"Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles" (1999) TV series

Director:

Andre Clavel

Writers:

Pat Allee (writer)
David S. Clark (episode)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

30 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Animation | Action | Adventure

Plot:

The missions of a Mobile Infantry squad as they participate in a war of survival against a ferocious alien insectoid invader.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Spacecraft | Spin Off | Military | Computer Animation

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Nicholas Guest	...	Maj. Zander Barcalow (14 episodes, 1999-2000)
James Horan	...	Cpl. Richard 'Doc' LeCroix (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Alexander Polinsky	...	Robert Higgins / ... (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rino Romano	...	Johnnie Rico / ... (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Dizzy Flores / ... (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Cpl. Jeff Gossard / ... (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jamie Hanes	...	Jean Razak / ... (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rider Strong	...	Carl Jenkins / ... (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
David DeLuise	...	Sgt. Francis Brutto (11 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tish Hicks	...	Lt. Carmen Ibanez (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Thomas Wagner	...	Commander Marlow (6 episodes, 1999-2000)

Also Known As:

Starship Troopers (USA) (working title)
Starship Troopers: The Series (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG for pervasive sci-fi action violence. (videos The Zephyr, Hydora, Tophet, Klendathu, and Homefront Campaigns)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:16 | USA:PG (episode "Trackers")

Company:

Adelaide Productions

Trivia:

The name Robert Higgins was named after one of the senior presidents of the Sony Company.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In episode #26 "Metamorphosis", when Zander-bug has Doc cornered in the Med-lab, Doc refers to Zander as "Lieutenant" even though Zander's rank is Major. It was speculated that Zander was demoted, but General Redwing reports that he accessed computer files as "Major Zander Barcalow" in episode #28 "The Mission".

Quotes:

[a bug grabs Razak, and tries to pull him away from the ship, he pulls out a hand grenade]
Lt. Jean Razak: Let go.
Pvt. Johnny Rico: NEGATIVE, SIR.
[Releases Razac, the grenade explodes. Johnny grabs a rifle lying on the platform. Rico screams]
Pvt. Johnny Rico: No!
Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores: Rico!
[Johnny starts shooting]
Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores: No!
[Johnny continues shooting]
Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores: . Johnny, No!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#28.14)" (2002)

the roughneck series

I found the roughneck series 100% better than both movies and the book. All six of the dvds are worth purchasing. The stories are very good and the animation excellent. I continue to watch them to this day. There was a little goof up in the continuity when they company had to outsource the production. However, it does nothing to detract from the stories. The only one I did not like was trackers. And the DVD's left out 3 very major episodes. There are episode guides that will fill in the missing pieces. All in all the cgi animation series is excellent entertainment.

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