"Harsh Realm"
Pilot (1999)

Director:

Daniel Sackheim

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by)

TV Series:

"Harsh Realm" (1999)

Original Air Date:

8 October 1999 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Lt. Hobbes, a young Marine, volunteers to test the military's newest tool, a virtual reality training...

Plot Keywords:

Short Lived | Cyberpunk | Television Flop | Virtual Reality | Based On Comic

Cast

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	...	Lt. Mel Waters (as Maxmillian 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

Trivia:

The pilot episode was shot in 17 days and cost $5 million.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Inside 'Harsh Realm' (2004) (V)

From an Aussie

It's a pity this sort of show gets canned so often! It doesn't matter if the Aussies like it cos it will get a bad time slot and probably already be canceled before it gets over here. What some people in Aus want to watch is not always the same as others! This show started screening in Aus from about 11 pm at night. i just happened to see the occasional episode of it. It was great! very much like the matrix but different enough to make it interesting.

If they happened to put this show on with star gate it probably would have the an audience to support it because thats the sort of show it was. But i guess fox didn't want it so didn't even bother advertising it!