Introduction
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles is a 1999-2000 CGI animated television series, based on the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein and the 1997 film adaptation.
It follows the exploits of the Mobile Infantry squad, “Razak’s Roughnecks,” during the SICON–Bugs War between a newly united humanity and an extraterrestrial race, known as the “Bugs,” also sometimes referred to as Arachnids.
The show focuses mainly on the Roughnecks’ missions, rather than addressing the larger war.
Outline
Campaigns: Various.
Higgins is assigned to put a “positive spin” on some of his archival footage for a Fed-Net news report.
After reviewing various clips which let the Roughnecks’ true colours shine through, Higgins concludes: “I am so fired.”
Starship Troopers Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 14 January 2000.
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.