Liandra - Allegedly cursed,
small interstellar spacecraft that patrols the galaxies in the
year 2265 on the sci-fi drama THE LEGEND OF THE
RANGERS/SCI/2002-2003. The Liandra houses a crew of 20 men and
women who belong to the Rangers, a combination of Humans and
Minbari warriors trained in martial arts and space warfare. The
last crew members of the Liandra were found dead on board, but
no one knows what happened to them.
The latest crew
consists of Dylan Neal as David Martel, the group's leader [the
Ranger Council judged Martel guilty for retreating in a battle -
to save lives - and consequently got assigned to command the
Liandra - "a (piece of junk) ship with a history of its own"];
Alex Zahara as Dulann, the Minbari second-in-command - a sort of
warrior monk; Myrian Sirois as Sarah Cantrell, a human gunnery
officer and weapons specialist from Mars Dome One; Dean Marshall
as Malcolm Bridges, a covert intelligence and infiltration
expert; Warren T. Takeuchi as Kitaro Sasaki, a communications
expert from Earth; Jennie Rebecca Hogan as Na'Fell, a
hot-tempered female Narn and recent Ranger recruit responsible
for the ship's environmental systems and engines; David Storch
as Tafeek, a Minibari political and first contact expert; Enid-Raye
Adams as Firell, a Minbari Healer; and Gus Lynch as Tirk, a
recent Drazi recruit of the Rangers.
The Liandra is
one of many ships in the Ranger fleet that travel the galaxy and
help repair the damage done to countless worlds during the
Shadow War. The Liandra debuted on the pilot episode "To Live
and Die in Starlight" that aired January 19, 2002.
TRIVIA NOTE: Headquartered at
Tuzinor, the Rangers serve as an arm of the young Interstellar
Alliance, under the direct command of President John Sheridan
and Ranger One, Delenn. "Their goal is to create the peace,"
functioning as a sort of military branch for the Alliance. Their
motto: "They live for the One; They die for the One." The "One"
being Valen, a revered ancient prophet from the Minbari
civilization [actually Earth Commander Jeffrey Sinclair who
traveled a thousand years back in time to prepare the Minbari
people for a great war with alien race known as the Shadows].
See also -
SCI-FI POLICE - "The Rangers"