"The Cape" (1996)TV series 1996-1997

Creators:

Kary Antholis
George Zaloom
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Space | Astronaut | NASA | Training

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Corbin Bernsen	...	USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Adam Baldwin	...	Col. Jack Riles (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Cameron Bancroft	...	Capt. Ezekiel 'Zeke' Beaumont, ASCAN (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tyra Ferrell	...	Mission Specialist Tamara St. James (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bobby Hosea	...	Marine Pilot Maj. Reggie Warren (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Katie Mitchell	...	NASA Chief PAO Andrea Miller / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bobbie Phillips	...	Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Chad Willett	...	Peter Engel, ASCAN / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
David Kelsey	...	D.B. Woods, ASCAN / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)

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Series Directed by
Steve Stafford		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ian Toynton		(1 episode, 1996)
James Chressanthis		(unknown episodes)
Johnny E. Jensen		(unknown episodes)
Anson Williams		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Winston Gieseke		(1 episode, 1996)
Paris Qualles		(1 episode, 1996)
Charles Heit		(1 episode, 1997)
Kary Antholis		(unknown episodes)
Paul Robert Coyle		(unknown episodes)
Gil Grant		(unknown episodes)
Colleen O'Dwyer		(unknown episodes)
George Zaloom		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Gil Grant	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Kary Antholis	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
David Blake Hartley	....	producer (1 episode, 1996)
Les Mayfield	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
Paris Qualles	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
George Zaloom	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
Philip Carr Neel	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
John Debney		(1 episode, 1996)
Louis Febre		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
James Chressanthis		(1 episode, 1996)
Alan Degen		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Film Editing by
Anthony Brooks Ashley		(1 episode, 1996)
Philip Carr Neel		(1 episode, 1996)
Mark Gerstein		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Shana Landsburg		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Production Design by
Okowita		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Art Direction by
Richard Fojo		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Set Decoration by
Carol Bayne Kelley		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Costume Design by
Beverly Safier		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Makeup Department
Jane Hassinger	....	key hair stylist (1 episode, 1996)
Diane Maurno	....	key makeup artist (1 episode, 1996)
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup effects artist: animatronics (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Wes Irwin	....	post-production supervisor (17 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jay Tobias	....	first assistant director (1 episode, 1996)
Michael Finn	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gary Rogers	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Mark Bradley	....	art department coordinator (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
James Harris	....	general foreman (unknown episodes)
Alan S. Reynolds	....	charge scenic artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Fred Tator	....	sound re-recording mixer (18 episodes, 1996-1997)
Peter Bergren	....	sound effects editor (1 episode, 1996)
Craig M. Otte	....	sound re-recording mixer (1 episode, 1996)
Mark Weber	....	sound mixer (1 episode, 1996)
Eric Erickson	....	adr editor (unknown episodes)
James Hebenstreit	....	adr editor (unknown episodes)
Barbara Issak	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Bill Jackson	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mark Kamps	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Linda Keim	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Dennis Kirk	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Gary Montgomery	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Brian Thomas Nist	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Richard Taylor	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Jeremy S. Brock	....	special effects technician (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Joe Digaetano	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
Elliot Worman	....	modeler/animator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Rick Kerrigan	....	visual effects supervisor (1 episode, 1996)
Michael Noles	....	computer graphics (1 episode, 1996)
Craig Kuehne	....	visual effects designer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt driver (1 episode, 1996)
James M. Churchman	....	stunts (1 episode, 1996)
Jim Vickers	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 1996)
James Fischer	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Smith	....	second assistant camera (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Josh Harrison	....	second assistant camera (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
James Fischer	....	off-camera dialogue (1 episode, 1996)
Stephen Campbell	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Melvin Johnson	....	location casting (1 episode, 1996)
Kimberly Mullen	....	casting associate (1 episode, 1996)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Safier	....	costume supervisor (1 episode, 1996)
Carolyn Schnitzer	....	set costumer (1 episode, 1996)

Series Editorial Department
Mark Gerstein	....	assistant editor (1 episode, 1996)
Lisa Cossettini	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator (1 episode, 1996)
Lori Slomka	....	music editor (1 episode, 1996)

Series Transportation Department
Jeff Hooie	....	transportation coordinator (1 episode, 1996)

Series Other crew
Buzz Aldrin	....	technical advisor (1 episode, 1996)
Jillian Amburgey	....	script supervisor (1 episode, 1996)
Marion C. Chavarie	....	location manager (1 episode, 1996)
James Fischer	....	stand-in (1 episode, 1996)
Bruce Melnick	....	technical advisor (1 episode, 1996)
Paul Mitton	....	video coordinator (1 episode, 1996)
Howard Weiner	....	video/computer engineer (1 episode, 1996)
Wendy Delouche	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
James Moran	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• MTM Enterprises
• MTM Entertainment
• ZM Productions

Distributors

• KANAALTWEE (2004) (Belgium) (TV)

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Company:

MTM Enterprises

Quotes:

[Testing a new space suit]
Capt. Ezekiel "Zeke" Beaumont, ASCAN: I thought you said these new suits were lighter.
Col. Jack Riles: They are. This one only weighs 200 pounds.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Cape: Pilot (#1.1)" (1996)

It never really found its orbit.

Some professions lend themselves better to television than others, and that of the pilot (let's face it, astronauts are little more than uber-pilots) is one of them - unless it involves adventure, that is. If it involves straight drama, the problem is that you're challenged to be just as involving when you're grounded as when you're in flight; the only thing anyone remembers about "Spencer's Pilots" is its stirring theme music*, and "Call To Glory" was similarly forgettable.

"The Cape" was no more successful in that respect; to be fair it wasn't really a BAD show - from Corbin Bernsen onwards nobody's acting stunk up the place, and the writing was okay (plus the sight of Bobbie Phillips post-"Murder One" and pre-those "Chameleon" TV movies was never a minus) - but it never really overcame the basic problem of what to do with the characters, and it played far too much like a soap for comfort, except when it launched into space... of course, it would have been too implausible to have a crisis occur every week (in real life, thankfully, accidents in the US space programme are rare), and they didn't. But it was at the expense of making the show more attention-keeping.

Mainly notable as one of the last shows produced by MTM before Twentieth Century Fox swallowed the cat whole - a sad comedown from the days of "Rhoda" and "Hill Street Blues."