What action/sci-fi live-action shows from the 90's still hold up?

[CyberCubed]

Besides the obvious ones like Star Trek: Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, X-Files, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

The 90's came before we really had serialized television, and it was also mostly still dominated by comedies and sit-coms, so I can't think of too many action oriented or sci-fi shows that still hold up from that era.

[Andrew NDB]

The Stargate shows, possibly better than the Star Trek shows. Highlander, for the most part (if you ignore the very 90s outfits).

[Coola Yagami]

Besides the obvious ones like Star Trek: Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, X-Files, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

The 90's came before we really had serialized television, and it was also mostly still dominated by comedies and sit-coms, so I can't think of too many action oriented or sci-fi shows that still hold up from that era.

Dudes... you pretty much covered them all, with the exception of maybe Xena and Charmed. Like what other shows are there?

[CyberCubed]

It's funny because a lot of the big shows started in the early 2000's or very late 90's like The Sopranos, Angel (Buffy), The Wire, The Shield, Firefly, Breaking Bad, etc.

As I mentioned, the 90's were still dominated by comedies or sit-coms with families. Seinfeld, Friends, Married with Children, Fresh Prince, Full House, etc.

[oldmanwinters]

The Secret World of Alex Mack! :tlol:

[Leo656]

Man, did I have a crush on her. Whoooo.

She still looks great. You'd never know she's about to be 40 soon. Them Ukrainian broads, man.

[oldmanwinters]

Man, did I have a crush on her. Whoooo.



Unfortunately, another infatuated fan took his affection a dangerously fanatical level:
I5GLnpg_JFs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5GLnpg_JFs

[Shark_Blade]

Friends
Lois & Clark: New Adventures of Superman
Twin Peaks
X-Files

[Roseangelo]

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.

[Andrew NDB]

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.

I miss that show dearly.

[Leo656]

Unfortunately, another infatuated fan took his affection a dangerously fanatical level:
I5GLnpg_JFs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5GLnpg_JFs

Terrible. People need to stay in their lane.

I had a "weird", kinda stalker-y fan once. Pretty creepy. And I'm f*cking nobody. I can only imagine how bad it would be if I were Anybody. I don't envy those people at all. :ohwell:

[Wildcat]

Friends
One of my favorite action/sci-fi shows. Too bad Ross never found out how to clone dinosaurs. :D I kid.

Power Rangers is all I can think of and it's still the same.

[frank_one]

What about Walker, Texas Ranger?

[Leo656]

Sometimes I feel like the only guy in the world who lived through the 90s and never liked Power Rangers.

I liked Amy Jo Johnson, so it's not like I never saw the show. :lol: I just never cared for it. Just her. :trazz:

I gotta say, I'm only barely familiar with most of these shows. For most of the 90s I watched very little besides wrestling. So most of these shows zipped right by me.

[Powder]

How about none? They were all cheesy & bad.

[Roseangelo]

What about Walker, Texas Ranger?

That show was always terrible.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Martial Law was MUCH better than Walker, even though it had a crossover with it! (And I'm pretty sure Sammo would've kicked his @$$, much like Bruce Lee did....)

[DarkFell]

Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine still hold some appeal for me.

Farscape didn't look bad either, but I've yet to watch an episode. I'll probably watch one on YouTube.

As for MMPR, I was there for the monsters. :P

[newfan]

Martial Law was MUCH better than Walker, even though it had a crossover with it! (And I'm pretty sure Sammo would've kicked his @$$, much like Bruce Lee did....)

I also liked that show, remember waiting for a new series but one never came.

I liked a number of shows mentioned in the thread, some were later 90s and went into early 2000s. So far as holding up today, I guess I would have to go back and revisit some of them to be sure as sometimes things don't look as good as we remember them years later.

[frank_one]

Relic hunter (1999-2002). It was ok back then but I haven't seen it since. Tia Carrere was hot.

[sdp]

Anyone watched Andromeda? Was it just Hercules in space?
https://www.scifinow.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Andromeda_Season-V-616x411.jpg

I loved Hercules so I've always wondered,

Relic hunter (1999-2002). It was ok back then but I haven't seen it since. Tia Carrera was hot.

Is that show fun? is it like a Xena type Tomb Raider / Indiana Jones show?

[newfan]

Anyone watched Andromeda? Was it just Hercules in space?

I loved Hercules so I've always wondered,


I caught some eps when my mom would watch it but I didn't really get into it, just nothing special. I did like the Hercules series though. Think this show is 2000s.

[sdp]

I'm a sucker for any campy xena/hercules type of show, I know there were a bunch of clones back then since those two were so successful. I loved Mortal Kombat Conquest, need to check what other of those there are. I know Babylon 2525 is apparently also fun.

[frank_one]

Anyone watched Andromeda?From the creator of Star Trek, interesting. I've never seen it though. It started in 2000 so it's not a 90's show.
Is that show fun? is it like a Xena type Tomb Raider / Indiana Jones show?Less cheesy than Xena but definitely inspired by Tomb Raider.

[ZariusTwo]

I caught some eps when my mom would watch it but I didn't really get into it, just nothing special

It was something special with the first two seasons, then the showrunner left and it became rather generic for a year, but got a little better towards the end.

[newfan]

It was something special with the first two seasons, then the showrunner left and it became rather generic for a year, but got a little better towards the end.

To be fair as I didn't consistently watch it (just caught eps with someone else watching it) it's maybe not enough exposure for a fair judgement. Just from what I saw I found it okay.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Anyone watched Andromeda? Was it just Hercules in space?
https://www.scifinow.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Andromeda_Season-V-616x411.jpg

I loved Hercules so I've always wondered,

Is that show fun? is it like a Xena type Tomb Raider / Indiana Jones show?


Andromeda was an odd mix of Stargate, Hercules, and Babylon 5. There were definitely elements of all of those in it.

And yeah, Relic Hunter was certainly inspired by things like Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones. With a bit of Xena-style action and humor.

[CyberCubed]

I wonder why sit-coms and comedies were so dominant in the 90's. I guess it's because TV budgets were so limited back then they couldn't make too many action or sci-fi themed series. You also had various cop shows but I don't care to watch many of those.

[frank_one]

I wonder why sit-coms and comedies were so dominant in the 90's. I guess it's because TV budgets were so limited back then they couldn't make too many action or sci-fi themed series. You also had various cop shows but I don't care to watch many of those.I believe you are perfectly right. CGI brought an important cut to production costs.