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==Production== [[File:Chris Carter (July 2008).jpg|200px|thumb|The pilot was written by [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]], pictured in 2008.]] The pilot was written by [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]], best known as the creator of the science-fiction series ''[[The X-Files]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=WB reacts to violence and pulls 'Buffy' finale|last=McDaniel|first=Mike|date=May 25, 1999 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|page=4}}</ref> Carter wrote the pilot as a "high-tech version" of his favorite filmsβ''[[Paths of Glory]]'', ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'' and ''[[Blade Runner]]''. He said of the pilot: "I think this has a tremendous romantic story and a great mythology potential, as well. I think it's a great chance to tell allegorical stories β¦ to take a godless world, where there is no morality, where there is no standard or code of behavior, and see what the world would be like if it were like that."<ref>{{cite news|title=Grim future awaits 'Harsh Realm' |last=Hodges|first=Ann|date=October 8, 1999 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|page=1}}</ref> The Fox executives worried that pilot episode included too much violence for the 8:00 p.m. timeslot, and they tried to get the producers of the show to tone the violence down in upcoming episodes.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV networks reveal cancellations, new shows for fall|date=May 22, 1999 |work=[[Mobile Register]]|page=05}}</ref> American writer [[Judd Apatow]] said he doubted Carter would tone down the violence: "He's going to do what he wants to do, and he should. I don't think it's his place to tone it down for people. It's parents' place to say, 'You know what? You're not allowed to watch Harsh Realm'. But it's much easier to say, 'Take off the shows' than to tell parents to be aware of what their kids are doing."<ref>{{cite news|title=Muting the Mayhem - Real-life drama sends TV scrambling to tone down the violence |last=Mendoza|first=Manuel|date=May 30, 1999 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|pages=1C}}</ref> Terry O'Quinn stars in the episode as Omar Santiago. He was concerned that the viewers would find the show confusing, "There might be some things if you miss the first one you won't know what is going on. The writers are going to have to find a good one- or two-minute intro that explains things."<ref name="union"/> When O'Quinn first read the script of the pilot, he "pretty much understood the concept of the show when I read it, but I had a hard time visualizing it. I'm kind of computer illiterate. So I had a tough time seeing it. But the fact that Carter is doing it is a good starting point."<ref name="union">{{cite news|title='Harsh Realm' Tries to Keep Viewers Guessing |last=McGuire|first=Mark|date=October 8, 1999 |work=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]|pages=D1}}</ref> A tenth episode, entitled "Circe", was written and directed by Mark Rosner, but never produced. In the episode Hobbes meets up with a woman claiming to be his old lover, while he was searching for an army to recruit. Pinocchio senses danger, and Florence finds both a prophecy and a traitor in the Resistance against Santiago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gsc.chez-alice.fr/svhr/episodes/circe.txt |title=Script |website=gsc.chez-alice.fr}}</ref>
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