Perversions of Science


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, and its episodes are based on EC Comics's Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, and Incredible Science Fiction 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 CGI female robot named Chrome and then an individual episode would start. After the episode was complete, Chrome would conclude Perversions of Science by making a comment about the episode.
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. For instance, "Panic" starred a young Jason Lee and Jamie Kennedy opposite of Harvey Korman.

Episodes

Home media

The series was released on March 23, 2001 in Japan across three individual DVD volumes by Pioneer Entertainment and Tohokushinsha Film.