Welcome to Paradox is a science fiction television series aired on the Sci Fi Channel. Despite being filmed in Canada, the series was only broadcast on Sci Fi Channel affiliates in the United States. It first aired on August 17, 1998, and ran for one season, ending on November 9, 1998. As this was part of a crop of new shows produced in 1998 by Sci Fi Channel and it was not successful beyond the first season, it was never placed in syndication. "Betaville" was the original title for the series.

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  • Welcome to Paradox is a science fiction television series aired on the Sci Fi Channel. Despite being filmed in Canada, the series was only broadcast on Sci Fi Channel affiliates in the United States. It first aired on August 17, 1998, and ran for one season, ending on November 9, 1998. As this was part of a crop of new shows produced in 1998 by Sci Fi Channel and it was not successful beyond the first season, it was never placed in syndication. "Betaville" was the original title for the series. The series is an anthology hybrid. The stories all took place in the fictional future city of "Betaville", a nod to Jean-Luc Goddard's Alphaville. However, the majority of the stories were adapted from other short stories whose details didn't have anything outwardly to do with the fictionalized city. The stories that were adapted were from old works by famous science fiction authors. Themes that were explored were the impact of certain technologies on the human body and psyche, as well as the role of humanity in the face of being overwhelmed by hostile technologies. Each episode had a "Host", who was to be named "Paradox" until the concept was dropped, an actor that served as a narrator, adding a prologue and epilogue to the show much like was done with The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. The Volkswagen New Beetle was chosen to be the transportation of Betaville. Any time it was called for a car to be featured in an episode, a New Beetle was used. (en)
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  • 1998-08-17 (xsd:date)
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  • List of welcome to paradox episodes (en)
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  • Betaville (Working title) (en)
  • Welcome to paradox (en)
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  • Welcome To Paradox (en)
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  • Welcome to Paradox is a science fiction television series aired on the Sci Fi Channel. Despite being filmed in Canada, the series was only broadcast on Sci Fi Channel affiliates in the United States. It first aired on August 17, 1998, and ran for one season, ending on November 9, 1998. As this was part of a crop of new shows produced in 1998 by Sci Fi Channel and it was not successful beyond the first season, it was never placed in syndication. "Betaville" was the original title for the series. (en)
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  • Welcome to Paradox (en)
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