Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Seen it?1999 | 1 seasons | 22 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Firefly or X-Men '97, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 15 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
The exploits of the Mobile Infantry squad, "Razak's Roughnecks," during the SICON–Bugs War between a newly united humanity and an extraterrestrial race, known as the "Bugs," also sometimes referred to as Arachnids.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 56K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Duane Capizzi, Richard Raynis, Jeff Kline
- Rider StrongCarl Jenkins (voice)
- Irene BedardMiriam Redwing (voice)
- Steve StaleyT'Phai (voice)
- James HoranRichard 'Doc' LeCroix (voice)
- Nicholas GuestZander Barcalow (voice)
- David DeLuiseFrancis Brutto (voice)
- E. G. DailyIsabelle 'Dizzy' Flores (voice)
- Rino RomanoJohnnie Rico (voice)
- Bill FagerbakkeJeff Gossard (voice)
- Alexander PolinskyRobert Higgins (voice)