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"Harsh Realm" (1999) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1999-2000

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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   308 votes
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Creator:
Chris Carter
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
8 October 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
Lt. Hobbes is sent into a VR wargame simulation where he is to terminate a renegade General who has taken control of the program. full summary
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
A big disappointment from Chris Carter. more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 8 of 13)

Scott Bairstow ... Lt. Thomas Hobbes (9 episodes, 1999-2000)

D.B. Sweeney ... Mike Pinnochio (9 episodes, 1999-2000)

Terry O'Quinn ... General Omar Santiago (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rachel Hayward ... Florence (7 episodes, 1999-2000)

Max Martini ... Waters (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
Vinnie ... Dexter the Dog (5 episodes, 1999-2000)

Samantha Mathis ... Sophie Green (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Sarah-Jane Redmond ... Inga Fossa (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
45 min (9 episodes)
Country:
Canada | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:15 (DVD release) | Australia:M

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Despite its plot similarities, "Harsh Realm" was created and shot prior to the release of "The Matrix" (1999). It was aired, however, about three months after the release of the movie. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the title sequence, Hobbes's military ID card lists his rank and military pay grade as "LT/03". Hobbes is Army, and that rank/pay grade is consistent for the Navy. more
Quotes:
Mike Pinnochio: Whatever you're looking for here, somebody has already eaten it, banged it or burned it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Millennium: Creating the Logo & Title Sequence (2004) (V) more

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3 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
A big disappointment from Chris Carter., 13 September 2004
Author: innocuous from Raleigh, NC, USA

I was trying to decide what it was about this show that seemed so familiar to me. Then it struck me...this is simply a high-tech version of the old TV show, "Time Tunnel".

This show just doesn't hold together for me. For one thing, it is just too self-conscious, in spite of using the same old clichés from "The X Files". (Hey, instead of having a mysterious Cigarette Man, why don't we have a mysterious dark lady? You know, they can't figure out whose side she is actually on....)

Lt. Hobbes is selected to participate in the war simulation because he is supposedly such a great soldier, but he acts like a civilian dweeb when given the opportunity. His character is one of the huge flaws in this series.

On the other hand, some of the FX are pretty cool. They just don't compensate for the poor writing and lousy characters.

I rented the entire series on DVD, but I could only watch the pilot and the first two episodes. It was clearly going nowhere.

If you want to watch a show that is far superior in every respect, go rent Josh Whedon's "Firefly".

** out of *****

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