Innerspace (TV series)

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Innerspace
InnerSpace logo.jpg
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Presented by
Country of origin Canada
Production
Production location 299 Queen Street West
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network Space
Release2009 (2009) 
May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)
Related
HypaSpace

Innerspace, styled as InnerSpace, is a Canadian talk show devoted to news in science fiction, which served as the flagship program of Canadian TV channel Space. The show covered film, television, video games, technology, comic books, gadgets, and other news related to the sci-fi genre. Its hosts were Ajay Fry, Morgan Hoffman, and Teddy Wilson. The show was cancelled on May 24, 2018, due to financial strain. [1]

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History

InnerSpace began as HypaSpace in 2002. In 2008, it became The Circuit and brought Ajay Fry on to host. In 2007, with the show re-titled InnerSpace, Teddy Wilson joined as co-host. [2] Two years later, Cynthia Loyst joined the team, before leaving to join The Social. Morgan Hoffman joined the show shortly after that.

Prior to 2009, Space aired a daily news segment called SpaceNews. Videographer Natasha Eloi looked at "what's new" in space and the sciences. SpaceNews Monthly was a best-of show based on these interstitials. Both programs finished their runs at the end of September and October 2005, respectively. Natasha Eloi joined InnerSpace as host and field reporter covering various events happening in the world of sci-fi entertainment. Natasha also hosted and produced a series of segments seen on InnerSpace focused on toy collectibles and high-end prop replicas. "It Came From The Basement With Natasha Eloi" showcased toy collections from fans and celebrities which aired from 2005 to 2010.

Specials

"InnerSpace Presents" were hourlong specials featuring cast and creators of popular sci-fi TV shows & movies.

Notable episodes feature:

Hosts

Podcasts

InnerSpace has 174 iTunes podcasts which offer a weekly report on the Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror featured on Space. [3] InnerSPACE features popular podcasts from 2010 on their main page which are listed below [4]

PodcastDateHosts
William Gibson, Clone Wars, and the movie Monsters 29 October 2010Mark Askwith, Natasha Eloi
TBBT , The Scream Awards, and William Gibson at IFOA 15 October 2010Mark Askwith, Teddy Wilson
Supernatural ; Wes Craven's My Soul To Take8 October 2010Mark Askwith, Natasha Eloi
John Hurt on Alien , The latest trends in horror22 October 2010Mark Askwith, John Hurt
Hal-Con, Caprica , SGU LIVE11 May 2010Mark Askwith, Ajay Fry
SPACE-Mas, Reel Asian Film Fest, and More12 November 2010Mark Askwith, Natasha Elo
Your Holiday Comic Book Shopping List19 November 2010Mark Askwith, Christopher Butcher
Year-End entertainment review, interviews with Ryan Robbins and Gavin Stephens 24 December 2010Mark Askwith, Amy Pagnotta

Blogs

InnerSpace cast and crew have blogged on current events in the Sci Fi community with their earliest archive being September 2009. [5] Blogs featured images, videos as well as up-to-date information on events, appearances, new releases, and upcoming projects. Events they have written about include spoilers on the seventh installment of the Harry Potter movie, a guide to San Diego Comic-Con, and information on Space's winning commercials at the Promax Awards. Each blog page may include links to related articles, links to articles by the same author, trailers of the featured content, and a comment box allowing for anonymous 2000-character posts. Blog authors include Rob Moden, "Abelle", "The Crimson King", podcast host Mark Askwith, and finally the hosts of the show itself.

Involvement

In Sci Fi Promotion

InnerSpace was involved in the promotion of all things genre including the most imaginative television series, events, movies, video games, graphic novels, etc.

Awards

InnerSpace and co-hosts Ajay Fry and Teddy Wilson were honoured in July 2011 by the Constellation Awards, Canada's awards for excellence in science fiction film and television. The two hosts received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television through popular fan response/submission and earned 39% of the vote over their competitors: actors Amanda Tapping and Robin Dunne, and author Robert J. Sawyer.

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