"Space: Above and Beyond" (1995)TV series 1995-1996

Creators:

Glen Morgan
James Wong
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Earth is embroiled in a desperate war against invaders and this series focuses on one squad of marines involved in it.

Plot Keywords:

Space Carrier | Alien Civilization | War | Friendship | Year In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Morgan Weisser	...	Lt. Nathan West (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kristen Cloke	...	Capt. Shane Vansen (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rodney Rowland	...	Lt. Cooper Hawkes (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lanei Chapman	...	Lt. Vanessa Damphousse (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Joel de la Fuente	...	Lt. Paul Wang (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
James Morrison	...	Lt. Col. Tyrus Cassius "T.C." McQueen (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tucker Smallwood	...	Commodore Glen van Ross (15 episodes, 1995-1996)

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Series Directed by
Thomas J. Wright		(6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Charles Martin Smith		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Félix Enríquez Alcalá		(2 episodes, 1995)
David Nutter		(2 episodes, 1995)
Winrich Kolbe		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Writing credits
Glen Morgan		(23 episodes, 1995-1996)
James Wong		(23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Matt Kiene		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Marilyn Osborn		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Joe Reinkemeyer		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Richard Whitley		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Produced by
Glen Morgan	....	executive producer (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
James Wong	....	executive producer (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Herb Adelman	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Ken Dennis	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Dan Dugan	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
D. Howard Grigsby	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Tim McHugh	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Tom Towler	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Zito	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Shirley Walker		(23 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Cinematography by
Gordon Lonsdale		(12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Anthony R. Palmieri		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Brian Q. Kelley		(1 episode, 1995)
James Coblentz		(unknown episodes)
George Potter		(unknown episodes)
Ron Spang		(unknown episodes)
Chris G. Willingham		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Lisa Miller		(unknown episodes)
Randy Stone		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Bernard Hides		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Thomas P. Wilkins		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Lynn Wolverton-Parker		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Giovanna Ottobre-Melton		(11 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Makeup Department
James MacKinnon	....	makeup department head (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Andy Clement	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Margaret Stevenson	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Herb Adelman	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Hansson	....	first assistant director: second unit (1 episode, 1995)
Daniel Orozco	....	dga trainee (1 episode, 1995)
Richard J. Levin	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Kelly A. Manners	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Susan Walter	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
John Harrington	....	assistant property master (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Bob Booker	....	props (unknown episodes)
Dragon Dronet	....	props and weapons (unknown episodes)
David E. Duncan	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
William 'W' Gilpin	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Geoffrey Mandel	....	graphic artist (unknown episodes)
John O'Brien	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Ray Pedler	....	scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Theodore Sharps	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jerry Jacobson	....	sound effects editor (10 episodes, 1995)
Paul Coogan	....	cable operator (9 episodes, 1996)
Rick Hinson	....	sound effects editor (1 episode, 1995)
Thierry J. Couturier	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Christopher B. Reeves	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Cherie Tamai	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Edward J. Franklin	....	department coordinator for electronic effects (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Christine Onesky	....	special effects (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kim Bailey	....	special effects supervisor (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Douglas Calli	....	special effects technician (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tony Centonze	....	special effects crew (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kent D'Huet	....	special effects crew (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Donald Krause	....	special effects crew (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Steven L. Franklin	....	production assistant (12 episodes, 1996)
Mary Ernst	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 1995)
Jared Bentley	....	special effects crew (unknown episodes)
James Colmer	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Brian Cox	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects purchaser (unknown episodes)
Greg C. Jensen II	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)
Richard Ratliff	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Justin Hammond	....	visual effects (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Wayne England	....	visual effects (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
David Jones	....	visual effects (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Genevieve Lovitt	....	visual effects manager (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Tim McHugh	....	special visual effects producer (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Matt Merkovitch	....	visual effects (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Scott Wheeler	....	visual effects (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Glenn Campbell	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Karl Denham	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Karl J. Martin	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Matt Merkovich	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Glen David Miller	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
James Rogers	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Ken Stranahan	....	digital animation supervisor (unknown episodes)
Lee Stranahan	....	visual effects artist (unknown episodes)
Tim Wilcox	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Julie Michaels	....	stunt performer (1 episode, 1995)
Andrew DePalma	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Anita Hart	....	stunt double: Kristen Cloke (unknown episodes)
Brad Martin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Johnny Martin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Puven Pather	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Brian Simpson	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Mayer	....	set electrician (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Gregory Paul Collier	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Vincent Contarino	....	dimmer board operator (unknown episodes)
Louie DeMarco	....	assistant camera / camera loader (unknown episodes)
Gene Hara	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes)
Arianne Peckham Palmieri	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Paul M. Pollard	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Joy Quigley	....	camera loader / second assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Scott Wheeler	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Hudson	....	costume supervisor (1 episode, 1996)
Sam Greenmun	....	alien costume constructor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Robert Hudson	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Jim Thomson	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Lolita Ritmanis	....	orchestrator / composer: additional music (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Mark Green	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Gina August	....	driver (3 episodes, 1995)

Series Other crew
Ann Christman	....	production assistant (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Laurie Morgenthal	....	crane/remote head technician (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Bill Cobb	....	electronic effects (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Erika Gardner	....	puppeteer (2 episodes, 1996)
Jeff Himmel	....	puppeteer: "Chig Envoy" (2 episodes, 1996)
James MacKinnon	....	puppeteer: "Chig Envoy" (2 episodes, 1996)
Paul Salamoff	....	puppeteer: "Chig Envoy" (2 episodes, 1996)
David E. Duncan	....	conceptual illustrator (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Flynn	....	computer display graphics (unknown episodes)
Matt Kiene	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Melanie Mander	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Marilyn Osborn	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Joe Reinkemeyer	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Scott Schofield	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jim Sterling	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Fred Tepper	....	computer display graphics (unknown episodes)
Brian Wankum	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Hope Williams	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Fox Television Network
• Hard Eight Pictures

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Fox Network
• SBS6 (1997-199?) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Special Effects

• Bimmini Special Effects Studios ("Chig" creature effects)
• Photon Stockman

Also Known As:

Above and Beyond (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min | 30 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Inspired by the TV Series "Combat!" (1962)

Quotes:

[first lines]
Lt. Col. Tyrus Cassius "TC" McQueen: [narration] We thought we were alone. We believed the universe was ours. Until one night in 2063, on a Earth colony 16 light-years away, they struck. Now we're at war. We fight when called, in space, on land, and at sea. To lose this war means more than defeat; to surrender is to never go home. All of us must rise to the call... above and beyond.

Pretty Sweet Show

This was a show that, while sometimes rough around the edges, had a damn good heart at its core. Space: A+B was not Star Trek, where the phasers are set to stun. Nope, it was World War 2, but in space, and the enemy was nastier than any Nazi could ever hope to be.

The weakest part of the show was definitely the ground combat sequences. The actors carried around those HUGE assault rifles, but I always got the feeling those weapons were about as lethal as a bunch of souped-up BB guns.

Everything else about the show rocked, however. Who can forget Chiggy-Von-Richtoven from the episode "Angriest Angle?" Or Col. McQueen's monologue at the end of that episode? This was a serious show about a serious war. Good stuff.

"Abandon all hope MY ASS!"