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Prisoners of Gravity

Season 4 (25 Episodes)

1992NR8.6

Stuck in a space station, an escapee of Earth explores the issues examined in science fiction/fantasy literature and comics.

Frightened by the problems in the world, Rick Greene decides to escape Earth by attaching a rocket to his car and launches into space. The only thing that saves his life in this lame-brain scheme is that he promptly rams into a space station and is able to settle into the complex. Stuck there, Commander Rick decides to devote his time to exploring the only mediums that seem to deal with the real issues of the day, Science Fiction/Fantasy literature and comic books. In this show, Rick interviews a wide variety of writers and comic book talents about their work and how it relates to particular artistic, political and philosophic themes.

Season 4 Episodes:

Episode 5 Games

5. Games

Aired: Oct 29, 1992

Commander Rick discusses the subject of games in speculative fiction, not sur...

Episode 7 Tolkien

7. Tolkien

Aired: Nov 12, 1992

The continuing influence of J.R.R. Tolkien and his trilogy, The Lord Of The R...

Episode 9 Memory

9. Memory

Aired: Dec 3, 1992

Commander Rick and his guests discuss memory and its place within speculative...

Episode 10 Amnesia/Total Recall

10. Amnesia/Total Recall

Aired: Dec 10, 1992

Commander Rick and his guests discuss memory, amnesia and the film Total Reca...

Episode 16 Monsters

16. Monsters

Aired: Feb 4, 1993

Commander Rick discusses monsters a mainstay of all types of speculative fict...

Episode 18 Fairy Tales

18. Fairy Tales

Aired: Feb 25, 1993

Commander Rick discusses fairy tales and speculative fiction with various wri...

Episode 19 Vampires

19. Vampires

Aired: Mar 4, 1993

Commander Rick discusses Vampires with a number of female authors with differ...

Episode 20 Vietnam

20. Vietnam

Aired: Mar 11, 1993

Commander Rick discusses the Vietnam War and its portrayal in and influence u...

Episode 22 Sexism & Feminism

22. Sexism & Feminism

Aired: Mar 25, 1993

Commander Rick discusses feminism and sexism with various writers and artists...

Episode 23 Comic Book Layout

23. Comic Book Layout

Aired: Apr 1, 1993

Commander Rick and his guests discuss comic book layout from the first comics...

Episode 25 Evolution

25. Evolution

Aired: Apr 15, 1993

Commander Rick and his guests discus evolution beginning with Charles Darwin ...

Info about Prisoners of Gravity

Seasons: 4

Network: TVOntario

Genres:Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Talk-Show