Plymouth

Plymouth aired today (July 1, 2001) in the UK. Thought the premise sounded pretty dopey, but it wasn't too bad after all. All the way through it, I was thinking "Picket Fences in Space" and that's kind of what it turned into, but it was in no way offensive. I guess it was a pilot for a TV series, but if they ever made one, it never aired in UK. Dale Midkiff is suitably square-jawed as the hero, Gil. Great to see some sci-fi that doesn't have bumpy-headed aliens!

I enjoyed the movie as its a world we can "dream" of with a smile. someday we will have a similar reality of the aspect of "living" in space. I used to have a fuzzy tape of it when it aired and now that tape gotten destroyed. it would be great to see it again and "dream"

I thought that this was a well written movie, better than most made for TV sci-fi. I thought that it made living on the moon look very believable. I wish it would get released to DVD before something happens to my VHS copy.

I saw this movie when it premiered because it looked like a change of pace from the usual TV-Movie. It turns out I was right. It is nothing amazing, but it is an inventive, diverting step u from the usual made for TV sci-fi garbage. Dale Midkiff is a winning hero, Joseph Gordon Levitt alludes to the range he would eventually show on 3rd Rock and in 10 Things I Hate About You. The whole package is nicely cheesy and boasts decent special effects. I wish this would get released to video or DVD so I could see it again. I overtaped my copy back in '98. Fun Movie 9/10

I had this on an old Polaroid VHS tape next to my carefully-managed set of Fox's Alien Nation, Season 1.

I recall that the writers actually borrowed from some science-fiction of the time, in that the astronaut suits had "bomber art" like dragon scales or fins to suit their owner.

I remember liking Dale Midkiff from his appearance in Pet Sematary and Cindy Pickett from John Hughes movies, with a host of character actors filling out the cast. You had the nerdy Will Robinson expy, and a valid reason to not only build a moon base, but to staff and run it like an actual town.

Never understood why it didn't get picked up, because prime-time TV had a shortage of good science-fiction shows, and those popular ones were less believable than something which bordered on actual current science.