The Anti-Gravity Room
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The Anti-Gravity Room was a weekly Canadian
television
program of the early- to mid-1990s, spotlighting comic book
s and video games, and hosted by Nick Scoullar
and Phil Guerrero
. It was produced by YTV in Canada, and was carried in the United States
on the Sci-Fi Channel
. It featured interviews with international comic creators, coverage of comic events, reviews of video games, and guest hosts such as Ben Stiller
and Kevin Smith
.
cable TV. Viewers would call in with questions on comic books and host Nick Scoullar
would answer them. Word of the show got around and it was jointly picked up by Canada's YTV and America's Sci-Fi channel. The show was expanded into more of a news/information show that still covered comics, but also more literature, games, movies and music. Two more hosts were added: Phil Guerrero
and Shashi Bhatia. Nick was based in New York, Phil in Toronto
and Shashi in Los Angeles. Shashi would later be replaced by Jaimy Mahlon over the course of the series' four year run. The final season of The Anti Gravity Room was only aired in Canada
, as it seems that Sci-Fi decided to can the series early. Nick Scoullar is currently living in Belgium
, where he has appeared in several TV commercials.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television
Television
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program of the early- to mid-1990s, spotlighting comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s and video games, and hosted by Nick Scoullar
Nick Scoullar
Nick Scoullar is an actor.During the mid-1990s he starred in a popular television show called The Anti-Gravity Room, where he discussed comic books and interviewed several famous people, including Kevin Smith , Howard Stern and Ben Stiller...
and Phil Guerrero
The Zone
The Zone is the flagship weekday afternoon programming block on the Canadian television channel YTV. It airs between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET in Canada...
. It was produced by YTV in Canada, and was carried in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the Sci-Fi Channel
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
. It featured interviews with international comic creators, coverage of comic events, reviews of video games, and guest hosts such as Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara....
and Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
.
History
The Anti Gravity Room began as a call-in show on public-access televisionPublic-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV. Viewers would call in with questions on comic books and host Nick Scoullar
Nick Scoullar
Nick Scoullar is an actor.During the mid-1990s he starred in a popular television show called The Anti-Gravity Room, where he discussed comic books and interviewed several famous people, including Kevin Smith , Howard Stern and Ben Stiller...
would answer them. Word of the show got around and it was jointly picked up by Canada's YTV and America's Sci-Fi channel. The show was expanded into more of a news/information show that still covered comics, but also more literature, games, movies and music. Two more hosts were added: Phil Guerrero
The Zone
The Zone is the flagship weekday afternoon programming block on the Canadian television channel YTV. It airs between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET in Canada...
and Shashi Bhatia. Nick was based in New York, Phil in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and Shashi in Los Angeles. Shashi would later be replaced by Jaimy Mahlon over the course of the series' four year run. The final season of The Anti Gravity Room was only aired in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, as it seems that Sci-Fi decided to can the series early. Nick Scoullar is currently living in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, where he has appeared in several TV commercials.