The Best Episodes of Perversions of Science Season 1
Every episode of Perversions of Science Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Perversions of Science Season 1!
Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997. It is a spin-off of popular horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC's Weird Science comic book series. The format of Perversions of Science is very similar to Tales From The Crypt, the show was introduced by a sexualized female robot named Chrome and then an individual episode would start. After the episode was complete, Chrome would conclude Perversions of Science. 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. "Panic", for instance, starred a young Jason Lee and Jamie Kennedy opposite Harvey Korman. As of 2011 the series has not been released on DVD in the US. However in 2001 it was released in Japan by Pioneer Entertainment where it has since gone out of print subsequently becoming sought after by collectors.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Perversions of Science" season 1 is "Dream of Doom", rated 5.9/10 from 101 user votes. It was directed by Walter Hill and written by N/A. "Dream of Doom" aired on 6/7/1997 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Anatomy Lesson".
5.9/10 101 votes#1 - Dream of Doom
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/1997
A 40 year old married, but childless, professor cannot wake from his dreams. Each time he wakes up, he finds himself in another dream.
Director: Walter Hill
Writer: N/A
6.2/10 81 votes#2 - Anatomy Lesson
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/1997
The son of a small town coroner has the desire to kill. A strange bearded man, however, always interferes with his plans.
Director: Gilbert Adler
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 83 votes#3 - Boxed In
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/7/1997
A space pilot has spent years in an eroding fighter with a female android. He has kept his promise to be faithful to his fiance named Dulcine who is also the daughter of an Admiral. When he finally gets to see her he notices that the Admiral has fitted her with and electronic chastity belt.
Director: William Shatner
Writer: N/A
6.1/10 83 votes#4 - The Exile
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/11/1997
A scientist who kills people in his experiments is arrested and tried. When rehabilitation fails, he is sentenced to be "exiled".
Director: William Malone
Writer: N/A
5.9/10 137 votes#5 - Given the Heir
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/18/1997
A woman re-shapes her body to perfection. She then participates in an experiment where she is sent ten years into the past where she meets a man obsessed with perfection.
Director: Ramón Menéndez
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 78 votes#6 - Planely Possible
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/25/1997
A grieving widow volunteers to be the subject of an experiment where he will be sent to another plane of existence where his wife may still be alive.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 87 votes#7 - Panic
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/2/1997
A number of people at a Halloween costume party try to deal with the panic caused by the Orson Wells Mercury Theater production of War of the Worlds.
Director: Tobe Hooper
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 64 votes#8 - Snap Ending
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/9/1997
The mixed gender crew of a spaceship have trouble controlling their anxieties when they are sent to study a new planet.
Director: Sean Astin
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 66 votes#9 - Ultimate Weapon
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/16/1997
Aliens from outer space assume human form in order to mate with a native earthperson.
Director: Dean Lopata
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 62 votes#10 - The People's Choice
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/23/1997
A suburban family gets caught between groups of warring robots. When one of their robots is damaged every night, a robot repairman suggests that they buy a new one: a red, white, and blue patriot.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: N/A