Post by Niemz on Jul 24, 2006 16:01:01 GMT -6
Earth 2 was a short-lived science-fiction television series which aired on NBC from 1994 - 1995 in the 7-8 p.m. EST time slot. It starred Debrah Farentino, Clancy Brown, Antonio Sabato Jr., Jessica Steen, Rebecca Gayheart, John Gegenhuber, and Joey Zimmerman. It was cancelled after one season, despite a very vocal fan protest. It was produced by Michael Duggan (Law & Order), Carol Flint (China Beach, ER) and Mark Levin (The Wonder Years) for Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment.
In 2192, human beings have left Earth, for the most part, to live on giant orbiting space stations. Earth has been environmentally devastated, and the only people left are miners and other poor laborers. A rich station designer, Devon Adair, whose only son, Ulysses, has been stricken with a fatal illness called The Syndrome, puts together an expedition to found a colony on an earth-like planet, called G889, twenty-two light years from Earth. The expedition backfires when the Advance team crash-lands on the planet on the opposite side of the continent from their destination. They discover that the planet that they thought was uninhabited, is in fact home to a variety of species, as well as some cast-off Humans from the Stations. The colonists journey westward to their destination, New Pacifica, encountering problems along the way.
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The Syndrome
The Syndrome is a mysterious auto-immune illness that strikes very young children. It bears a strong resemblance to AIDS, although it seems to be a strictly childhood disease. There is no known cure, and the cause is undetermined. Theoretically, it is caused by the lack of natural diseases on the Stations, which would cause a child to build up antibodies. It may also be caused by the lack of fresh air, sunshine, and other "Earth-like" factors that are missing on the Stations. The Syndrome is a dreaded disease among the Station-dwellers, mostly since it is a death sentence. Some parents have abandoned their children to the care of the health care system, and the children are put in "Syndrome Wards". The leading researcher on the Syndrome, Dr. Vasquez, was one of the driving forces behind the Eden Project. He led a team of researchers which included Julia Heller. Vasquez was stuck on the Colony ship due to the unplanned early departure from the Stations.
Planet G889
G889 is an Earth-like planet approximately twenty-two light years from our Solar System. It is the ninth planet in the G88 system. There is no star that currently has the name G88, however the real star Xi Boötis A is 21.8 light years away and is a yellow-orange main sequence dwarf star which could potentially harbor an Earth like planet. G889 has two moons, an atmosphere that is similar to Earth, and five continents, one in the southern polar region. New Pacifica, the colonists' proposed base, was located in the southern portion of the eastern continent, on the shore of an ocean.
In 2192, human beings have left Earth, for the most part, to live on giant orbiting space stations. Earth has been environmentally devastated, and the only people left are miners and other poor laborers. A rich station designer, Devon Adair, whose only son, Ulysses, has been stricken with a fatal illness called The Syndrome, puts together an expedition to found a colony on an earth-like planet, called G889, twenty-two light years from Earth. The expedition backfires when the Advance team crash-lands on the planet on the opposite side of the continent from their destination. They discover that the planet that they thought was uninhabited, is in fact home to a variety of species, as well as some cast-off Humans from the Stations. The colonists journey westward to their destination, New Pacifica, encountering problems along the way.
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The Syndrome
The Syndrome is a mysterious auto-immune illness that strikes very young children. It bears a strong resemblance to AIDS, although it seems to be a strictly childhood disease. There is no known cure, and the cause is undetermined. Theoretically, it is caused by the lack of natural diseases on the Stations, which would cause a child to build up antibodies. It may also be caused by the lack of fresh air, sunshine, and other "Earth-like" factors that are missing on the Stations. The Syndrome is a dreaded disease among the Station-dwellers, mostly since it is a death sentence. Some parents have abandoned their children to the care of the health care system, and the children are put in "Syndrome Wards". The leading researcher on the Syndrome, Dr. Vasquez, was one of the driving forces behind the Eden Project. He led a team of researchers which included Julia Heller. Vasquez was stuck on the Colony ship due to the unplanned early departure from the Stations.
Planet G889
G889 is an Earth-like planet approximately twenty-two light years from our Solar System. It is the ninth planet in the G88 system. There is no star that currently has the name G88, however the real star Xi Boötis A is 21.8 light years away and is a yellow-orange main sequence dwarf star which could potentially harbor an Earth like planet. G889 has two moons, an atmosphere that is similar to Earth, and five continents, one in the southern polar region. New Pacifica, the colonists' proposed base, was located in the southern portion of the eastern continent, on the shore of an ocean.
