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Earth Star Voyager

1988 · 1 season

A earnest, old-fashioned space adventure with a youthful crew, a talking computer, and a sense of wonder, feeling like a extended TV pilot.

Created by
Ed Spielman
Genres
Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Duncan Regehr, Brian McNamara, Jason Michas
Overview
Earth Star Voyager is the name of a science fiction television movie shown on the Wonderful World of Disney in 1988. The show aired as a two-part pilot, but was never picked up for a series and has not been released on DVD, although a fan base for the pilot has grown over the years.

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Created by
Ed Spielman
Genres
Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Duncan Regehr, Brian McNamara, Jason Michas
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • exploration
  • coming-of-age
  • found family
  • betrayal
Places
  • space
Era
far-future
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Ed Spielman
Written by
Ed Spielman
Starring
Duncan Regehr, Brian McNamara, Jason Michas, Peter Donat, Julia Montgomery, Margaret Langrick, Tom Bresnahan, Sean O'Byrne
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Robert M. Stevens
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 96 min each
Network
ABC
Languages
English

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