Pilot (8 Oct. 1999)

Lt. Hobbes, a young Marine, volunteers to test the military's newest tool, a virtual reality training machine code-named "Harsh Realm." Once attached to the machine, Hobbes discovers that ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Sackheim

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), Chris Carter,

Stars:

Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Bairstow	...	Lt. Thomas Hobbes
D.B. Sweeney	...	Mike Pinnochio
Terry O'Quinn	...	General Omar Santiago
Samantha Mathis	...	Sophie Green
Rachel Hayward	...	Florence
Sarah-Jane Redmond	...	Inga Fossa
Max Martini	...	Waters (as Maximilian Martini)
Michael David Simms	...	Lt. Colonel Gilovich
Mark Houghton	...	3rd Officer
Ron Selmour	...	Bartender (as Ronald Selmour)
Kurt Max Runte	...	Unit Commander Forsch
Sylvesta Stuart	...	Sergeant Peter McGonagle
Russell Porter	...	Republican Guard Soldier
D. Neil Mark	...	Sentry
José Vargas	...	Latino Man (as Jose Vargas)

Storyline

Lt. Hobbes, a young Marine, volunteers to test the military's newest tool, a virtual reality training machine code-named "Harsh Realm." Once attached to the machine, Hobbes discovers that the VR world is controlled by the renegade soldier Omar Santiago. While Hobbes body remains in a coma, his mind lives on in the VR world, where he must join forces with an underground force in their attempt to overthrow Santiago.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ten Thirteen Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (presented in Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The word "a-hole" is uttered by Pinocchio in the pilot episode, the first time this word was used on network television.

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Connections

Featured in Inside 'Harsh Realm' (2004)

User Reviews

What??! No Way Jose!

What? I think not. I thought this show was pretty damn good. And it had more than three episodes. The actual number was closer to thirteen. While the Matrix connection was an unfortunate coincidence, the setting was very intriguing and I loved both D.B. Sweeney and Terry O'Quinn. It's the show that could'a, would'a, should'a been great. Even now'a'days for some reason I still imitate Sweeney's little mutter of "Santiago!" You gotta hate that Santiago guy. It's been a long time since I saw the show, but I'm just a sucker for the kind of universe the Harsh Realm was. It was like Lord of the Flies, but instead of children everybody was Special Forces! How cool is that?

The world of Harsh Realm would make a sweet massively multi-player online game, anybody else agree?