Space: Above and Beyond
The Earth is embroiled in a desperate war against alien invaders, and this series focuses on one squadron of Marine pilots involved in it.
- 1995-1996
- 1 season
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction
The Earth is embroiled in a desperate war against alien invaders, and this series focuses on one squadron of Marine pilots involved in it.
Season 1 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1995 - 1996
Episode 1
Pilot
Sun, Sep 24, 1995 90 mins
When an Earth outpost 16 light-years away is destroyed by an unknown alien force, a group of young United States Marine Corps Space Aviators find themselves on the front lines of an intergalactic battle in an attempt to save their home planet.
Episode 2
The Farthest Man from Home
Sun, Oct 1, 1995 45 mins
When the USS Saratoga passes close to the planet, Tellus Colony, where the Earth colonist were attacked, West goes AWOL and flies down to the planet in hopes that his girlfriend, Kylen, somehow survived.
Episode 3
The Dark Side of the Sun
Sun, Oct 8, 1995 45 mins
Vansen wakes from a disturbing dream in which she sees her parents die to discover she is aboard the space carrier Saratoga. The squadron gets orders to protect a mining station against any Chig actions. As they arrive at the colony a laser battle erupts killing two of the squad. The rest withdraw as it becomes apparent the attackers are not Chigs but AI's infected with a computer virus that encourages independent action. A counter attack is mounted but most of the squad is captured. The AIs begin torturing the squad members trying to discover when a relief convoy is due. Hawkes, knowing the AIs devotion to gambling challenges the leader to a game of cards, with his life as the prize. Before the game is completed the remainder of the squad counters attacks and frees the team. The Space Marines prepare to make their last stand when Vansen attacks from behind and wipes out most of the AIs. Vansen then pursues the remaining AI's back to their ship then destroys it during liftoff. Later Vansen reflects on the mission and takes grim satisfaction from the outcome when she realizes she'd destroyed the two AIs responsible for the death of her family
Episode 4
Mutiny
Sun, Oct 15, 1995 45 mins
In a suspenseful episode, the members of the 58th are struggling against an unknown enemy in a treacherous region of space with a damaged ship. Hawkes discovers that the ship they are traveling on is taking a shipment of unaware "tanks" (In Vitroes) to a mining facility, and he and McQueen struggle with orders when it becomes clear that the In Vitroes are expendable.
Episode 5
Ray Butts
Sun, Oct 22, 1995 45 mins
Legendary Lt. Colonel Ray Butts ('Kick Butts') of the Marine Special Operations Command team shows up and takes over command of the 58th wing for a special secret mission.
Episode 6
Eyes
Sun, Nov 5, 1995 45 mins
In an effort to get West to help with an assassination plot, the young marine is told that high ranking Earth officials knew about the aliens before the colonists were sent to Vesta Colony.
Episode 7
The Enemy
Sun, Nov 12, 1995 45 mins
The members of the 58th turn on each other after they land on the planet Tartarus and encounter a Chig mind-altering weapon that wreaks havoc on the area of the brain that controls fear.
Episode 8
Hostile Visit
Sun, Nov 19, 1995 45 mins
During a space battle, a Chig spaceship is damaged but not destroyed and left floating in space. McQueen proposes they use the damaged ship as a Trojan Horse to attack an enemy base.
Episode 9
Choice or Chance
Sun, Nov 26, 1995 45 mins
Trapped on a hostile planet and captured by silicates, Vanessa and Damphousse are given a choice to make, while Wang is tortured and West finds someone unexpected. Meanwhile, McQueen and Hawkes must find a way to free their comrades alone.
Episode 10
Stay with the Dead
Sun, Dec 3, 1995 45 mins
After a dangerous mission, Nathan West is the only survivor of the 58th. Severely injured, he's returned to the Saratoga in complete shock, but was he really the only survivor? Traumatised, he tries to make sense of it and find out the truth.
Episode 11
The River of Stars
Sun, Dec 17, 1995 45 mins
Disabled ship, far from searchers, no transmitter, cold and dark at Christmas. Team, feeling lost, exchange thoughts, fears and gifts. CO sends the 1968 Apollo 8 Genesis message. With mysterious help, team does just enough to make it home.
Episode 12
Who Monitors the Birds?
Sun, Jan 7, 1996 45 mins
Promised an honorable discharge from his sentence to the Marines, Hawkes is recruited for an assassination mission deep behind enemy lines.
Episode 13
Level of Necessity
Sun, Jan 14, 1996 45 mins
Deep underground, the 58th are on the run from hostiles. They meet another squadron who's commander orders them to enter another tunnel. Damphouse refuses and tells the 58th not to go because of a vision and a feeling. Most of the other squad die. Could it really be ESP?
Episode 14
Never No More
Sun, Feb 4, 1996 45 mins
While a new Chig stealth fighter is killing off squadron after squadron with impunity, Vansen has to deal with a failed relationship from her past.
Episode 15
The Angriest Angel
Sun, Feb 11, 1996 45 mins
As a new, "unbeatable" Chig fighter emerges that's equipped with a new source of energy, it could possibly be the prototype of a deadly weapon that could change the course of the war against Earth. McQueen eventually realizes that he's the only pilot able to confront the new threat.
Episode 16
Toy Soldiers
Sun, Feb 18, 1996 45 mins
A rookie Marine squad accompany the 58th on a simple recon mission. The Gung Ho, untested rookie squad commander makes reckless decisions against standing orders, and West's kid brother is under his command.
Episode 17
Dear Earth
Sun, Mar 3, 1996 45 mins
Mail delivery from Earth brings differing news for members of the 58th. A mission doesn't go well for Damphousse. Hawkes and McQueen become documentary stars, but who stole the Commodore's strawberries?
Episode 18
Pearly
Sun, Mar 24, 1996 45 mins
The 58th have to make an extraction point rendezvous off of a planet so they use the aid of the eponymous tank "Pearly" to take them there. On the way, they meet an eccentric British soldier and a pair of AI's. Wang has a crisis of conscience.
Episode 19
R & R
Fri, Apr 12, 1996 45 mins
The exhausted 58th are given 48 hours leave on the pleasure ship Bachhus. Hawkes takes a trip he really shouldn't have, Damphousse and Wang get close, Vansen shows a hidden talent, and McQueen and West take in a movie.
Episode 20
Stardust
Fri, Apr 19, 1996 45 mins
The 58th are given the highest top secret mission of the whole Earth war effort. It is so secret that they don't even know the whole details of the mission's objectives, but the mission must not and can not fail.
Episode 21
Sugar Dirt
Sat, Apr 20, 1996 45 mins
A planetary invasion by Earth military forces is ambushed and turns into a military disaster. There is no air support and no ground reinforcement as the supporting fleet, among it the USS Saratoga, is forced to abandon 25,000 stranded troops in order to launch another assault, which could ultimately save millions of lives, upon a more strategic planet. Before departing, Commodore Ross issues instructions: "You're strongly encouraged, but not ordered to do so, to keep engaging the enemy. If however, the situation becomes untenable you're authorized to surrender. Semper fidelis.". Among the scattered, abandoned, and demoralized forces are the 58th, who are struggling to survive.
Episode 22
And If They Lay Us Down to Rest...
Sun, May 26, 1996 45 mins
The 58th recon a moon orbiting the Chig homeworld before a major invasion is set to begin. Among hostile Chig confrontations, they encounter a single alien of unknown species that appears to be of no threat. Then, the unexpected happens.
Episode 23
...Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best
Sun, Jun 2, 1996 45 mins
A Chig ambassador could be the key to peace, an end to the war, and home for the Earth forces. The head of Aerotech is requested by the amassador to be at the peace talks, but, when he arrives, he knows more than it appears.