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A one-season TV series of 28 or so half-hour episodes (2000-2001). In the year 2525, robots have taken over the surface of the earth, forcing humans underground. Two women warriors (Hel, played by Gina Torres, and Sarge) stumble upon Cleopatra, a woman who had been frozen cryogenically since 2001, and only recently revived. Cleopatra had been a stripper who went in for a boob job. | [[Image:Cleopatra2525.jpg|right]] | ||
A one-season TV series of 28 or so half-hour episodes (2000-2001). In the year 2525, robots have taken over the surface of the earth, forcing humans underground. Two women warriors (Hel, played by Gina Torres, and Sarge) stumble upon Cleopatra, a woman who had been frozen cryogenically since 2001, and only recently revived. [[Cleopatra (Cleopatra 2525)|Cleopatra]] had been a stripper who went in for a boob job. | |||
The three women struggle against the evil robots ("baileys") and their human-disguised cyborgs, as well as bad humans and mutants. They take orders from a disembodied voice ("Voice"), the equivalent of a female Charlie (the voice from Charlie's Angels). They have a faithful servant, Mauser, who is a sexless robot. | The three women struggle against the evil robots ("baileys") and their human-disguised cyborgs, as well as bad humans and mutants. They take orders from a disembodied voice ("Voice"), the equivalent of a female Charlie (the voice from Charlie's Angels). They have a faithful servant, Mauser, who is a sexless robot. | ||
==gender issues== | ==gender issues== | ||
* powerful woman telepath, Raina, in 1x04 | * female action heroes including [[Hel (Cleopatra 2525)|Hel]] the leader of the team | ||
* the Voice is female | |||
* sisterhood & female relationships are a theme | |||
* characters placed in sexualized outfits & situations | |||
* villain is powerful woman telepath, Raina, in 1x04 | |||
==Intro Sequence== | ==Intro Sequence== | ||
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: Looking ahead to humankind's rebirth | : Looking ahead to humankind's rebirth | ||
[[Category: | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.darkamber.net/cleo2525/index2.htm DarkAmber Fan Site] | |||
* [http://www.whoosh.org/epguide/cleo/cleo.html Episode Guide at Whoosh] | |||
[[Category:TV series]] | |||
[[category:Series first published in 2000]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:38, 29 October 2011
A one-season TV series of 28 or so half-hour episodes (2000-2001). In the year 2525, robots have taken over the surface of the earth, forcing humans underground. Two women warriors (Hel, played by Gina Torres, and Sarge) stumble upon Cleopatra, a woman who had been frozen cryogenically since 2001, and only recently revived. Cleopatra had been a stripper who went in for a boob job.
The three women struggle against the evil robots ("baileys") and their human-disguised cyborgs, as well as bad humans and mutants. They take orders from a disembodied voice ("Voice"), the equivalent of a female Charlie (the voice from Charlie's Angels). They have a faithful servant, Mauser, who is a sexless robot.
gender issues
- female action heroes including Hel the leader of the team
- the Voice is female
- sisterhood & female relationships are a theme
- characters placed in sexualized outfits & situations
- villain is powerful woman telepath, Raina, in 1x04
Intro Sequence
- Five hundred years into the future
- she will enter a world where machines rule the Earth.
- Mankind has been driven underground.
- And Cleopatra is about to discover
- there's no place like home.
Song:
- In the year 2525
- There are women with a will to survive
- Fighting for a brand new day
- Nothing is gonna get in their way
- And in the year 2525
- Three women keep hope alive
- Joining forces to reclaim the Earth
- Looking ahead to humankind's rebirth