Prisoners of Gravity Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Prisoners of Gravity: Season 5 (1993 - 1994)

• Season 5 Episode 25: Evolution

  Richard Leakey and authors Connie Willis and Douglas Adams discuss humanity's future.

• Season 5 Episode 24: The Brain and Artificial Intelligence

  Intelligent computers; Vernor Vinge; Walter Jon Williams; Donald Norman.

• Season 5 Episode 23: Comic-Book Layout

  Comic-book creators Scott McCloud, Joe Kubert, Frank Miller and Howard Chaykin.

• Season 5 Episode 22: Sexism and Feminism

  Women characters in science fiction, fantasy and comic books.

• Season 5 Episode 21: Aliens

  Hal Clement, Larry Niven and Robert J. Sawyer discuss creating aliens.

• Season 5 Episode 20: Vietnam

  Guests discuss the Vietnam War's effect on science fiction and comics.

• Season 5 Episode 18: Fairy Tales

  The power of fairy tales: 'Snow White, Blood Red,' 'Briar Rose,' 'Lost Souls.'

• Season 5 Episode 17: Future Entertainment/Virtual Reality

  Future entertainment forms; William Gibson; Greg Bear; Neal Stephenson.

• Season 5 Episode 16: Monsters

  Monsters in comic and horror fiction.

• Season 5 Episode 14: Homosexuality

  Gay characters in comics and fiction; John Byrne, Roberta Gregory.

• Season 5 Episode 13: Telepathy

  Authors Anne Rice and Nick Bantock discuss telepathy.

• Season 5 Episode 12: Post-Apocalypse

  After the Apocalypse; Connie Wills; Howard Hendrix; Robert Sheckley.

• Season 5 Episode 11: Alter Ego

  Comic-book creators Stan Lee, Frank Miller and Howard Chaykin discuss alter egos.

• Season 5 Episode 10: Amnesia

  Harry Harrison and Nancy Kress discuss memory.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Memory

  William Gibson discusses memory in science fiction.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Medicine and Nanotechnology

  Creators Greg Bear and Nancy Kress define the genre of medical science fiction.

• Season 5 Episode 7: Tolkien

  J.R.R. Tolkien's impact; Terry Pratchett; Guy Gavriel Kay.

• Season 5 Episode 6: Writers' Workshop

  Damon Knight; Kate Wilhelm; the Clarion writing workshops.

• Season 5 Episode 5: Games

  Iain M. Banks; John Brunner; 3-D chess and intergalactic poker.

• Season 5 Episode 4: The Devil

  Depicting the devil; Clive Barker; James Morrow.

• Season 5 Episode 3: The Sandman

  Neil Gaiman's award-winning comic book series 'The Sandman.'

• Season 5 Episode 2: Quest

  The quest; Connie Willis; Geoff Ryman; Michael Moorcock.

• Season 5 Episode 1: Life in Space

  Nichelle Nichols; Frederik Pohl; Ben Bova; Roberta Bondar.

Prisoners of Gravity: Season 4 (1992 - 1993)

• Season 4 Episode 27: Creators' Rights

  Science-fiction creators sometimes battle for ownership rights.

• Season 4 Episode 25: Autobiography

  How and why authors put themselves in stories; Michael Coney.

• Season 4 Episode 24: God

  Terry Pratchett ('Small Gods'); James Morrow ('Towing Jehovah').

• Season 4 Episode 23: Crime and Punishment

  Crime and punishment; author Sean Stewart ('Passion Play').

• Season 4 Episode 22: Computer Games

  Computer games designer Roberta Williams; Douglas Adams.

• Season 4 Episode 21: Utopia

  Features Iain Banks; Samuel R. Delany; Alan Moore.

• Season 4 Episode 20: Immortality

  Pros and cons of immortality; author Anne Rice; Clive Barker.

• Season 4 Episode 19: Cyberbook

  Future of electronic books; technology's impact on literature.

• Season 4 Episode 17: Racism

  Treatment of racism in comic books and speculative fiction.

• Season 4 Episode 16: SF Mystery

  Mystery/science fiction crossover; author P.D. James.

• Season 4 Episode 14: Information

  The information age alters our culture.

• Season 4 Episode 13: Weapons

  Commander Rick examines weapons in fiction.

• Season 4 Episode 12: Jack Kirby

  Tribute to Jack Kirby, co-creator of the Captain America comic.

• Season 4 Episode 11: Medea; Muraski

  Shared-world anthologies 'Medea' and 'Muraski.'

• Season 4 Episode 10: Shared Worlds

  The shared universe in comic books and science fiction.

• Season 4 Episode 9: Time Travel

  Authors discuss time travel in science fiction.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Sex

  Authors Alan Moore; Connie Willis; Joe Haldeman.

• Season 4 Episode 7: The City

  The city as a setting in comic books and science fiction.

• Season 4 Episode 6: Space Travel

  Space travel; Jerry Pournelle; Ben Bova; Ray Bradbury.

• Season 4 Episode 5: Madness

  Depicting madness; authors Iain Bank; Clive Barker; Kristine Kathyrn Rusch.

• Season 4 Episode 4: Ray Bradbury

  A tribute to Ray Bradbury examines his career.

• Season 4 Episode 3: Outlaws

  Authors Denny O'Neil; Andre Norton; Robert Silverburg.

• Season 4 Episode 2: Fans

  Writers Spider Robinson, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman; Michael Dorn; Walter Koenig.

• Season 4 Episode 1: First Contact

  Ben Bova; Hal Clement; Larry Niven.

Prisoners of Gravity: Season 3 (1992 - 2003)

• Season 3 Episode 30: Awards

  Commander Rick discusses awards with science-fiction writers/recipients.

• Season 3 Episode 29: Ecology

  Impact of overpopulation and zero-population-growth movement on ecology.

• Season 3 Episode 28: Advice

  Editors and writers advise would-be writers.

• Season 3 Episode 27: Genetic Engineering

  Brian Stableford; Lois McMaster Bujold; Colin Greenland.

• Season 3 Episode 26: Censorship

  Author Jane Yolen and others discuss censorship in fiction.

• Season 3 Episode 25: New Faces

  Roger MacBride Allen; Christopher Fowler; Gwyneth Jones; James Robinson; Martha Soukup.

• Season 3 Episode 24: Mars

  Mars; Ray Bradbury; Robert J. Sawyer.

• Season 3 Episode 23: Metamorphosis

  David Cronenberg; Alan Moore.

• Season 3 Episode 22: Dinosaurs

  Writer Robert Sawyer; artist Mark Schultz; editor Gardner Dozois.

• Season 3 Episode 21: Violence

  Violence: director David Cronenberg; authors Dan Simmons, Neil Gaiman.

• Season 3 Episode 20: Profiles

  Writer/artist Jeff Smith ('Bone'); Elisabeth Vonarburg.

• Season 3 Episode 19: Politics

  Geoff Ryman; David Wingrove; David Lloyd.

• Season 3 Episode 18: Animation

  Celebrates Canada's contribution to animation.

• Season 3 Episode 17: Vampires

  Women authors discuss interest in vampires.

• Season 3 Episode 16: Death

  Writers Robert Holdstock; Ed Bryant; Steve Bissette.

• Season 3 Episode 15: World Building

  Authors discuss creating settings in science-fiction books.

• Season 3 Episode 14: Cyberpunk

  William Gibson; Bruce Sterling; Pat Cadigan.

• Season 3 Episode 13: Covers

  Comic-book covers; artists Dave McKean, Frank Kelly Freas, Bob Eggleton.

• Season 3 Episode 12: Cosmic Cavalcade

  Fiction and comics.

• Season 3 Episode 11: Justice

  Michael Dorn ('Star Trek: The Next Generation') and Walter Koenig ('Star Trek').

• Season 3 Episode 10: New Worlds

  A British science fiction anthology.

• Season 3 Episode 9: Watchmen

  The British comic-book series 'Watchmen.'

• Season 3 Episode 8: Children

  Jane Yolen; Monica Hughes; Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Dreams

  Authors discuss the meaning and function of dreams in fiction.

• Season 3 Episode 6: War

  Peter Straub; Dan Simmons; Connie Willis.

• Season 3 Episode 5: Fear

  Lewis Shriner; Geoff Ryman; Archie Goodwin.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Addictions

  The comics represent drug addiction.

• Season 3 Episode 3: Religion

  The portrayal of religion in science fiction and comics.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Alternate Histories

  Neil Gaiman; William Gibson; Bruce Sterling.

• Season 3 Episode 1: Projects

  Comics; animation; science fiction.

Prisoners of Gravity: Season 2 (1993 - 2003)

• Season 2 Episode 26: Myths and Archetypes

  Myths and archetypes in comic books and speculative fiction.

• Season 2 Episode 25: Profiles

  Authors Pat Murphy and John Brunner; artist Dave McKean.

• Season 2 Episode 24: Form

  Comics and speculative fiction.

• Season 2 Episode 23: Chaos

  James Gleick and chaos theory.

• Season 2 Episode 21: Marketing

  Promoting, merchandising and marketing science fiction.

• Season 2 Episode 20: Horror

  Clive Barker's works include horror; horror genre.

• Season 2 Episode 18: Humour

  Author Charlie Farquharson; Douglas Adams; Dan 'Bizarro' Piraro; cartoonist Sergio Aragones; writer Spider Robinson.

• Season 2 Episode 17: Voice; American Art Form

  American and European authors explore science fiction's roots.

• Season 2 Episode 13: Music

  Rush drummer Neil Peart; Spider Robinson; George Pratt.

• Season 2 Episode 12: Families

  Families in science fiction; dysfunctional families

• Season 2 Episode 11: M-Space: Moebius and Merril

  French comic-book artist Jean Giraud; Judith Merril.

• Season 2 Episode 10: Science and Technology

  Gregory Benford; Robert Sawyer; Jack Womack.

• Season 2 Episode 9: Sex and AIDS

  The treatment of sex and AIDS in science fiction.

• Season 2 Episode 8: Evoking the Future: Language

  Alternative languages in science fiction.

• Season 2 Episode 7: Stereotypes

  Science fiction sometimes uses stereotypes, sexism and racism.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Collaborations

  Science-fiction authors discuss collaborating.

• Season 2 Episode 3: Will Eisner

  Early comic books; graphic novels.