Podcast # 208 - Jeff & Earth 2

Rico · January 04, 2009, 06:14:43 AM

Well, this weekend I get a little break while Jeff guest host's the show and does an excellent job covering the TV series "Earth 2." Big thanks to Jeff for doing this and for doing such a great job! Thanks my friend! :Bow:

http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksInSciFi_208_Earth_2.mp3

Meds · January 04, 2009, 07:45:56 AM

Looing forward to hearing this. lets get the ipod updated.

jedijeff · January 04, 2009, 09:04:03 AM

Thanks Rico, Thanks for your Guidance and support on this Podcast. After doing It I realized how much work you put in each week with your podcast and makes me appreciate them even more.

I would also like to thank Rick Moyer for his support, comments and Bob and Gebular piece for me to use at the start.

I would like to thank Jen as well for sending me some promos for her show, so that I could include one in the podcast.

davekill · January 04, 2009, 01:58:21 PM

Hey Jeff thanks for the outstanding podcast on Earth 2!
That show had a great cast and the "future history" it described was intriguing.
I was sad Earth 2 ended before it's time, but not as disappointed if the studio had dumbed it down.

Zero - "Danger Uly Adair , Danger!"

M-5 · January 04, 2009, 02:14:48 PM

JediJeff you did an excellent job on this week's podcast. I too am a fan of Earth 2. You did a very detail overview of the show. It's too bad it was so short lived. I have it on DVD and will be watching it again in the near future.

wraith1701 · January 04, 2009, 04:34:49 PM

Thanks for the podcast, Jeff! Downloading now. :)

Jen · January 04, 2009, 07:26:51 PM

I'm looking forward to listening at work tomorrow Jeff! Can't wait to hear it. :)

billybob476 · January 05, 2009, 07:28:05 AM

Just listened. Great job Jeff!

I used to watch Earth 2 when it was originally on. I remember enjoying the show but don't remember a lot of details. This was a great refresher and reminded me of why I liked it. The 90's had a lot of "space/ship-oriented" sci fi (Trek, re-releases of Star Wars and the new movies, Seaquest, etc) and I always thought it was refreshing to have a sci fi series that didn't primarily deal with space or being on a ship of some type.

Anyways, again good job Jeff and I look forward to hearing more from you!

moyer777 · January 05, 2009, 07:32:25 AM

I am half done with it and will listen to the rest today. EXCELLENT. It brought back a lot of memories, in fact I ordered the DVD's off of Amazon last night. Great Job Jeff.

As Bob and Gebular would say. Happy New Ear.

:)

jedijeff · January 05, 2009, 11:55:05 AM

Thanks for the replies all, I really appreciate it. I really enjoyed doing the podcast, as I watched the entire series before I did the podcast, so it reminded me of why I missed it so much.
I did kick myself as I had a clip regarding Yale that I forgot to play, as I promised to cover him when I did the sound clips. Hopefully the scene with Yale, True and Uly shed some light on him. Also for time, I had to cut out clips on the Martins, since I felt other clips were more important, but wished I could have included a bit more of them.

Rico · January 05, 2009, 11:58:23 AM

Jeff you have discovered one of the trickiest parts of podcasting - what to keep and what to let go. Every week I'd like to include more sound clips, other news, etc. But it can get very long. I think you did a great job covering the highlights.

billybob476 · January 05, 2009, 12:15:31 PM

Also this is even trickier then a regular show as you're trying to introduce us to an entire series as opposed to a single episode. Rico does it very well when he reviews non-trek series and you did just as well! It's hard to cover EVERYTHING about an entire season of a show in an hour.

PepperDude · January 05, 2009, 07:03:12 PM

I haven't been able to listen to the podcast yet, but will hopefully be able to very soon. According to everyone who's posted, I will definitely enjoy the podcast Jeff despite never having watched the show..

Rico, I think having someone every month or so hosting the show is a neat idea.

Kirk-Fu · January 05, 2009, 08:12:26 PM

Listened today at work, great job. Really enjoyed it.

I think Earth2 was a bit ahead of its time. Think Lost. Some similarities. I think TV viewers have grown also, it might make it if it were started today.....unless FOX was in charge, they would cancel after 13 episodes leaving 2 unaired.

Poodyglitz · January 05, 2009, 09:36:46 PM

Great subject, Jeff! "Earth 2" was one of the more intriguing series of the time. Kind of the "Lost" and "Lost In Space" of its time. Wonderful production values and it helped to bring Clancy Brown to prominence (who, in my opinion, was the strongest actor on the show). Their tech conceptions were very cool and believable. The character setup was mostly interesting. There were some nice stories, but they lost me with the New Age-y aspect of the show. I get that the Terrians were Native American analogues, but it just felt awkward to me.

I also had a real big problem with the Yale character. Here was the featured Black character who was essentially an owned, evanescent human. Yes, they tried to offset him with the indentured servitude of the Danziger character, but Yale was essentially a freak, not a whole person. Not a great message to send. It made me very ambivalent about the series and sometimes difficult to watch. Like another contemporary, "Sea Quest", it had high production values, but awkward stories. "Earth 2" was clearly the superior series of the two.

I really love the pilot episode. There was a depth and elegance to it. The development of the Devon/Danziger partnership was very interesting. It didn't necessarily have to turn into a romantic relationship. The class disparity and opposite gender aspect was important and just them being friends would have been quite a powerful message — that gender friendship can exist with bringing sex into it, that people of different classes can coexist (IMHO).

Anyway, thanks for an interesting podcast of a series worth remembering.

Podcast # 208 - Jeff & Earth 2

davekill

Poodyglitz