The Cape (1996 TV series)

American television series

The Cape
Created by	Kary Antholis George Zaloom
Developed by	Paris Qualles
Starring	Corbin Bernsen Adam Baldwin Cameron Bancroft Tyra Ferrell Bobby Hosea Katie Mitchell Bobbie Phillips Chad Willett David Kelsey Whitman Mayo
Theme music composer	John Debney
Opening theme	"The Cape Theme"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	22^[1]
Production
Executive producer	Gil Grant
Production location	Cape Canaveral, Florida
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Zaloom-Mayfield Productions MTM Enterprises
Original release
Network	Syndicated
Release	September 9, 1996 (1996年09月09日) – May 19, 1997 (1997年05月19日)

The Cape is an American dramatic TV series, with elements of science fiction, action/adventure, and drama, that was produced for syndication during the 1996–97 television season. The Cape told the story of select members of the NASA Astronaut Corps at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a focus on their personal lives as they train for, and execute, Space Shuttle missions. The series stars Corbin Bernsen as USAF Colonel Henry J. "Bull" Eckert, an experienced astronaut who, early in the series, was the Director of Astronaut Training but later in the series was also tasked with the responsibility of Chief of the Astronaut Office.

The series focused on authenticity and was filmed in and around Cape Canaveral, Florida.^[2] Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin also served as technical consultant.^[3]

Cast

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Corbin Bernsen as Col. Henry J. "Bull" Eckert
Adam Baldwin as Col. Jack Riles
Cameron Bancroft as Capt. Zeke Beaumont
Tyra Ferrell as Tamara St. James
Bobby Hosea as Maj. Reggie Warren
Katie Mitchell as Chief PAO Andrea Miller (called Andrea Wyler in the pilot episode)
Bobbie Phillips as Lt. Commander Barbara DeSantos
Chad Willett as Peter Engel
David Kelsey as D.B. Woods

Episodes

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No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Ian Toynton	Paris Qualles	September 9, 1996 (1996年09月09日)
2	"Pilot"	Ian Toynton	Paris Qualles	September 9, 1996 (1996年09月09日)
3	"In Friends We Trust"	Thomas J. Wright	Gil Grant & Charles Heit	September 16, 1996 (1996年09月16日)
4	"No Fear"	Harry Harris	Paris Qualles	September 23, 1996 (1996年09月23日)
5	"Just a Rumor"	Thomas J. Wright	Marjorie David	September 30, 1996 (1996年09月30日)
6	"Play Astronaut for Me"	Jon Cassar	Jennifer Cecil	October 7, 1996 (1996年10月07日)
7	"Lost in Space"	Jon Cassar	John Scheinfeld	October 14, 1996 (1996年10月14日)
8	"Family Values"	Johnny Jensen	Marjorie David	October 21, 1996 (1996年10月21日)
9	"Buried in Peace"	Reza Badiyi	Todd Ellis Kessler	October 28, 1996 (1996年10月28日)
10	"The Need to Know"	Anson Williams	David Wilkes	November 4, 1996 (1996年11月04日)
11	"Reggie's Wild Ride"	Anson Williams	Story by : Winston Gieseke & Scott Carter Teleplay by : Paris Qualles	November 11, 1996 (1996年11月11日)
12	"Burning Fuse"	John Behring	Todd Ellis Kessler	November 18, 1996 (1996年11月18日)
13	"Judgment Call"	Reza Badiyi	Paul Robert Coyle	November 25, 1996 (1996年11月25日)
14	"The Accusation"	James Chressanthis	Marcel Montecino	December 30, 1996 (1996年12月30日)
15	"Interpretations"	Unknown	Unknown	January 27, 1997 (1997年01月27日)
16	"Hurricane"	Unknown	Unknown	February 3, 1997 (1997年02月03日)
17	"The Last to Know"	Unknown	Unknown	February 10, 1997 (1997年02月10日)
18	"The Astronaut Formerly Known as Prince"	Jon Cassar	Charles Heit	February 17, 1997 (1997年02月17日)
19	"Enemy Within"	Harry Harris	David Erhman	February 24, 1997 (1997年02月24日)
20	"Just Like Old Times"	Steve Stafford	Colleen O'Dwyer	May 5, 1997 (1997年05月05日)
21	"Mir, Mir, Off the Wall: Part 1"	Reza Badiyi	Story by : Paris Qualles Teleplay by : Paul Robert Coyle	May 12, 1997 (1997年05月12日)
22	"Mir, Mir, Off the Wall: Part 2"	Unknown	Unknown	May 19, 1997 (1997年05月19日)

Awards

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Composers John Debney and Louis Febre won Emmy Awards for their music on The Cape in 1997. The series was also nominated in the Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series and Outstanding Main Title Music for a series in 1997.^[4]