List of Harsh Realm episodes
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The following is a list of episodes for the American television series Harsh RealmHarsh Realm
Harsh Realm is a science fiction television series about humans trapped inside a virtual reality simulation. It was developed by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files and Millennium, and began airing on the Fox Network on October 8, 1999. The series fared poorly in the ratings and was removed from...
which aired on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
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in 1999 and the fX Network
FX Networks
FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group...
in 2000.
Season 1: 1999-2000
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| "Pilot (1x01)" | October 8, 1999 (March 24, 2000 on fX FX Networks FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group... ) |
Chris Carter Chris Carter (screenwriter) Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :... |
Daniel Sackheim Daniel Sackheim Daniel Sackheim is an American TV and film director. He has directed several episodes of the TV show The X-Files, 3 episodes of Harsh Realm, House, and Life, the last two of which he also served on as an executive producer.-External links:... |
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| Decorated war hero Lieutenant Thomas Hobbes is about to retire from the military and start a new life with his beloved fiancé Sophie, when the government orders him for one last mission: play the virtual reality situational war game known as "Harsh Realm." But Hobbes finds himself stuck inside this computer game and all he wants is to get back to the real world and to get back to Sophie. The episode included uncredited cameos by Gillian Anderson Gillian Anderson Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress.After beginning her career in theatre, Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series The X-Files. During the show's nine seasons, Anderson won Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen... of The X-Files as the narrator of the Harsh Realm training video and Lance Henriksen Lance Henriksen Lance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium.... of Millennium as the general who recruits Hobbes for the game. |
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| "Leviathan (1x02)" | October 15, 1999 (March 31, 2000 on fX FX Networks FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group... ) |
Chris Carter Chris Carter (screenwriter) Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :... |
Daniel Sackheim Daniel Sackheim Daniel Sackheim is an American TV and film director. He has directed several episodes of the TV show The X-Files, 3 episodes of Harsh Realm, House, and Life, the last two of which he also served on as an executive producer.-External links:... |
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| The underworld outside of Santiago City has its share of renegades, and one particular is a bounty hunter who traps Pinocchio and Hobbes for his own reward. The bounty hunter cuts a deal with Santiago to barter his prisoners in return for passage back to the real world, but hides the true nature of his trade from girlfriend May In the real world: The military notifies Sophie that her fiancé Hobbes was killed in action. A grief stricken Sophie is confused when a mysterious stranger leads her to believe that she doesn't know the whole story. | ||||
| "Inga Fossa (1x03)" | October 22, 1999 (April 7, 2000 on fX FX Networks FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group... ) |
Chris Carter Chris Carter (screenwriter) Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :... |
Bryan Spicer Bryan Spicer Bryan Spicer is an American director of film and television.As a television director some his credits include Castle, 24, Day Break, Bones, House, Heroes, Killer Instinct, Vanished, Prison Break, Invasion, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen, In Plain Sight, Eureka and... |
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| Hobbes, Pinocchio and Florence search for Freddie, the chip forger who will help them access Santiago City and gain entry to the secret portal back taking them back to the real world. More is learned about the true nature of Inga Fossa, and her relationships with other characters in the Realm. | ||||
| "Kein Ausgang (1x04)" | April 14, 2000 on fX FX Networks FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group... |
Steve Maeda | Cliff Bole Cliff Bole Cliff Bole is a director of a number of American and Canadian television programs. He has directed episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man, Charlie's Angels, V: The Series, Baywatch, The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager among others... |
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| While looking for a soldier who once nearly penetrated Santiago's forces, Hobbes and Pinocchio get stuck in a combat simulation game of a World War II battle. They must find the jump-portal to escape the game, or else be destined to watch the battle scenario repeat over and over with the same outcome. | ||||
| "Reunion (1x05)" | April 21, 2000 on fX FX Networks FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group... |
Greg Walker | Kim Manners Kim Manners Kim Manners was an American television producer, director and child actor best known for his work on The X-Files and Supernatural.-Early life:... |
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| Hobbes and Pinocchio are taken to a forced labor camp where Hobbes finds his mother, who is dying of cancer Cancer Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the... . Meanwhile, Sophie visits Hobbes' mother in the real world as she also struggles against cancer. |
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| "Three Percenters (1x06)" | April 28, 2000 on fX FX Networks FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group... |
Frank Spotnitz Frank Spotnitz Frank Spotnitz is an award-winning American television writer and producer, best known for his work on The X-Files television series.-Biography:... |
Daniel Sackheim Daniel Sackheim Daniel Sackheim is an American TV and film director. He has directed several episodes of the TV show The X-Files, 3 episodes of Harsh Realm, House, and Life, the last two of which he also served on as an executive producer.-External links:... |
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| Hobbes, Pinocchio, and Florence find themselves in a camp where the people preach nonviolence and use the promise of food to lure people to a strange lake that is capable of scanning people's images and creating copies of them. | ||||
| "Manus Domini (1x07)" | May 5, 2000 on fX FX Networks FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group... |
John Shiban | Larry Shaw Larry Shaw (director) Larry Shaw is an American film and television director.He is currently a regular director on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives, where he also serves as a co-executive producer for the show... |
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| Florence is captured while trying to save her Sisterhood from Santiago's forces. Hobbes and Pinocchio are caught in a mine blast while pursuing her; Pinocchio is badly injured and is taken into the Sister's care while Hobbes faces a deadly situation with a Republic Guard soldier. | ||||
| "Cincinnati (1x08)" | May 12, 2000 on fX FX Networks FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group... |
Chris Carter Chris Carter (screenwriter) Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :... |
Tony To Tony To Tony To is a television producer and director. He is best known for producing and also directing for the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, for which he won an Emmy Award. To later returned to produce and direct for the 2010 companion miniseries The Pacific... |
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| Santiago wages a personal war against a Native American rebellion in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hobbes and Pinocchio attempt to use the opportunity to kill Santiago. | ||||
| "Camera Obscura (1x09)" | May 19, 2000 on fX FX Networks FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group... |
Steve Maeda | Jefery Levy Jefery Levy Jefery Levy is an American film and TV director.His work as a director includes the feature films Inside Monkey Zetterland, S.F.W. and Man of God, as well as numerous episodes of shows such as Numb3rs, Ghost Whisperer and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.-Selected Filmography:*Ghoulies *Rockula... |
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| When they take a job as bodyguards, Hobbes and Pinocchio find themselves in the middle of a family feud mitigated by a priest who can see the future. | ||||
| "Circe (1x10)" | unproduced | Mark Rosner | Mark Rosner | 10 |
| Searching for an army to recruit, Hobbes meets up with a woman claiming to be his old lover. Pinocchio senses danger, and Florence finds both a prophecy and a traitor in the Resistance against Santiago. | ||||