"Earth 2" First Contact (1994)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Scott Winant

Writers:

Billy Ray (creator) and
Michael Duggan (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Earth 2" (1994)

Original Air Date:

6 November 1994 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Devon Adair and her crew are searching a new home for the human race. The colonization of "Earth 2" is difficult...

Plot Keywords:

Colonization | Spacecraft | Alien | Survival | Stranded

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Debrah Farentino	...	Devon Adair
Clancy Brown	...	John Danziger
Sullivan Walker	...	Yale
Jessica Steen	...	Dr. Julia Heller
John Gegenhuber	...	Morgan Martin
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Bess Martin
Richard Bradford	...	Cmdr. Broderick O'Neill
Joey Zimmerman	...	Ulysses Adair
J. Madison Wright	...	True Danziger
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Alonzo Solace
Tierre Turner	...	Zero
Walter Norman	...	Walman
Marcia Magus	...	Magus
Rockmond Dunbar	...	Baines
Beth Colt	...	Newscaster

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

College of Santa Fe - 1600 Saint Michaels Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

It's a shame it was cancelled.

'Earth 2' will always be one of my favourite sci-fi shows. The plot took the simple idea of exploring and turned it into something more unique. It was interesting seeing the survivers struggle each day, facing new problems and even conspiracies that took them to the heart of their own government back on the stations.

Most of the characters were likeable and concrete in their own right, even the two children were not the typical annoying brats usually found on such shows (Wesley Crusher anyone!).

I never really understood why it was cancelled so prematurely after only one season when trash like 'Power Rangers' and other such shows get longer. I think it would have fare well if it was allowed to flourish but now I just have to content myself with re-runs on the Sci-Fi Channel.