6.6 /10 1 Votes
6.2/10 TV Country of origin United States First episode date 21 September 1996 Number of seasons 1 | 6.8/10 IMDb Original language(s) English Number of episodes 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Animated television series Created by Universal Cartoon StudiosNBC Universal Voices of Mark HamillTom WilsonMalcolm McDowellDana DelanyKevin SchonLauri Hendler Program creator Universal Animation Studios Cast Similar The Savage Dragon, Problem Child, Vor‑Tech: Undercover Conversi, Monster Force, Beethoven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wing commander academy episode 1 red and blue
Wing Commander Academy is an American animated television series created and produced by Universal Cartoon Studios, along with a team led by Larry Latham. The show was based on the Wing Commander franchise and loosely served as a prequel to Wing Commander. The show's premiere airdate was September 21, 1996 on the USA Network's "USA Action Extreme Team" block. The series' last episode aired on December 21, 1996.
Contents
- Wing commander academy episode 1 red and blue
- Spacecraft featured in the series
- Home video release
- Crossover
- References
Spacecraft featured in the series
The series featured many spacecraft introduced in the Wing Commander video games. The Scimitar and Broadsword were the primary fighters and bombers flown by the main characters, with the Dralthi and Grikath fulfilling those roles for the Kilrathi. As in Wing Commander I, the TCS Tiger's Claw was a Bengal class strike carrier. Individual episodes also featured cameo appearances from ships introduced in later games such as Wing Commander III's Arrow, Hellcat and Longbow and Wing Commander IV's Avenger. None of these ships are mentioned by name. A number of new capital ships were introduced by the series including the Achilles class destroyer and the Agan Ra Sivar class dreadnaught.
Home video release
On March 6, 2012, Visual Entertainment released Wing Commander Academy- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. In the US, the release will be distributed by Millennium Entertainment.
Crossover
The episode "Recreation" is the final part of four-part crossover with several other shows that aired as part of USA "Action Extreme Team" programming block:
