Space Above & Beyond On DVD

[Hunpecked]

Randallw writes: "I loved Space:Above and beyond..."

I enjoyed it too, though more for the unintentional humor than the plots. The best part of the show was how these Marines were BOTH elite space fighter pilots AND elite infantry! I guess the theory was that on ground missions they could be their own air support or something. Closer liaison and all that, I guess.

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Situation: The Wildcards are in a trench on some nameless planet, pinned down by heavy enemy fire.

Wang [into radio] - "Hammer One-Three, this is Groundhog Six! Need airstrike 100 meters northeast of my position!" [points northeast]

Vansen [next to Wang] - "This is Hammer One-Three!" [looks where Wang is pointing] "Roger, on the way!"

Vansen jumps out of the trench, runs two klicks to the rear, hops into her waiting Hammerhead space fighter, delivers the airstrike precisely on target, lands, runs the two klicks back to her squad, falls into the trench heaving with exhaustion.

Wang [into radio] - "Hammer One-Three from Groundhog Six! Need another airstrike 150 meters southeast--"

Vansen [prostrate, panting] - "Drop dead, jarhead!"

Wang turns to Hawkes.

Wang [into radio] - "Hammer One-Four from Groundhog Six! Need airstrike..."

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I watched every episode of that show. It died far too soon.