No one can hear you scream in space

Back in 1995 at little unknown show, Space Above and Beyond was released on Fox, created by the same producers Glen Morgan and James Wong, of the X Files. The story line and the show was well written, the characters were slowly brought to life during the series, the special effects took a back seat to the story line and character development... This drama reminded me of a kind of World War II in space. I waited for years for this series to to be released on DVD. When it was finally released in 2005 10 years later. This DVD was on my top ten list of box sets. Fortunately as I was passing my local store, it was on sale for 20.00, yahoo. Was it worth the wait well yes and no. 23 Episodes including the TV pilot were placed on 5 discs. Unfortunately no digital upgrade work was done to the original film, which is a bad thing viewing this series on a HDTV. Every flaw from the original filming is captured including the special effects. Scenes can be blurry and grainy. Compare this to recent Scifi channel mega hit, Battlestar Galactica with its over the top special effects and camera angles and you can really sense the age of the show. Also lacking were any interviews of the former actors. One actor James Morrison from Space, is currently on the Fox hit show of 24 playing Bill Buchanan. Fortunately the shows story line and characters drive the show and make it very enjoyable, you sense the fear and personal anguish of each character as the show progresses. If your a scifi fan and and enjoy Battlestar Gallactica do your self a favor and purchase this series you will not regret it.. Hopefully Fox will eventually entertain the thought of doing this series justice, and produce a special version box set with digital restoration and full interviews of the producers, actors and actresses. In the mean time turn the lights down low, crank the volume high and listen carefully for the screams.