66-548: The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers is an American animated space Western television series created by Robert Mandell and produced by Transcom Media, Inc. and Gaylord Entertainment Company . It was broadcast in syndication between 1986 and 1989. The series combines sci-fi stories with traditional wild west themes. It is one of the first anime -style shows produced mainly in the United States, although
132-506: A "versatile stage and film actor". Over his career he received a Tony Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for three Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award . Orbach's career began on the New York stage, both on and off-Broadway , where he created roles such as El Gallo in the original off-Broadway run of The Fantasticks (1960) where he was the first performer to sing that show's standard " Try to Remember ". He won
198-623: A Computer Diagnostic Unit; a compact computer which has advanced diagnostics and maintenance functions, along with sensory and computer linkage capability. The CDU acts as a focus for Doc's implant power, and also as a storage facility for his "tweakers" (Pathfinder, Tripwire, Firefly, Searchlight, Lifeline, and Pixel). His "tweaker" computer programs are part of his personality and offer capabilities far beyond any normal computer program, virus, or worm. His implant gives him control over his "tweakers" via simple verbal communication, and his "tweakers" give Doc control over any computer system. Hartford, from
264-620: A Male Actor in a Drama Series for his longtime role on Law & Order . His wife Elaine accepted the award on his behalf. In 2007, the Jerry Orbach Theatre was named for him in the Snapple Theater Center at 50th Street and Broadway in New York City. At the time, the theater was mounting a revival of The Fantasticks . On September 18, 2007, a portion of New York City's 53rd Street near Eighth Avenue
330-574: A Western, so he made a space Western instead. Outland took the plot directly from High Noon (1952) and placed it on Jupiter's moon Io. Space operas such as the Star Wars film series took strong cues from Westerns. Boba Fett , Han Solo and the Mos Eisley cantina, in particular, were based on Western themes. George Lucas attributes the character of Boba Fett to the Man with No Name in
396-410: A character named Bat Durston. The genre of space Westerns has been informally—and often derisively—known as "Bat Durston" stories since. Such scathing attacks on the subgenre, along with further attacks on space operas, caused a perception that all space Westerns were by definition hack writing and not "true" science fiction. Although the underlying themes remained influential, this bias persisted until
462-533: A classic Western. Six-shooters and horses may be replaced by ray guns and rockets. The idea is that the vast distances of space have formed barriers, forcing people to become independent or even restricted. Popular themes within the genre are new frontiers in the galaxy and trying to "control" the vast expanse of space. The stories focus on the hardship and adventure of the unexplored space frontier. Space Westerns sometimes intertwine with space opera and military science fiction and are generally placed within
528-528: A document produced by the Turkey City science-fiction writers' workshop , condemns the space Western as the "most pernicious" form of a pre-established background that avoids the necessity of creating a fresh world. Galaxy Science Fiction ran an advertisement on its back cover, "You'll never see it in Galaxy ", which gave the beginnings of make-believe parallel Western and science-fiction stories featuring
594-480: A more subtle influence in space opera . The genre can be contrasted with science fiction Western , which generally relies on traditional Western frontier settings. while the space Western, having its roots in science fiction, contains plots, tropes, or archetypes of the Western genre, but is generally set in outer space in a futuristic setting. Gene Roddenberry described Star Trek: The Original Series as
660-463: A pictorial memorial of him. In addition to his sons, wife, and former wife, Orbach was survived by his mother and two grandchildren, Peter and Sarah Kate Orbach, children of his older son Tony. His mother died on July 28, 2012, at the age of 101. His wife Elaine died in 2009 at age 69, and his former wife Marta died in 2012 at age 79. Having had perfect 20/20 vision his whole life, Jerry Orbach requested that his eyes be donated after his death. His wish
726-435: A prairie landscape on robotic horses. Spaceships and six-guns both feature prominently throughout. In the 1990s, Japanese manga and anime series such as Trigun (1995 debut), Outlaw Star (1996 debut) and Cowboy Bebop (1997 debut) explored the genre. Several years later, Firefly won acclaim, further causing a critical reassessment of space Westerns. Games such as StarCraft , The Outer Worlds , and
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#1732772742829792-464: A psychic amplifier, boosting her innate psychic abilities by adding power from the converted radiation into a psionic boost which can increase her range from simple tactile up to light years distant. She can also generate a shield of ambient energy which will dramatically drain her implant, but can be augmented by touching the other rangers and drawing power from them. This shield can defend against all forms of attack, but cannot be held for long. Throughout
858-608: A raygun with fantastic fictional technologies in a futuristic space-frontier setting. Westerns influenced early science-fiction pulp magazines . Writers would submit stories in both genres, and science-fiction magazines sometimes mimicked Western cover art to showcase parallels. In the 1930s, C. L. Moore created one of the first space Western heroes, Northwest Smith . Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon were also early influences. After superhero comics declined in popularity in 1940s United States, Western comics and horror comics replaced them. When horror comics became untenable with
924-510: A revival of The Cradle Will Rock . Orbach made occasional film and TV appearances into the 1970s and appeared as a celebrity panelist on both What's My Line? and Super Password . In the 1980s, Orbach shifted to film and TV work full-time. Prominent roles included tough, corrupt NYPD narcotics detective Gus Levy in Sidney Lumet 's Prince of the City ; he was the 1981 runner-up for
990-511: A ship's hull. He is married and a father of two. His wife's mind was kidnapped by the Queen of the Crown and is contained in a "psychocrystal". Foxx was voiced by veteran actor Jerry Orbach . Shane "Goose" Gooseman was genetically produced in a test tube as part of a government genetic experiment to create a group of enhanced mutant soldiers known as "Supertroopers". Civilian senator Wheiner dosed
1056-402: A space Western (or, more poetically, as " Wagon Train to the stars"). Firefly and its cinematic follow-up Serenity literalized the Western aspects of the genre popularized by Star Trek : it used frontier towns, horses, and the styling of classic John Ford Westerns. Worlds that have been terraformed may be depicted as presenting similar challenges as that of a frontier settlement in
1122-445: A strong backlash against perceived hack writing caused the genre to become a subtler influence until the 1980s, when it regained popularity. A further critical reappraisal occurred during the 2000s due to critical acclaim for Firefly . The space Western is a science fiction story that contains Western genre elements within an outer space setting. These Western themes can be explicit, such as cowboys in outer space, or they can be
1188-569: Is also a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame , having been inducted in 1999. In 2002, Orbach was named a "Living Landmark" by the New York Landmarks Conservancy , along with his Law & Order co-star Sam Waterston. Orbach quipped that the honor meant "that they can't tear me down." On February 5, 2005, he was posthumously awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by
1254-608: Is an actor and a singer; he played Lennie Briscoe's nephew Ken Briscoe during the first season of Special Victims Unit . In 1979, Jerry Orbach married Broadway dancer Elaine Cancilla , whom he met while starring in Chicago . Orbach lived in a high-rise on 53rd Street off Eighth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen and was a fixture in that neighborhood's restaurants and shops. His glossy publicity photo hangs in Ms. Buffy's French Cleaners, and he
1320-683: Is presented in standard definition. The show has become a cult favorite and been considered innovative and ahead of its time. It had a unique sense of humor, and each character was well defined, without the trait of clichés to sell toys which was common among shows at that time. Space Western Space Western is a subgenre of science fiction that uses the themes and tropes of Westerns within science-fiction stories in an outer space setting. Subtle influences may include exploration of new, lawless frontiers , while more overt influences may feature actual cowboys in outer space who use rayguns and ride robotic horses. Although initially popular,
1386-542: The Borderlands series have also popularized the space Western theme. Films like The Chronicles of Riddick have continued the space Western theme. Jerry Orbach Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the last bona fide leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television" and
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#17327727428291452-566: The Actors Studio , where one of his instructors was the studio's founder, Lee Strasberg . Orbach became an accomplished Broadway and off-Broadway actor. His first major role was El Gallo in the original 1960 cast of the decades-running hit The Fantasticks , and Orbach became the first to perform the show's signature song and pop standard " Try To Remember ". He also starred in The Threepenny Opera ; Carnival! ,
1518-498: The CBS murder-mystery series Murder, She Wrote (1985–1991), and The Law & Harry McGraw (1987–1988). On film, Orbach often took numerous supporting roles such as a detective in the crime drama Prince of the City (1981), a coach in the comedy film Brewster's Millions (1985), an overly protective father in romance film Dirty Dancing (1987), and a mobster in the drama Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). He voiced Lumiere
1584-544: The Comics Code Authority in the mid-1950s, science-fiction themes and space Westerns grew more popular. By the mid-1960s, classic Western films fell out of favor and revisionist Westerns supplanted them. Science-fiction series such as Lost in Space and Star Trek presented a new frontier to be explored. Peter Hyams , director of Outland , said that studio heads in the 1980s were unwilling to finance
1650-619: The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York at age 69. Orbach's decade-long illness was not revealed to the general public until just weeks before he died. Orbach was signed to continue in the role of Lennie Briscoe on the new spin-off Law & Order: Trial by Jury , which gave him a lighter schedule than the original series, but he was only featured in the first two episodes, both of which aired after his death. The day after Orbach's death,
1716-596: The NSFC Best Supporting Actor award. He also portrayed gangsters in both the action-thriller F/X and the Woody Allen drama Crimes and Misdemeanors (the latter of which also featured his future Law & Order co-star Sam Waterston ). In 1985, Orbach became a regular guest star on Murder, She Wrote as private detective Harry McGraw, which led to him starring in the short-lived spin-off series The Law & Harry McGraw . In 1987, he
1782-454: The Space warfare in science fiction sub-genre thematic. Specifically written space Western fiction, movies and TV series are sometimes based on established space opera franchises with the expanded universes of Star Wars and Star Trek. They often consider and view an interstellar war and oppression of a galactic empire as a backdrop, with a focus on lone gunslingers in space wielding
1848-752: The Spanish Inquisition . His mother, a native of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania , was a Roman Catholic of Polish - Lithuanian descent, and Orbach was raised in her faith (a religious background later replicated in his character on Law & Order ). The Orbach family moved frequently during his childhood, living in Mount Vernon, New York ; Wilkes-Barre , Nanticoke , and Scranton, Pennsylvania ; Springfield, Massachusetts ; and Waukegan, Illinois . Orbach attended Waukegan High School and graduated in 1952 (having skipped two grades in elementary school due to his high IQ of 163 ). He played on
1914-585: The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Chuck Baxter in the musical Promises, Promises (1968–1972). He was Tony-nominated for portraying Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (1965) and Billy Flynn in the original Chicago (1976). He also acted in Annie Get Your Gun (1966) and 42nd Street (1980). He gained worldwide fame for starring as NYPD Detective Lennie Briscoe on
1980-589: The football team and began learning acting in a speech class. The summer after graduating from high school, Orbach worked at the theatre of Chevy Chase Country Club of Wheeling, Illinois , and enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the fall. In 1953, Orbach returned to the Chicago area and enrolled at Northwestern University . Orbach left Northwestern before his senior year and moved to New York City in 1955 to pursue acting and to study at
2046-507: The independent film Chinese Coffee , which was filmed in the summer of 1997 and released three years later. Orbach was married in 1958 to Marta Curro, with whom he had two sons, Anthony Nicholas and Christopher Benjamin. They divorced in 1975. Elder son Tony is a construction manager and an accomplished crossword puzzle constructor who has published more than 25 puzzles in The New York Times . Younger son Chris Orbach
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2112-488: The 1980s, when the release of the film Outland and children's cartoons such as BraveStarr and The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers re-popularized explicit themes of cowboys in space. BraveStarr chronicles the adventures of the Space Marshal, as he seeks to uphold law and order in the 23rd century. The opening trailer of The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers shows Texas Rangers –like heroes riding across
2178-703: The Beast as the voice (both singing and speaking) of the French-accented candelabrum Lumière, which he played "halfway between Maurice Chevalier and Pepé Le Pew ". At the 64th Academy Awards , Orbach performed a live-action stage rendition of the Oscar-nominated song, " Be Our Guest ", that he sang in Beauty and the Beast . He later reprised his voice role of Lumière for the film's direct-to-video sequels, multiple episodes of House of Mouse , and
2244-616: The Candlestick in the Walt Disney animated musical film Beauty and the Beast (1991). Orbach was born on October 20, 1935, in the Bronx , the only child of Emily Orbach (née Olexy), a greeting card manufacturer and radio singer, and Leon Orbach, a restaurant manager and vaudeville performer. His father was a Jewish immigrant from Hamburg , Germany . Orbach said his father was descended from Sephardic Jewish refugees from
2310-588: The Crown Empire. Each ranger is equipped with an experimental piece of tech called the Series-5 to boost natural abilities. The Series-5 Brain Implant, or S5, is implied to be the closest mankind will ever get to merging with cybernetics. The S5 implant enables a dramatic boost of innate abilities due to its unique conversion of bio-electrical power generated by alpha radiation stored within the badges worn by
2376-502: The DVD commentary on The Empire Strikes Back . Han Solo's original costume and charming rogue gunslinger mannerisms also reflects the Western's influence on Star Wars . These science fiction-films and television series offered the themes and morals that Westerns previously did. This frontier view of the future is only one of many ways to look at space exploration, and not one embraced by all science-fiction writers. The Turkey City Lexicon,
2442-439: The Galaxy Rangers use daily. His Series-5 implants allow him to communicate with and control special programs called 'tweakers', which appear as flying holographic computer-animated geometric shapes. Ranger Hartford's implant produces the oddest effects - and they still cannot properly be explained. Commander Walsh puts it best: "Doc Hartford, your implant makes you a computer wizard, able to conjure fantastic programs." Doc carries
2508-472: The Galaxy Rangers. The Crown Empire, also known as the "Crown", is ruled by the Queen of the Crown , whose intentions and motivations are described as being evil. She controls a large number of planets in a vast section of the galaxy, all of which she rules as a cruel tyrant. The Queen controls her empire using creatures called Slaver Lords with whom she has a psychic link. Slaver Lords derive their power from
2574-518: The Island of Jamaica, was born to wealthy parents, and so he was educated in private school, topped off with Mrs. Abercrombies Charm and Finishing School. He left there to join the Ranger Corps after he signed up with some biochemical corporations to help them produce better computer programs, but found out that his skills were not being challenged. The theme song for the show, "No Guts, No Glory",
2640-592: The Supertroopers with the X-Factor mutagenic gas (a condemned, unstable compound), which he meant to speed up their mutation and to make them more powerful which it did, but it also had the side effect of making the Supertroopers more aggressive and mentally unstable. Goose was at the firing range at the time, and thus avoided the gas, thereby becoming the only remaining unaffected trooper. The other troopers had to be cryogenically imprisoned, but some escaped. Goose
2706-635: The United States. Koch has released the entire series which consists of two box sets. The first set was released on May 13, 2008 and the second set was released on August 19, 2008 KSM Film in Germany released the series on DVD in 5 episode volumes from May to November 2005, 25 episode volumes from April to August 2006, a complete set (65 episodes over 4 discs) in June 2008 with a Blu-ray (65 episodes on 1 disc) version released in November 2012. The Blu Ray version
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2772-541: The actual animation was done by the Japanese animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha . At the time it aired, The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers was considered a revolutionary children's show. "In 2086, two peaceful aliens journeyed to Earth seeking our help. In return, they gave us the plans for our first hyperdrive allowing mankind to open the doors to the stars. We have assembled a team of unique individuals to protect Earth and our allies. Courageous pioneers committed to
2838-452: The help, the two aliens gave mankind construction plans for a hyperdrive device. After this key event in human history, interstellar travel flourished and a huge number of colonies emerged in distant star-systems. Alongside the growth of human activities in space, criminal activities also grew, and the new colonies required defense against various threats, including the Crown Empire. A group known as "BETA" (Bureau for Extra-Terrestrial Affairs)
2904-409: The highest ideals of justice and dedicated to preserving law and order across the new frontier. These are The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers!" - opening narration. The show is set in the future, some time after the year 2086, when two aliens from the planets Andor and Kirwin travel to Earth to search for allies against the expansionist Crown Empire led by the Queen of the Crown. In return for
2970-453: The implant's function is simply to act as a power conduit: triggering the badge activates a sequence of events that supercharges his left-side bionics and enables either a boosting of the myomer muscles and tendons, or a channeling of bio-electrical energy through the bionic amplifiers to produce an energy blast of up to 16 standard carbine shots, which makes him capable of blasting a wall apart, spot-welding circuitry, or possibly punching through
3036-544: The level of the rogue Supertroopers, and makes him the only one capable of going one-on-one with them in personal combat. His characterization is heavily inspired by Clint Eastwood. It is also noted that he is the only Supertrooper with compassion and imagination. Niko is an archaeologist specializing in ancient cultures and has innate psychic abilities. She carries a large gun and knows martial arts. Her Series-5 implant boosts her psychic abilities and she can create shields, lift objects, and has clairvoyance. Niko's implant acts as
3102-572: The marquees on Broadway were dimmed in mourning, one of the highest honors of the American theatre world, while NBC re-aired the Law & Order episode " C.O.D. " (the last episode of the original series to feature Orbach) in honor of him. The Criminal Intent episode "View from Up Here" and the Trial by Jury episode "Baby Boom" were dedicated to Orbach, and the Law & Order episode "Mammon" featured
3168-432: The musical version of the movie Lili (his Broadway debut); in revivals of Annie Get Your Gun and Guys and Dolls (as Sky Masterson, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical); Promises, Promises (as Chuck Baxter, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical); the original productions of Chicago (as Billy Flynn , receiving another Tony Award nomination); 42nd Street ; and
3234-767: The original NBC legal series Law & Order series from 1992 to 2004. For the role he earned the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series . He reprised the role across several series including Homicide: Life on the Street (1996–99), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–00), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005). He also played private detective Harry McGraw in
3300-412: The planets on the show have names that evoke ideas of a Western setting, Nebraska , Mesa , Ozark , and Prairie being a few. After the catalyst first episode, "Phoenix", where one of the main characters, Zachary Foxx, loses his wife to the Queen of the Crown, he puts together a group called the Galaxy Rangers, dedicated to providing law and order across the new frontier, ultimately trying to get rid of
3366-471: The previously-deleted song (" Human Again ") that was added to the Beauty and the Beast 2002 IMAX re-release. In 1992, Orbach joined the main cast of Law & Order during its third season as the world-weary, wisecracking NYPD homicide detective Lennie Briscoe . He had previously guest-starred as a defense attorney on the series, and was subsequently cast as the new "senior detective" following Paul Sorvino 's departure. Orbach's portrayal of Briscoe
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#17327727428293432-741: The psychic energy of other beings. After the Empire encountered humans, the Queen discovered that they were more suitable for energy extraction than any other previously encountered species. Zachary Foxx is the captain of the Series-5 Rangers. He was seriously injured in a battle with a space Pirate named Captain Kidd and his entire left side was replaced with bionics, allowing him to fire blasts of energy with his left arm and giving him extraordinary strength. Within Captain Zachary Foxx,
3498-425: The series a romantic tension exists between her and Goose. Niko was born on the failed colony world of Alspeth. After the destruction of her colony, she was found by Ariel and taken to the haven world of Xanadu where her psychic abilities were nurtured. At the age of 19, she left Xanadu to return to her people and joined the Galaxy Rangers. After the academy, she was accepted into the experimental Series-5 program. She
3564-520: The series won the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series among other accolades, made multiple crossover episodes with fellow NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street , and spawned a franchise that included the TV film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie , the spin-off series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (both of which featured Orbach in guest appearances), and three video games. Orbach himself
3630-520: Was a regular at some of the Italian restaurants nearby. As of 2007, the intersection of 8th Avenue and 53rd Street was renamed in honor of Orbach. The plans met with some resistance by local planning boards but were overcome thanks to his popularity and his love of the Big Apple . In January 1994, less than two years into his stint on Law & Order , Orbach was diagnosed with prostate cancer . He
3696-476: Was based on his similar role from Prince of the City years before, which Law & Order creator Dick Wolf had personally suggested to him at the time of his casting. Orbach starred on Law & Order for 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 seasons, ultimately becoming the third longest-serving main cast member (behind S. Epatha Merkerson and Sam Waterston ) in the show's 20-year-run history, as well as one of its most popular. During Orbach's tenure on Law & Order ,
3762-690: Was featured in the hit film Dirty Dancing as Dr. Jake Houseman, the father of Jennifer Grey 's character "Baby". He made further TV appearances on popular shows such as The Golden Girls (for which he received his first Emmy nomination ), and Who's the Boss? . In 1991, Orbach starred in Steven Seagal 's action film Out for Justice as police captain Ronnie Donziger, and starred in Disney 's Oscar -winning animated musical Beauty and
3828-439: Was featured in the opening credits and preceded by a spoken introduction. The song was written and composed by Phil Galdston and John Van Tongeren , and performed by Van Tongeren using the stage name Johnny Vancouver. The song was also featured in the end credits for episodes 1-35 and episode 37. The song "Rangers Ride Forever" (commonly known as "Rangers Are Forever"), which featured as the end theme for episodes 36 and 38-65,
3894-707: Was founded to cope with these tasks, with a "Ranger" division being a part of it. BETA is shown to be the major military and exploratory arm of Earth. The organization's headquarters are on Earth. BETA sustains several bases on and around Earth, such as the Longshot Research Facility in the Grand Canyon and the BETA space station in Earth's orbit. Most of the colonies portrayed in the show specialized in either agriculture or mining "star stones". Many of
3960-575: Was given the option to avoid cryogenic freezing on the condition that he join the Galaxy Rangers and hunt down the escaped Supertroopers. His Series-5 bionic implants allow him limited control over his body's molecules giving him the ability to heal, absorb energies, and adapt to various environmental conditions by temporary shape-shifting his body to adapt based on his situation or environment. Goose's implant supercharges his genetic bio-defenses, enabling them to react almost instantly, instead of minutes or hours, as would normally happen. This brings him close to
4026-460: Was granted when two people – one who needed correction for a nearsighted eye and another who needed correction for a farsighted eye – received Orbach's corneas . His likeness has been used in an ad campaign for Eye Bank for Sight Restoration in Manhattan. Orbach was interred at Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum in upper Manhattan. In addition to his Tony Award and nominations, Jerry Orbach
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#17327727428294092-469: Was later assigned to the Series-5 Rangers as their mystic and archaeological expert, due to the number of missions they embarked on involving new cultures and varied belief systems. Walter "Doc" Hartford is a swashbuckling character who fights with a sword, a gun, and his fists. He is a computer genius who, along with the BETA Scientist 'Q-Ball', is responsible for most of the automated systems that
4158-503: Was nominated for a 2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (losing to James Gandolfini for The Sopranos ). TV Guide named Lennie Briscoe one of their top-25 greatest television detectives of all time. Also during his time on Law & Order , Orbach provided the voice of the main antagonist Sa'luk in the 1996 direct-to-video film Aladdin and the King of Thieves , and co-starred with Al Pacino in
4224-621: Was performed by the UK rock/AOR band FM , whose lead singer is Steve Overland . FM also performed the song "Showdown" (commonly referred to as "Out Beyond The Stars"), which was included as foreground music in several episodes. Both songs were written and composed by brothers Steve and Chris Overland. Hasbro 's Entertainment One currently owns the DVD distributions rights to Galaxy Rangers through Koch Vision (and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in several non-US countries). Four Galaxy Rangers DVDs, each containing four episodes, were released in
4290-520: Was renamed "Jerry Orbach Way" in his honor. After Law & Order was cancelled in 2010, executive producer René Balcer told The Wall Street Journal : "I always think about the show as before Jerry and after Jerry...You saw the weariness of 25 years of crime-fighting in New York written on his face." Author Kurt Vonnegut , a fan of Orbach, said during an Australian radio interview in 2005, "People have asked me, you know, 'Who would you rather be, than yourself?'," and he replied "Jerry Orbach, without
4356-401: Was treated with radiation therapy , but by December 1994, the cancer had returned and metastasized . At that point, he went on hormone therapy , on which he remained over the next decade while he continued to star on Law & Order . After he left the series at the end of the 2003–04 season , Orbach underwent chemotherapy , but he ultimately succumbed to his cancer on December 28, 2004, at
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