Earth 2 - Season 2 Promo.wmv

This is a rare copy of the original promo for the second season of the 1990's sci-fi series "Earth 2". The first season of the show wasn't rating as high as Universal and NBC wanted, and so they fired the producer from the first season and brought in someone new to make changes to the shows direction in order to boost ratings. After the replacement producer made his big pitch for proposed changes to the show, the networks decided to cancel the show. Little wonder, if this is anything to go by...

Apologies for the poor quality of the video, but please remember this is from an era BEFORE digital recording. Shocking, I know.

DISCLAIMER - I do not own this material, and am not uploading it for profit of any kind. Please do not sue. I simply wish to share this clip with others who remember this show, as it is a little bit of history and may no longer be available anywhere else. Thank you.

Enjoy! (Or not...)

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• Earth 2
• Earth2
• Season 2
• promo
• Isaiah Ford
• John Danziger
• True Danziger
• Julia Heller
• Morgan Martin
• Bess Martin
• Uly Adair
• Devon Adair
• Yale
• Alonzo Solace
• G889
• Eden Advance
• New Pacifica
• second season

[toyota4you]

If they just killed the kids off at the beginning the show would be a hit!

[propertyofranger]

@toyota4you I was really young when this show came out, and I was really drawn in by Uly and True's characters as they were the only two children in the cast. I probably wouldn't have watched the series if they hadn't been in it, and then I wouldn't be the fan that I am today!

[maryb889]

Rethought. Retooled. Regurgitated.

[propertyofranger]

@maryb889 "Rethought. Retooled. Repulsed."  We could probably get a page of these, if every disgusted fan contributed!

[Earth2Kim]

Well I "liked" the video just to keep it handy in YouTube, but it makes me SO glad the series didn't get a 2nd season, as sad as that was. This "promo" video makes me ill!

[propertyofranger]

@Earth2Kim Haha, thanks for the reluctant "like"! You may be the only one who bothers >.< I almost didn't wantto post this because it was so bad. But bad or not, it's a bit of Earth2 history, and there's not much left on the net for it anymore.

[LittleHobbit13]

I'm not glad they didn't make a second season. I am glad they didn't make THIS second season.

While my heart aches a little at the thought of never getting to see the group through their journey's end, I know it would have been a more painful ache to see their personalities perverted all for the sake of "what the masses want to see".

This could have been one of the greatest scifi stories of all time, and instead it stands unfinished for all time. How tragic.

[SaganAppreciationSoc]

It's my understanding that the show was killed from within because they did not want it to go off in this new horrible direction. It was said to be something of a mercy killing.

[oghoodz]

So sad they cancelled it... used to love watching as a kid and even more that the re-pitch was so dumbed down (funnily foreshadowing the idiocracy we currently find ourselves in - 2011) I really miss smart programing - heck, I was just thinking of how one single episode of Earth2 has more substance than all of what I've seen of Terra Nova (ie: first 5 episodes) and more... Hey, anyone ever watch Space Above and Beyond? that was fun... though not as smart. Or what about Seaquest (DSV)

[murasamemusic]

Earth 2 was a high quality show, being sci.fi while still looking believable and realistic. I sooo want the story continue, but when I see this promo, I'm glad the show is dead. Guess I'll buy the DVD box and watch it over again :)

[WendyKroy77]

Also, getting there is half the fun. That was THE WHOLE POINT. They cannot make that end and have them land in Pacifica already, that's crazy. Urgh. I am glad it was produced. It would just have been another political drama with sci fi jargon. Thanks but no thanks. As someone else said, Restyled, Revamped, Repulsed.

[WendyKroy77]

Of course the original premise was too smart but not boombastic, sexy and explosive enough so they had to dumb it down for the general masses to like. How pathetic. I am glad there was no season based on this junk. Morgan provided interesting comic relief, Danzinger was not just an angry aggressive man, he was a thoughtful man and they made Alonzo the pretty boy with magic powers. Yikes. No more trekking alien territory, no more encountering strange phenomena, no adventure. Just bad.

[WendyKroy77]

As much as I love Earth 2, looking at this I am really glad they didnt go on to season 2 as imagined. There was sthg intriguing about them traveling all alone through the vast landscape, the mysticism that lay in the air, the moral challenges they faced being on this long trek, the dangers of the unknown landmass, having to struggle with basic survival. etc. The promo looks like they just would have cut through that and they made it to Pacifica too soon. No more adventures and just politisized

[FirerosePR]

I searched season 2 for Earth 2 a while ago and the story line didn't match up completely with this promo, what I read I liked better than what they came up with from hiring a new producer. I guess I'm glad that they didn't continue it if they were going to follow along with what this promo showed.