So why'd you like this show?

[spike20]

I have to admit, Starhunter will always hold a special place in my heart for a number of reasons.

Foremost, is that it paved the way for me to work on several other shows and film productions. It was the first major bit of film/TV work that ever fell into my lap, when the ass't. costume designer found some of my work in a goth fashion shop on Queen St. in Toronto, went in, and asked,"who made that and how can I get in touch with them?".

I did a lot of stuff for that show, and you can see my work in every single episode (some of it I cringe at! ). A nicer bunch of people I couldn't have asked to work with, in the wardrobe, props and art departments. Since then I've worked with the production designer and props master on several other projects, including an Emmy-winning kids show and three feature films. The show's been good to me, and I've been able to make what I do my fulltime job instead of a hobby.

Other than that, I genuinely enjoyed the show. I like to see grassroots scifi get made here. The characters and stories were interesting, even if the production value was a little lacking from time to time. I was heartbroken when I finally heard on the eve of the production of a third season that all was lost, and that the sets were being torn down and trashed, all due to the rent on the studio space not being paid. Such is life in "the biz".

cheers,
Adam

[dakota69]

Well, I've probably ranted and evangelized about Starhunter on at least 2 other forums, but I still feel the same way about this show as I did when I saw my first episode of it.

I first saw the show when the first episode of season 2 aired on Space. The style of this show was so different. From the trip-hop theme music (season 2's that is. Didn't like the music for season 1) to the Blade-Runner-ish look of the sets and CGI, down to the 'feel' of the show. The characters were so deadpan and the situation was nothing like your typical space-opera. There was no "We're explorers of the Galaxy" or "We're fighting to save Humanity" or anything like that in the writing (Divinity Cluster episodes excepted, but then I was never crazy about that aspect of the show).

These were characters just struggling to survive in a grim, dog-eat-dog society. Instead of the Star Trek "Oh, we abolished money over 100 years ago and there's peace on Earth" kind of utopian drivel, the world in Starhunter revolved around money and survival. It just seemed like a much more plausible future than what most of the other sci-fi shows were offering their viewers.

I could really relate to the crew of the Tulip's situation, as I was working as a bicycle-courier at the time. Dangerous work, no guaranteed pay-rate, equipment breaking down, getting hassled by the authorities, being unwelcome in many places because of your job. I was already living this. This seemed like a future in space the way it would really be. It reminded me so much of the better cyberpunk and speculative fiction that I've enjoyed reading, that I was able to watch this and say, "Hey! Somebody in the moronic television world finally gets it!"

I also liked the cast a lot (especially in season 2). I'd seen them all in other things and they're all really good at their craft. Even the guest stars were usually pretty interesting. I still have a hard time picking a favorite character. Either Percy or Rudolpho I guess, top my list, probably because they were the most flawed (and therefore most interesting). I was hoping the show would get really popular and we could see a spin-off show just based on Rudolpho's colourful past.

The fact that the show was low-budget probably added to the appeal as well. Some of the best things I've seen have been done with modest resources.

I did manage to get some memorabilia (thanks Spike!) which I'll keep to the grave. I have the DVDs (well, except for the last third of season 1...) I kept hoping Starhunter would somehow be saved. All there is now to hope for is the odd bit of fan-fiction (most of which I've thoroughly enjoyed).

Now I just have to decide which tattoo to get first, the Verrans crest or the Dakkotas crest. (don't mean to be a turncoat, but those Verran colours do look pretty cool )

[LadyTass2001]

you were actually able to get the 3rd part of season one? you lucky dog you I have been loooking all over for it !!!
I started watching the show originallyy because it was the only thing on that late at night on regular television that was watchable............. then the more I watched it the more involved it became the writing for the show was awesome the crew interaction is what kept me coming back for more......... the feel of the show.......... everything about it The way the Tulip was all torn up and half of it was uninhabitable......... the way people had to live the things they had to do to survive made me remember why I started reading and watching Sci-fi...... it wasn't the happily ever after.......... it was the we made it through this day now how about tommorrow aspect that kept me coming back for more though I was definately a bigger fan of the first season, but than that is what I started watching was the first season so I got use to it........... The second season took me awhile to get into........ but by the middle of it I was hooked and I hated the fact that the third season never got it's chance to shine ....... I wish it had I wanted to see where they were going to go from where they were.......... ah well Long Live StarHunter in our hearts and memories

[dakota69]

admin said:

you were actually able to get the 3rd part of season one? you lucky dog you I have been loooking all over for it !!!

No I wish I did. All I've got of those episodes is low-rez recordings. I wonder if that last disc will ever be released?