Lithia 

Major Jason Mercer awakes from a cryogenics experiment to a primitive Earth society devoid of men. His presence among these women, many of whom have never seen a man, begins to complicate ... See full summary »

Director:

Helen Shaver

Writer:

Sam Egan

Stars:

David Keith, Claire Rankin, Nadia Capone

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
David Keith	...	Major Jason Mercer
Claire Rankin	...	Ariel
Nadia Capone	...	Miranda
Kirsten Alter	...	Pelé (as Kirsten Williamson)
Camille Mitchell	...	Leader of Hyacinth
Julie Harris	...	Hera
Katie Stuart	...	Phoebe
Karin Konoval	...	Sarah
Beverley Elliott	...	Celeste
Jenny-Lynn Hutcheson	...	Nomi
Julie Bond	...	Pontella
Michelle Hart	...	Enya
Nadia-Leigh Nascimento	...	Elysse (as Nadia Leigh Nascimento)

Storyline

Major Jason Mercer awakes from a cryogenics experiment to a primitive Earth society devoid of men. His presence among these women, many of whom have never seen a man, begins to complicate the relationships of the colony, with disastrous results.

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Plot Keywords:

future shock | primitive society | village | history repeats itself | irony | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications,Atlantis Films,CFCF-TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director Helen Shaver previously played Cathy Kress in Au-delà du réel - l'aventure continue: Sandkings (1995).

User Reviews

Never mind the bollocks...

Imagine submitting a script, the central theme of which were some ill conceived and self serving generalisations commonly held by ignorant men about women. This script wouldn't just be an example of stereotyping but a fully rounded rationalisation of prejudice, depicting woman as universally incapable of functioning independently, habitually stupid and selfish. What do you think the reception for that script would be, be honest, it's never going to fly is it?

Oddly but I admit none too surprisingly, the same isn't true if you simply transpose the gender roles. Yep you can get away with rendering bigotry on screen if you just take the time to select the -correct- subject matter. What's even odder though, is just how blithely this particular example negotiates this hypocrisy so un-self-consciously; there's not even a perfunctory attempt to qualify the crass reasoning it presents.

And this is where the paradox arises, the narrative presented is so crass and objectionable that it actually turns out to be quite an effective (probably unintentional) satire on feminism.