List of Welcome to Paradox episodes

This is a list of episodes for the United States science fiction television series Welcome to Paradox.

Episode list

Season 1: 1998

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
01"Our Lady Of The Machine"Clark JohnsonAlan Dean Foster, Miguel Tejda-FloresAugust 17, 1998 (1998-08-17)

A fully 3D hologram of the Holy Madonna is being used by someone to extort money from the citizens of Betaville. Luckily Detective Angel Cardenas is on the case. His intuition comes in handy at what looks like an easy case, but in reality he will soon discover that the hologram is not a hologram at all and the Holy Madonna may be real.

Cast
  • Steven Bauer - as Detective Angel Cardenas
  • Conan Graham - as Guard
  • Suzy Joachim - as Virgin Mary holograph
  • Brandy Ledford - as Sergeant Darcy

 

02"Research Alpha"Charles WilkinsonJames H. Shmitz, A. E. van Vogt, Jeremy LippAugust 24, 1998 (1998-08-24)

At a secure facility for genetic research the scientists are getting bored with the simple and unexciting new genetic therapies they have come up with. That is when one of the scientists decides to test his human evolution acceleration therapy on himself. This of course is going to be fraught with undesirable consequences.

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03"The Winner"Charles WilkinsonDonald E. Westlake, George MelrodAugust 31, 1998 (1998-08-31)

The maximum security prison of the future has arrived. The nice thing is that the prison needs no bars. Pain inducing implants can control the prisoner's will thus locking the prisons inside their minds any time they try to leave the electronic perimeter. But like all prisons there is always one inmate that has a plan to get out.

Cast
  • Leanne Adachi - as Waitress
  • Colin Banner - as Inmate
  • Jennifer Clement - as Inspector Sarah Klein
  • Deryl Hayes - as Doctor
  • Terry Howson - as Big Man
  • Ice-T - as Revell
  • Shaun Johnston
  • Blu Mankuma - as Franklin
  • Stephen E. Miller - as Warden
  • Ian Tracey - as Cole

 

04"News from D Street"Guy MagarAndrew Weiner, Miguel Tejda-FloresSeptember 7, 1998 (1998-09-07)

Another detective story set in Betaville, however this time the P.I. must find a missing person. It soon becomes apparent to him that he and the citizen he is looking for are living in an alternate reality. A simulated reality of advanced cybernetic design

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05"The Girl Who Was Plugged In"Jorge MontesiJames Tiptree Jr., Jeremy LippSeptember 14, 1998 (1998-09-14)

A suicidal girl has come to realize that her existence is worthless because of her lack of beauty. She is given a second chance when her brain is used as an advanced remote control for an artificially grown beautiful young bio organic robot who will become a media sensation. The only question is can she now handle all the freedom she has never known?

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06"The Extra"Rod PridyGreg Egan, William HarrisonSeptember 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)

A wealthy old man has himself cloned so that he can transplant his brain into younger versions of himself. This would insure him perpetual youth and perhaps eternal life. His life gets an unexpected turn when the target clone begins to realize who he is and what he was created for.

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07"Alien Jane"Jorge MontesiKelley Eskridge, Rick DrewSeptember 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)

A girl that has the uncanny ability to feel no pain tries to hold on to her sanity when she becomes a human test subject. As the tests intensify she finds her self trying to hold on to her humanity.

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08"Hemeac"Paul ZillerE.G. Von Wald, Micheal Thoma5 October 1998 (1998-10-05)

Hemeac is a student at a school run entirely by machines. Computer controlled androids teach the students mind expanding educational material as well as mechanical precision and computer logic. Unfortunately the Dean of Students is breaking down thus forcing Hemeac to react beyond his learning, but is the time to act too late?

Cast
  • Zachary Ansley - as Obsic
  • Gillian Carfra - as Machine Shop Instructor
  • Kendall Cross - as Class Instructor
  • Anaya Farrell - as Dean
  • Robert Gauvin - as Soldier
  • Woody Jeffreys - as Dorm Monitor Droid
  • Rebecca Nygard
  • Channon Roe - as Hemeac

 

09"All Our Sins Forgotten"Bruce McDonaldDavid Ira Cleary, Miguel Tejada-Flores12 October 1998 (1998-10-12)

A therapist develops a device that can erase the bad memories of his patients. But at what cost?

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10"Acute Triangle"Jorge MontesiRob Chilson, Micheal Thoma19 October 1998 (1998-10-19)

A wealthy scientist falls in love with a biologically enhanced robot (Biorobe). His marriage failing, his wife struggles with the fateful decision to leave him. The Biorobe however desires to be much more than a compliant companion and in the end she could be just what the husband and wife need.

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11"Options"John GreysonJohn Varley, Scott Frost26 October 1998 (1998-10-26)

Technology has enabled the populace of Betaville to change ones sex as easily as changing ones clothes. So when Cleo Lawson finds that her husband is a philanderer she takes the opportunity to change her sex as a means to understanding what it is to be a man, and perhaps why her husband is the way he is.

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12"Blue Champagne"John GreysonJohn Varley, Jeremy Lipp2 November 1998 (1998-11-02)

Q.M. a worker in a futuristic healing resort called "Blue Champagne" becomes smitten with virtual reality superstar Megan Galloway when she arrives for some convalesence. The relationship takes a passionate turn but soon fails after he realizes that his emotions are sold to the VR producers as part of her performance contract.

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13"Into The Shop"Jorge MontesiRon Goulart, Andrew McEvoy9 November 1998 (1998-11-09)

The future of law enforcement has arrived in Betaville. Called "Lawagons" the black artificially intelligent vehicles patrol the streets with their human partners dispensing justice throughout the city. Federal Police Marshal Stu Clemens' Lawagon however has developed a glitch in its systems and now at the behest of his human partner has become judge, jury and executioner.

A prop of a green squeezable alien head stress toy that was played with by the episode's lead is a promotional item given at trade shows by the Sci Fi Channel, complete with the channel's name written on it.

Cast
  • Dana Ashbrook - as Federal Police Marshal Stu Clemens
  • Leigh Cronish - as Attendant
  • Ray Galletti - as Earl
  • Jennie Rebecca Hogan - as Marshal Shield
  • Rhonda Legge - as A10 (voice)
  • Brad Loree - as Otterson
  • Sean Day Michael - as Gridface
  • Jorge Montesi - as Captain Kepling
  • Michael Nemirsky - as Sheldon Kruger
  • Rebecca Reichert - as Diane Marmon

 

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