"Exosquad" (1993) TV series 1993-1995

Creator:

Jeff Segal
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi | Adventure

Plot Keywords:

Genetic Engineering | Space War | Space | Futuristic | Fictional War

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Robby Benson	...	Squad Leder Lt. J.T. Marsh / ... (12 episodes, 1993-1994)
Garry Chalk	...	Marsala / ... (12 episodes, 1993-1994)
Lisa Ann Beley	...	Field Liaison Lt. Nara Burns / ... (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Michael Donovan	...	Ground Assault Officer Exotrooper Wolf Bronski (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Walter Marsh	...	Admiral Winfield (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
John Payne	...	Earth Resistance Leader Sean Napier / ... (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Michael Benyaer	...	Pilot Exotrooper First Class Kaz Takagi / ... (9 episodes, 1993-1994)
Richard Newman	...	Gov.-Gen. Phaeton (9 episodes, 1993-1994)
Janyse Jaud	...	Field Sgt. Rita Torres (7 episodes, 1993-1994)
David Kaye	...	Draconis / ... (6 episodes, 1993-1994)
Rob Morton	...	Minister of Battle Forces Typhonus (5 episodes, 1993-1994)
Teryl Rothery	...	Field Repair Specialist Lt. Maggie Weston (5 episodes, 1993-1994)

Series Directed by
Graham Morris		(52 episodes, 1993-1994)

Series Writing credits
Jeff Segal		(52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Mark Edward Edens		(39 episodes, 1993-1994)
Michael Edens		(11 episodes, 1993-1994)
Francis Moss		(6 episodes, 1994)
Ted Pedersen		(6 episodes, 1994)
Shari Goodhartz		(5 episodes, 1994)
Mark Hoffmeier		(4 episodes, 1993)
Brooks Wachtel		(4 episodes, 1994)
Jim Carlson		(3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Terrence McDonnell		(3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Matt Edens		(3 episodes, 1994)
Len Wein		(3 episodes, 1994)
Bob Forward		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Stephen Levi		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Hans Beimler		(2 episodes, 1994)
Richard Manning		(2 episodes, 1994)
Richard Mueller		(2 episodes, 1994)

Series Produced by
Will Meugniot	....	executive producer (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Dennis Woodyard	....	producer (39 episodes, 1994)

Series Original Music by
Michael Tavera		(52 episodes, 1993-1994)

Series Casting by
Gordon Hunt		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Kathi Castillo		(52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Victor Dal Chele		(44 episodes, 1993-1994)
Nicola Cuti		(39 episodes, 1994)

Series Production Management
Michael Demenno	....	production manager (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Sarah Swiskow	....	post-production supervisor (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Beth Gunn	....	production manager (39 episodes, 1994)
Maryann T. McClure	....	production manager (39 episodes, 1994)

Series Art Department
Gerry Acerno	....	storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Patrick Archibald	....	storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Timothy Burgard	....	storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Victor Dal Chele	....	storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Ben Dunn	....	storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Larry Houston	....	storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Tom Nesbitt	....	storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Dave Simons	....	storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Keith Tucker	....	storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Don Christensen	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Robert Dejesus	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Vincent Edwards	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Aleta Fritz-Kozak	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Ernie Guanlao	....	prop designer (39 episodes, 1994)
Tenny Henson	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Rick Hoberg	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Jim Janes	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Patrick Janicke	....	prop designer (39 episodes, 1994)
Len Morganti	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Brian Snoddy	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Doug Wildey	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Lewis Williams	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Pat Agnasin	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1993)
Adrian Gonzales	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1993)
Abel Laxamana	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1993)
Butch Lunic	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1993)
Cesar Magsombol	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1993)
Paul Scarzo	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1993)
Wayne Schulz	....	prop designer (13 episodes, 1993)

Series Sound Department
John Boyd	....	sound re-recording mixer (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Matt Preble	....	post-production sound coordinator (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Jason Frederickson	....	voice recording engineer (39 episodes, 1994)
Keith A. Goddard	....	voice recording engineer (39 episodes, 1994)
Gordon Hunt	....	voice director (39 episodes, 1994)
Nick Stocker	....	voice recording engineer (39 episodes, 1994)
Karl Willems	....	voice recording engineer (39 episodes, 1994)
Todd Orr	....	sound re-recording mixer (32 episodes, 1994)
Kevin Patrick Burns	....	sound re-recording mixer (20 episodes, 1993-1994)
Thomas Chan	....	voice recording engineer (13 episodes, 1993)
Greg Gill	....	voice recording engineer (13 episodes, 1993)
Dicken Berglund	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Rick Hinson	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Richard Bowman	....	animation director (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Claude Denis	....	background layout designer (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Flavia Mitman	....	supervising color stylist (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Erik Jan Peterson	....	lip sync / animation director (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Eric Semones	....	supervising color background designer / color background designer (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Vincent Bassols	....	animation director (39 episodes, 1994)
Maxwell Becraft	....	animation director (39 episodes, 1994)
Carole Beers	....	animation director (39 episodes, 1994)
Bob Hathcock	....	animation director (39 episodes, 1994)
Uttam Kumar	....	additional background artist (39 episodes, 1994)
Mimi Kwon	....	cel painter (39 episodes, 1994)
Hector Martinez	....	color background designer (39 episodes, 1994)
Marlene Robinson May	....	animation director (39 episodes, 1994)
Gerald Moeller	....	overseas animation supervisor (39 episodes, 1994)
Brian Ray	....	animation director / lip sync (39 episodes, 1994)
Leonard Robledo	....	color background designer (39 episodes, 1994)
Jim Simon	....	animation director (39 episodes, 1994)
Neal Warner	....	animation director (39 episodes, 1994)
Richard Ziehler-Martin	....	color background designer (39 episodes, 1994)
Tania Burton	....	color stylist (13 episodes, 1993)
Milton Gray	....	animation director (13 episodes, 1993)
Patricia Mendelson	....	color stylist (13 episodes, 1993)
Ron Myrick	....	animation director (13 episodes, 1993)
Kevin Petrilak	....	animation director (13 episodes, 1993)
Dennis Woodyard	....	overseas animation supervisor (13 episodes, 1993)
Phil Stapleton	....	character designer (unknown episodes, 1993)

Series Casting Department
Sarah-Anne Dafoe	....	voice casting (39 episodes, 1994)
Wally Burr	....	voice direction and casting (13 episodes, 1993)

Series Editorial Department
Jay Bixsen	....	supervising editor (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Gary Barron	....	telecine colorist (39 episodes, 1994)
Rob Desales	....	assistant editor (39 episodes, 1994)

Series Music Department
Steve Griffen	....	music editor (52 episodes, 1993-1994)

Series Other crew
Paul D. Calder	....	production assistant (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Mark Hoffmeier	....	developed for television by (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Eric Lewald	....	creative consultant / developed for television by / ... (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Will Meugniot	....	developed for television by (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Eric Semones	....	developed for television by (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Michael Torres	....	developed for television by (52 episodes, 1993-1994)
Jamie Christensen	....	production assistant (39 episodes, 1994)
Mark Edward Edens	....	executive story consultant (39 episodes, 1994)
Michael Edens	....	executive story editor (39 episodes, 1994)
Joan O'Brien	....	production assistant (39 episodes, 1994)
Carrick O'Quinn	....	production assistant (39 episodes, 1994)
Danik Thomas	....	production assistant (39 episodes, 1994)
Sylvia Biller	....	assistant voice director (13 episodes, 1993)
John Meikle	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1993)
Tom Brocato	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Ken Camroux	....	additional voice (unknown episodes)
Thomas Chan	....	voice recording engineer (unknown episodes)
Garrison Christiohn	....	additional voice (unknown episodes)
Sudsey Clark	....	additional voice (unknown episodes)
Claude Denis	....	background layout design (unknown episodes)
Jason Gaffney	....	additional voice (unknown episodes)
Karin Konovan	....	additional voice (unknown episodes)
Graham Morris	....	supervising director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Universal Cartoon Studios

Distributors

• MCA/Universal Pictures
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)

Other Companies

• Akom Production Company  overseas animation studio (as Akom Production Co., Ltd)
• West Productions  post-production sound services (as West Productions Inc.)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (52 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:G | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Universal Cartoon Studios

Quotes:

Gov.-Gen. Phaeton:Shiva, you have always been my best general. Can you stop them?
Marsala, Shiva:No, but I will try.

One of the best epic space sagas ever

To call Exosquad a "cartoon" is unfair. This saga is absolutely brilliant with its parrallels to the reality of war, racism, prejudice, ethnic cleansing, and the brutalities of totalitarianism.

In Exosquad, a race of artificialy created humanoids -bred for slavery - revolt against natural humans in order to exterminate them and take their own place as the rightful rulers of the Sol system.

In the outer reaches of the solar system, are the Space Pirates who were prisoners forced to mine the outer planet's moons for raw materials for building spacecraft. A group of violent, angry people bent on revenge against the people of earth.

In the middle are humans, who make up the populous of Earth, Venus and the space Navy, The Exosquad. Besides commanding a large force of battleships, they are trained for heavy weapons - including E-Frames - powered armor battle suits that increase the destructive power of individual soldiers.

While the plot sounds like the run of the mill anime, the show is given a distinctive American feeling by a cast of western actors, as well as a distinctive sense of realism and authenticity by graphic violence and actual death of characters as well as other brutalities of war such as forced labor, starvation, summary executions and stories of resistance, betrayal and honor.

This show goes well beyond the average cartoon and despite its watercolor animations, the high quality artwork and voice acting ranks Exosquad right up there with other space sagas such as Babylon 5 and Battlestar Galactica.

This show was highly enjoyable and I rate it a perfect 10.

My only disappointment is that the show was unfinished. The episode "Beyond Chaos" begins an incomplete story arc that would have been better left concluded in the episode "Fall of the Neosapien empire". In many ways, this left me disappointed - like the final episode of Space: Above & Beyond but, if you can overlook "Beyond Chaos", the rest of the series is unfortgettable and brilliant.