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Space: Above and Beyond

Space: Above and Beyond Dates : 1995 - 1996
24 episodes of 45 min
First broadcasting : 1996
Creator(s) : Glen Morgan, James Wong
Producer(s) : Glen Morgan, James Wong
Music : Shirley Walker
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Synopsis

2063. After half a century of spatial exploration and colonization, humanity has conquered space. But a tragic event will change everything! An advanced position, located several years Earth lights, is attacked by an extraterrestrial entity hitherto unknown. The first human counter-attacks ended with bloody failures. The last hope of the human race is based on a special unit, made up of young recruits, the "winning cards". Intergalactic war is just beginning ...

Space: Above and Beyond (or Space 2063 in French) was an American science fiction television series which was broadcast for the first time in 1995. The series was created by Glen Morgan and James Wong and lasted a total of a Only season of 22 episodes.

The story of Space: Above and Beyond takes place in the year 2063, while humanity colonized other planets outside the solar system. However, humanity is threatened by a hostile extraterrestrial race known as "Chigs". To defend itself, humanity forms a special combat unit called the "Wildcards", which are responsible for protecting human colonies from the Chigs attacks.

The series features a group of young pilots from the Wildcards unit, each with their own history and its own motivations. The group is composed of Nathan West (interpreted by Morgan Weisser), Cooper Hawkes (interpreted by Rodney Rowland), Vanessa Damphousse (interpreted by Kristen Cloke), Shane Vansen (interpreted by Lanei Chapman), Wang (interpreted by Joel de la Fuente) , McQueen (interpreted by James Morrison) and Paul Wang (interpreted by François Chau).

Space: Above and Beyond was a high -budget series for the time, with special quality special effects and a solid casting. Unfortunately, the series was not very successful in terms of audience and was not renewed for a second season. However, the series was greeted by criticism for its daring vision of the future of humanity and for its exploration of deep themes such as war, family and friendship.

Photos

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Trivia

Inspired by the TV Series "Combat!" (1962)

Full-scale models of the "Hammerhead" fighters used in the series were created in Australia at RAAF Base Williamtown. the following unverified: While they were being stored on board the freighter before shipping, crewmen from a Russian freighter were caught taking pictures of them after mistakenly thinking they were a new kind of advanced U.S. tactical fighter.

Filming

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