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6.6/10 TV Directed by Arthur H. Nadel No. of seasons 2 | 6.8/10 IMDb Created by Arthur H. Nadel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Craig LittlerCharlie DellSid HaigSusan O'HanlonJames DoohanTamara DobsonJohn Russell Composer(s) Yvette BlaisJeff Michael Genres Science Fiction, Adventure Film, Children's television series, Action fiction, Action/Adventure Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jason of star command episode one
Jason of Star Command is a live action television series by Filmation which ran between 1978 and 1981. The show revolved around the exploits of space adventurer Jason (Craig Littler) and his colleagues, including Professor E.J. Parsafoot (Charlie Dell) and the pocket robot "Wiki" (formally W1K1). The show also starred Sid Haig as the evil Dragos, and, in the first season, James Doohan. Jason was a spin-off of Space Academy.
Contents
- Jason of star command episode one
- Jason of star command
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Episode list
- DVD release
- Streaming
- References
Jason of star command
Season 1
Its first season, which was a segment of Tarzan and the Super 7, was done in the style of the movie serials of the past, telling a single overall story with sixteen "chapters" of approximately fifteen minutes' length, each ending in a cliffhanger. The second season was a stand-alone, half-hour series. Filmation would later revisit the serial format with both their rendition of The New Adventures of Flash Gordon and "The Great Space Chase" segment of The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle.
Jason flew a "Starfire". This fast spaceship had a "star pod" that could separate from the ship in an emergency. Dragos commanded the vast "Dragonship", similar to the Space Academy in that it was built on a large asteroid. Dragos's fightercraft were unmanned drones. This was a choice made by the show's producers and repeatedly pointed out in the plot, so that the destruction of these craft would not involve killing a pilot. The show aired on Saturday mornings, and deadly violence had to be kept to a minimum.
Season 2
James Doohan left the show at the end of the first season to join the rest of the original Star Trek cast in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He was replaced by John Russell, who played the blue-skinned "by the book" Commander Stone. Originally, Jonathan Harris was to have reprised his role as Commander Gampu from Space Academy, but according to the DVD booklet, he "had a falling out" with Filmation, thus the creation of Doohan's character.
The asteroid prop used for Space Academy was re-used for Jason, where Star Command was stated to be "in a secret part of the Space Academy". Other than the appearance of the robot Peepo and the appearance of a Seeker shuttle piloted by Lt. Matt Prentiss (John Berwick), no references were made to the characters or situations in Space Academy.
Episode list
Season One (fifteen-minute segments from Tarzan and the Super 7):
Season Two (30 minute episodes aired as Jason of Star Command):
DVD release
BCI Eclipse LLC, under a licensing agreement with Entertainment Rights, issued a comprehensive DVD release of the entire series for Region 1 on May 8, 2007. This collection, spanning three discs, encompasses all 28 episodes from the first and second seasons. Additionally, it is enriched with a variety of special features, such as commentary tracks and galleries of photos and artwork.The galleries also contain characters sheets for the proposed but never produced animated version of the show.As of 2011, this release has been discontinued and is out of print as BCI Eclipse has ceased operations.
Streaming
Currently, season one is available on Amazon.