Earth II story
Earth II was a 1971 pilot, aired November 28 (and released theatrically outside North America), for a television series about a colony established in orbit around the Earth.
16 total · 6 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| democracy | major | The President of the United States announced that the three men and their ship will be the nucleus of a new nation, if enough Americans turn their lights on that night to show support for the project. The nation's population overwhelming supported the enterprise. In addition, Earth II had a direct democracy process known as Discussion and Decision. |
| international issue | major | An international incident ensued when the Red Chinese counter the start of an independent space colony by launching a thermonuclear warhead into orbit. |
| nuclear weapons | major | The Red Chinese put a thermonuclear warhead in orbit as a counter measure against the launch of Earth II. |
| peace on Earth | major | The Earth II colony was undertaken with the goal of bring peace to the nations of the world. |
| space colonization | major | The space station Earth II was set up as a colony in Earth orbit. |
| space station | major | The space station Earth II was set up as a colony in Earth orbit. |
| brinkmanship | minor | There was much speculation as to whether or not the Red Chinese were bluffing about destroying Earth II with their thermonuclear bomb. |
| expecting parents | minor | Ilyana and Anton were expecting. |
| husband and wife | minor | Anton Kovalefskii and Ilyana Kovalefskii. |
| magnetic boots | minor | A boy who had forgotten to out on his magnetic boots started floating around on Earth II. |