Short-Lived Sci-Fi and Forgotten Fantasy of the 80s and 90s

[@ChristopherDrum]

Otherworld is the glaring omission from this list. Alien Nation deserves recognition always, but I don't think it is as forgotten as Otherworld.

[@AlejandroGuzman-mh7me]

I remember Otherworld was about a Family that got Trapped in Another Dimension.

[@ChristopherDrum]

@@AlejandroGuzman-mh7me You are correct! It was a kind of parallel universe situation, run by a fascist government (IIRC).

[@appleiphone69]

@@ChristopherDrumthey got a hold of this key that enabled them to get access to things and were being pursued by the villain.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Loved "Space: Above and Beyond" and was upset that it didn't continue.

[@navbuoy]

Been trying to get my hands on that series to finally watch it...no luck.

[@warbunny13203]

@@navbuoy check streaming sites, go with the ones that don't require your credit card info to watch it for free🤔🤔🤔👍😁👍🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

[@warbunny13203]

i had actually thought it did have and ending, guess i was wrong🤔🤔😯😯😯😯🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

[@charleslennonbaker]

@@navbuoy amazon?

[@davenoneya1092]

I enjoyed it a lot too but sadly it was on at 7 p.m. right after football on Fox and when games went into overtime they showed the entire game as well as a bunch of post game studio stuff and joined Space: Above and Beyond "already in progress". So we'd get half the show or less most weeks since Fox was so insistent on starting their prime time slate at 7 p.m. to be different than anyone else but also trying to show they could do justice to the NFL. If they had just put Space on at 8 pm or on another night I think it would have run for a few more seasons. My father watched some of it after football and he liked it despite himself since he usually thought sci-fi was for kids.

[@karlsmith2570]

You forgot to mention the series "There's something out there" Which starred Olivia D'abo as medical tech named Ta'ra that teamed up with a human cop after the prison transport ship she was assigned to crash landed on Earth Or even The show "Life on Earth" Starring Martin Kove as a soldier from another planet sentenced to a prison term posing as a human on Earth doing good deeds to serve his time

[@royallison5307]

It was called "Hard Time on Planet Earth".

[@danelamoreaux5307]

Anyone remember Earth:Final Conflict or Monsters?

[@AlejandroGuzman-mh7me]

Earth the Final Conflict was created by Gene Roddenberry before he died.

[@uzyoc]

You need to create a “Part 2”.... Include, Automan, Manimal, Misfits of Science, Viper TV series, Highlander,

[@bahrsoap73]

The animated series COPS, about cyborg police and criminals in the future. Loved that show.

[@ixamraxi]

Reminds me of the show "New Amsterdam" from 2008, about a detective cursed with immortality since the 1600s, played by the actor now known as Jamie Lannister. It only lasted 8 episodes. I enjoyed it and was sad to see it so short lived. I'd place it squarely in the fantasy genre.

[@circuitsandcigars1278]

Marjorie Monaghan was seriously under rated both in Space Rangers and Babylon 5

[@rosslovelace705]

Covington Cross was awesome!! I was SO disappointed it was cancelled. My wife and I were 2 of the 15 people that watched it. I've never met anyone else who had seen it.

[@davidjackson2524]

Anybody remember Manimal starring the late Simon McCorkindale?

[@3DtheDESTROYER]

i remember.

[@carlesq.]

haha yeah i remember that

[@markmolino6091]

Hell yeah I do.It's underrated.

[@331Grabber]

@kahlesstiberius I remember old school Doritos with the see through window in the bag. And Automan :)

[@lurkerrekrul]

@David Jackson - Manimal, the character and the actor, made a guest appearance on the syndicated show Night Man back in 1998. Side note, I didn't realize that McCorkindale had died!

[@clintonwatkins1070]

Briscoe County Jr. was another one.

[@hawleygriffon9290]

It was an interesting premise all right. Remember the episode with Tim Leary in it? Fun...

[@treadingtheboards2875]

I quite liked Briscoe County Jr. but yeah it was bad. I'm a big fan of B minus movies and TV SciFi. A couple of others are "The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne" with Michael Praed and "Legend" with John DeLancie post ST:TNG and Richard Dean Anderson post MacGyver pre Stargate.

[@Saiyanjohn415]

I own the series Brisco County Jr

[@rumrunner8019]

Hell yeah! It starred Bruce Campbell

[@HemlockRidge]

@@Saiyanjohn415 Me too. Great series, but it was a bit esoteric. Didn't fit the 12 yo mentality, all important, Nielsen Rating System.

[@axxis30]

Space: Above and Beyond ... felt bad when it ended ... I really wanted more seasons from that show. They had a great cast and the episodes were (for the most part) very good

[@charleslennonbaker]

do you remember the surprise ending? That the Chigs were originally from earth!

[@iamkurgan1126]

We are you!

[@bloodrunsclear]

Patrick: 'I'm going deep in the vault' Me: 'Try me!' Patrick: 'Beans Baxter!' Me: Well played...

[@wecontrolthevideo]

Dark Skies could be on this list, NBC jerked it around the schedule and it was gone for two or three months before it was brought back for the final episode. The show was about aliens who came to the Earth in the 47 crash at Roswell, and directly influenced or caused many historical events of the 60s, including assassination of Kennedy, the 64 Alaska quake, the 65 NY blackout, LA riots, etc.

[@leorumley8132]

I thought Dark Skies was great, thought provoking and great effects, don't remember the ending though .

[@1971JamesHill]

I am so glad you mentioned that! I haven't thought about 'Dark Skies' in years, but it really was a terrific show!

[@jamesrussell8256]

I never heard of that one. Sounds like a good show.

[@wecontrolthevideo]

James Russell I have the “Dark Skies” DVD set, here is a trailer for it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKSbYmVjhL6mfdU

[@emersonsrandomvideos248]

Who else can remember "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future" The graphics was not bad for its time. I wish someone with deep pockets will took notice of this comment and check that out and remake that TV show. I was 6 yo back then when it aired.

[@AlejandroGuzman-mh7me]

Power On !

[@CravenWolf1986]

I remember Eerie Indiana, and some of Covington Cross. Both were completely up my alley as a child. I was a binge watcher of sci-fi and fantasy even back in single digits. I was heavily influenced by my parents interests. I watched sci-fi with Dad, mystery and drama with Mom, and fantasy with both.

[@Hiushisan]

Space: Above and Beyond was fantastic, it really built its whole universe and characters well, such a shame that it didn't last long. Space rangers...I only saw a few episodes, and I can safely say it's an acquired taste if anything. We really do need more Sci-fi and Fantasy shows on regular stations, Hopefully "The Orville" will keep going strong and influence other stations to branch out and try something new.

[@robertwright5487]

Above and Beyond . One great show.

[@angelasaunders3558]

I loved that show .

[@CZ350tuner]

R. Lee Ermey was in the first episode (typecast as a marine gunnery sergeant). He utters the words, "Marines this is a day that all marines pray for...… We're at war with somebody!! Hoo ra!!"

[@NyuuMikuru1]

My mom and I watched this series.

[@paulmoffat9306]

I watched the show as well, but (sadly) the local channel had Sunday Football prior to it, and even the premier was clobbered by overtime! I did purchase to DVD set a year ago, so now I can watch without interruption.

[@rangawhitearm]

I was upset when they cancelled it. It was a great show

[@davidbgreensmith]

Space Above and Beyond was cruelly cut short.

[@floydlooney6837]

Misfits of Science should have been on the list

[@DoomMomDot]

yes!

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

Floyd Looney I agree! 😃Courteney Cox as a teenager with telekinetic powers rocked! 😃

[@mikamika1873]

And Kevin "Predator" Péter Hall as thé ancestor of Ant Man, à scientist that can shrink

[@frankbruder3097]

And Dean Paul Martin as the incredible Doctor Billy Hayes whose amazing basketball talent totally saved the world at the end of the pilot. That show was way ahead of its time. The episodes didn't rely on a reused plot formula but were all special. They brought superheroes to life action without the colourful costumes - Not Wearing Tights is what it's called on TVTropes now. Their dynamic as a team was always great. And the soundtrack was the best!

[@Thundarr100]

I always liked that rocker guy with super speed and can shoot lightning from his hands (I think that the characters name was Johnny?).

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

Let's not forget M.A.N.T.I.S!

[@hawleygriffon9290]

Half Man Half Tis as my bud who rented their cameras to them used to say. Sadly, I never got script copies from those shows. Only The X-Files...

[@moonsorrow77]

SPACE: Above and beyond,my favourite and sea quest DSV..and SLIDERS..

[@karlsmith2570]

Eric Blade SeaQuest DSV should've been on this list also I will have say that it was a good show until the 3rd season started and the title change to "SeaQuest 2032" Though a lot of the show started having " Jump the shark" episodes Midway through the 2nd season

[@thomaskirkness-little5809]

I don't remember Sea Quest DSV from when I was young, but I randomly saw an episode a while back and thought it looked enjoyable.

[@karlsmith2570]

Thomas Kirkness-Little it actually was pretty enjoyable for the first season to the middle of season 2, that's around the time when they the "Jump The Shark" episodes started rearing their heads and then season 3 really threw it away when they replaced Roy Scheider's character of Nathan Bridger with Michael Ironside's character of Captain Oliver Hudson Don't get me wrong, I like Michael Ironside, but, Captain Hudson has a more militaristic style of command and, due in part to the show having heavily deviated from it's original plotline, it didn't really work well

[@karlsmith2570]

gary jones not only did did Jonathan Brandis die, as a result of his committing suicide, but Royce Applegate, who played Chief Crocker died in a house fire and Roy Scheider himself had died as a result of Cancer if I remember correctly

[@karlsmith2570]

gary jones Yeah, Jonathan Brandis committed suicide after he'd filmed scenes for the movie "Hart's War" which ended up getting deleted from the final cut of the movie, seeing it as a sign that his career was over, he'd been trying to make a comeback after SeaQuest was cancelled and apparently that was the final straw for him As for Roy Scheider movies, my personal favorite that he was in was "Blue Thunder"

[@Thundarr100]

I remember Covington Cross. For years I couldn't remember the name of the show, but I remember that I used to watch it. I loved the opening scene in the pilot episode. Two knights inn full armour are battling each other with swords when an older man comes into the room and shouts "How many times do I have to tell you two? Not! In! The! Castle!" Then the two knights lift the visors of their helmets and are like "Sorry Father." "Yes, sorry Father." I laughed so hard at that.

[@phillipdroath5211]

That was me too. I went for years trying to remember what this show was called so that I could find it if possible. I loved the premise of "Covington Cross" medieval setting and the whole family atmosphere it had.

[@soumyajyotimukherjee4752]

"Space Above and Beyond" was great. Deserves a reboot

[@theonlymatthew.l]

You got to like from me just for mentioning Space: Above and Beyond. That was a criminally underrated show with an outstanding ensemble cast

[@UnclePhil2k]

You're angry at the finale of Space: Above and Beyond? I'm STILL not over the (similar) cliffhanger finale of Blake's Seven!!

[@AlejandroGuzman-mh7me]

What about the last episode of ALF, Where he got Arrested by the U.S. Military?

[@barryhopesgthope686]

What about "Adromidia"(sp).A little something Majell Roddenberry dug out of Gene's files. I liked it, the plot was a forerunner of ST: TOS.

[@Bluebelle51]

How could you leave out "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr"? It was amazing, it had a stellar cast, the writing had tongue firmly planted in cheek, and it was fantasy, sci fi, and a western all rolled into one!

[@Aloha_XERO]

And let’s not forget about these 2 classic gems. 1988 “Alien Nation” and my favorite Gene Roddenberry’s1997 “Earth Final Conflict” I always wanted one of those cool devices/phone “Global” that only runs on the MCI telecom network lol 😂

[@AWriterWandering]

Earth final conflict managed five seasons, so not exactly short lived though.

[@rickhibdon11]

Indeed. I enjoyed both of those! EFC lost me when they killed off the lead character though.

[@RobertWilkinsonJKekMaloy]

Earth: Final Conflict was actually Roddenberry’s first attempt at script sales.

[@RobertWilkinsonJKekMaloy]

Rick Hibdon yeah, that was stupid

[@AWriterWandering]

Yeah, unfortunately the studio meddled In the production, insisting on replacing cast members who were "too old".

[@seanhunt138]

The trouble with space above and beyond was that it was produced by Fox who just won't comit to finishing any sci fi show they start. This show was epic just like fire fly, really Fox should be banned from producing sci fi

[@frodofraggins]

American Gothic was so underrated and is forgotten today.

[@frankbruder3097]

@ajs1031 the 1995 show starring Gary Cole and Lucas Black. Looks like it really is forgotten today. I've got it on DVD. But I don't have a DVD player or DVD drive anymore.

[@oliverewarthopkins7818]

@ajs1031 that would be a completely different show.

[@johnafirth]

American Gothic was brilliant. I love how Lucas Black basically looks no different now.

[@Bluebelle51]

someone's at the door ...............

[@lynnhayes2363]

Always surprised "ROAR" didn't get more attention when Heath Ledger "made it big". It's still my favorite of his work.

[@tristanmendoza4628]

Let us not forget Mutant X. Teenagers with powers led by a good scientist fighting mutants of the week and the schemes of the evil scientist that looks like an Andy Warhol impersonator

[@Kimvanloocke]

i remember Generation X Generation X is a television pilot directed by Jack Sholder that aired on FOX on February 20, 1996. It was later broadcast as a television film.It is based on the Marvel Comics comic-book series of the same name, a spin-off of the X-Men franchise.

[@tristanmendoza4628]

Not sure if it went under a different name outside of the USA. Here is the Mutant X trailer (wow! I didn't realize it lasted 4 seasons!) Another monstrosity brought to us from Avi Arad before we got Jeph Loeb and Kevin Feige to finally make good Marvel products. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYDWp3eigLaIpbM Trailer doesn't have the Andy Warhol villain- too bad!

[@tristanmendoza4628]

@@Kimvanloocke Oooo look what I found LOL! saving a copy! Thanks! I think I heard about this. I wonder if I found it before and totally forgot about it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGPaoIWjjLKbo5I OMG and Matt Frewer (Max Headroom) is in it!! Update: I MUST have a copy of this somewhere- I recognize a bunch of stuff in the first 10 minutes (stretchy arm guy asking his sister to let his hand go when he's driving off) and I always keep copies of this sort of thing when I find them online- Thanks for the reminder!

[@ozdocwho5177]

Loved Mutant X. I never saw past the start of the second series though. 😭😭😭

[@janetdeloach4712]

I miss Mutant x. It could have been on the tv longer. Great plot and good looking cast. Think of professor x and the mutant movies.

[@jim4mayor1]

So... am I the only person to remember VR5? Cause nobody I know does, even people I watched it with :p

[@gmmeier321]

Tom Jones Awesome show.

[@caronstout354]

I remember...it had Will Patton and Lori Singer.

[@gregcampwriter]

Probe, Millennium, Brimstone, and Harsh Realm all deserved more time.

[@lightyagami1752]

Millennium was a bit ahead of its time. It was dour, dark and depressing, even in a post X Files TV universe (and of course it was a Chris Carter creation with X Files universe tie-ins). The name didn't help-they sought to capitalise on the eschatological hysteria around Y2K, but that sort of thing limits the timelessness of a show.

[@lythonoise]

'The Wizard' and 'Automan' were among my favorites.

[@EddieVHalen5150]

What about Misfits of Science?

[@Brad772006]

Did anyone else watch Earth2 ? It had Mr. Krabbs, er I mean Clancy Brown in it.

[@logrusweaver3005]

I still find it hilarious that "The Kurgan" is Mr. Krabs....

[@Brad772006]

@@logrusweaver3005 there can be only One, krabby patty!!

[@dragonson72]

@Lord Motorsports, It also had Tim Curry in it

[@logrusweaver3005]

@@dragonson72 Nigel Thornberry?

[@tnlaw2004]

Earth2 was great!

[@Dreaded88]

Patrick Answers Questions No One Asked: Say, you forgot: *Witchblade!*

[@wvscififan]

definitely enjoyed Witchblade, though was kinda disappointed with how the second (and last) season ended

[@wvscififan]

@@Dreaded88 didn't we get that with Gabrielle, after all the modern day body switching?

[@Dreaded88]

@@wvscififan: Well, maybe Xena and Gabrielle will use Witchblade as their submissive? *_>;)_* kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGSul2R_rpp4bLc

[@sigmacademy]

@@Dreaded88 Considering that the Witchblade and The Darkness hooks up to have a love child in the graphic novel, not likely! :) :P

[@Dreaded88]

@@sigmacademy: Don't ruin the fantasy!

[@dope5521]

Eerie Indiana was awesome!!! I loved that show!

[@karenhall4645]

I always wanted to watch it but for some reason never did.

[@dope5521]

Missing out! Was good! Ha ha

[@Rockbobster]

You totally skipped over the time traveling Voyagers! and parallel world travelers to Otherworld.

[@bjbell52]

I really liked that show. It's a shame that the star of the show later went on and killed himself with a gun shot to the head.

[@donpayne3890]

I was looking to see if anyone else remembered Otherworld! #PrideInMyGeekness

[@bjbell52]

@@donpayne3890 I don't know Otherworld. I remember Sliders. I try to look Otherworld up.

[@donpayne3890]

@@bjbell52 I thought it was really a good premise and had potential. If you find it to watch anywhere, please let me know, I'd love to relive that one!

[@cubemissy]

I think all 8 eps of Otherworld are on KZbin now. That was a favorite of mine!

[@cdevil9488]

Trivia tidbit about Space: Above and Beyond. At one point, a fully constructed prop of a Marine starfighter (called a "Hammerhead") was sitting on a dock waiting to be loaded on a ship. A pair of Soviet spies were caught taking pictures of the prop, thinking they'd discovered an experimental military aircraft.

[@mechredd]

Terra Nova. It's from the 2000's but was really good and short lived. It did well in the ratings but was too expensive to produce. I also remember Mission Genesis. It was an early, or perhaps the first, original production from the Sci-fi channel.

[@rayjames1493]

Regarding Space Rangers I liked the show. I could care less what others say about it I loved it!

[@mherndon]

I actually bought it on dvd

[@jenniferscott5556]

I loved it to and so do my kids we got the series on DVD it's a family favorite

[@sebclot9478]

I remembered Space Rangers, but couldn't remember what it was called. This video is the first mention of it i have seen since it first aired. I had the dates a little off as well. I remembered it airing in 1988, not 1993. But it's definitely the same show.

[@JaimeWulf]

You gave me great joy to hear I wasn't the only one to recognize "Space: Above and Beyond" as being as good as it was... But Fox is well known, even to this day, for starting and then dropping good shows... I truly think the idiots running that network don't understand any show that doesn't have "Ball" in its name...

[@Kimvanloocke]

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993.

[@charleslennonbaker]

better than the sequels!

[@HemlockRidge]

Yeah! That was very entertaining.

[@Taipan108]

I remember Roar. Even at the time I thought it was quite amusing that it was supposed to be set in ancient Ireland, yet it was filmed in subtropical Queensland, Australia. Could the climates be any more different? I doubt it.

[@ozdocwho5177]

Does anyone remember 'Voyager' with John Eric Hexum? Also 'The Power's of Matthew Star'....

[@karenhall4645]

Voyager! Discovered reruns on the Sci-Fi channel and it became my favorite show in high school. I have since bought the entire series on DVD. Glad to know somebody else has heard of it.

[@VladTepesh409]

I just got it myself, along with The Greatest American Hero, which had a similar trait to Voyagers!. The MC lost his instruction manual, lol.

[@bb21again.67]

The Powers.....Louis Gossett Jr.

[@bb21again.67]

John Eric Hexam,accidentally shot himself in the head,"We need a hero.".

[@Bluebelle51]

I remember Voyager, such a sad way to end

[@Kimvanloocke]

Roar My first introduction to Heath Ledger RIP great actor

[@edrosa3485]

What infuriated me the most about Space Above and Beyond was the network shifting it's time slots, which made it difficult to keep up with it despite being good enough to earn a cover of TV Guide... So when Fox slit Firefly's throat; I wasn't surprised... Them renewing The Orville however completely stunned me; great show, great writing all the ingredients for cancellation by Fox...

[@Thundarr100]

I think that they finally fired the executive who insisted on fucking up their sci-fi shows (I had heard somewhere that the guy simply hates sci-fi and fantasy genres, which is why he always sabotaged any shows like that on Fox).

[@davidberryhill3247]

Sometimes I wonder if Fox even likes their own shows.

[@STho205]

Fox is odd, in that their entertainment branch is extremely dirty, cussy and mostly liberal free love F the Man in its ideology. Their news branch tries to be just the opposite politically, but is similar in presentation. Irreverent. FireFly was very obviously based on Asa Carter novels from the 70s. However either the network ass kissers, I mean associate producers, were too dumb to realize that...or they, like Oprah thought Asa was great... Until somebody told her he had been George Wallace's speechwriter and was a KKK grand dragon in his former Eastern life. I think they mixed up the episodes on airing to hide the Frank and Jessie James hero against the evil Pinkerton Yankee Oppressors following the Civil War vibe, or they just wanted it to die by poor viewership, thus nobody has to take blame.

[@hawleygriffon9290]

I remember them using a lot of shows for filler material in dead time slots. Legend, The Flash, Space Precinct, etc. all ended up in 2am time slots according to many of my recordings. Then they hit on infomercials making more money and costing less so the series disappeared from the airwaves...

[@ChrisLichowicz]

Also being shown out of order

[@barrymacdonald1157]

Bryan Adam's song was the best thing about " Robin Hood Prince of Thieves".

[@JamesSavik]

The problem with TV sci-fi is that most of it is canceled before any pay off. Babylon 5 is the one and only sci-fi TV show that ran to completion. Hollywood has never done sci-fi well. They don't understand it and it shows. If it's not a soap opera or a shit com, they don't know how to make it. Most of their attempts at sci-fi are dog vomit.

[@jedimindtrix2142]

This is like a dumpster of random flash memories from my childhood.

[@acgtext5304]

You did answer a question i have had for years . space above and beyond was the answer. the question was what was name of series that had nipple neck soldiers . THANK YOU

[@Mike28625]

You forgot the toymaker. A genius, millionaire, toy designer(who also happens to be a little person) and his team of misfits have a sideline of solving mysteries. He had a collection of very special one of a kind toys that he would use in their adventures. The one i remember the most was a classic style, sentient, rubber ball. It would roll wherever you told it to go and, get this, it could transform and unfold itself into a muscle man action figure that kind of looked like a stretch Armstrong doll. It was still sentient in doll form and could walk around and do things. They used it once to escape from a jail cell. Little ball dude was strong enough to bend bars! One of my favorite shows when i was little.

[@lieutenant_dan27lt.d45]

Space Above and Beyond was one of my favs. It got Firefly'd

[@sithsquid1]

Yeah...nothing stupider than a Fox studio exec. Fox was great at making awesome scifi shows, but then they'd pull the plug quick, like they just couldn't give their shows a chance.

[@lieutenant_dan27lt.d45]

@@sithsquid1 . Dear Disney. Do you like money? Remake Space: Above and Beyond. Or just pick it up 20 years later into the Chig war.

[@djrtg]

I was expecting to see William Shatner’s “Tekwar” on here.

[@AWW8472]

Yeah! No love for Tekwar? What was he thinking? And wasn't 7 Days in the 1990s?

[@oneblankspace4919]

Maybe he didn't get the Action Pack.

[@ronstaton3622]

How could you miss Misfits of Science?? That show was the best!

[@jymbo1969]

Does no one remember The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.?

[@Kimvanloocke]

My Secret identity, Sliders Jeremiah O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor, voice actor and director, known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the TV series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

He typically goes by Jerry. I have never heard anyone call him Jeremiah. That actually threw me for a minute. I actually heard a rumor that he and John Rhyees Davis are talking to NBC about bringing back "Sliders". A certain thorn in their side (who shall remain nameless) who made such a thing impossible died a little while ago so the path is open.

[@scaper8]

@@LibraGamesUnlimited Now that would be cool. I don't know if I would prefer a direct continuation from the final episode, a continuation from an earlier point in the show, a total reboot with O'Connell and Davis back, or a total reboot with a new cast and them behind the camera; but I am intrigued.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

@@scaper8 I think that's the plan. The Professor and Wade had been killed off and Quinn was basically killed (or something) so to have them all back they would have to ignore whole chunks of the past show (and I think most of us would be happy with that). I think the idea would be to take it back to it's roots, what the show was intended to be back in season one.

[@AdamPurcell]

Sliders was all about alternate realities and sometimes alternate versions of our heroes. No reason why we cannot have Arturo and Quinn back, probably just not the ones from the original series (though potentially otherwise effectively identical, save for age!)

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

@@AdamPurcell Yeah, I don't think fans will care how they do it, as long as it gets done.

[@Kimvanloocke]

No Airwolf no Thunder in Paradise,no Blue Thunder

[@georgedare3046]

Air wolf theme song is my ring tone. Beautiful 80's cheese!

[@jorgempontes]

You forgot Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future

[@blamb42]

I can't believe that Firefly only got a throw away reference. It totally deserves a place on this list.

[@robertashapard8523]

Totally agree! It was a great show.

[@thelonerider5644]

Space above and beyond... sorely missed!

[@bratticuss]

They had a War of the Worlds series in the early 90s

[@DoomMomDot]

I had forgotten that one. I thought it had a stupid premise: there was an actual alien invasion and they just covered it up?

[@wattsisnaim8111]

I watched and really liked that show, then for the last season they went all post apocalyptic, and everything just looked cheesy! And the killed off some of the best characters too. I heard this was because they had to change writers due to a writer's strike, but who knows. First season, awesome! Last season, had a reason to be last

[@davidbarry9690]

Bad seris

[@hawleygriffon9290]

The episode with the Martian collecting the brains was filmed in Don Mills Ontario. I visited the hair dressing salon which was featured at the start on the episode. It was close to the GO Train stop and close to my sister's apartment at the time. Fun memories...

[@JonnyInfinite]

Richard Chaves was in that. I thought it was great

[@Puddin_Tame]

Do you remember NOWHERE MAN?

[@MAJMTCJ]

space above and beyond should be redone on netflix

[@jonathangoode546]

Good idea 👍

[@ericthom726]

I would love for them to try to remake Space Above and Beyond

[@jonathangoode546]

That would be awesome to see above and beyond return .ON CABLE ONLY .IT WILL NEVER BE CANCELLED .

[@futuramayeah]

what about Maniac Mansion, or Out of this World, or Relic Hunter , or Cleopatra 2525 or My Secret Identity

[@phayes2222]

For awhile, Out Of This World, Small Wonder, and My Secret Identity were my entire Saturday afternoon.

[@Thundarr100]

Patrick Answers Questions No One Asked don’t remember Out of This World myself, but I do remember My Secret Identity and Small Wonder. I’d love to see a reunion movie for My Secret Identity. Where we get to see what happens to the characters after the series ended. Does the main character actually become a superhero? Does his mom and sister ever learn his secret? Does the next door neighbor and the mom ever become an item (it’s been a long time since I’ve seen the show, but if I remember correctly I think that the neighbor had a crush on the mom)? I think that would be a very interesting made for TV movie.

[@dalethelander3781]

@@dragonson72 You want deep? Dracula: The Series I roll deep.

[@hotdog1214]

I loved Out of This World, anytime I hear Swinging on a Star that's where my brain goes - memory lane. 😁

[@Harani66]

Holmes & Yoyo Alien nation man from Atlantis

[@themountofoliveschannelwit7009]

Earth 2 was incredible series. Very well produced, good actors and good premise...it just never found an audience and was extremely expensive to produce.

[@AlejandroGuzman-mh7me]

It reminded me a bit of Lost In Space.

[@rachelvandyke4628]

Absolutely loved Covington Cross! Was excited to find it online and was able to binge watch it❤

[@joz411no8]

Automan, Highway Man, Manimal and Mantis were a few more.

[@HariSeldon913]

Automan was the first series I thought of before clicking on here.

[@SuperVstech]

Joseph Slater I still to this day make face slams turning corners in my car...

[@johnterpack3940]

Highway Man died after the inbred Aussie star decided to start hurling insults at Americans. Not the brightest move, insulting your audience.

[@alandavenport8975]

Phoenix, Archer - Fugitive from the Empire, StreetHawk (semi-scifi), pure awesomeness! And from way-way-back, I also liked Space: 1999.

[@GorillaGrodd420]

There was a fantasy type of series that did not last long in the 80s. Think it was on NBC.

[@MXB2001]

Eerie Indiana, I watched that and liked it, some of the others I heard of or watched 1 ep of... And where were the 80's? Only 1 ultra obscure one? Hmph...

[@rumrunner8019]

Let's not forget the sci-fi/comedy show about teenage aliens in a red corvette trying to pick up Earth chicks while avoiding the US government's agents titled "They Came from Outer Space" (1990-1991) or the show about a paralyzed superhero with the power-suit (M.A.N.T.I.S.) that came out over twenty years before "Black Panther" in 1994. They were both fun in their own rights. But for a show that was AWESOME and ahead of its time and cancelled *WAY TOO SOON* and *WAY, WAY* underrated, you are talking about "Nowhere Man", back in 1995. It was so good.

[@nodak81]

Anyone remember a show from the late 80's called "Something is Out There"? I saw it as a kid and had no idea what it was called, just a vague memory of some scenes. Finally found it here on KZbin a few minutes ago. For 30 years I've had a mental list of movies and shows from my childhood that I couldn't remember, now I've found every single one of them!

[@blackrazor1]

Missed Mortal Kombat Conquest, The Flash and Kindred: The Embraced.

[@darkiee69]

I loved Kindred, built on the White Wolf series of books. No sparkling vampires either.

[@ClockworkWyrm]

Kindred and the Flash were great shows, well maybe entertaining is a better description. I always thought the Flash suit was one of the best/most realistic depictions of a super hero outfit, especially for its time. I got a real tickle when I first saw that they had cast the Actor from the 90's Flash to be the Dad in the new Flash.

[@jamesrussell8256]

Man I used to watch the old The Flash show and thought it was good. Probably better than the new one.

[@thereallolo]

along with Misfits of Science you should also include The Powers of Matthew Starr

[@hawleygriffon9290]

I have that one also from the early 1990s Scifi channel airing. They had some classic series like Spider-Man, Planet of the Apes, Powers of Mathew Star, Voyagers!, etc. The interview segments are great and mostly unavailable even on KZbin. I must take time to transfer all the Stan Lee bits from Spider-Man sometime...

[@AWW8472]

He also forgot "Super Force" and "My Secret Identity".

[@averagejoe90]

For me the best short lived sci-fi show was Automan. Light car went round corners at 90 degrees and smooshed the human against the glass. It was funny to me as a kid!

[@AlejandroGuzman-mh7me]

Automan looked like a Character right out of the movie Tron.

[@melissawickersham9912]

What’s funny is that the human was the programmer who wrote the computer program that became Automan, yet the human didn’t know how that light car would inevitably cause human passengers to smoosh themselves against the glass. It was funny when he first found out the hard way!

[@karentravis2240]

Road and Covington Cross! Thanks for the great memories! I loved those shows!

[@VoidKami]

I should point out that Eerie Indiana spawned a sequel/spin-off/reboot of sorts which was set in a parallel timeline.

[@0623kaboom]

eerie was also a spin off of tales from the crypt ... just done as a sci fi version ...

[@simonwild9529]

Space Above and Beyond was awesome and way ahead of its time. I would venture to say that it was the Battlestar Galactica reboot of the 90s. Many serious (and dark) storylines. Lots of cool action too. Loved the hammerheads (I always thought of them as space F14s)!

[@Bigrignohio]

No "Mann and Machine"?

[@DavidThomas-hd1uf]

My brother like sliders, but the main cast left. Got a bit weird after that.

[@meamishere1166]

Friday the 13th: The Series is a favorite of mine. Would have fit on this list.

[@arbjbornk]

It lasted three seasons, so it doesn't fit the "short-lived" criteria. Though I agree that it was a great show.

[@craigrivers82]

Forgot about nightman ( is super car was a Plymouth prowler 😲) , SuperForce, M. A. N. T. I. S, NowhereMan, the sentinel, Seven days, Special unit 2....

[@hawleygriffon9290]

I used to record just about every series that had a scifi or fantasy premise back in the day from a number of places like the U.S., Canada and the UK. They are still sitting here in my collection: Werewolf, Fantastic Journey pilot, Superboy, Covington Cross, Red Dwarf, Space Above and Beyond, Strange Luck, Legend, Brimstone, Reaper, War of the Worlds, Girl From Tomorrow, Tripods, My Secret Identity, Sliders, 100 Lives of Blackjack Savage, Maniac Mansion, Alf, Mork and Mindy, Time Trax, Mutant X, Hercules, Xena, Buffy, STNG, DS9, Blake's 7, Robin Hood, Spider-Man live action, The Incredible Hulk, The Crow City of Angels, Freddie's Nightmares, The Flash, Firefly, etc. Glad to see at least some of these out on DVD these days. But it's nice to pull some old shows and have a look once in awhile...

[@gavinminton457]

What about Max Headroom (1987-88)?

[@vollenly]

I likied Space rangers. And you left off the most important cast member, Their boss and Hetty from NCIS LA will get you.

[@TheGreenDragon7777]

Max Headroom, Voyagers!, Red Dwarf.

[@angelasaunders3558]

Oh yes ! Max Headroom, that was , in my opinion, a really good show.

[@hawleygriffon9290]

I remember getting the pilot movie from the UK and having it converted to show at conventions back in the day. It went over really big as I recall...

[@angelasaunders3558]

@@hawleygriffon9290 ,I remember the British pilot movie as well...actually saw it before the show came on...really like it, even though the pilot was a bit darker and grittier than the TV show.

[@apmcd47]

Didn't they reshoot the pilot for the American series?

[@angelasaunders3558]

@@apmcd47 , yes they did but I had rented the original British pilot and that's the one I had seen first.

[@rebekkahdavi8493]

Agree about Space: Above and Beyond. Here’s some good shows you left out: Brimstone, Alien Nation, Twilight Zone (a second version that ran about 2 years and had some excellent stories), Max Headroom, Briscoe County JR, Nightmare Cafe, Wizards and Warriors.

[@Banapis]

Brimstone - yes! Peter Horton and John Glover as the Devil. I loved it!

[@rebekkahdavi8493]

@@Banapis Great show. Fox cancelled it mid-season, as they were filming the 13th (!) episode. It was a great version of the Devil, too!

[@laurentzduba1298]

Weird how Eerie Indiana was largely forgotten given that one of the lead actors - Omri Katz - went on to star with Bette Middler and Sarah Jessica Parker in the witch movie Hocus Pocus.

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

You missed maybe the best of the bunch. Nightmare Cafe was a great show from early 92. You really missed the boat with this gem.

[@hlltwin]

I loved that show! It had an awsome premise.

[@bancouh65]

Loved that show too. Robert Englund...

[@Hecatate]

wow..no one remembers the show Phoenix? I know it ran for one season and was a sleeper show.

[@tray5083]

I loved The Phoenix. Judson Scott, also in Wrath of Khan.

[@tonsilsthecat3430]

Yes! Others who remember this!

[@jkcarroll]

I think Fox is allergic to good, intelligent programming. That stuff they did with "Roar" (always screwing with its scheduling, etc.) is exactly what they did with "Firefly"

[@jonathangoode546]

Yes they are those ASS-WIPES DESTROYED IN LIVING COLOR . that was a great show TOO.

[@ValleyMermaid]

YES!!! Roar was AMAZING! We were so sad it ended.

[@les4767]

No love for VR-5? Earth2? The Mysterious Powers of Mathew Starr? Automan?

[@jdarnone]

I liked Automan, I think I was one of about 12 people. No DVD love as far as I know.

[@jdarnone]

Edit: Just found it on DVD, hadn't looked for it in a while

[@les4767]

@@jdarnone Yeah, it was an attempt to cash in on Walt Disney's "Tron"(1982)....it fell a bit short, but the concept was interesting.

[@Norvik_-ug3ge]

Mia Sara in the Time Trax clip. Hubba hubba!

[@Kimvanloocke]

married Jason Connery and gave bith to Sean Connery 's grandson

[@davidjackson2524]

I think Mia Sara also costarred in Timecop the movie. Also the time travel theme.

[@Kimvanloocke]

@@davidjackson2524 your right

[@Kimvanloocke]

@@davidjackson2524 also Ferris Buellers day off 1986 and Legend 1985

[@Endoptic]

16/17 when filming Legend, BTW.

[@CShivery]

Beans Baxter was an awesome show. Up until this point I thought I was the only person on the planet who remembered it.

[@andrewjones6693]

I'll only say this... "Space Rangers" was great! Your opinions and mine differ greatly.

[@leekronforst4589]

As a kid I really liked it. Played it in the back yard. I'm going to have to give it a try in my old age.