From 1994: the print ad promoting the launch of EARTH 2, the big-budget NBC space drama that - ahem - went nowhere.
This was, essentially, the old Western standby of a settler family battling against the odds to build a new life in essentially hostile territory. The twist being that this was, of course, another world.
So far, so average. And when I watched a couple of episodes way-back-when (it aired on either SKY ONE or the short-lived SKY TWO over here) I could find little to hook me in. It was certainly less campy than LOST IN SPACE... but that didn't make it good fun.
The cast, however, had a few standouts. The excellent Debrah Farentino (oh so good in the brilliant EZ STREETS) took the lead, beating ST: VOYAGER to the prize of having a female commanding officer by a couple of months. The always-compelling Tim Curry also had a recurring role. Another familiar faces on the roster were Terry O'Quinn, Roy Dotrice and Richard (MAN IN A SUITCASE) Bradford.
The first-and-only season of 22 shows is now on DVD.
