Where to find it: The whole thing is free on Youtube. (https://youtu.be/ndGkKlBa3bw)
What is it, in summary?: It's the futuristic year 2005, and humans are beginning to come back to the drought-ravaged badlands. Water tankers are being pursued by Mad Max-style raiders, and the only ones who can help are the US marshals--in this case, Garson McBeth and his cyborg partner RX-107, whom he dubs "Rex." The two are tasked with transporting two mail-order brides to a distant water camp and run into trouble when one of the brides isn't quite who she claims to be.
What do you love about it?: I love the setting--very western, but very Mad Max, too. Most of all I love the banter between Garson and Rex. They're a little bit stock (Garson is every hot shot buddy cop ever, and Rex is his more straight-laced, acerbic partner) but there's enough there with the setting and the fact that Rex is a cyborg that you can latch on easy enough.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: non-slash-y Garson & Rex stuff. I love their relationship, especially regarding Rex's nature as a cyborg essentially created to reflect Garson's interests back at him and keep him from burning out.
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: It's just the one episode.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): violence. People can also be kind of dehumanizing toward Rex, so if that's something that bothers you, this canon probably isn't your jam.
Badlands 2005
Media: unsold TV pilot
Approx length: 49 minutes
Where to find it:
The whole thing is free on Youtube. (https://youtu.be/ndGkKlBa3bw)
What is it, in summary?: It's the futuristic year 2005, and humans are beginning to come back to the drought-ravaged badlands. Water tankers are being pursued by Mad Max-style raiders, and the only ones who can help are the US marshals--in this case, Garson McBeth and his cyborg partner RX-107, whom he dubs "Rex." The two are tasked with transporting two mail-order brides to a distant water camp and run into trouble when one of the brides isn't quite who she claims to be.
What do you love about it?: I love the setting--very western, but very Mad Max, too. Most of all I love the banter between Garson and Rex. They're a little bit stock (Garson is every hot shot buddy cop ever, and Rex is his more straight-laced, acerbic partner) but there's enough there with the setting and the fact that Rex is a cyborg that you can latch on easy enough.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: non-slash-y Garson & Rex stuff. I love their relationship, especially regarding Rex's nature as a cyborg essentially created to reflect Garson's interests back at him and keep him from burning out.
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: It's just the one episode.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): violence. People can also be kind of dehumanizing toward Rex, so if that's something that bothers you, this canon probably isn't your jam.