''Perversions of Science'' is an American

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television series that ran from June 7 to July 23, 1997, on the premium cable

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, lasting one season. It is a

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of the horror series ''

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'' also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on

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'', '' Weird Fantasy'', and ''

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series.

Format

The format of ''Perversions of Science'' is similar to ''Tales from the Crypt''; the latter is hosted by

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, a wisecracking corpse performed by

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s, while ''Perversion of Science'' is hosted by a computer-generated female robot named Chrome (voiced by

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). Individual episodes begin with an introduction by Chrome, followed by a main narrative. After the narrative is complete, Chrome concludes the episode by making a comment about the story in question. Unlike the Cryptkeeper, who frequently makes puns revolving around death and macabre subjects, Chrome engages more in sexual innuendo. Most episodes focused on a part of science fiction such as alien invasion or

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. The show featured a mix of established talent and young up-and-comers. For instance, "Panic" starred a young

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and

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opposite of Harvey Korman.

Episodes

Home media

The series was released on March 23, 2001 in Japan (Region 2, NTSC) across three individual DVD volumes by Pioneer Entertainment and Tohokushinsha Film.

References

External links

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