Prisoners of Gravity 1989
“So Long, Earth!”
★ 5.9/10 Documentary 5 seasons · 114 eps Ended
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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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Episode guide
Season 1 · 2 episodes
- E14 Time Travel Dec 11, 1989
- E15 Holidays Dec 18, 1989
Season 2 · 30 episodes
- E1 Adaptations Oct 4, 1990
- E2 Heroes & Superheroes Oct 11, 1990
- E3 Will Eisner & The Spirit Oct 18, 1990
- E4 Censorship Oct 25, 1990
- E5 Aliens Nov 1, 1990
- E6 Collaborations Nov 8, 1990
- E7 Stereotypes Nov 15, 1990
- E8 Evoking The Future: Language Nov 22, 1990
- E9 Sex & AIDS Nov 29, 1990
- E10 Science & Technology Dec 6, 1990
- E11 M Space: Moebius & Merril Dec 13, 1990
- E12 Families Dec 20, 1990
- E13 Music Jan 3, 1991
- E14 Evoking The Future: Setting Jan 10, 1991
- E15 Animation 1 Jan 17, 1991
- E16 Robots & Artificial Intelligence Jan 24, 1991
- E17 Voice/American Artform Jan 31, 1991
- E18 Humour Feb 7, 1991
- E19 Projects Feb 14, 1991
- E20 Horror Feb 21, 1991
- E21 Marketing & Merchandising Feb 28, 1991
- E22 Violence Mar 7, 1991
- E23 Chaos Mar 14, 1991
- E24 Form Mar 22, 1991
- E25 Profiles Mar 28, 1991
- E26 Myths & Archetypes Apr 4, 1991
- E27 Villains Apr 11, 1991
- E28 Ecology Apr 18, 1991
- E29 Women Apr 25, 1991
- E30 Leisure May 2, 1991
Season 3 · 30 episodes
- E1 Projects Oct 3, 1991
- E2 Alternate Histories Oct 10, 1991
- E3 Religion Oct 17, 1991
- E4 Addictions Oct 24, 1991
- E5 Fear Oct 31, 1991
- E6 War Nov 7, 1991
- E7 Dreams Nov 14, 1991
- E8 Children Nov 21, 1991
- E9 Watchmen Nov 28, 1991
- E10 New Worlds Dec 5, 1991
- E11 Justice Dec 12, 1991
- E12 Cosmic Cavalcade Dec 19, 1991
- E13 Covers Jan 2, 1992
- E14 Cyberpunk Jan 9, 1992
- E15 World-Building Jan 16, 1992
- E16 Death Jan 23, 1992
- E17 Vampires Jan 30, 1992
- E18 Animation Feb 6, 1992
- E19 Politics Feb 13, 1992
- E20 Profiles Feb 20, 1992
- E21 Violence Feb 27, 1992
- E22 Dinosaurs Mar 5, 1992
- E23 Metamorphosis Mar 12, 1992
- E24 Mars Mar 19, 1992
- E25 New Faces Mar 26, 1992
- E26 Censorship Apr 2, 1992
- E27 Genetic Engineering Apr 9, 1992
- E28 Advice Apr 16, 1992
- E29 Ecology Apr 23, 1992
- E30 Awards/Rickies Apr 30, 1992
Season 4 · 27 episodes
- E1 First Contact Oct 1, 1992
- E2 Fans Oct 8, 1992
- E3 Outlaws Oct 15, 1992
- E4 Ray Bradbury Oct 22, 1992
- E5 Madness Oct 29, 1992
- E6 Space Travel Nov 5, 1992
- E7 The City Nov 12, 1992
- E8 Sex Nov 26, 1992
- E9 Time Travel Dec 3, 1992
- E10 Shared Worlds Dec 10, 1992
- E11 Medea/Murasaki Dec 17, 1992
- E12 Jack Kirby Jan 7, 1993
- E13 Weapons Jan 14, 1993
- E14 Information Jan 21, 1993
- E15 Awards Jan 28, 1993
- E16 Mystery/SF Feb 4, 1993
- E17 Racism Feb 18, 1993
- E18 Profiles Feb 25, 1993
- E19 Cyberbook Mar 4, 1993
- E20 Immortality Mar 11, 1993
- E21 Utopia Mar 18, 1993
- E22 Computer Games Mar 25, 1993
- E23 Crime & Punishment Apr 1, 1993
- E24 God Apr 8, 1993
- E25 Autobiography Apr 15, 1993
- E26 Ecology Apr 22, 1993
- E27 Creators' Rights May 6, 1993
Season 5 · 25 episodes
- E1 Life In Space Oct 6, 1993
- E2 Quest Oct 13, 1993
- E3 The Sandman Oct 20, 1993
- E4 The Devil Oct 27, 1993
- E5 Games Nov 3, 1993
- E6 Writers' Workshops/Clarion Nov 10, 1993
- E7 Tolkien Nov 24, 1993
- E8 Medicine & Nanotechnology Dec 1, 1993
- E9 Memory Dec 8, 1993
- E10 Amnesia/Total Recall Dec 15, 1993
- E11 Alter Ego Dec 22, 1993
- E12 Post-Apocalypse Jan 12, 1994
- E13 Telepathy Jan 19, 1994
- E14 Homosexuality Jan 26, 1994
- E15 Jack Kirby Feb 16, 1994
- E16 Monsters Feb 23, 1994
- E17 Virtual Reality Mar 2, 1994
- E18 Fairy Tales Mar 9, 1994
- E19 Vampires Mar 16, 1994
- E20 Vietnam Mar 23, 1994
- E21 Aliens Mar 30, 1994
- E22 Sexism & Feminism Apr 6, 1994
- E23 Comic Book Layout Apr 13, 1994
- E24 The Brain & Artificial Intelligence Apr 20, 1994
- E25 Evolution Apr 27, 1994