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''Earth 2'' was a TV series in [[The Nineties]], featuring human colonists who crash-land on a remarkably Earth-like planet and have to find their way to their originally-dedicated landing site. However, the planet contains surprises that the colonists could not have anticipated. Indeed, some information about the planet, like the fact that it's been used as a penal colony for dangerous criminals, and that it's populated by several native intelligent species, were deliberately hidden from the colonists by the government. And complicating matters further, the government has a mole among the colonists.
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* [[The Ace]]: Alonzo Solace.
* [[After the End]]/[[Earth
* [[Bizarre Alien Biology|Bizarre Alien Ecology]]: The planet G889 is a superorganism, with various species of plants and animals performing symbiotic roles. The Terrians are the most obvious example, but other examples include polarized spider-like creatures whose webs regulate a series of natural electromagnetic teleportation tunnels that the planet "uses" to transport materials across its surface. There is also a flowering plant that uses other species as carriers for a catalyst to jump-start the spring season.
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: Grendlers aren't evil, they're just compulsive hoarders and traders, obsessed with collecting and bargaining. Sometimes this means they steal, but they're not evil, just weird. The problem is, they get drunk on human blood, and can easily be manipulated by the promise of blood. The Terrians are inextricably linked to the planet, as though the planet itself is alive and the Terrians are a part of that superorganism. They react with hostility to any perceived threat to their world. Again, neither they nor the colonists are evil. (Most of) the Terrians are willing to coexist, but make it clear that coexistence must be on their terms.
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* [[Desert Punk]]: The show had elements of this, specifically the constant pressure to find water and other supplies, and the look of the weapons and vehicles.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Morgan Martin.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]? The humanoid but otherwise [[Starfish Aliens]], the Terrians, are [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|deeply connected to the land,]] [[Magical Native American|share a mystical dream-state]], [[New Old West|and defend the planet against human colonial encroachment.]]
* [[Dueling Shows]]: Since ''Earth 2'' was the first US [[Science Fiction]] TV series where the crew was led by a woman, it was seen as a dueling show with ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', which premiered a couple of months later. And lasted much longer.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Gaal does this a lot.
* [[Flash Forward]]: The episode, "The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King"
* [[Government Conspiracy]]: Directed against the Colonists.
* [[Green Aesop]]
* [[Hey,
** [[Clancy Brown]] is John Danziger.
** Antonio Sabato, Jr. is Alonzo.
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* [[Psychic Dreams for Everyone]]: How the Terrians communicate.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: Zero.
* [[Screwed
* [[Starfish Aliens]]: Oh my. The Terrians have two arms, two legs, a torso and a head. That's where the similarities end. They're at various points [[Bizarre Alien Biology|said to resemble plants rather than animals]], and even in one episode it's said the composition of their bodies matches the composition of the planet with which they share a symbiotic relationship. The colonists at one point even compared them to an insect colony, only that the planet itself is the "Queen." They burrow through the ground like a [[Sand Worm]], and use a mystical dream plane to communicate with humans. They speak a trilling [[Starfish Language]]. It's also suggested their ancestors were more human-like than the modern Terrians, and may have been a technological civilization before they evolved in a race of ecotopians. The humans generally have a hard time understanding the Terrians' motivations.
* [[Time Lapse]]: Time-lapsed shots of clouds were frequently used to suggest the passage of time, as well as to make the New Mexico desert seem a little more surreal and alien, in keeping with the setting.
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