The Anti-Gravity Room
The Anti-Gravity Room was a weekly
History
Nick started his first show, TALKCOMICS, in 1993 with his best friend Milan Dale. It was a call-in show which aired on the
Word of the show got around and it was jointly picked up by Canada's
Shashi would later be replaced by Jaimy Mahlon over the course of the series' four-year run. Other hosts included Eugenie Vincent, Aashna Patel, Patricia Ribeiro and Jackie Farry.
The fifth and final season of The Anti-Gravity Room only aired on YTV, as the Sci-Fi Channel decided to cancel the series early.[3] [4]
It was followed with the spiritual-sequel series, Warp, which premiered on September 17, 1998 on YTV. Unlike The Anti-Gravity Room, which was focused on comics, Warp covered a range of topics in sci-fi, pop-culture, television, movies and technology. Phil continued as host and was joined by fellow YTV personality Paul McGuire. Nick continued to host some segments. Jennifer Racicot (aka PJ Katie) hosted segments called Real Warped which highlighted movies. [5]
References
- ^ Scoullar, Nick (March–April 1994). "Going Public: How I Started My Own T.V. Show". www.zuzu.org. ZuZu. Archived from the original on 18 April 1997. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "A Show Without Gravity". Television Business International: 42. November 1994.
- ^ "YTV - the Anti Gravity Room - EPISODES". 11 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-02-11. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Syfy Channel schedule listings - Inner Mind". www.innermind.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "YTV Warp - Directors". YouTube.
External links
- The Anti-Gravity Room - Sci-Fi (archived)
- The Anti-Gravity Room - YTV (archived)
- The Anti-Gravity Room at IMDb
- Interview Transcript
- THE ANTI GRAVITY ROOM'S NICK AMADEUS LIVE INTERVIEW! YOU ME YTV!