Countdown X

Television series
German title	Countdown X
Original title	The Cape
Country of production	United States
Year (s)	1996-1997
Production company	MTM Enterprises , ZM Productions
length	42 minutes
Episodes	22 in 1 season
genre	Science fiction , drama
Theme music	The Cape Theme by John Debney
idea	Kary Antholis , George Zaloom
production	Gil Grant
music	John Debney , Louis Febre
First broadcast	September 9, 1996 (USA)
German-language first broadcast	August 22, 1997 on RTL II
occupation
Corbin Bernsen : USAF Col. Henry "Bull" Eckert Adam Baldwin : Col. Jack Riles Cameron Bancroft : Capt. Ezekiel "Zeke" Beaumont, ASCAN Tyra Ferrell : Mission Specialist Tamara St. James Bobby Hosea : Marine Pilot Maj. Reggie Warren Katie Mitchell: NASA Chief PAO Andrea Miller Bobbie Phillips : Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos Chad Willett : Peter Engel, ASCAN David Kelsey : DB Woods, ASCAN Whitman Mayo : Curtis Beamont

Countdown X (Original Title: The Cape ) is an American television series that contains elements of science fiction , action and adventure , and was produced for Syndication from 1996 to 1997.

action

Countdown X tells the story of selected members of the NASA Astronaut Corps at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as they train and conduct space shuttle missions. The series focuses on the personal life of the people. The main character of the television series is Corbin Bernsen as USAF - Colonel Henry J. "Bull" Eckert, an experienced astronaut who becomes head of astronaut training at an early stage of the television series, but later takes over the office management.

background

With an emphasis on authenticity, the series was filmed in and around Cape Canaveral , Florida . Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin served as a technical advisor. It was first broadcast in the United States on September 9, 1996; in Germany, it premiered on August 22, 1997 on RTL II .

Awards

Composers John Debney and Louis Febre won the Emmy in 1997 for their music in the television series.

The television series was also nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series and Outstanding Main Title Music for a series in 1997.

Web links

• Countdown X in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Countdown X at Fernsehserien.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ MTM's launching pad . In: Media Week . 6, No. 19-32, 1996, pp. 198, 333-337.
2. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present . Ballantine Books, 2003, ISBN 0-345-45542-8 , p. 188.
3. ^ The Cape, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences