Welcome to Paradox (TV Series)
1998 · Series · 42 min. · Canada
Welcome to Paradox is a science fiction television series aired on the Sci Fi Channel in the U.S. and on Showcase in Canada. Despite being filmed in Canada, the series was broadcast first in the United States. It first aired on August 17, 1998, and ran for one season, ending on November 9, 1998. As this was part of a crop of new shows produced in 1998 by Sci Fi Channel and it was not successful beyond the first season, it was never placed in syndication. "Betaville" was the original title for the series. The series is an anthology hybrid. The stories all took place in the fictional future city of "Betaville", a nod to Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville. However, the majority of the stories were adapted from other short stories whose details didn't have anything outwardly to do with the fictionalized city. The stories that were adapted were from old works by famous science fiction authors. Themes that were explored were the impact of certain technologies on the human body and psyche, as well as the role of humanity in the face of being overwhelmed by hostile technologies. Each episode had a "Host", who was to be named "Paradox" until the concept was dropped, an actor that served as a narrator, adding a prologue and epilogue to the show much like was done with The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. The Volkswagen New Beetle was chosen to be the transportation of Betaville. Any time it was called for a car to be featured in an episode, a New Beetle was used.
Direction Jeremy Lipp · Lewis Chesler · Jorge Montesi · John Greyson · Charles Wilkinson · Clark Johnson · Paul Ziller
Cast Michael Philip · Erick Kaffka · Gabrielle Miller · Mayim Bialik · Lochlyn Munro · Kendall Cross · Harmoni Everett · Suzy Joachim · Steven Bauer · Brandy Ledford · Lisa Bayliss · Leanne Adachi · Conan Graham · Dana Ashbrook · Ice-T · Alice Krige · Justin Lazard · Roma Maffia · A Martinez · William McNamara · Channon Roe · Henry Rollins · Rodney Rowland · Nicholle Tom · Ben Cardinal · Brendan Fletcher · Mackenzie Gray · Rachel Hayward · Megan Leitch · Claudette Mink · Robert Moloney · Jorge Montesi · Justine Priestley · Ian Tracey · Robert Wisden · Zachary Ansley · Jennifer Clement · Jennifer Copping · Bernie Coulson · Oscar Goncalves · Rebecca Reichert · Monika Schnarre · Nancy Sorel · Brent Stait · Peter Stebbings · J. Douglas Stewart · Peter Williams · Chilton Crane · Gerry Davey · Brennan Elliott · Anaya Farrell · Stephen E. Miller · Nicole Oliver · Ron Sauvé · Sarah Strange · Jill Teed · Blu Mankuma · Hrothgar Mathews · Peter Wilds · Alex Zahara · Martin Evans · Shaun Johnston · Sadie Lawrence · Brad Loree · Ian Marsh · Gerard Plunkett · Ken Tremblett · Colleen Winton · Dean Barrett · Ray Galletti · Woody Jeffreys · Mina E. Mina · Alice Poon · Veena Sood · David Thomson · Selina Williams · Gillian Carfra · Lossen Chambers · John Dadey · Jasmin Dring · Samantha Ferris · Deryl Hayes · Jennie Rebecca Hogan · Chris Logan · Eileen Pedde · Xantha Radley · Apollonia Vanova · Daniel Bacon · Terry Barclay · Rick Burgess · Rick Dobran · Alessandro Juliani · Sean Day Michael · John Tench · Craig Veroni · Michasha Armstrong · Ted Cole · D. Harlan Cutshall · Pamela Diaz · Leigh Rachel Faith · Adam Harrington · James Leard · Alison Matthews · Edward Diaz · Mike Dopud · Robert Gauvin · Terry Howson · Frank Ferrucci · Mark Holden · Mikela Jay · Malik McCall · Stefanie von Pfetten · Elizabeth McLaughlin · Ingrid Tesch · Peter Graham-Gaudreau
Soundtrack Lawrence Shragge
Screenplay Miguel Tejada Flores · Alan Dean Foster · Andrew McEvoy · Michael Thomas · Jeremy Lipp · Lewis Chesler · A.E. van Vogt · John Varley · David Ira Cleary · Rick Drew · Kelley Eskridge · Scott Frost · Ron Goulart · William Harrison · James H. Shmitz · James Tiptree Jr · Andrew Weiner · Andrew Wiener
Cinematography Philip Linzey
Original title Welcome to Paradox (TV Series)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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