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Episodes (12)

List of Episodes

Season:EpisodeTitleRuntimeAir DateUser RatingQueue
Season 1
13Defying Olympus22:0412/11/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
12Betrayal22:0312/04/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
10Abandoned22:2411/20/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
9Sabotage22:0411/13/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
8Scorched Venus22:0611/06/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
7A Traitor Among Us21:5910/30/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
6Target: Earth22:0510/23/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
5Resist22:0310/16/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
4Blitzkrieg22:2510/09/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
3Hidden Terrors22:2510/02/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
2Seeds of Deception22:2509/25/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half
1Pirate Scourge22:2609/18/1993Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_half

Title Details

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UMS
Title
Exosquad
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Family and Kids


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( 24 total )
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Rogue.
Posted 5 months ago
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
DVD... DVD... DVD!
Someone please tell NBC / Universal that this series needs to be released on DVD. In the meantime, it would be great to have Episode 11 (The Brood) and Season 2 added to Hulu :-) This is one of those shows that you sit down and watch from the beginning; it's truly epic. I agree with a lot of points made by previous reviewers. The characters in this series were drawn in 2-D, but were written in 3-D. Same for the stories... very well thought-out and executed. I can't think of a single episode I would skip when watching this entire series. I also love the music from this show, it ranks up there with John Williams' best (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, etc). A shame there was never an official soundtrack to purchase.
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theothersock
Posted 6 months ago
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
Unparalleled.
A uniquely Western view holds that an animate program is, by nature, intended for children. Exo Squad is the first and one of the only, shows to shatter this cultural constraint and burst forth with a beautifully complex story that evolves and arcs nearly as much as its complex and multidimensional characters. It represents the very pinnacle of narrative possibility achieved by American animation and should not be missed by anyone.
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safetyjoe
Posted 6 months ago
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
Possibly the best american cartoon of all time.
Yes. It is. I just hope Hulu will do the privilege of adding Episode 11 and Season 2. The show is just as amazing to me to day as it was when I first saw it. From what I can tell no cartoon has ever gone so deep into a story, and had so much emotion. People died, there was suffering. Just such heavy subjects, all relating to the human condition. I just loved it. Thanks.
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Midas244
Posted 21 days ago
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_full Truly a classic
While the animation isn't on par with today's standards the story propels this series to the level of "classic". Do not be fooled by the fact that this show was a cartoon; the characters had to deal with serious issues including death, loyalty, slavery, dictatorship, surviving hostile occupation, attitudes towards defeated nations, etc. This cartoon proves that animation is just a medium of expression and truly great writing can create a vibrant universe that creates a show that can stand the test of time (although I admit that 15 years is not really a thorough test of time). It also proves that flashy animation/special effects do not sustain a show, great writing does (Hollywood take heed!)

To give you a small taste of the show without ruining the experience for everyone: It is the distant future where mass space travel is possible. Humans create/clone a slave race of physically superior beings to mine Mars for its precious resources. Eventually these "Neo Sapiens" revolt against their masters (and who could blame them?) but eventually lose the war due to not having “the creative spark” that humans possess, giving humanity a technological edge. The defeated Neo Sapiens are given Mars to live on but are not allowed to develop/use weapons. Now what is surprising about all of this (besides the richness of the story) is that this is only back-story, the viewer starts the show on episode 1 after all of this happens. I do not want to give away anything about the powerful story but suffice it to say we are quickly brought into a story of another desperate war where neither side is wholly right or wrong yet somehow manages to avoid ambiguity: there is clearly a side the viewer is more emotionally attached to/wants to win.

To be candid I am surprised that the show lasted as long as it did. A cartoon show whose target audience (for the most part) wasn't children ages 6-10 is a challenge considering competition for older children's time from video games/video game systems: the Super NES had been out for two years and the Sega Genesis had been out for four. Add this to the fact that it aired on a cable network (clearly a smaller reach then broadcast channels) and it is amazing that there were 52 episodes of this show in total.

I was a bit disappointed that the series did end on a cliffhanger but I am still completely satisfied with the show; most of the different story lines/plots were tied up by the end.

All in all I give this show an A, I would recommend it to all adults without reservation and would even suggest parents to watch it with their older children. Call me optimistic but I feel that parents and children could have some intense and satisfying discussions about many issues, all sparked by this show.
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skin5382
Posted 27 days ago
Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_full Awesome
Forgot all about this show until today....watched from beginning to end.
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Lexidsm
Posted about 1 month ago
1 of 1 person found this review helpful
Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_full OMG I need the ending!
No one, I mean No one I talk to knows what this show is! I think I've met maybe ONE person who has heard of it! I remember waking up at like 5 in the morning and watching this, Wing Comaner and WildC.A.T.S. before school. I -also- remember that like two episodes to the end USA -stopped showing it-!!! I've never seen the last two episodes!!!
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davida88
Posted about 1 month ago
1 of 1 person found this review helpful
Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_full Excellent use of animation
This a great show and it still holds up today mostly(The hairstyle and the colorblind uniforms) Anyways put up the whole series. The show is really decent Also I've just noticed that on the label it says the American anime...I kinda chuckled
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jimmy823
Posted 2 months ago
1 of 1 person found this review helpful
Rating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_fullRating_full Can't let the Sapes Win!!!
If they don't put this on DVD then the Sapes have already won.
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