Prisoners of Gravity

Name: Prisoners of Gravity
Genre: Documentary
Released: 27 Apr 1994
Rating: 5.70
Cast: Rick Green

So Long, Earth! 1994-04-27 30 minutes.

5.70 6 votes

Documentary

Episodes
Info
Cast

Season - Episode

5 Season 5 Oct 06, 1993

5 - 1

Life In Space Oct 06, 1993
5 - 2

Quest Oct 13, 1993
5 - 3

The Sandman Oct 20, 1993
5 - 4

The Devil Oct 27, 1993
5 - 5

Games Nov 03, 1993
5 - 6

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

Tolkien Nov 24, 1993
5 - 8

Medicine & Nanotechnology Dec 01, 1993
5 - 9

Memory Dec 08, 1993
5 - 10

Amnesia/Total Recall Dec 15, 1993
5 - 11

Alter Ego Dec 22, 1993
5 - 12

Post-Apocalypse Jan 12, 1994
5 - 13

Telepathy Jan 19, 1994
5 - 14

Homosexuality Jan 26, 1994
5 - 15

Jack Kirby Feb 16, 1994
5 - 16

Monsters Feb 23, 1994
5 - 17

Virtual Reality Mar 02, 1994
5 - 18

Fairy Tales Mar 09, 1994
5 - 19

Vampires Mar 16, 1994
5 - 20

Vietnam Mar 23, 1994
5 - 21

Aliens Mar 30, 1994
5 - 22

Sexism & Feminism Apr 06, 1994
5 - 23

Comic Book Layout Apr 13, 1994
5 - 24

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

Evolution Apr 27, 1994

4 Season 4 Oct 01, 1992

4 - 1

First Contact Oct 01, 1992
4 - 2

Fans Oct 08, 1992
4 - 3

Outlaws Oct 15, 1992
4 - 4

Ray Bradbury Oct 22, 1992
4 - 5

Madness Oct 29, 1992
4 - 6

Space Travel Nov 05, 1992
4 - 7

The City Nov 12, 1992
4 - 8

Sex Nov 26, 1992
4 - 9

Time Travel Dec 03, 1992
4 - 10

Shared Worlds Dec 10, 1992
4 - 11

Medea/Murasaki Dec 17, 1992
4 - 12

Jack Kirby Jan 07, 1993
4 - 13

Weapons Jan 14, 1993
4 - 14

Information Jan 21, 1993
4 - 15

Awards Jan 28, 1993
4 - 16

Mystery/SF Feb 04, 1993
4 - 17

Racism Feb 18, 1993
4 - 18

Profiles Feb 25, 1993
4 - 19

Cyberbook Mar 04, 1993
4 - 20

Immortality Mar 11, 1993
4 - 21

Utopia Mar 18, 1993
4 - 22

Computer Games Mar 25, 1993
4 - 23

Crime & Punishment Apr 01, 1993
4 - 24

God Apr 08, 1993
4 - 25

Autobiography Apr 15, 1993
4 - 26

Ecology Apr 22, 1993
4 - 27

Creators' Rights May 06, 1993

3 Season 3 Oct 03, 1991

3 - 1

Projects Oct 03, 1991
3 - 2

Alternate Histories Oct 10, 1991
3 - 3

Religion Oct 17, 1991
3 - 4

Addictions Oct 24, 1991
3 - 5

Fear Oct 31, 1991
3 - 6

War Nov 07, 1991
3 - 7

Dreams Nov 14, 1991
3 - 8

Children Nov 21, 1991
3 - 9

Watchmen Nov 28, 1991
3 - 10

New Worlds Dec 05, 1991
3 - 11

Justice Dec 12, 1991
3 - 12

Cosmic Cavalcade Dec 19, 1991
3 - 13

Covers Jan 02, 1992
3 - 14

Cyberpunk Jan 09, 1992
3 - 15

World-Building Jan 16, 1992
3 - 16

Death Jan 23, 1992
3 - 17

Vampires Jan 30, 1992
3 - 18

Animation Feb 06, 1992
3 - 19

Politics Feb 13, 1992
3 - 20

Profiles Feb 20, 1992
3 - 21

Violence Feb 27, 1992
3 - 22

Dinosaurs Mar 05, 1992
3 - 23

Metamorphosis Mar 12, 1992
3 - 24

Mars Mar 19, 1992
3 - 25

New Faces Mar 26, 1992
3 - 26

Censorship Apr 02, 1992
3 - 27

Genetic Engineering Apr 09, 1992
3 - 28

Advice Apr 16, 1992
3 - 29

Ecology Apr 23, 1992
3 - 30

Awards/Rickies Apr 30, 1992

2 Season 2 Oct 04, 1990

2 - 1

Adaptations Oct 04, 1990
2 - 2

Heroes & Superheroes Oct 11, 1990
2 - 3

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

Censorship Oct 25, 1990
2 - 5

Aliens Nov 01, 1990
2 - 6

Collaborations Nov 08, 1990
2 - 7

Stereotypes Nov 15, 1990
2 - 8

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

Sex & AIDS Nov 29, 1990
2 - 10

Science & Technology Dec 06, 1990
2 - 11

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

Families Dec 20, 1990
2 - 13

Music Jan 03, 1991
2 - 14

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

Animation 1 Jan 17, 1991
2 - 16

Robots & Artificial Intelligence Jan 24, 1991
2 - 17

Voice/American Artform Jan 31, 1991
2 - 18

Humour Feb 07, 1991
2 - 19

Projects Feb 14, 1991
2 - 20

Horror Feb 21, 1991
2 - 21

Marketing & Merchandising Feb 28, 1991
2 - 22

Violence Mar 07, 1991
2 - 23

Chaos Mar 14, 1991
2 - 24

Form Mar 22, 1991
2 - 25

Profiles Mar 28, 1991
2 - 26

Myths & Archetypes Apr 04, 1991
2 - 27

Villains Apr 11, 1991
2 - 28

Ecology Apr 18, 1991
2 - 29

Women Apr 25, 1991
2 - 30

Leisure May 02, 1991

1 Season 1 Jan 01, 1970

1 - 14

Time Travel Dec 11, 1989
1 - 15

Holidays Dec 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.

Year 1994

Studio TVOntario

Director Mark Askwith

Crew Gregg Thurlbeck (Producer), Mark Askwith (Development Producer), Daniel Richler (Development Producer), Daniel Richler (Executive Producer), Norman Orenstein (Music)

Popularity 10.978

Language English