Space: Above and Beyond

(Space: Above and Beyond)

 Season 1

24 Episodes

Episodes from the first season

1 - PILOT (1/2)

Score
7.0
1 vote

Original title : Pilot (1/2)
First Aired : 24.09.1995 (USA) 07.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : David Nutter
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : Alan Dale (Colonial Governor Borman), Charles Anthony (Nelson), Chris Kirby (Lieutenant Stone), Colin Handley (Sergeant Vansen), Gennie Nevinson (Anne West), Melissa Bullock (Young Shane), Michael Edwards-Stevens (Maxwell), R. Lee Ermey (Sergeant Major Frank Bogus), Rebecca Riggs (Mrs. Vansen), Ric Anderson (Slayton), Robert Coleby (Colonial Governor Jonathan Overmeyer), Bill Hunter (Secretary General Chartwell), Colin Friels (Lieutenant Colonel Fouts), Amanda Douge (Kylen Celina), Peter Kent (Mike "Pags" Pagodin), Theresa Wong (Michelle Low), Anja Coleby (Bartley), Darrin Klimek (Carter)


The Story : A promising sci-fi series that, executive producer Glen Morgan says is "kind of a World War II movie in space" takes off with impressive special effects. In the year 2063, the final frontier is a battle field. An earth united in peace takes its first steps toward interplanetary colonization, only to be threatened by an enigmatic alien race. Enter the 58th Squadron, a group of wet-behind-the-ears pilots with the Marine Corps Air and Space Cavalry. Under the rigorous tutelage of Sgt. Maj. Frank Bougus, reluctant leader Nathan West and fellow cadets Shane Vansen and Cooper Hawkes embark on a mission to save the galaxy.

2 - PILOT (2/2)

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Pilot (2/2)
First Aired : 24.09.1995 (USA) 07.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : David Nutter
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : Alan Dale (Colonial Governor Borman), Charles Anthony (Nelson), Chris Kirby (Lieutenant Stone), Colin Handley (Sergeant Vansen), Gennie Nevinson (Anne West), Melissa Bullock (Young Shane), Michael Edwards-Stevens (Maxwell), R. Lee Ermey (Sergeant Major Frank Bogus), Rebecca Riggs (Mrs. Vansen), Ric Anderson (Slayton), Robert Coleby (Colonial Governor Jonathan Overmeyer), Bill Hunter (Secretary General Chartwell), Colin Friels (Lieutenant Colonel Fouts), Amanda Douge (Kylen Celina), Peter Kent (Mike "Pags" Pagodin), Theresa Wong (Michelle Low), Anja Coleby (Bartley), Darrin Klimek (Carter)


The Story : See Part 1

3 - THE FARTHEST MAN FROM HOME

Score
-
No vote

Original title : The Farthest Man from Home
First Aired : 01.10.1995 (USA) 09.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : David Nutter
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : French Stewart (Survivor), Michael Mantell (Howard Sewell), Linda Carlson (Theresa Ashford), Bok Yun Chon (Yuko Kayaguest), Tedd Taskey (Soldier), Robert Crow (Controller), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glenn Van Ross)


The Story : A survivor of the brutal attack on the Tellus colony is found, leading to believe that Kylen is still alive on the distant planet-a belief for which he's willing to risk his life.

4 - THE DARK SIDE OF THE SUN

Score
-
No vote

Original title : The Dark Side of the Sun
First Aired : 08.10.1995 (USA) 10.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Charles Martin Smith
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : Kimberly Patton (Felicity OH 519), Paul Keeley (Justin EB 774), Iva Franks (Sabrine EW 177), Susan Priver (Lt. Nelson)


The Story : Nightmares come to life for Shane when a sentry-duty assignment on an asteroid leads the 58th into a bloody confrontation with a battalion of rouge androids, among which are the AI's who murdered her parents.

5 - MUTINY

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Mutiny
First Aired : 15.10.1995 (USA) 11.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Stephen Cragg
Writing credits : Stephen Zito
Cast : Tony Amendola (Captain Lewelyn), Calvin Levels (First Mate Potter), Tom Everett (CPO Keats), Thom Barry (Chief Mechanic), Lisa Dinkins (Triage Nurse), William Forward (Mercer), Steven Hack (Harkin), Jeffrey Howard (Harris), Robert Louis Kempf (Sgt. Solomon Monk), Ping Wu (Ashby), Christopher Michael Moore (Sorrel)


The Story : When mutiny erupts aboard a civilian cargo ship carrying 200 In Vitro embryos, Cooper faces a difficult decision-should he protect his fellow soldiers, or join forces with the rebellious Tanks?

6 - RAY BUTTS

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Ray Butts
First Aired : 22.10.1995 (USA) 14.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Charles Martin Smith
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : David Prudhomme (Cochran), John Voldstad (Sailor), Lar Park-Lincoln (Bowman), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross), Steve Rankin (Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Thomas Butts)


The Story : The Saratoga has a mysterious new passenger: a battle-scarred special-forces commando whose classified mission directives put the 58th at his disposal, even if it means leading them to certain disaster.

7 - EYES

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Eyes
First Aired : 05.11.1995 (USA) 15.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Felix Alcala
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : Daniel Stewart (Thompson), George DelHoyo (Ambassador Nicholas Chaput), Harriet Sansom Harris (Ambassador Diane Hayden), John Verea (Lieutenant Richard Swirko), Kimberly Patton (Feliciti OH 483), Ken Takemoto (Kurasowa), James Lesure (Lieutenant Charlie Stone), Michael Harney (Questioner), Josie DiVincenzo (Lieutenant Susan Pisarek), Robin Curtis (Andrea Wilkins)


The Story : The Saratoga becomes a pressure cooker of violence and political intrigue when an assassination on Earth forces a delegation of UN officials to use the craft as the site of an important conference.

8 - THE ENEMY

Score
-
No vote

Original title : The Enemy
First Aired : 12.11.1995 (USA) 16.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Michael Katleman
Writing credits : Marilyn Osborn
Cast : Bob Koherr (Crazy Marine), Danny Goldring (Sergeant Jackson), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : The soldiers of the 58th become their own worst enemies when a routine supply mission goes awry, leaving them stranded in alien territory and suffering from the effects of a mysterious Chig weapon.

9 - HOSTILE VISIT (1/2)

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-
No vote

Original title : Hostile Visit (1/2)
First Aired : 19.11.1995 (USA) 17.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Thomas J. Wright
Writing credits : Peyton Webb
Cast : Billy Mayo (Webb), Dan Rice (MP), David Gardner (Klein), Garon Grigsby (Aero Tech Engineer), John Carlos Frey ("Now" Marine), Randy Mulkey (Donne), Sharon Washington (Crew Chief), Steve Lanza (Loading Bay Crewman), Steven Jang (Connor), Susan Vee (Gates), Wiley Picket (Marine #1), Michael Mantell (Howard Sewell), Melissa Bowen (Lieutenant Stroud), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : A commandeered alien battleship provides the 58th with information about an important Chig outpost, giving the Earth forces an opportunity to make a Trojan-horse attack against the enemy-if the 58th can learn to fly the craft in time.

10 - CHOICE OR CHANCE (2/2)

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Choice or Chance (2/2)
First Aired : 26.11.1995 (USA) 18.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Felix Alcala
Writing credits : Doc Johnson
Cast : Billy Mayo (Webb), Chip Heller (Crossland), David Gardner (Klein), Iva Franks (Sabrine EW), Jim Anzide (Krantz), Melissa Bowmen (Lieutenant Stroud), Paul Keeley (Justin EB), Randy Mulkey (Donne), Rob Farrior (Brandon EB), Steven Jang (Connor), Susan Vee (Lieutenant Gates), Doug Hutchison (Elroy EL), Michael Mantell (Howard Sewell), Amanda Douge (Kylen Celina), Kimberly Patton (Feliciti OH), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : After narrowly escaping the crippled alien battleship, the 58th finds itself imprisoned in the catacombs of a Chig penal colony. While Wang suffers in an alien torture chamber, Nathan encounters someone he'd only dreamed of seeing again.

11 - STAY WITH THE DEAD

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Stay with the Dead
First Aired : 03.12.1995 (USA) 02.01.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Thomas J. Wright
Writing credits : Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer
Cast : Edmund L. Shaff (Chaplain), Leo Garcia (Lieutenant Clayton), Marnie McPhail (Nurse), Pancho Demmings (Medic), Scott MacDonald (Lieutenant Hatfield), Sebastian Citina (Delgado), Steven Anderson (Dr. Kanellos)


The Story : A failed rescue mission leaves the 58th presumed dead, except for Nathan, who lands in the hospital, where a nagging memory that his comrades are still alive is passed off as a result of suffering from severe head trauma.

12 - THE RIVER OF STARS

Score
-
No vote

Original title : The River of Stars
First Aired : 17.12.1995 (USA) 21.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Tucker Gates
Writing credits : Marilyn Osborn
Cast : Billy Maddox (Larkin), Chris Kirby (Kelcher), Christopher Wiehl (Ensign), J. August Richards (Lieutenant Thomas), Robert Arevalo (Horn), Robert Crow (Reynolds), Sharon Annett (Communications Officer), Tasia Valenza (Lieutenant Kelly Anne Winslow), Tyrone Batista (Lieutenant), Leslie O'Neill (Lewis), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : Christmas Eve finds the 58th in dire straits: its transport vehicle, damaged in battle, is hurtling uncontrolled into enemy territory and the pilots must struggle to stay alive with no power, no weapons, and no hope of being rescued.

13 - WHO MONITORS THE BIRDS?

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-
No vote

Original title : Who Monitors the Birds?
First Aired : 07.01.1996 (USA) 24.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Winrich Kolbe
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : David Botrell (Monitor #2), Denyn Pysz (In Vitro Friend), Robert Thomas (Friendly Alien), Dale Dye (Major John Colquitt), Brian Cousins (Monitor #1)


The Story : Stranded and practically defenseless on an alien world, Hawkes accepts an assassination assignment that's supposed to buy him an immediate Honorable Discharge from the Marines.

14 - LEVEL OF NECESSITY

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Level of Necessity
First Aired : 14.01.1996 (USA) 25.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Thomas J. Wright
Writing credits : Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer
Cast : Tasia Valenza (Winslow), Richard Kind (Colonel Burke), Timothy Dale Agee (Captain Kremens), Kane Picoy (Lubin)


The Story : The 58th enters the tunnels to try to find and destroy a Chig ammo dump. In the tunnels on the way to the ammo dump, Lubin is killed, and Damphousse predicts that one more of them will die.

15 - NEVER NO MORE (1/2)

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No vote

Original title : Never No More (1/2)
First Aired : 04.02.1996 (USA) 22.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : James Charleston
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : Ashley Smock (Curran), David Jean Thomas (General Alcott), David St. James (Admiral Broden), Heinrich James (Fenris), Jacquelyn Houston (Hadden), Julio Dolce Vita (Ensign), Michelle Clunie (Lieutenant Jennifer Brandt), Randy Stone (Spud), Rob Elk (Mr. Saber), Will Schaub (Paterno), Xavier Montalvo (Sullivan), Michael Reilly Burke (Captain John Oakes), Tasia Valenza (Lieutenant Kelly Ann Winslow), Michael Raynor (Lieutenant Hall), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : Shane risks her life when she volunteers to fight an enemy spacecraft with another squadron, led by a former boyfriend whose new love was killed during a mission. (Part 1 of 2)

16 - THE ANGRIEST ANGEL (2/2)

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No vote

Original title : The Angriest Angel (2/2)
First Aired : 11.02.1996 (USA) 23.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Henri Safran
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : Dane Farwell (Technician), David Jean Thomas (General Alcott), David Ramsey (Supervisor), David St. James (Admiral Broden), Doug Hutchison (Elroy EL), Edmund L. Shaff (Chaplain), James Black (Security Operator), Randy Stone (Spud), Rob Elk (Mr. Saber), Robert Crow (Controller), Tasia Valenza (Lieutenant Kelly Ann Winslow), Michael Mantell (Howard Sewell), Charmin Lee (Colonel Schrader), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : McQueen seeks reinstatement of his pilot status so he can fly what could be a suicide mission: find and destroy a seemingly invincible Chig super-bomber.(Part 2 of 2)

17 - TOY SOLDIERS

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Original title : Toy Soldiers
First Aired : 18.02.1996 (USA) 28.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Stephen Posey
Writing credits : Marilyn Osborn
Cast : Adam Sutton (Young Neil), Al Garrett (Donovan), Christian Hoff (Miller), David Barrera (2nd Lieutenant James Herrick), Michael Malota (Young Nathan), P. J. Ochlan (Eichler), Steven Jang (Intelligence Officer Connor), Marc Worden (Private Neil West), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : West discovers that his brother has enlisted in the Corps and is serving under a young, gung-ho lieutenant who's so determined to make a name for himself as a soldier, that he will risk endangering the lives of his entire battalion.

18 - DEAR EARTH

Score
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No vote

Original title : Dear Earth
First Aired : 03.03.1996 (USA) 29.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Winrich Kolbe
Writing credits : Richard Whitley
Cast : Carl Gilliard (Opthamologist), Darren Gray Ward (Lieutenant John Hill), Gibson Frazier (Ed), Jennifer Burns (Ann), Jermaine Montell (Sailor #2), John Battle (Supply Sergeant), Kate McCalley (Doctor), Loren Chase (Mrs. West), Michael Wachtel (Marine #1), Rob Clendenin (Monk), Robert Crow (Crow), Rock Reiser (Armed Guard), Scott Heath Dorel (Sailor #1), Ted Mann (Slow Talker), Steve Hytner (Reporter), Charles Carpenter (Lieutenant Boseberg), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : In the midst of a mail call, McQueen tells Hawkes to resign himself to being left out of the festivities - InVitros have no families back on Earth. But the mail brings a surprise for the two men. In an effort to bring order to the ranks, the top brass have decided to make a motivational film about the efforts of InVitros fighting alongside natural born humans in the war against the Chigs and they order both men to participate. Hawkes is excited by the opportunity, but McQueen wants nothing to do with the documentary.

19 - PEARLY

Score
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No vote

Original title : Pearly
First Aired : 24.03.1996 (USA) 30.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Charles Martin Smith
Writing credits : Richard Whitley
Cast : Guy Garner (Marine), Doug Hutchison (Elroy EL), Adam Goldberg (Sergeant Louie Fox), Kimberly Patton (Felicity OH), Martin Jarvis (Major Cyril MacKendrick)


The Story : Stranded on an embattled planet, the 58th must race to reach the rendezvous point in time to save an injured Shane-and their only hope is a marooned officer, who's been on the planet for months, and has developed a possibly suspicious rapport with the enemy.

20 - R & R

Score
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No vote

Original title : R & R
First Aired : 12.04.1996 (USA) 31.10.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Thomas J. Wright
Writing credits : Jule Selbo
Cast : Coolio (Bacchus Host), David Duchovny (Alvin EL 1543 / Handsome Alvin), David Scott Gordon (Guy), Janet Gunn (Suzy), Jennifer Crystal (Nurse Larlee), Julius Branca (Bartender), Vincent Guastaferro (Man), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : The 58th visits a pleasure ship called the Bacchus for some overdue R&R; but when a sudden call to action puts them in the heat of battle, Cooper discovers that he's addicted to a pain medication that's particularly dangerous for In Vitroes.

21 - STARDUST

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Stardust
First Aired : 19.04.1996 (USA) 04.11.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Jesus Trevino
Writing credits : Howard Grigsby
Cast : Pato Hoffmann (James Dark Moon), Ronald G. Joseph (General Oliver Radford), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross), Robert Crow (Officer Crow), Tim Hutchinson (Military Officer), Christopher Kirby (Technician), Gail O'Grady (Colonel Klingman), Edmund L. Shaff (Chaplain), David A.R. White (Ensign Lewis), Eric Whitmore (Commando)


The Story : The 58th is embroiled in a dangerous, top-secret counteroffensive against the Chigs when the Saratoga takes on some mysterious passengers-a high-profile general, a stern colonel and the corpse of a recently executed criminal.

22 - SUGAR DIRT

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Original title : Sugar Dirt
First Aired : 20.04.1996 (USA) 05.11.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Thomas J. Wright
Writing credits : Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer
Cast : Bill Kalmenson (Commodore Preising), Christopher Villa (Marine), David Cooley (Lieutenant Feeley), David Jean Thomas (General Alcott), David St. James (Admiral Broden), Edmund L. Shaff (Chaplain), Iqbal Theba (General Siraj), James Kiriyama-Lem (General Ming), Jennifer Balgobin (Lieutenant Price), Josh Abramson (Lieutenant Nelson), Mark Adair Rios (Lieutenant Smith), Nancy Linehan Charles (Admiral Vetter), Granville Van Dusen (General Weirick), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : When Commodore Ross sees there's an opportunity to launch a potentially crippling offensive against the Chigs. Forced to abandon the 58th on a barren planet, Ross leaves the marines to fend for themselves with little ammo, no food-and no hope of rescue.

23 - AND IF THEY LAY US DOWN TO REST... (1/2)

Score
10.0
1 vote

Original title : And If They Lay Us Down to Rest... (1/2)
First Aired : 26.05.1996 (USA) 06.11.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Vern Gillum
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : Don Pugsley (Colonel "Pasty" Rabwin), Robert Crow (Communications Officer), Derek Mark Lochran (Chig Envoy), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross)


The Story : The 58th is deployed to a seemingly barren moon to make final preparations for a major offensive by the Earth forces, but when they arrive they discover that the moon is home to an unknown species-and that Operation: Roundhammer may cause its extinction.

24 - ...TELL OUR MOMS WE DONE OUR BEST (2/2)

Score
-
No vote

Original title : ...Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best (2/2)
First Aired : 02.06.1996 (USA) 07.11.1996 (FRANCE)
Director : Thomas J. Wright
Writing credits : Glen Morgan & James Wong
Cast : Amy Loubalu (Sentry #2), Christopher Boyer (Colonist), David Jean Thomas (General Alcott), Derek Mark Lochran (Chig Envoy), Don Pugsley (Colonel "Pasty" Rabborn), Elliott Woods (Weapons Specialist), Harriet Sansom Harris (Secretary General Diane Hayden), J. Patrick McCormack (Frank Shaffner), Lawrence T. Wrentz (Sims), Lisa Talerico (Sergeant Parker), Marlon "Chopper" Young (Sentry), Reggie Hayes (Wallace), Robert Crow (Lieutenant Pruitt), Steve Monroe (Engineer), Tom Ayers (German Colonist), Richard Fancy (E. Allan Wayne), Chris Ellis (Admiral Stinner), Amanda Douge (Kylen Celina), Tucker Smallwood (Commodore Glen van Ross), Nilla Westerlund (Reporter)


The Story : Conclusion. Tensions increases as Earth forces prepare for peace talks with the alien Chigs, and Shane realizes that the enemy has learned details of Operation Roundhammer.