"Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles" (1999) TV series

Director:

Andre Clavel

Writers:

Pat Allee (writer)
David S. Clark (episode)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

30 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Animation | Action | Adventure

Plot:

The missions of a Mobile Infantry squad as they participate in a war of survival against a ferocious alien insectoid invader.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Spacecraft | Spin Off | Military | Computer Animation

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Nicholas Guest	...	Maj. Zander Barcalow (14 episodes, 1999-2000)
James Horan	...	Cpl. Richard 'Doc' LeCroix (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Alexander Polinsky	...	Robert Higgins / ... (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rino Romano	...	Johnnie Rico / ... (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Dizzy Flores / ... (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Cpl. Jeff Gossard / ... (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jamie Hanes	...	Jean Razak / ... (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rider Strong	...	Carl Jenkins / ... (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
David DeLuise	...	Sgt. Francis Brutto (11 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tish Hicks	...	Lt. Carmen Ibanez (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Thomas Wagner	...	Commander Marlow (6 episodes, 1999-2000)

Also Known As:

Starship Troopers (USA) (working title)
Starship Troopers: The Series (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG for pervasive sci-fi action violence. (videos The Zephyr, Hydora, Tophet, Klendathu, and Homefront Campaigns)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:16 | USA:PG (episode "Trackers")

Company:

Adelaide Productions

Trivia:

The name Robert Higgins was named after one of the senior presidents of the Sony Company.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: During the taking of the beach in the Tesca Campaign, the armbands the Roughnecks wear for Carl disappear and reappear from shot to shot.

Quotes:

Pvt. Carl Jenkins: [Observing the battlefield on Pluto] They never mentioned this in the commercials.
Pvt. Johnny Rico: I think we should sue.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#28.7)" (2002)

A great show.

Oh, I remember this show so fondly. I came across it in the summer of 1999. It was before The Sci-Fi Channel was sold to Paramount Entertainment and got ruined. From 7AM to 9AM five days a week in the summers. Like many small budget, yet effective, channels it was a BKN (Big Kids Network) outlet. They played a lot of mid-level budget cartoons those days in the morning. Mummies Alive, Extreme Ghostbusters and Roughnecks.

I remember so fondly waking up in the morning and lounging in bed watching Roughnecks. Oh, man I miss my youth. It's right up there with the one summer Sci-Fi played nothing but Anime when I was sick for two months and did nothing but watch it and sleep.