EARTH 2 SHRINE

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About Earth 2

(This section is from a Dreamwidth entry where I recommended the show and gave a rundown, so it will change later.)

Earth 2 (1994) - TV Promo - A group looking to colonize an uninhabited planet crash land due to government sabotage and learn the planet isn't as uninhabited as they initially believed. Lots of strong female characters, creative aliens, worldbuilding-based class conflicts and the IRL issues commentary that comes with it, and cool worldbuilding concepts! It's also got Clancy Brown for the whole run, which is typically a selling point for people, and Tim Curry played crazy for a few episodes.

Rotten Tomatoes Description, with a couple wrong details fixed: Two centuries in the future, when pollution has forced humans to abandon Earth in favor of cramped space stations, billionaire Devon Adair sets out with a band of followers in search of another planet that will offer a brighter, more normal future to children like her son, Ulysses, whose terminal illness is caused by the station environment. Joining Devon and Ulysses are mechanic John Danziger and his daughter, True; team physician Julia Heller, who has her own secret agenda; Alonzo Solace, a pilot; Yale, a cyborg; and Morgan, a craven government agent, and his wife, Bess. The voyagers find their planet, but their ship crash-lands on the wrong side of the globe, forcing them to attempt an arduous and dangerous trek to their ultimate destination, New Pacifica.

My favorite components:

Strong female characters in a way that feels natural
Identity crises and divided loyalties all around!! I wish I could elaborate on this but it is so spoilery.
REALLY good worldbuilding! Some characters are from the overly polluted Earth, others are from different classes on the station, etc. The planet they land on also has some cool aliens and old government projects they stumble upon. A lot of the speculative fiction concepts are just done really creatively too, from technological advancements to aliens that communicate via weird dreams.
The socioeconomic clashes and similar diversities mean the characters all have a LOT to learn from one another and they do so with so much delightful difficulty, lol. Forced to found family and I found myself liking characters I did not expect to like by the end.
Allegories and commentaries for IRL political issues, environmentalism, colonization, etc.
There are a couple of kids whose dynamics with their parents and the overall group are really well written! In particular, Clancy Brown's character has a young daughter who he loves but keeps a level of distance with for reasons, and the ways they become closer and grow makes me cry so much.
The other kid, Uly, forms a very odd bond with some aliens in a way that heals his illness but makes him a bridge between worlds in a way that raises a Lot of questions and issues
This show does take itself seriously, but I can't not mention the episode that managed to get two love interests tied up in such a way that when one needs to drink from the other's canteen... it looks like she's blowing him. Just... such a show.
They managed a handful of filler episodes which is so refreshing given the state of TV today

NOTE: The episode order is sometimes not listed correctly depending on where you go, so "All About Eve" SHOULD be the one you watch last.

Episodes: 21, 45 minutes each.

Availability: It was released on DVD. It has been posted to Youtube a few times over the years, and it was streaming on Netflix forever ago so it's possible another streaming service has taken it on since. If you need a non-DVD source I'm sure can help.

Warning: It was canceled and left off on a cliffhanger.

Magazines, Articles, and Interviews

I really love archiving things like this and I find that magazines in particular have a ton of cool stuff that would otherwise be lost to time! I'll be posting some scans to this site and linking to some recent cast and crew interviews I've found where Earth 2 got even a little mention.

My Earth 2 Fanfiction

seasons change and i decay - Devon Adair - 292 words - G-889 didn't seem to like her very much.

Princess - Devon Adair/Bess Martin (one-sided) - 263 words - Everyone assumed her dream had been about another man.

Pouring from an Empty Cup - Devon Adair/Julia Heller - 973 words - Julia works day and night to find a cure when the crew gets sick again. Devon thinks she should rest instead.

Stages - Devon Adair & Uly Adair, Devon Adair & Yale - 635 words - If it weren't for Yale, Devon would come home to an empty unit. He's there when Uly isn't, when Devon had permission to be a person who's hurting rather than a mother who's strong.

Wildflower - Bess Martin - 898 words - On the road to New Pacifica, Bess reflects on her life.

Come So Far - John Danziger & True Danziger - 1,380 words - Danziger never took care of himself right, and True never let him get away with it.

Desiccation - Bess Martin - 749 words - "Have you ever watched anyone trying to eat dirt? Trying to suck the moisture out of mud?"

Possessed - Julia Heller - 1,291 words - Danziger's actions while possessed bring back unpleasant memories for Julia.

My Fanvids

This is my favorite out of them.

My Fanart & Moodboards

Coming soon once I figure out if I ever made anything decent on this front. I also have always wanted to draw E2 stuff in Moebius style, so hoping to do that eventually.