Registered: Feb 2001
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my memory is like crackers they can only be used once

but anyway
the carrier was named Saratoga
the squadrons flew hammerheads
the squadron in focus was named wildcards
i only saw 2 or 3 episodes of this show before they cancelled it on the telly ;((((((((((((((

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Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Finland
Posts: 553

I've never seen it myself, but I'd guess you're thinking of S:AaB, Space: Above and Beyond.

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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Stockholm, Schweden
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I could confirm that. The name of the show is "Space: Above and Beyond". Over here (Schweden) it was called "The battle of Tellus". I guess Saab wouldn't be the best name

Pez

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Registered: Jul 2000
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It actually ran a full season I think. They ran out of good ideas tho.

I saw a bit of the last episode tho.

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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Stockholm, Schweden
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I liked the end, it was like the end of FS2. Kind of unexpected ending.

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
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Space: Above and Beyond

ran for a full season, one of the heroes got his girlfriend back in that last episode, but lost all his friends. Wasnt a bad show, kinda like a cross between FS and Aliens 2.

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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Lo-Fidelity All Star
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Which was why the concept what just wrong.

Who in their right mind trains pilots to be marines as well?

"Yes, let's send the troops we just spend a million dollars each on for flight training into ground combat where they'll get chewed up like dog food!"

Starship troopers summed it up perfectly:

The Fleet does the flying, the MI does the dying.

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Registered: Jul 2000
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That was my main complaint with the series, that and it was a bad rip-off of Aliens in look and design.

It works if a single episode or so deals with an emergency where the pilots must survive on the surface after they crash, but being marines duking it out? I don't think so...

Whoever their Admiral is, he needs a good Bosch beer...

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: scotland
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marine pilots have done all the infantry training but after they had there flight training it does seem abit crazy to send them into combat on foot - although unlike some of you i cant say i had appriated that fact until you just pointed it out - and while on the subject what happened in the last episode i think i seen every other episode twice but i always miss the final show

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: Who wants to live in a location?
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It's a pity they cancelled it though. It roxed.

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