Prisoners of Gravity

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Projects
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Commander Rick looks at upcoming projects from the worlds of comics, animation and science fiction. His interviews include Michael Carlin (DC comics editor), George Pratt (writer/artist, .. show full overview
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Alternate Histories
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1991 Commander Rick looks at alternate histories -- what might have been had certain historical events been altered -- with speculative fiction writers George Alec Effinger (Everything .. show full overview
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Religion
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Commander Rick looks at the role of religion in science fiction and comics with writers Neil Gaiman (The Sandman), James Morrow (Only Begotten Daughter), Clive Barker (Imajica), Spider .. show full overview
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Addictions
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Commander Rick looks at how drug and alcohol addictions have been represented in science fiction and comics, as well as their effects on creators. Featuring a special look at the .. show full overview
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Fear
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Commander Rick celebrates Hallowe'en by looking at what scares us, with his guests: DC comics editor Archie Goodwin (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight), comic writers Pete Milligan .. show full overview
Commander Rick's Remembrance Day special, featuring writers Peter Straub (Koko), Bruce Sterling (Islands in the Net), Martha Soukup (Plowshare), Dan Simmons (Hyperion), Kristine Kathryn .. show full overview
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Dreams
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Featuring authors Brian Stableford (The Empire of Fear), Clive Barker (Imajica), Peter Straub (Mystery), Jack Dann (Junction), Pat Cadigan (Synners), Barrington J. Bayley (The Forest of .. show full overview
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Children
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Commander Rick's guests include SF reviewer John Clute, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (editor, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction), and speculative fiction writers Pat Cadigan .. show full overview
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Watchmen
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Rick pays tribute to the seminal British comic book series, with Watchmen writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons.
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New Worlds
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This fall sees the relaunch of New Worlds, the ground-breaking British science fiction digest which introduced such "new wave" writers as J.G. Ballard to North American readers in the .. show full overview
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Justice
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Rick looks at retribution, revenge, vigilantism and the impact of technology on justice. Featuring comic book creators Keith Giffen (writer, The Justice League), Neal Adams (artist, .. show full overview
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Cosmic Cavalcade
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Commander Rick's holiday show, featuring upcoming projects in the worlds of speculative fiction and comics, including: Alan Moore and Oscar Zarate's A Small Killing; Dave McKean's Cages; .. show full overview
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Covers
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Comic book artists Dave Gibbons and Dave McKean, SF artists Frank Kelly Freas and Bob Eggleton, SF art critic Jon Gustafson and Vortex Comics publisher Bill Marks debate the artistic merits of SF, fantasy and comic book covers.
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Cyberpunk
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Featuring Vancouver author William Gibson, whose novel Neuromancer is widely credited with inspiring the cyberpunk movement; Bruce Sterling, editor of cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades; .. show full overview
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World-building
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How writers create the universes their works are set in, including: authors David Wingrove (the Chung Kuo series); Brian Stableford (the Asgard trilogy); John Clute; Brian Aldiss (the .. show full overview
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Death
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A life-affirming look at how death is represented in speculative fiction, featuring: Douglas Adams on death and humour in the Hitch Hikers series; Batman editor Denny O'Neil on the death .. show full overview
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Vampires
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With acclaimed horror author Nancy Collins (Sunglasses After Dark); vampire anthologist Ellen Datlow (A Whisper of Blood); Jewelle Gomez (The Gilda Stories), who writes about lesbian .. show full overview
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Animation
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Commander Rick's guests include Steve Bingham, founder of Canada's acclaimed Alias Research, which developed the special effects software for Terminator 2; Sheridan College's animation .. show full overview
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Politics
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Politics in science fiction, fantasy and comic books, featuring: comic book writer Alan Moore and artist David Lloyd discussing V For Vendetta, with magazine editors Gardner Dozois .. show full overview
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Profiles
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Commander Rick profiles Nebula Award-winning science fiction author Pat Murphy (The Falling Woman), Hugo Award-winning author John Brunner (Stand on Zanzibar) and World Fantasy .. show full overview
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Violence
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Commander Rick looks at the depiction of violence in science fiction, fantasy, horror and comic books, with his guests: Keith Giffen, creator of the comic character, Lobo; Alan Moore, .. show full overview
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Dinosaurs
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Featuring Robert Sawyer (author, Far-Seer); Dinosaurs! co-editor Gardner Dozois and contributor Edward Bryant ("Strata"); Michael Swanwick (author, Vacuum Flowers); James Patrick Kelly .. show full overview
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Metamorphosis
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Featuring Swamp Thing writer Alan Moore and artist Steve Bissette; British author M. John Harrison and artist Ian Miller discussing their new graphic novel, The Luck in the Head; .. show full overview
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Mars
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Commander Rick examines our fascination with Mars, featuring science fiction authors Robert J. Sawyer (End of an Era); Colin Greenland (Take Back Plenty); Terry Bisson (Voyage to the Red .. show full overview
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New Faces
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Commander Rick profiles 6 young creators to watch out for: American science fiction writer Roger MacBride Allen (Orphan of Creation); British horror author Christopher Fowler .. show full overview
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Censorship
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Commander Rick examines the censoring of and censorship in comics and speculative fiction, with his guests: science fiction author Connie Willis discussing her short story "Ado"; fantasy .. show full overview
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Generic Engineering
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Featuring SF writers Dafydd ab Hugh (Saw Another Dead Apostle on the Rim Tonight), Gregory Benford (co-author, Beyond the Fall of Night), John Brunner (Stand on Zanzibar), Edward Bryant .. show full overview
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Advice
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Commander Rick consults with creators, editors and writers about how to break into the science fiction and comic book fields, featuring authors Edward Bryant (Particle Theory), Candas .. show full overview
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Ecology
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Inspired by Earth Day on April 22, Rick looks at ecology in comics and science fiction with Green Lantern/Green Arrow writer Denny O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, Swamp Thing writer Alan .. show full overview
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Awards/Rickies
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Commander Rick announces the results of the Rickies, his contest for the best of 1991, featuring authors Clive Barker (Imajica), Gregory Benford (Beyond the Fall of Night), Lois McMaster .. show full overview

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