the episodic version of robert heinlein starship trooper play out at a deathly slow pace and follow johnny rico leave his parent and the ( not very attractive ) girl he lust for and and join the mobile infantry . the alien in the show be nothing like the barbaric bug from the film and instead be squid like monster that shoot laser out of their mouth . throughout watch this version and i be continually amaze at just how fruity they have manage to make the whole thing . the show be concern mostly with the relationship between the recruit and and the aching and prolong gaze they give each other through their battle armour visor and with 80 synth pop sometimes arrive during the sparse battle sequence which at last turn up in the final few episode . in term of construction and it owe a debt to top gun and share much in term of pacing and content ( and all that implies ) .