Lt. Hobbes is sent into a VR wargame simulation where he is to terminate a renegade General who has taken control of the program.
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Lt. Hobbes is sent by the military into their virtual reality world of "Harsh Realm" to assassinate rogue-soldier-turned-game's-dictator Omar Santiago, but Hobbes' rogue predecessor, Mike Pinocchio, ...
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| 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 | |
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Cameron K. Smith | ... | Republican Guard Soldier 9 episodes, 1999-2000 |
| Rachel Hayward | ... | Florence 7 episodes, 1999-2000 | |
| Max Martini | ... | Waters 5 episodes, 1999-2000 | |
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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 | |
| Raymond Cruz | ... | Sergeant Escalante 2 episodes, 2000 | |
| Brad Greenquist | ... | Captain Wolfe 2 episodes, 2000 | |
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Michael David Simms | ... | Lt. Colonel Gilovich 2 episodes, 1999 |
| Steve Makaj | ... | Tracker #1 / ... 2 episodes, 2000 | |
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Lt. Hobbes, a young idealistic Marine who's about to get married, is sent on a top secret mission into "Harsh Realm", a virtual reality world created by the military to run war game scenarios that's identical to his own, to assassinate the renegade soldier Omar Santiago, who has taken control over the game from within and created his own military dictatorship there. In the game, Hobbes meets people like Mike Pinocchio, a tough cynical rogue soldier previously sent on the same mission, Mike's no-nonsense mute female comrade, as well as virtual simulations of the people from the real world including the one based on his real life fiancee. However, he also learns that he is actually trapped in the game along with numerous other soldiers previously sent to kill Santiago. Meanwhile, Hobbes real life fiancee investigates his disappearance with the help of a mysterious female ally with an agenda of her own. Written by Mike Konczewski
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8 October 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Lt. Thomas Hobbes: Peacekeeping.
Lt. Mel Waters: We're doing a helluva job.
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The part of Santiago was written specifically for Terry O'Quinn. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
Lt. Mel Waters: Can you remind me what we're doing here?Lt. Thomas Hobbes: Peacekeeping.
Lt. Mel Waters: We're doing a helluva job.
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I thought the first three episodes were great, and I was really sorry when the series was cancelled after three episodes. I thought it deserved more of a chance which it may get on FX Network. FX Network announced in its website that it will air the 9 existing Harsh Realm episodes (6 of which are previously unaired) starting in the latter part of March 2000. I'm looking forward to viewing the 6 new episodes.