Earth 2 - The Complete Series

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Embark on the quest to find a new home planet for humanity in the year 2192 as the complete sci-fi epic Earth 2 lands on DVD for the first time ever! From the producers of Miami Vice and ER comes the thrilling story of Devon Adair (Debrah Farentino), who is struggling to find a healthy environment for her deathly ill son, Ulysses. Disregarding government orders, she puts together an expedition to found a new civilization on an Earth-like planet 22 light years in the future. But after their ship crash-lands on the wrong side of planet G889, the "colonists" quickly discover that their new home already has some very strange and hostile inhabitants. Catch DVD-exclusive bonus features and join stellar guest stars including Tim Curry, Virginia Madsen, Terry O'Quinn and more on all 21 groundbreaking episodes of the Emmy-winning series that critics cheered "soars to new sci-fi heights."

Customer Reviews:

NOT THE COMPLEAT SEASON!!!.......2007-06-01

I love this show but they edited out way too much. Half the story is gone. I used to watch this when I was younger, never missed a show. Wish I had taped it. Good SciFi, wish it was still on the air. I cant belive they labled it the Complete Series! I am so disipointed.

How GREAT to have this Finally come out.......2007-05-13

We were fans of the show longggg ago. We are so glad it has finally come to DVD. The only problem is that it makes me remember there was no real resolution to the whole thing. Maybe they need a movie :-)

Brave New Pacifica!.......2007-02-22

It was about time! 13 years later I finally have a copy of every Earth2 episode to live with! It's a pity we'll never get a closure as Firefly fans did.

I loved this show: Great cast, strong environmental message, fabulous landscapes, an intringuing attempt of making scifi without (or mostly) technology, strong female characters (Debrah Farentino, who's now in Eureka, Jessica Steen, Rebecca Gayheart). Now I look at LOST and despite all the evident differences I think EARTH2 Could have been a great show, given the chance. What about Life before Eden Adance?, what about Devon's cure?. As I said there were endless opportunities never taken.

I wish there were more extras in it, comments, deleted scenes...I personally loved the Score, but I guess it's because the show was made before all the fancy DVDs we have now....but it's a fair good edition for a show which was never really forgotten.

Earth 2 - The Complete Series.......2007-02-20

A wonderful series is a shame that this series was cancelled.

Tessie Martinez

Left Me Wanting More.......2007-02-18

I ordered this DVD set, having never seen an entire episode. I only remembered seeing parts of two or three episodes when they were actually aired. I was recommended it by a friend, who'd watched every episode faithfully until the show was abruptly canceled. Bummer.

The series follows the Eden Advance team, a group of colonists headed by Devon Adair, who (following a secret govenment plot to destroy their ship) crash land on the planet, losing most of their gear and passengers. A small group survives, and has to make a cross-continental trek to reach the intended landing site, in order to meet the main body of colonists, who are scheduled to arrive shortly. The series was abandoned mid-season in season 1.

I would have rated this item 5 stars, but the quality of the DVD encoding took away at least 1 1/2 stars. Since you can't give 1/2 star ratings, I rounded up. There were several times where the disk would freeze, there were a few spots that were horribly pixelated, and the sound got choppy. This usually was short-lived, however. The exception being that my disk set came with two disk 2s and no disk 3. One of the two duplicates actually was defective, so after two or three weeks of emails, got the publisher to send me a pre-paid envelope to return on of them in exchange for a disk 3. Obviously, I sent the defective one.

I've read several reviews where the reviewer talked about bad acting in the series. Honestly, I never saw this. The only exception was some of the acting by the two children in the series. Obviously, I expect child actors, especially 8 year olds, to have some issues with heavy emotionally-charged scenes. As far as the rest of the cast is concerned, there are some of the finest actors in Hollywood represented, e.g. Jessica Steen (Armageddon, CSI and more TV shows than I can list), and Clancy Brown (best known as the Kurgan from Highlander, also in The Guardian (2006), Starship Troopers, etc.).

After sitting down and watching the series (keeping in mind that it was made 12 years ago so many of the props look dated) the one thing I'm left with is this sense of wondering what happened to the Eden Advance crew. Did they make it to New Pacifica? Did Danziger (Clancy Brown) ever get together with Devon Adair (Debrah Farentino)? Did anyone ever slap that annoying Morgan (John Gegenhuber)? I think it says alot that I came to care about these people, even after only 'getting to know them' for half a season of episodes. I think that several characters (Morgan) were played so well that I really felt like I knew that person - and in Morgan's case, wanted to see him slapped around a bit. I think that says alot about the acting, and the writing of the screenplays.

I've seen fan fiction online where people have continued the storyline, but it's not the same. I'm saddened to say that this show hasn't had the same cult following that Firefly had, so it's not likely that a feature film will be made from the story, giving us a glimpse of what ever became of these poor souls trapped on a distant planet.

Defenders of the Earth - The Complete Series, Vol. 2

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Just like I remembered it!
"Enemies crumble in fear and confusion!"

Defenders of the Earth - The Complete Series, Vol. 2
Starring: Sarah Partridge , William Callaway , Buster Jones , Lou Richards , and Diane Pershing
Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse
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ASIN: B000MKYK22
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Customer Reviews:

Just like I remembered it!.......2007-09-16

Like my title suggests, Defenders of the earth is just like I remembered it when I was younger. It's a cool concept, with good action, but alot of cheese though. My complaint was that Ming was the main villain and he pretty much wasn't that great. Now they have his son who isn't much better, but a change. Then you have the return of Villains from season 1 which adds to it. And the theme song still rocks!

"Enemies crumble in fear and confusion!".......2007-08-11

BCI Eclipse's Ink & Paint presents the action-packed conclusion to the quintessential `80s cartoon series, Defenders of the Earth. Volume 2's snazzy purple slipcover houses four double-sided discs and one single-sided disc in three slim cases. Each case is lavishly decorated with one or two of the program's junior stars: Rick, Jedda, LJ and Kshin. The content on these DVD's is at least as entertaining as the first half of the collection, if not more so. Here, you'll find out how Mandrake came to adopt Kshin, see Jedda become The Phantom, and learn valuable life-lessons about responsibility, teamwork, good citizenship, and the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. Episodes include: "The Gods Awake;" "The Ghost Walks Again;" "Flash Times Four;" "The Frozen Heart;" "Rick Gordon, One-Man Army;" "The Rites of Zesnan;" "Audie and Tweak;" "Return of the Sky Band;" "Dracula's Potion;" "One of the Guys;" "100 Proof Highway;" "The Time Freezer;" "The Prince Makes His Move;" "The Prince Triumphant;" "The Prince Weds;" "The Prince's Royal Hunt;" "The Prince Dethroned;" "Lothar's Homecoming;" "Suspended Sabotage;" "Call of the Eternals;" "The Return of Doctor Dark;" "The Deadliest Battle;" "The Necklace of Oros;" "Torn Space;" "Ming Winter;" "The Golden Queen;" "The Gravity of Ming;" "Flesh and Blood;" "The Drowning World;" "The Adoption of Kshin;" "Street Smarts;" and "The Thunderlizards of Ming." Volume Two also contains episode 1 of Filmation's `Flash Gordon'--which was supposed to have been on Volume One, but wasn't--as well as a "Bonus Movie," which will be redundant if you own the previous Defenders set since it's just the first few episodes of the series edited together. Animation buffs will enjoy the interesting interviews with Bruce Malek, David Wise and Michael Swanigan...not to mention the original model sheets, scripts, storyboards and trivia. You even get a full-color, meticulously detailed episode guide and two groovy 4x6-inch art cards! Call forth the power of ten tigers, and order both Defenders of the Earth volumes today!

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