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      • Space Rangers is an American futuristic science fiction drama. The series aired on CBS in 1993. The show was created by Pen Densham and Trilogy Entertainment Group.


      Synopsis


      In the year 2104, the Earth colony Fort Hope on the distant planet Avalon struggles to survive. A small force of police/marines called the "Space Rangers Corps" are the first, last and only line of defense for the colonists against crime and the perils of interstellar exploration. The series concentrates on Captain John Boon and his team of Rangers aboard Ranger Slingship #377.


      Cast



      Jeff Kaake as Captain John Boon
      Jack McGee as Doc Kreuger
      Marjorie Monaghan as Jojo Thorsen
      Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Zylyn
      Danny Quinn as Daniel Kincaid
      Clint Howard as Dr Mimmer
      Linda Hunt as Commander Chennault
      Gottfried John as Colonel Erich Weiss


      Planets


      New Venus -A former Earth colony that was overrun with Banshees. While most of the men elected to abandon the colony, the women chose to stay and fight off the invaders. As a result the colony became an Amazon-like matriarchy. Jojo Thorsen originates from this colony and harbors a deep hatred for Banshees.
      Skaraab -A desolate planet where the days are so hot that the suns burn away all surface life in a matter of one day. The planet's vegetation has to grow back overnight and is so aggressive that it will even consume animal tissue in order to survive. It is also home to an ancient Graaka burial temple.
      Earth -Home to the Space Rangers Corps & its Central Command. It is several weeks away at lightspeed from Fort Hope.
      Avalon -Home to our heroes' colony of Fort Hope. On the outside it looks much like the Painted Desert in the American southwest.
      Katraz -Penal colony. A place where the galaxy's worst are dumped off never to be heard from again. There are no guards and no ways to leave. The planet is ruled by anarchy among the inmates. One inmate named Rec heads the majority of factions on the planet. The name is no doubt derived from the former San Francisco prison of Alcatraz Island which also had the reputation for being impossible to escape.
      Blood Nebula -A favorite hiding spot for smugglers and slavers. Its red clouds jam most sensors making enforcement in this area difficult at best.
      Vee'Lon Prime -A wet, sandy, and tropical planet home to the reptilian Vee'Lons.


      Production


      Space Rangers was produced as a six episode miniseries by CBS. Pen Densham developed the series over several years under its working title of Planetbusters with Densham emphasizing the focus of the show wasn't on pure science-fiction like Star Trek and was instead more focused on action-adventure.


      Episodes




      Media


      The complete series was released for a short time on VHS tape. It was later released to DVD for Region 2.
      On October 15, 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1. Oddly, the Mill Creek release contains two DVDs but contains all six episodes highly compressed onto the first disk, while the second disk has the same six episodes combined into three mini-movies of two episodes each. Furthermore, the Mill Creek release specifies a different episode order list versus the Episodes list above. The Mill Creek release specifies the order as:

      "Pilot"
      "The Replacements"
      "Banshees"
      "Death Before Dishonor"
      "The Trial"
      "To Be Or Not To Be"
      It is not specified on the DVD package why the episodes are in this order on the DVD.


      See also



      Star Rangers, a comic series from 1987–88 with similar characters and concepts.


      References




      External links


      Space Rangers at IMDb
      Marjorie Monaghan's (Jojo) website on Space Rangers

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