About Prisoners of Gravity
- Released on August 21, 1989
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.
Main Cast of Prisoners of Gravity
Rick Green
Secondary Cast of Prisoners of Gravity
Dave Duncan
Kate Worley
P. D. James
Timothy Leary
Poul Anderson
Rick Geary
Grant Morrison plays Self (2 episodes)
Judith Merril
John Wesley Shipp
Walter Jon Williams
Ray Bradbury
Harry Harrison
Dan Simmons
Terry Brooks
Neal Stephenson
Suzy McKee Charnas
Donald Harron
Jack Dann
Gahan Wilson
Donald E. Westlake
Jeanne Robinson
Denis Kitchen
L. Sprague de Camp
Roberta Williams plays Self (1 episode)
Ellen Datlow
David Cronenberg
Hal Clement
Élisabeth Vonarburg
Doris Lessing
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
William Stout
M. John Harrison
Nancy A. Collins
Dave Sim
George Alec Effinger
Mercedes Lackey
Bob Eggleton
C. J. Cherryh
Donald Kingsbury
Lewis Shiner
Sharyn McCrumb
Bob Shaw
Colin Greenland
Lucius Shepard
Mike Ploog
Howard Chaykin
Gardner Dozois
Alberto Manguel
Neil Peart
Andrew Weiner
Simon Bisley
Ollie Johnston
Dave McKean
David Lloyd
Salman Rushdie
Terry Pratchett
Poppy Z. Brite
Dave Stevens
Jim Baen
Brian Fawcett
John Brunner
Andre Norton
Paul Di Filippo
Julius Schwartz
Kenneth Oppel
Parke Godwin
Barrington J. Bayley
Dan Curtis
Stephen Baxter
Spider Robinson
Steven Barnes
Robert J. Sawyer
Michael Moorcock
Will Eisner
David Brin
Robert Sheckley
Kate Wilhelm
Frank Kelly Freas
Monica Hughes
Jerry Pournelle
Edward Bryant
Samuel R. Delany
Jack Vance
Will Vinton
Kim Newman
Jamie Delano
Sean Stewart
Greg Bear
Robert Jordan
Damon Knight
Robin Hobb
Mike Mignola
Mike Resnick
Martin H. Greenberg
Dave Gibbons
Kelley Jones
Pamela Sargent
Forrest J. Ackerman
Gregory Benford
Terry Bisson
Brian Stableford
Jane Yolen
George R. R. Martin
Diana L. Paxson
Candas Jane Dorsey
Douglas Adams
Dafydd ab Hugh
Nancy Kress
Charles de Lint
Roger Zelazny
William F. Wu
Kevin Eastman
Ben Bova
William Gibson
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Mark Schultz
Guy Gavriel Kay
Larry Niven
Roberta Bondar
Clive Barker
Brian Aldiss
Fabian Nicieza
George Zebrowski
Connie Willis
Joe Haldeman
Lois McMaster Bujold
Peter David
Charles Vess
Tanya Huff
Jeanne Kalogridis
Iain Banks
Frederik Pohl
Robert Silverberg
Bill Sienkiewicz
Bruce Sterling
James Trefil
Mark Chiarello
Peter Straub
Kim Stanley Robinson
Gene Colan plays Himself (2 episodes)
Crew of Prisoners of Gravity
- Jean Giraud
- Dave Duncan
- Kate Worley
- P. D. James
- Timothy Leary
- Poul Anderson
- Neil Gaiman
- Rick Geary
- Jack Kirby
- Grant Morrison
- Nick Park
- Judith Merril
- John Wesley Shipp
- Walter Jon Williams
- Ray Bradbury
- Harry Harrison
- Dan Simmons
- Terry Brooks
- Neal Stephenson
- Suzy McKee Charnas
- Donald Harron
- Jack Dann
- Gahan Wilson
- Daniel Clowes
- Donald E. Westlake
- Jeanne Robinson
- Denis Kitchen
- Todd McFarlane
- L. Sprague de Camp
- Roberta Williams
- Ellen Datlow
- Alan Moore
- David Cronenberg
- Hal Clement
- Élisabeth Vonarburg
- Doris Lessing
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman
- Danny Elfman
- William Stout
- M. John Harrison
- Nancy A. Collins
- Anne Rice
- Dave Sim
- George Alec Effinger
- Mercedes Lackey
- Bob Eggleton
- Stan Lee
- Michael Dorn
- C. J. Cherryh
- Donald Kingsbury
- Lewis Shiner
- Sharyn McCrumb
- Bob Shaw
- Colin Greenland
- Lucius Shepard
- Mike Ploog
- Howard Chaykin
- Gardner Dozois
- Alberto Manguel
- Neil Peart
- Andrew Weiner
- Keith Giffen
- Walter Hill
- Simon Bisley
- Ollie Johnston
- Dave McKean
- David Lloyd
- Salman Rushdie
- Terry Pratchett
- Poppy Z. Brite
- Dave Stevens
- Jim Baen
- Brian Fawcett
- John Brunner
- Andre Norton
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Paul Di Filippo
- Julius Schwartz
- Kenneth Oppel
- Parke Godwin
- Barrington J. Bayley
- Dan Curtis
- Walter Koenig
- Stephen Baxter
- Spider Robinson
- Steven Barnes
- Robert J. Sawyer
- Harlan Ellison
- Michael Moorcock
- Will Eisner
- David Brin
- Robert Sheckley
- Kate Wilhelm
- Frank Kelly Freas
- Monica Hughes
- Jerry Pournelle
- Edward Bryant
- Samuel R. Delany
- Jack Vance
- Will Vinton
- Kim Newman
- Jamie Delano
- Sean Stewart
- Greg Bear
- Robert Jordan
- Damon Knight
- Robin Hobb
- Mike Mignola
- Mike Resnick
- Martin H. Greenberg
- Dave Gibbons
- Kelley Jones
- Pamela Sargent
- Forrest J. Ackerman
- Garth Ennis
- Gregory Benford
- Terry Bisson
- Brian Stableford
- Jane Yolen
- George R. R. Martin
- Diana L. Paxson
- James L. Brooks
- Candas Jane Dorsey
- Douglas Adams
- Dafydd ab Hugh
- Nancy Kress
- Charles de Lint
- Roger Zelazny
- William F. Wu
- Kevin Eastman
- Ben Bova
- William Gibson
- Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
- Matt Groening
- Mark Schultz
- Guy Gavriel Kay
- Walt Simonson
- Larry Niven
- Roberta Bondar
- Clive Barker
- Len Wein
- Brian Aldiss
- Fabian Nicieza
- George Zebrowski
- Connie Willis
- Joe Haldeman
- Lois McMaster Bujold
- Peter David
- Charles Vess
- Frank Miller
- Chris Claremont
- Tanya Huff
- Jeanne Kalogridis
- Iain Banks
- Frederik Pohl
- Robert Silverberg
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Bruce Sterling
- James Trefil
- Mark Chiarello
- Peter Straub
- Sam Simon
- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Gene Colan