Space Cases

The people at Nickelodeon, must have not known what they were doing when they removed this show from their lineup, had they no idea how many people actually found this show interesting. This was my favorite show. I remember watching SNICK at 8 PM every single Saturday. And I miss this show...although, corny at times, it never failed to delight me nor my sisters. And I must congratulate on the writers of the scripts, that kept me glued to the TV. I normally dislike Sci Fi, but this is a huge exception. I wish they would at least put on reruns. Well, hopefully, they will, since this show, and others like it, are highly missed, being that these new shows, aren't that great.

I have such fond memories of this show. I vividly recall rushing to the TV Saturday nights just to watch this show. It was original, funny, cute, and related well to its target audience. I was crushed when it stopped airing on Nick, and still think about it to this day (whenever I see the girl who played the rainbow haired character, Staite or something similar I believe). I really wish the show would have continued, that someone would have at least tried to tie up some of the loose ends. They could have done so much more with this show in my youth, and I feel sorry for the many people who will never get to see it for what it was. This was far to excellent a show to just slip away and disappear into the corners of young people's memories....

This show was one of my favorites from when I was a kid. I haven't thought of it for a long time, but I stumbled across an online writer who does the most amazing fan fiction about the characters, and so I've recently been seized by renewed interest in the show. I felt it had so much potential, and I think the time is ripe for it to make a comeback, if not on television, then in novels, or comic books, or something! The saga was left so unfinished, the cadets never even got close to getting home, Cat was still trapped in Yensid, there was so much of the story left to tell! Peter David, if you read this, please consider writing some Space Cases novels, or allow other writers to take up the cause!

I haven't seen this show for many years, but I remember it fondly due to it's whimsical blend of humor, adventure, and sci-fi fantasy. Astronomy is the science of creation, and this show was a beautiful metaphor for the purity and timeless enchantment the stars hold for all humanity. Set in the 23rd century, 5 students get lost in the boon docks of the Milky way galaxy after sneaking aboard an alien vessel and getting sucked into a wormhole, and come of age during their seven year odyssey as they explore and enrich the space they voyage through. I as a viewer found it poetic and marvelous to trek along with them on their quest, and hope one day the show will be resurrected in some form.

The feel of how this show was filmed reminds me of "the tomorrow people". Group of young cadets let curiosity get the better of them and sneak aboard a strange alien space cruiser. Suddenly, they find themselves in unknown space, trying to get home while battling a race called the "spung". Like most good shows however, it died too soon because most viewers prefer "stupid-vision"(aka "reality shows").

I at least would very much like to see this series released on DVD, or for some other station(COUGH~independent~COUGH)to broacast this show on the air again. Barring that, if I could gain permission to do so - I would start a LPTV and broadcast it myself! Shows like this should NOT be allowed to drift into obscurity!