Prisoners of Gravity (1989)

1989-08-21 TVOntario

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5 Season 5 October 06, 1993

5 - 1

Life In Space October 06, 1993
5 - 2

Quest October 13, 1993
5 - 3

The Sandman October 20, 1993
5 - 4

The Devil October 27, 1993
5 - 5

Games November 03, 1993
5 - 6

Writers' Workshops/Clarion November 10, 1993
5 - 7

Tolkien November 24, 1993
5 - 8

Medicine & Nanotechnology December 01, 1993
5 - 9

Memory December 08, 1993
5 - 10

Amnesia/Total Recall December 15, 1993
5 - 11

Alter Ego December 22, 1993
5 - 12

Post-Apocalypse January 12, 1994
5 - 13

Telepathy January 19, 1994
5 - 14

Homosexuality January 26, 1994
5 - 15

Jack Kirby February 16, 1994
5 - 16

Monsters February 23, 1994
5 - 17

Virtual Reality March 02, 1994
5 - 18

Fairy Tales March 09, 1994
5 - 19

Vampires March 16, 1994
5 - 20

Vietnam March 23, 1994
5 - 21

Aliens March 30, 1994
5 - 22

Sexism & Feminism April 06, 1994
5 - 23

Comic Book Layout April 13, 1994
5 - 24

The Brain & Artificial Intelligence April 20, 1994
5 - 25

Evolution April 27, 1994

4 Season 4 October 01, 1992

4 - 1

First Contact October 01, 1992
4 - 2

Fans October 08, 1992
4 - 3

Outlaws October 15, 1992
4 - 4

Ray Bradbury October 22, 1992
4 - 5

Madness October 29, 1992
4 - 6

Space Travel November 05, 1992
4 - 7

The City November 12, 1992
4 - 8

Sex November 26, 1992
4 - 9

Time Travel December 03, 1992
4 - 10

Shared Worlds December 10, 1992
4 - 11

Medea/Murasaki December 17, 1992
4 - 12

Jack Kirby January 07, 1993
4 - 13

Weapons January 14, 1993
4 - 14

Information January 21, 1993
4 - 15

Awards January 28, 1993
4 - 16

Mystery/SF February 04, 1993
4 - 17

Racism February 18, 1993
4 - 18

Profiles February 25, 1993
4 - 19

Cyberbook March 04, 1993
4 - 20

Immortality March 11, 1993
4 - 21

Utopia March 18, 1993
4 - 22

Computer Games March 25, 1993
4 - 23

Crime & Punishment April 01, 1993
4 - 24

God April 08, 1993
4 - 25

Autobiography April 15, 1993
4 - 26

Ecology April 22, 1993
4 - 27

Creators' Rights May 06, 1993

3 Season 3 October 03, 1991

3 - 1

Projects October 03, 1991
3 - 2

Alternate Histories October 10, 1991
3 - 3

Religion October 17, 1991
3 - 4

Addictions October 24, 1991
3 - 5

Fear October 31, 1991
3 - 6

War November 07, 1991
3 - 7

Dreams November 14, 1991
3 - 8

Children November 21, 1991
3 - 9

Watchmen November 28, 1991
3 - 10

New Worlds December 05, 1991
3 - 11

Justice December 12, 1991
3 - 12

Cosmic Cavalcade December 19, 1991
3 - 13

Covers January 02, 1992
3 - 14

Cyberpunk January 09, 1992
3 - 15

World-Building January 16, 1992
3 - 16

Death January 23, 1992
3 - 17

Vampires January 30, 1992
3 - 18

Animation February 06, 1992
3 - 19

Politics February 13, 1992
3 - 20

Profiles February 20, 1992
3 - 21

Violence February 27, 1992
3 - 22

Dinosaurs March 05, 1992
3 - 23

Metamorphosis March 12, 1992
3 - 24

Mars March 19, 1992
3 - 25

New Faces March 26, 1992
3 - 26

Censorship April 02, 1992
3 - 27

Genetic Engineering April 09, 1992
3 - 28

Advice April 16, 1992
3 - 29

Ecology April 23, 1992
3 - 30

Awards/Rickies April 30, 1992

2 Season 2 October 04, 1990

2 - 1

Adaptations October 04, 1990
2 - 2

Heroes & Superheroes October 11, 1990
2 - 3

Will Eisner & The Spirit October 18, 1990
2 - 4

Censorship October 25, 1990
2 - 5

Aliens November 01, 1990
2 - 6

Collaborations November 08, 1990
2 - 7

Stereotypes November 15, 1990
2 - 8

Evoking The Future: Language November 22, 1990
2 - 9

Sex & AIDS November 29, 1990
2 - 10

Science & Technology December 06, 1990
2 - 11

M Space: Moebius & Merril December 13, 1990
2 - 12

Families December 20, 1990
2 - 13

Music January 03, 1991
2 - 14

Evoking The Future: Setting January 10, 1991
2 - 15

Animation 1 January 17, 1991
2 - 16

Robots & Artificial Intelligence January 24, 1991
2 - 17

Voice/American Artform January 31, 1991
2 - 18

Humour February 07, 1991
2 - 19

Projects February 14, 1991
2 - 20

Horror February 21, 1991
2 - 21

Marketing & Merchandising February 28, 1991
2 - 22

Violence March 07, 1991
2 - 23

Chaos March 14, 1991
2 - 24

Form March 22, 1991
2 - 25

Profiles March 28, 1991
2 - 26

Myths & Archetypes April 04, 1991
2 - 27

Villains April 11, 1991
2 - 28

Ecology April 18, 1991
2 - 29

Women April 25, 1991
2 - 30

Leisure May 02, 1991

1 Season 1 January 01, 1970

1 - 14

Time Travel December 11, 1989
1 - 15

Holidays December 18, 1989

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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Rick Green

Enrico Gruen

Prisoners of Gravity (1989)

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