Steven Spielberg's small-screen outings are always visually impressive, but often short on action. Taken is the generational story of three families beginning with the legendary Roswell UFO crash in 1947. There's all sorts of alien intrigue and paranoia, culminating in the birth of a little girl that holds the key to the future.
Luke Perry stars as the title character in this series based on the European comic book of the same name. A deadly epidemic which wiped out all beyond puberty leaves the survivors in a bad way. Jeremiah teams with sidekick Kurdy to make his way through the decadence and work on creating a new and better world.
Stargate - Atlantis In production (2004-present) 60m
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A spin-off from the popular Stargate SG1 series in which a search for the Lost City of the Ancients has uncovered Atlantis and its Stargate to another galaxy. There's new technologies, new allies and a dreaded new enemy - but the catch is the SG team that visits may not be able to get back home. It'll be tough to top the original.
Surprise hit that has spawned a host of imitators. A plane crashes on a remote Pacific island and, as it turns out, the 48 survivors are choc-full of deep dark secrets. The island itself seems to have a few secrets too, with a mysterious impenetrable chamber possibly the cause. Sci-fi elements didn't really start emerging until season two.
The 4400 45 episodes (2004-2007) 60m
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Starting life as a miniseries, The 4400 is the story of 4,400 alien abductees who are returned to Earth supposedly to save the human race. Each episode focuses on the trials and tribulations of various returnees, providing plenty of scope for storytelling set in a host of different times and places. Topnotch sci-fi drama.
Surface 15 episodes (2005-06) 60m
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A fabulous looking Californian oceanographer has her life turned upside down when attacked by an unidentified life form. She is joined by a man who loses his brother on a diving trip and together they face government obstruction in a search for the truth. Meanwhile, a teen befriends one of the creatures… but the show gets canned before we ever get to find out too much more.
As the promo blurb says… small town, big secret. Colin Ferguson stars as US Marshall Jack Carter. A car accident leads him to Eureka, a safe haven research facility for the nation's greatest minds. While there are plenty of sci-fi elements to the show, it also has its quirky offbeat sides that make it a nice mix of speculative fiction genres. Great fun and a well-deserved ratings winner.
Hit serial about a group of people carrying a special gene that gives each of them different special powers. Episodes follow various storylines related to the main characters as they are somewhat innocently drawn together in order to avert a cataclysmic disaster set to strike New York City. Of course, there are bad guys with mysterious ulterior motives along the way as well.
