Originally shot as a pilot in 1995 for a series that never eventuated. It is an entertaining film whose most notable feature is its intriguing “world” – a collapsing society under the threat of marauders, mercenaries and barbarians – that that would have provided rich fodder for a series. The show is set around the Galactic Republic - an enlightened, paternal government of the future that had collapsed from within, causing chaos in the universe.
The lead character was Jonathan Thorne, a rogue adventurer whose sister is abducted by aliens; he teams up with a rag-tag group and goes looking for her, encountering danger and adventure. The production design is impressive, but John Corbett is a wooden in the lead. Rod Taylor is an old crusty general type.
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