Mark Askwith
Director
Prisoners of Gravity (1989)
Season 5
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.
Released Aug. 22, 1989
Episode 25 min
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S5E2 - Quest
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S5E3 - The Sandman
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S5E4 - The Devil
Oct. 27, 1993, midnight
S5E5 - Games
Nov. 3, 1993, midnight
S5E6 - Writers' Workshops/Clarion
Nov. 10, 1993, midnight
S5E7 - Tolkien
Nov. 24, 1993, midnight
S5E8 - Medicine & Nanotechnology
Dec. 1, 1993, midnight
S5E9 - Memory
Dec. 8, 1993, midnight
S5E10 - Amnesia/Total Recall
Dec. 15, 1993, midnight
S5E11 - Alter Ego
Dec. 22, 1993, midnight
S5E12 - Post-Apocalypse
Jan. 12, 1994, midnight
S5E13 - Telepathy
Jan. 19, 1994, midnight
S5E14 - Homosexuality
Jan. 26, 1994, midnight
S5E15 - Jack Kirby
Feb. 16, 1994, midnight
S5E16 - Monsters
Feb. 23, 1994, midnight
S5E17 - Virtual Reality
March 2, 1994, midnight
S5E18 - Fairy Tales
March 9, 1994, midnight
S5E19 - Vampires
March 16, 1994, midnight
S5E20 - Vietnam
March 23, 1994, midnight
S5E21 - Aliens
March 30, 1994, midnight
S5E22 - Sexism & Feminism
April 6, 1994, midnight
S5E23 - Comic Book Layout
April 13, 1994, midnight
S5E24 - The Brain & Artificial Intelligence
April 20, 1994, midnight
S5E25 - Evolution
April 27, 1994, midnight
Network: TVOntario
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Aug. 22, 1989
Last Air Date: April 27, 1994, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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