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

Regista:

Andre Clavel

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:

Better than the movie, not as good as the book

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 was supposed to have 40 episodes, but due to resource problems, the project was eventually cancelled ending at Episode 37, the mission where the Roughnecks had to defend Oahu with Johnny Rico being the lieutenant.

Errori:

Continuity: In "Funeral for a Friend" after Higgins and Redwing get captured, and remaining roughnecks start to make plans. Higgins and Redwing are standing with the group.

Citazioni:

Pvt. Robert Higgins: Remember the Roughnecks! The best Earth had to offer!

Movie Connections:

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

Better than the movie, not as good as the book

I first read the book STARSHIP TROOPERS when I was ten years old (now some 25+ years ago) and I have always loved that book. So much of modern SF has come from that novel, like the movie ALIENS, and novels such as ARMOR and THE FOREVER WAR. STARSHIP TROOPERS is more than just a great story, it's actually about the US island hopping campaign in the Pacific during WW2 (Heinlein was a Naval Academy graduate who served in troopships moving soldiers and Marines into battle), and it speaks eloquently about a society and its military, their roles and what is right and wrong with them. It also addresses such things as force structure, officer training, and the "tooth to tail" ratio. This book is even on the USMC reading list for NCOs, as much of the book deals with the interactions within a small, platoon-sized unit. Realizing this, it gives a different perspective on ROUGHNECKS than it does for someone who has never read the book and maybe only seen the movie. ROUGHNECKS does attempt to keep faith with the book, especially with the addition of the Skinnies, even in portraying them as they are in the book--allies, then enemies, then allies again. It also blends in the movie characters, like Zander Barcalow, with new characters like Brutto and Doc. It even leaves Dizzy as a girl (in the book, Dizzy is a guy, and he dies in the first chapter). Also, there is an attempt to add in what made the book so special to begin with--the battle armor. I saw about a dozen episodes in whole or in part, mostly on the local channel that showed it. I can only hope that SCI-FI channel will reshow them, or maybe another cable network, like TNN, could pick it up. New episodes would also be good. One person said that there was more character development in ROUGHNECKS than in five seasons of VOYAGER. That's true, especially as all the characters in ROUGHNECKS were allowed to evolve, whereas on VOYAGER only Seven or the Doctor were really allowed to expand and grow. And for all those out there who have never read the book, or any of Heinlein's work, I would highly recommend it. You'll gain a new insight into this show, the movie, and maybe even more.