-01-12
13. Telepathy
Air Date: 1994-01-19
14. Homosexuality
Air Date: 1994-01-26
15. Jack Kirby
Air Date: 1994-02-16
16. Monsters
Air Date: 1994-02-23
17. Virtual Reality
Air Date: 1994-03-02
18. Fairy Tales
Air Date: 1994-03-09
19. Vampires
Air Date: 1994-03-16
20. Vietnam
Air Date: 1994-03-23
21. Aliens
Air Date: 1994-03-30
22. Sexism & Feminism
Air Date: 1994-04-06
23. Comic Book Layout
Air Date: 1994-04-13
24. The Brain & Artificial Intelligence
Air Date: 1994-04-20
25. Evolution
Air Date: 1994-04-27
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Rating
5.7/10
Release Date
1989-08-21
Episodes
114 (5 seasons)
Status
Ended
