I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a DVD-R with the entire series of Exosquad available for play on the computer. For those of you who don't know, Exosquad was a syndicated cartoon series from the early nineties. It was about a war in the future between the human race and the Neosapiens, creatures bred by the humans solely for a work force. The Neosapiens were tired of being mistreated, so they had a revolution and took control of the homeworlds. The series follows Able squad, an E-frame squad in the Exofleet, as they fight to take back Earth, Venus, and Mars. E-frames were the specialized exo-suits used by the humans to fight the war.
The series wasn't animated very well, but the voice acting was top-notch, and had a great storyline that developed characters and dealt with issues like discrimination and relationships and death. That's right, people died. Main characters died.
Unfortunately, It only lasted 52 episodes. Bad timeslots and being too mature for the target audience for the toys are to blame, in my opinion.
Anyway, watching them again gave me a sense of nostalgia. I brought out my old Exosquad toys. They don't make toys like that anymore. They could do anything it seemed. Fire missiles? Check. Grappling hook? Check. Clicking chain gun? Check. Little pilot figure that fits inside? You betcha!
There are no plans to release the series officially to DVD, but I'll let you know if there are. Until then, rely on your virus-ridden share programs.
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