TV series
Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997. It is a spin-off of popular horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC's Weird Science comic book series. 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 and then an individual episode would start. After the episode was complete, Chrome would conclude Perversions of Science. 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. As of 2011 the series has not been released on DVD in the US. However in 2001 it was released in Japan by Pioneer Entertainment where it has since gone out of print subsequently becoming sought after by collectors.
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Perversions of Science premiered June 7, 1997. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997. It is a spin-off of popular horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC's Weird Science comic book series. 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 and then an individual episode would start. After the episode was complete, Chrome would conclude Perversions of Science. 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. As of 2011 the series has not been released on DVD in the US. However in 2001 it was released in Japan by Pioneer Entertainment where it has since gone out of print subsequently becoming sought after by collectors.
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Episode 1
A 40 year old married, but childless, professor cannot wake from his dreams. Each time he wakes up, he finds himself in another dream.
Directed by Walter HillWritten by David S. GoyerGuest stars Lolita Davidovich, Lin Shaye, Peter Jason, Gretchen Palmer, Keith Carradine, Adam Arkin
Episode 2
A scientist who kills people in his experiments is arrested and tried. When rehabilitation fails, he is sentenced to be "exiled".
Directed by Gilbert AdlerWritten by Kevin RockGuest stars Devon Odessa, Jim Metzler, Jeremy London, Joanna Gleason, Jeff Fahey, Gary Grossman, Justin Chapman, Ace Mask
Episode 3
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.
Directed by William ShatnerWritten by Chris Miller, Kevin RockGuest stars Melanie Shatner, Kevin Pollak, William Shatner, Brian Phelps, Mark Thompson, Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst
Episode 4
A grieving widow 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.
Directed by William MaloneWritten by David J. SchowGuest stars Jeff Corey, Jeffrey Combs, Ron Perlman, David Warner, Christopher John Fields, Brian Brophy, Oscar Dillon, Craig Olsen
Episode 5
A number of people at a Halloween costume party try to deal with the panic caused by the Orson Wells Mercury Theater production of War of the Worlds.
Directed by Ramón MenéndezWritten by Mark VerheidenGuest stars William McNamara, Paul Williams, David Leisure, Yancy Butler, Joey Buttafuoco, Mark Folger, Doug Llewelyn, Dennison Samaroo
Episode 6
The mixed gender crew of a spaceship have trouble controlling their anxieties when they are sent to study a new planet.
Directed by Russell MulcahyWritten by Peter AtkinsGuest stars Joyce Brothers, Vincent Schiavelli, George Newbern, Elizabeth Berkley, Nicole DeLaina, Trayne Thomas, Michael Wiseman
Episode 7
Aliens from outer space assume human form in order to mate with a native earthperson.
Directed by Tobe HooperWritten by Andrew Kevin WalkerGuest stars Kira Reed Lorsch, Steve Monroe, Laraine Newman, Chris Sarandon, Jamie Kennedy, Tracy Middendorf, Harvey Korman, Edie McClurg
Episode 8
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.
Directed by Sean AstinWritten by Kevin RockGuest stars Wil Wheaton, Kathleen Wilhoite, Sean Astin, Jennifer Hetrick, Deborah Carlisle
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