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

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Andre Clavel

Writers:

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

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

Elizabeth Daily	...	Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Cpl. Jeff Gossard (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
James Horan	...	Cpl. Richard 'Doc' LaCroix (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Alexander Polinsky	...	Pvt. Robert Higgins (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rino Romano	...	Johnny Rico (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rider Strong	...	Pvt. Carl Jenkins (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
David DeLuise	...	Sgt. Francis Brutto (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jamie Hanes	...	Lt. Jean Razak (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
Steve Staley	...	T'Phai (3 episodes, 1999-2000)

(more)

Series Directed by
Sam Liu		(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
David Hartman		(3 episodes, 1999)
Andre Clavel		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Jon Weisman		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Greg Weisman		(2 episodes, 2000)
Pat Allee		(unknown episodes)
David S. Clark		(unknown episodes)
Paul Diamond		(unknown episodes)
Robert A. Heinlein		(unknown episodes)
Michael Kramer		(unknown episodes)
Timothy Schlattmann		(unknown episodes)
Tony Sommo		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jeffery Scheetz	....	animation producer (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Bradley Bowlen	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Chuck Smith	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brandon Vietti	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Kathleen Hartman	....	property designer (13 episodes, 1999)
Terrance Zdunich	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Paul Gallagher	....	art coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sebastian Montes	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Bhyon Penranda	....	property designer (unknown episodes)
Ron Roesen	....	property designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Joshua Chase	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Laura Barbera	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
Jon Carroll	....	systems engineer (unknown episodes)
Scott Fritts	....	character animator (unknown episodes)
Timothy Hoffman	....	technical director: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Montana Joe Lawson	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Terry Naas	....	technical director: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Dennis 'wiz' Price	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Rod Ripley	....	asset coordinator: Flat Earth Productions (unknown episodes)
Robbie Robfogel	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Jesse Toves	....	technical director: Blue Team (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
William L. Arance	....	3D modeler / animator (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Robert Ward	....	visual effects (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
Lee F. Sullivan	....	technical director (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Dave Adams	....	CGI modeling supervisor (unknown episodes)
Laura Barbera	....	visual effects animator: Red Team (unknown episodes)
Jacob Bergman	....	CGI character modeler (unknown episodes)
Everett Burrell	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
John Campuzano	....	motion capture engineer (unknown episodes)
Steve Carpenter	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Chris J. Clements	....	visual effects animator: Grey Team (unknown episodes)
Sean Combs	....	animatics editor (unknown episodes)
Spencer Cook	....	animation supervisor: Flat Earth Productions (unknown episodes)
Simon Coombs	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Paul DeNigris	....	CGI director (unknown episodes)
Jerald Doerr	....	animator: The Bomb (unknown episodes)
Doug Drexler	....	CGI character modeler (unknown episodes)
Miles Estes	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Oliver Exmundo	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Mike Fischer	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
P.J. Foley	....	CGI director (unknown episodes)
Marie Gaines	....	technical director: Black Team / visual effects animator: Gold Team (unknown episodes)
Kevin Gendreau	....	3D digital artist: Flat Earth Productions: 1 episode (unknown episodes)
Brad Grace	....	CGI character modeler (unknown episodes)
Rebecca Grace	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Aram Granger	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Mike Hardison	....	digital artist: Foundation Imaging (unknown episodes)
Edward Helmers	....	visual effects animator (unknown episodes)
Brad Herman	....	3D artist/bug horde wrangler: Flat Earth (unknown episodes)
Sherry Hitch	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Robin Huber	....	CGI modeler / CGI texture artist (unknown episodes)
Roger Injarusorn	....	digital effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Russell Isler	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Sean M. Jackson	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Billy Jebens	....	CGI prop modeler (unknown episodes)
Jason Johnston	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Kevin Kipper	....	CGI director (unknown episodes)
Michael Klucher	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Mark Kochinski	....	3D artist (unknown episodes)
Errol Lanier	....	CGI modeler: background construction (unknown episodes)
Montana Joe Lawson	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Youry Lee	....	CGI modeler: background construction (unknown episodes)
Karl J. Martin	....	CGI prop modeler (unknown episodes)
Steve McCracken	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
John McGinley	....	CGI prop modeler (unknown episodes)
Josh McGuire	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Mike McReynolds	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Cindy Mercado	....	animation coordinator (unknown episodes)
Tarco Mirza	....	CGI character modeler (unknown episodes)
David R. Morton	....	CGI director / CGI director: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Jack Nichols	....	CGI prop modeler (unknown episodes)
Jose Perez	....	CGI prop modeler (unknown episodes)
Dan Peters	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Jordan Pitchon	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Tim Pyle	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Kevin Quattro	....	visual effects research and development (unknown episodes)
Matthew Rampias	....	lighting/effects technical director (unknown episodes)
George Gordon Ridge	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Eric Riel	....	CGI modeler: background construction / visual effects supervisor: sets/environments (unknown episodes)
Andy Roberts	....	CG artist: HyperImage Studios (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Rohland	....	visual effects animator: Grey Team (unknown episodes)
Rowsby	....	visual effects animator (unknown episodes)
Dan Rucinski	....	CG animation producer (unknown episodes)
Paul Runyan	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Sean M. Scott	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Randy Sharp	....	CGI prop modeler (unknown episodes)
Mark Shimer	....	visual effects animator (unknown episodes)
Jason Shulman	....	digital artist: Gray Team (unknown episodes)
Emile Edwin Smith	....	CGI director (unknown episodes)
Neal Sopata	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
John Sore	....	visual effects animator: Blue Team (unknown episodes)
Eric Soulvie	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Josh Spradling	....	digital artist: CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Michael Stetson	....	CGI director (unknown episodes)
Lee Stringer	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Kevin Struckman	....	digital effects artist: Flat Earth productions (unknown episodes)
Rich Suchy	....	CGI character modeler (unknown episodes)
Ron Thornton	....	CGI producer (unknown episodes)
Steve Toccaceli	....	CGI character modeler (unknown episodes)
Kyle Toucher	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Greg Tsadilas	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Adrian Van Der Park	....	CGI animator (unknown episodes)
Aaron Vest	....	CGI prop modeler (unknown episodes)
Dave A. West	....	motion capture supervisor (unknown episodes)
Bryan Whitaker	....	computer animator (unknown episodes)
Andy Wilkoff	....	CGI prop modeler (unknown episodes)
Chris Zapara	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Carmen Yadira Avila	....	production coordinator (20 episodes, 1999-2000)
Carla Rose Anastasio	....	animation coordinator (unknown episodes)
Alan Botvinick	....	animation coordinator (unknown episodes)
James W. Brown	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Eric Canete	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Andy Chung	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Aaron Crippen	....	timing (unknown episodes)
Nick Cuti	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Maurice Edwards	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Konrad Hanna	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Nollan Obena	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Santosh Oommen	....	character animator (unknown episodes)
Josh Prikryl	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Enzo Raldi	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Daniel Ritchie	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Matthew B. Rottler	....	animation coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jeffery Scheetz	....	animation producer (unknown episodes)
Jeff Wong	....	background designer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Everett A. Oliver	....	casting coordinator (20 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Editorial Department
David Hartman	....	post-production director (14 episodes, 1999-2000)
Nathan Bishop	....	production editor (unknown episodes)
Matt Handgis	....	production editor (unknown episodes)
Michelle Johnson	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Adny Mutter	....	production editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Nathan Furst	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Craig Sharmat	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Al Whiting	....	motion capture performer (40 episodes, 1999-2000)
Scotty Altizer	....	motion capture performer (unknown episodes)
Japhet Asher	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Sarah Back	....	motion capture performer (unknown episodes)
Traci Balthazor	....	asset coordinator (unknown episodes)
Susan Blu	....	dialogue director (unknown episodes)
Brent Burpee	....	system engineer (unknown episodes)
Mike Donahue	....	system engineer (unknown episodes)
Janna Farinella	....	motion capture performer (unknown episodes)
P.J. Foley	....	cgi director (unknown episodes)
Marsha F. Griffin	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Robin Huber	....	motion capture performer (unknown episodes)
Pamela Kirkland	....	system engineer (unknown episodes)
Jeff Kline	....	series developer (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Lang	....	systems engineer (unknown episodes)
Todd Luallen	....	motion capture performer (unknown episodes)
Derek Morton	....	motion capture performer (unknown episodes)
Jenny Neuburger	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Everett Peck	....	executive design consultant (unknown episodes)
Jevon Rue	....	background supervisor (unknown episodes)
Zap Studios	....	track reading (unknown episodes)
Greg Weisman	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Dave West	....	motion capture supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Adelaide Productions

Distributors

• Bohbot Kids Network
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)
• Teletoon

Special Effects

• Rainbow Studios
• Flat Earth Productions
• Foundation Imaging
• Hyperimage

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 character design for Corporal Richard "Doc" LaCroix was one of the original designs meant for Lieutenant Jean Razak.

Goofs:

Continuity: Rico's rank on his helmet is not consistent, when he's promoted to sergeant in some episodes the mark on his helmet is still a single chevron instead of three.

Quotes:

[Gossard plants a charge on the generator and everyone gets into a shelter]
Pvt. Johnny Rico: This shelter will withstand the blast right?
Cpl. Jeff Gossard: You're asking me NOW?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#27.4)" (2002)

Very good, but unfinished.

This animated series was better than the movie (though I love the movie too), but was unfinished. There were only 37 episodes (though you can see several that never aired on the "Trackers DVD). The problem is that the series ended before the Roughnecks saved earth and kill the Queen. THat being said there were many more positives. First, the animation was top quality (though I would have gone for traditional cartoon over computers). Secondly the character development was fantastic. Thirdly, the "serial" nature of the episodes were reminiscent of some of the old 40's serials. The story starts out on Pluto were the Roughnecks are sent to save miners from the Arachnids. After Pluto is saved, the Roughnecks go to Hydora a waterworld (and probably the best campaign) to find the transport bug which had escaped Pluto. From there they go to Tophet, were we meet the "Skinnies," a race of aliens who are controlled by the Bugs. After liberating the Skinnies, the Roughnecks move onto Tesca, a jungle campaign where the Roughnecks must battle spiders and prejudice. From Tesca, the Roughnecks are marooned on an asteroid infested with "Firefrys" and a living asteroid. From here they attack the Bugs on their home world of Klandathu were they discover the bug queen. The Bug Queen escapes and heads to earth where the series culminates with the "Homefront Campaign."

Good Luck Apes!