Jupiter Moon: New Frontier (1990) Review

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(More customer reviews)In 1990, British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) launched a soap opera for their Galaxy Channel, appropriately set 60 years in the future aboard an old spaceship orbiting the Jupiter moon Callisto -- and housing Columbus College, a university of space.
Episodes were shown three days a week, with a full compilation of those episodes broadcast on the following Sunday. 150 episodes were made in total, with 108 shown before the infamous 'merger' of BSB with Sky.
I found it very effective as a soap opera. The mixture of the usual teenage angst and adult drama with the challenges of living and working in space worked together quite well. The acting in some of the earlier episodes was a bit shaky, but got better as characters were removed/added and the younger cast members became more experienced. (hence the '4' rather than 5) The model work was excellent for the period and most of the filming was realistic. There shouldn't have been gravity in the ship's hub, otherwise it did have a authentic feel.
My favourite characters were Anna Chancellor as Mercedes Page and Richard Derrington as Professor Brelan. Many younger cast members were very good as well and some have gone on to greater things.
I won't comment on costuming, as who will know what fa

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In the year 2050, mankind has reached out into the vastness of space, exploring the mysteries and dangers of the solar system. But to the teen and twenty-something students and staff on board the university space station Ilea, the wonders and perils of deep space must compete with the ups and downs of relationships and young romance. Collect all 150 interstellar episodes of this celebrated sci-fi series, each one more astronomically addictive than the next! In This Collection: Episodes 1-36 Preparing for the big New Year's party, life aboard the Ilea suddenly takes a dark turn when the crew discovers a black void racing through space, threatening to engulf the entire ship. Meanwhile, fear spreads when a student shows signs of a deadly virus and a harrowing rumor begins to spread that the ship is being attacked by a dreaded "Space Serpent."

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