Perversions of Science
| Perversions of Science | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Science fiction Horror |
| Based on |
Weird Science by William Gaines |
| Voices of | Maureen Teefy |
| Theme music composer | Danny Elfman |
| Composer(s) |
J. Peter Robinson Ernest Troost Frank Becker Chris Boardman Eric Colvin Mark Mothersbaugh Mark Snow Dan Wool |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Richard Donner David Giler Walter Hill Joel Silver Robert Zemeckis |
| Producer(s) | Gilbert Adler |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company(s) |
EC Comics HBO |
| Distributor |
HBO Chum Television (Canada) |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | June 7 – July 23, 1997 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Tales from the Crypt |
Perversions of Science is an American science fiction/horror anthology television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season from June 7 to July 23, 1997. It is a spin-off of the horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO,[1] and its episodes are based on EC Comics's Weird Science comic book series.
Format
The format of Perversions of Science is very similar to Tales From The Crypt, the show was introduced by a sexualized female robot named Chrome (voiced by Maureen Teefy) and then an individual episode would start. After the episode was complete, Chrome would conclude Perversions of Science.[1]
Most episodes focused on a part of science fiction such as alien invasion or space/time travel.
The show featured a mix of established talent and young up-and-comers. "Panic", for instance, starred a young Jason Lee and Jamie Kennedy opposite Harvey Korman.
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Dream of Doom" | Walter Hill | David S. Goyer | June 7, 1997 |
| A 40-year-old divorced, but childless, professor cannot wake from his dreams. Each time he wakes up, he finds himself in another dream. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Anatomy Lesson" | Gilbert Adler | Kevin Rock | June 7, 1997 |
| The son of a small town coroner has the desire to kill. A strange bearded man, however, always interferes with his plans. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Boxed In" | William Shatner | Chris Miller & Kevin Rock | June 7, 1997 |
| A space pilot has spent years in an eroding fighter with a female android. He has kept his promise to be faithful to his fiance named Dulcine who is also the daughter of an Admiral. When he finally gets to see her he notices that the Admiral has fitted her with an electronic chastity belt. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Exile" | William Malone | David J. Schow | June 11, 1997 |
| A scientist who kills people in his experiments is arrested and tried. When rehabilitation fails, he is sentenced to be "exiled". | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Given the Heir" | Ramón Menéndez | Mark Verheiden | June 18, 1997 |
| A woman re-shapes her body to perfection. She then participates in an experiment where she is sent ten years into the past where she meets a man obsessed with perfection. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Planely Possible" | Russell Mulcahy | Peter Atkins | June 25, 1997 |
| A grieving widower volunteers to be the subject of an experiment where he will be sent to another plane of existence where his wife may still be alive. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Panic" | Tobe Hooper | Andrew Kevin Walker | July 2, 1997 |
| A number of people at a Halloween costume party try to deal with the panic caused by the Orson Welles Mercury Theatre production of The War of the Worlds. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Snap Ending" | Sean Astin | Kevin Rock | July 9, 1997 |
| The mixed gender crew of a spaceship have trouble controlling their anxieties when they are sent to study a new planet. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Ultimate Weapon" | Dean Lopata | Gilbert Adler & Jeannette Lewis | July 16, 1997 |
| Aliens from outer space assume human form in order to mate with a native earthperson. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "The People's Choice" | Russell Mulcahy | Scott Nimerfro | July 23, 1997 |
| A suburban family gets caught between groups of warring robots. When one of their robots is damaged every night, a robot repairman suggests that they buy a new one: a red, white, and blue patriot. | |||||
Home media
As of 2016, the series has not been released on DVD in the United States. However, on March 23, 2001 it was released in Japan (Region 2, NTSC) by Pioneer Entertainment where it has since gone out of print subsequently becoming sought after by collectors.
References
- 1 2 "Show Summary". Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ↑ "List of Episodes". TV.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
External links
- Perversions of Science at the Internet Movie Database
- Perversions of Science at TV.com
- Perversions of Science on TVShowsOnDVD.com