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Offline willgc

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"The Cape"
« on: January 20, 2007, 04:15:25 AM »
Has anyone else heard about a show called "The Cape" that ran in 1996-1997 for one season about NASA and the shuttle? I saw it on wikipedia and the imdb, but I have no idea how to find a copy. Does anyone know a way?
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Re: "The Cape"
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2007, 08:09:09 AM »
Ebay is probably the only way to get it, it hasn't officially been released on DVD or VHS. I'm hoping it will be on DVD someday though, it was a great show.
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Re: "The Cape"
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2007, 10:45:47 AM »
"The Cape" was a great show. It was produced by the MTM studio. For a long time some fellow ran a petition to save the show. It didn't work. My favourite episode was when the shuttle crew help a Soyuz with a very dead crew out.

The show didn't have a very large fan base, and appealed to only space fans which I suppose were the reasons for killing it off. Has anyone noticed that the tv shows that have potential, but aren't an immediate hit are axed ? And a lot of crud usually takes its place.
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Re: "The Cape"
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2007, 11:45:34 AM »
I can't find DVD's of cartoons and shows that I loved as a kid so I turned to youtube.  I even got to see old episodes of Max Headroom.

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Re: "The Cape"
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2007, 02:44:53 PM »
Youtube was the first place I went to, because the show sounds interesting to me.  But, alas, I cannot find it.  If anyone fines this show online anywhere, please post it here!

Until then, the most realistic movie/show we have about the space program that is not a documentary is Apollo13.
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Re: "The Cape"
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2007, 08:54:56 PM »
or "From the Earth to the Moon"
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Re: "The Cape"
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2007, 01:48:23 PM »
Oh, you are right!  From the Earth to the Moon!  I rented it, expecting a documentary.  My wife groaned.  She hates documentaries, and she isn't a big fan of the whole space thing.  Put them together, and she wasn't looking forward to this at all!  But she really enjoyed that series, and even expressed a desire to buy the series!  We own Apollo 13.  So there is a way to make an accurate space movie without losing public interest.  Hollywood just isn't that good at it!  ;)
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Re: "The Cape"
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2007, 05:00:25 PM »
What about "I dream of genie"
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