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Harsh Realm

Harsh Realm is a science fiction television series about humans trapped inside a virtual reality simulation. It was developed by Chris Carter, best known for his series The X-Files, and began airing on the FOX Network on October 8, 1999. The series fared poorly in the ratings and was removed from the schedule after just three of its nine episodes had aired. The remaining six episodes premiered on Fox's channel FX Networks.

The term "harsh realm" originates from the "grunge speak" hoax of 1992, in which it meant 'bummer'.

The show was loosely based on a comic book by James D. Hudnall and Andrew Paquette. When the creators noticed the credits read "Created by Chris Carter", they sued Fox to get properly credited. The credits were changed to read "Inspired by the Harsh Realm comic book series, Created by James D. Hudnall and Andrew Paquette, Published by Harris Publications, Inc."

The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

"Technology and the threat of nuclear annihilation in the last half of the 20th century have changed the world forever. They changed war and its consequences, as they have forever changed the battlefield and the warriors who must still fight there. It's been estimated that a nuclear device the size of a small suitcase, smuggled in and detonated in New York City would kill several million people instantly and many times that amount with radioactive fallout. This scenario prompted the DoD to create the project code named Harsh Realm. Using the 1990 census, satellite cartography and other classified data, the creators of Harsh Realm have created a virtual reality where landscapes and people are identical to our world, down to every man woman and child. By putting players into this simulated crisis scenario..." —An introductory video to Harsh Realm viewed by Tom Hobbes in the pilot episode, spoken by Gillian Anderson, who was Agent Scully in Carter's most famous show, The X-Files.

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Harsh Realm Episodes

Harsh Realm Season 1

1. 1- 1 1ADC79 8 Oct 99 Pilot
2. 1- 2 1ADC01 15 Oct 99 Leviathan
3. 1- 3 1ADC02 22 Oct 99 Inga Fossa
4. 1- 4 1ADC03 14 Apr 00 Kein Ausgang
5. 1- 5 1ADC06 21 Apr 00 Reunion
6. 1- 6 1ADC05 28 Apr 00 Three Percenters
7. 1- 7 1ADC04 5 May 00 Manus Domini
8. 1- 8 1ADC07 12 May 00 Cincinnati
9. 1- 9 1ADC08 19 May 00 Camera Obscura

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