Space - Above and Beyond - Collector's Edition [DVD] (Includes Pilot Episode)

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Great fun series, I really like low budget sci fi movies, somehow they can be more entertaining than multi million dollar big budget films, OK so the special effects are a bit ( Slobodan Milosevic ) but that just makes it better in my view, really like the fighter aircraft/space vehicles that they fly, all said a very very entertaining series.

Just as good as I remember it ,dvds good quality.Fantastic series pity that they cancelled the 2 nd series

Good science fiction. Just peed off they never made the next series. Who one? Or did they make peace? Annoying!!!

Watching this again I was struck by the excellent picture and visual fx of the show. OK, the fx are cruder than today’s visuals but I still think they hold up remarkably well. This was from a period where cgi fx were still in their early stages so I find it interesting to compare.The picture quality for a dvd is far better than many in my collection. There are certain scenes where you see quite a bit of noise but they are few. It tends to show up if someone is standing in front of a really bright background. I found it acceptable since this set is the only way I currently know of to see the show.If you’re an old fan I’m sure you’ll love this set. I haven’t seen it since it was first broadcast and I’m watching it with my nephew who is 30. We are both thoroughly enjoying the whole thing!

CGI hasn't aged well but it never does, sets look great, slow to start but still interesting, watched this as a kid and wanted to relive my youth. Sad that although this was by the guys behind xfiles it wasn't picked up for a second season. This is a DVD set so isn't a 4k remaster, there are issues when watching on a 16:9 4k TV but it still looks ok.

I am not going to review the series or the DVD for people to make up their mind as to whether they want to buy it or not as there are some fantastic and informative reviews already on-site.What I want to do is to just say that I have just bought the region 2 set having owned the region 1 set for a long time, never believing it would ever be released on R2. I was a little concerned when reading one review regarding the aspect ratio as I did not want this series to be ruined by cropping it to a 16:9 picture, but as there was only one review that stated it was actually 16:9 I assumed an error and bought the R2 set anyway.Thankfully it is in fact in the proper aspect ratio of 4:3, NOT 16:9. I think the person who wrote the review must have had the TV or DVD player set to one of the modes that does not correctly switch aspect ratios - in fact some DVD players don't do it at all as if you tell it you have a 16:9 TV it will stretch everything.

great films also it was based on true events and family comes first also i found out that if your a team player you can go the distance in a tv series.

rien a dire bonne serie

Science fiction serie von jahre 1995 und 1996.gute bild qualitet fur damals.Wir sind im jahr 2063 und die welt schikt pioneere auf andere welten.Die "Sieg" aussererdische greifen die siedler fon der Erde an.Da fengt krieg an schwichen die erde und die aussererdishe.Eigendlich wie die erste serie"Galaktika" aber auch besser gemacht..Audio:Englich/ Spanich/ Franzosisch.2.0 surround.Untertitel nuch Englich und Spanich.Pilot film 90 minuten + 22 episoden fon 43 minuten = ungefer 1032 minuten gesamt.Boxset Region zone 1 ntsc.Asin numer (B000BCCAEQ).

1995 was a great year for sci-fi buffs over here in Britain, Babylon 5 was in full swing, this was followed by the excellent American Gothic and there was a buzz in the air about a new series that was about to start on BBC2. It was already popular over in the States and was brought to the screen courtesy of Morgan and Wong (the team behind The X Files). This show was Space: Above and Beyond.As with the other shows, S:a+b was slotted into the schedules ridiculously late to allow room for sport and reruns of vintage comedies on a Friday night but like many loyal fans I stayed up religiously to watch it every week and I wasn't disappointed with a single episode, not one!The show, at a glance could be linked to the likes of 'Starship Troopers', with the marines pitted against bug like aliens called 'chigs' in the far reaches of space, but it is altogether more gritty, sacrificing blatent gore for character driven storylines allowing every one of the mains a moment in the spotlight. Don't get me wrong, it can get bloody when needed but just enough for realism.Time for some Space:Above and Beyond 101 - it's the second half of the twenty first century - man has started to colonise other planets. Back on Earth, the A.I.s were created (artificial policemen to keep the population in check). A computer virus (take a chance) drove them mad and they left for space. In Vitros (Humans grown in large tanks) were created to fight these A.Is who were now plundering the galaxy obsessed with risk taking and chaos. After being treated abominably the In Vitros also rebelled (does anyone else see a pattern here) but were given 'rights' and the platoons were dispanded.It's here where we join up with the series and the 58th squadron (also known as 'The Wild Cards'), each marine has a reason for joining the corp or a back story, which are too long to get into at this stage but what I can say is there's a healthy mixture of In Vitros and natural born humans thrown together and forced to put past grievences and prejudices aside when just days after the completion of their training, an intergalactic war breaks out, up to a point its all very 'Topgun' in space but it expands on this from ariel battles to ground assaults and back again. The show is rivetting from its quiet beginnings to its emotional 'wild bunch' style series finale (not giving too much away, there are losses, it's quite devastating)! Since you care about all the characters, its worse. There's romance and intrigue, there's heartache and also some lighter moments, there's life lessons to be learnt, I could go on for ever but I won't, I'll just say, WATCH IT, YOU'LL LOVE IT!Like American Gothic, Space: Above and Beyond was cancelled too soon. It finished and left a lot of people wanting more. The boxset also unfortunately shows similarities. The special features are non-existant and the discs are double-sided, but like I said with the other series, it doesn't matter, the show is what counts and after ten long years I can be proud to say it's in my collection, A MUST WATCH FOR ALL SCI-FI FANS! BUY IT NOW!

I watched a few episodes on tv which were cool. I purchased the series and am glad that I did. The series was very good until the Stardust episode until the end. It got really deep and I was really impressed by the writing and the actors that took it to another level. Sadly the series which could have gone for a few more seasons ended.