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Your next box set: Space: Above and Beyond

17 May 2012 4:07 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

It was a short, one-season flight for this space combat drama but its influence can be seen in Battlestar Galactica and many other sci-fi series

TV history is littered with one-season wonders: perfectly decent shows that, for a variety of reasons, never made it to series two. Sci-fi TV is a good example, as such shows demand a lot from those who make them and those who watch. Not for them the earthbound police squad or hospital drama, where everyone is familiar with the scenario. They dream a little bigger than that in sci-fi, often creating entire universes, cultures and histories. Space: Above and Beyond, which appeared on Fox in 1995, accomplished a lot. While it didn't last, it still made quite a mark – and influenced much of what followed.

Set in 2063, the show follows the adventures of the Wildcards: a rough, tough land, sea, air and space combat squad serving »

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