Nickelodeon’s Long-Lost Space Show is a Masterpiece

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Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/austinmcconnell SUPPORT MY NEXT MOVIE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/austinmcconnellyt/atlas-the-animated-movie-by-austin-mcconnell PATREON: https://patreon.com/austinmcconnell GET MY NEW BOOK, BRAIN BOY, HERE: https://bit.ly/brainboynovel I ALSO WROTE THIS BOOK: https://bit.ly/SpiderQueenBook MERCH: https://teespring.com/id/stores/austinmcconnell Do you remember Space Cases? Nickelodeon's weird little mid-'90s sci-fi show that was basically Star Trek for middle schoolers? Goofy aliens, moral dilemmas, middle school angst? I couldn’t stop thinking about it, finally tracked it down, rewatched the whole series, and... it's way more ambitious than it had any right to be on a Nickelodeon budget! A crew of misfit kids gets accidentally bonded to an alien ship, sucked through a rift, and told it'll take seven years to get home. Buuuut the show got canceled after two seasons and never finished the journey. In this video I break down what made Space Cases special, why it fell apart (network timeslot chaos, cast changes, zero support), and why it's extra frustrating that it never got a proper home video or streaming release. Paramount/Nick: please. Digitize the masters and put this thing on streaming. Share this video around, and let's get Space Cases rescued from limbo. #SpaceCases #Nickelodeon #90sTV #SciFi #LostMedia