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

Directors:

Chris Berkeley
Alan Caldwell

Writers:

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

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Data di uscita:

30 agosto 1999 (USA)

Genere:

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 | Giant Insect | Computer Animation | Military | Marine

Premi:

1 win & 4 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Very good, but unfinished.

Cast

Elizabeth Daily	...	Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Cpl. Jeff Gossard (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
James Horan	...	Cpl. Richard 'Doc' LaCroix (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Alexander Polinsky	...	Pvt. Robert Higgins (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rino Romano	...	Johnny Rico (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rider Strong	...	Pvt. Carl Jenkins (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
David DeLuise	...	Sgt. Francis Brutto (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jamie Hanes	...	Lt. Jean Razak (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Steve Staley	...	T'Phai (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Irene Bedard	...	Gen. Miriam Redwing (3 episodes, 1999-2001)
Clancy Brown	...	Sgt. Charlie Zim (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tish Hicks	...	Lt. Carmen Ibanez (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Thomas Wagner	...	Commander Marlow (3 episodes, 1999-2000)

Alias:

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)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Sonoro:

Dolby

Divieti:

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

Company:

Adelaide Productions

Curiosità:

This series gave Dizzy Flores an actual name. In the novel, Flores didn't have a first name. In the 1997 Starship Troopers movie, Flores's first name was just Dizzy. On the Roughnecks series, one of the writers just decided to give Isabel as the legal first name, hence "Isabel 'Dizzy' Flores."

Errori:

Varie: During the taking of the beach in the Tesca Campaign, the armbands the Roughnecks wear for Carl disappear and reappear from shot to shot.

Citazioni:

[the Roughnecks and General Redwing finally start Lieutenant Razak's funeral and spreading his ashes over Luna Lake after getting out of a battle. Narrating]
Pvt. Robert Higgins: Lieutenant Jean Razak died in the line of duty on day 210 of the battle for planet Earth. His last request was that we drop his ashes over Luna Lake at sunrise.
[the rest of the Roughnecks, including General Redwing salute, with Lieutenant Rico giving one last gaze at the picture of the Roughnecks, with Lieutenant Razak in the picture. Rico drops the picture onto the lake]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Citato in Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy (2000) (VG)

Very good, but unfinished.

This animated series was better than the movie (though I love the movie too), but was unfinished. There were only 37 episodes (though you can see several that never aired on the "Trackers DVD). The problem is that the series ended before the Roughnecks saved earth and kill the Queen. THat being said there were many more positives. First, the animation was top quality (though I would have gone for traditional cartoon over computers). Secondly the character development was fantastic. Thirdly, the "serial" nature of the episodes were reminiscent of some of the old 40's serials. The story starts out on Pluto were the Roughnecks are sent to save miners from the Arachnids. After Pluto is saved, the Roughnecks go to Hydora a waterworld (and probably the best campaign) to find the transport bug which had escaped Pluto. From there they go to Tophet, were we meet the "Skinnies," a race of aliens who are controlled by the Bugs. After liberating the Skinnies, the Roughnecks move onto Tesca, a jungle campaign where the Roughnecks must battle spiders and prejudice. From Tesca, the Roughnecks are marooned on an asteroid infested with "Firefrys" and a living asteroid. From here they attack the Bugs on their home world of Klandathu were they discover the bug queen. The Bug Queen escapes and heads to earth where the series culminates with the "Homefront Campaign."

Good Luck Apes!