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It comes as no surprise that a television series has been created that is based on cowboys. What does come as a surprise is the length of time its taken for someone to actually write and produce a series on this subject. I know there was Bravestar, but this is the first real life cowboy in space series. The story is that Earth has had all its resources used up so people take to the skies. They moved to a new solar system with a lot of planets. They terraformed the planets. An inner core of planets created the 'Alliance', those not conforming live on the outskirts using technologies that are not that advanced. The inhabitents of the planets build their living quarters similar to what Europeans did when they moved to America and Australia. The adventures have similar storylines to Western films such as a train robbery. The crew of the ship have different backgrounds to one another including a brother and sister wanted by the Alliance. If you are looking for an array of weird and wonderful alien creatures then you will be dissappointed because there aren't any. There aren't any aliens in American history so why should they appear here now ? It is seen as a breathe of fresh air, a sci-fi without aliens by some. Others see it as a disappointment that there aren't any. The idea is to concentrate on the characters and storylines and not latex faces.
The series was not as successful as it should have been, it was shown during an awkward time on a Friday, its episodes were jumbled, the original pilot episode was misplaced. Those in the UK were a bit better off, the series was shown in proper order on the Sci-Fi channel. Whether it would have been successful if the series had been shown in proper order is open to debate. He hasn't given up yet on the whole concept, he's taking the nine characters and putting them into a cinematic movie in an attempt to re-energise the project and make it a success. Let's not hold our breathes... The Reevers are said to be men who have gone beyond the outskirts and lost all touch with humanity. They're going to be as close as we get to aliens in this series. They've returned, surviving the best way they can. That includes capturing any poor folk that happen to stray into their territory and killing and cannabalising them. The Reevers only had an appearance in the series. They have a much bigger part in the movie.
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