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When the entire cast of Pensacola: Wings of Gold was not re-contracted, except for executive
producer Brolin, the fans lost a great group of friends, special friends who cannot be replaced.
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| Colonel Kelly has a two-sided relationship with Bobby. On one, he is Bobby's commanding
officer; on the other, he is learning to appreciate Bobby as he would a son.
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Bobby finds himself working in the shadow of a legend, a legend who is his commanding officer
and the father of his girlfriend. It is a delicate balancing act, and Bobby is not always so subtle.
Rod Rowland who played 1st Lt. Robert Griffin was not contracted for the second season.
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Bill Kelly had not been the closest of parents when his daughter
Janine was young. Their relationship is strained. He does not know how to apologize; she does not know how to forgive. |
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Yet as they increasingly encounter those moments of conflict, he begins to mellow and she starts
to mature. Each grows more dependent on the other. |
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| Kristanna Loken who played Janine Kelly was
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Dr.Valerie West is a doctor at the N.A.S. hosital and she has attracted Kelly's attention. Initially, he
seeks her advice to help him with his daughter Janine. Soon, he seeks her out for the slightest
pretense, and eventually, their affections for one another grow.
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Colonel Hodges is Kelly's commanding officer and the driving force behind the Sea Dragons. She is
solid, fair, and well aware of what it takes to be a Marine. Rebecca Hodges is a wonderful character who seems to serve
as a pivot point for Kelly and his Sea Dragons.
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| Leslie Hardy who played Valerie was not contracted
for the second season. |
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Brynn Thayer who played
Colonel Rebecca Hodges was not contracted for the second season. She is the founder of
ZazAngels, a foundation to battle ALS.
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Wendell has a loving relationship with his son Christopher, but he is unable
to be a full-time father. His devotion to his son and his love for the Sea Dragons unit often tug on
opposite ends of his loyalties and his sense of duty. |
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| Rodney Van Johnson who played
1st Lt. Wendell McCray was not contracted for the second season. |
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Although the relationship between Janine and Bobby began in a blind driving desire for one another, it
has finally run its course. She is less interested in
challenging her father by attaching herself to a man under his command and more interested in
developing herself as an independent woman. She takes on her own apartment to take her first steps
toward mature independence, and she starts college to earn an education. The two do remain loyal
to one another as friends and companions. There is nothing either would not do for the other. |
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The most endearing relationship of Pensacola: Wings of Gold is the one which puts
Annalisa and A.J. an a collision course with the truth about the
dynamics between them. In the beginning, A.J. sees her as a woman before he sees her as a fellow
Marine, but Annalisa is not so easily niched and this bothers him. For her part, she is
annoyed with his awkward method of dealing with her, and when she learns how to "pluck his
wires," she does so at every opportunity. Eventually, they realize that what has been going on
underneath the friendly animosity is romance.
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| Neither
Kathryn Morris who played 1st Lt. Annalisa Lindstrom nor
Salvator Xuereb who played 1st Lt. A.J.
Conaway were contracted for the second season. |
There has never been an explanation about the cast firings; no reason has been given. Thus, the
fans who appreciate the warm character dynamics, the action, the humor, and all the eagerly
anticipated storylines now have only a multitude of "original cast" web sites, video tapes, and
memories to keep the Sea Dragons an active unit.
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