Space Rangers: a forgotten sci-fi gem?

I recently learned of this obscure, short-lived '90's series and just wanted to share it with you. Set in the year 2104, it follows the adventures of a rag-tag team of police/marine 'Rangers' based at the Earth colony Fort Hope. The show isn't exactly considered 'great' sci-fi, but it has its moments (at least, from what little I've seen).

Produced in part to capitalize on such hits as Star Wars, Space Rangers had heavy competition from Star Trek: Deep Space 9, which premiered the same week. It also suffered from meddling network execs, who among other things, aired the episodes in a different order than produced, confusing viewers.

In some ways, Rangers reminds me of Space: Above and Beyond, another short-lived (but well-liked) '90's series about a team of marines fighting in a war against aliens. The show doesn't take itself nearly as seriously, though.

Although Space Rangers seems to have had a lot of potential, it was canceled after only one of the six produced episodes had aired. In fact, only four of the six episodes were ever shown on US network TV. The entire 'mini-series' did air in the UK, however.


Sci-fi gem? Probably not, but worth a peek for some light action/adventure entertainment.