Welcome to Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi.
And welcome to...
Prisoners of Gravity: The Reunion.
Five people joined Troy and David for this
35th anniversary show...
Host / Co-Creator: Rick Green
Producer / Co-Creator: Mark Askwith
Producer / Director: Gregg Thurlbeck
Associate Producer: Shirley Brady
Most Frequent Guest: Robert J. Sawyer
We hope you enjoy!
BIOS
= = =
RICK GREEN
People may know Rick Green from his days with The Frantics comedy troupe, and as ‘Bill’ on The Red Green Show, which he co-created.
Rick also created History Bites. And, of course, he was ‘Commander Rick,’ host of Prisoners of Gravity.
He is a member of the Order of Ontario and The Order of Canada for his contribution to Canadian culture and mental health.
Rick’s most recent work on his YouTube channel is, ‘Rick Has ADHD.’
= = =
MARK ASKWITH
Mark Askwith is a writer, interviewer, and Television Producer.
After graduating from the University of Toronto, he worked at Coach House Press. From 1982-87 he managed Silver Snail Comics. He left to write comics, and to work on the award-winning documentary Comic Book Confidential.
In 1989 he approached Daniel Richler, tv Ontario’s Head of Arts, and pitched a popular culture show, and Prisoners of Gravity was the result.
In 1997 he became a Founding Producer of SPACE, Canada’s National Science Fiction Channel.
= = =
GREGG THURLBECK
Since retiring from TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin, back in 2019, Gregg Thurlbeck has focused on a range of interests including swim coaching and photography.
Gregg was an exhibitor in the Contact Photography Festival and contributes to the international photography site, 52Frames.com. Gregg is also a coordinator with the Life Institute Photo Club, associated with Toronto Metropolitan University.
Gregg coaches the Alderwood Masters, is the VP of Masters Swimming Ontario and was Meet Manager for the 2024 MSO Masters Provincials swim meet in Markham.
= = =
SHIRLEY BRADY
Shirley Brady (Story Editor, Associate Producer, and NanCY!) joined Prisoners of Gravity (POG for short) in season one, with roles including book wrangling, bookcase building, research, booking guests, interviewing and sneaking puns into scripts.
After POG’s untimely demise she moved to Hong Kong, working for Discovery Channel and TIME, and then continued her career as a writer / editor / producer in New York, where she still lives with her family.
She adds: R.I.P. to Lorna Toolis and Sally Millar!
= = =
