10 Best Science Fiction TV shows of the 1990s.
The 1990s was a time when science fiction flourished on television. However not all of them were good. Here is a list of the best of the decade.
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- CreatorChris CarterStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonMitch PileggiTwo F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.Before David Duchovny was Californicating and Gillian Anderson began doing British television shows, they played FBI agents investigating supernatural occurrences. This was also the first show to popularize conspiracy plot lines.
- CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsPatrick StewartBrent SpinerJonathan FrakesSet almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.These are the voyages of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the U.S.S. Enterprise D. No one knew if it could live up to the original when it premiered. This show surpassed the original and spawned two more shows (Deep Space Nine, and Voyager), four movies (Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis) and one prequel (Enterprise).
- StarsAdrian PaulStan KirschJim ByrnesDuncan MacLeod is Immortal, and must live in modern society, concealing his true nature while fighting other Immortals.Adrian Paul stars as Duncan MacLeod, a 400-year-old Immortal making his way in the world, kicking butt and taking heads.
- CreatorJonathan GlassnerBrad WrightStarsRichard Dean AndersonMichael ShanksAmanda TappingA secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.Following the success of the film Stargate, Showtime (and later the Sci-Fi channel) decided to turn this film into a weekly series. Richard Dean Anderson MacGyver's his way as Col. Jack O'Neill, who explores other planets by going through a large doughnut that connects to other worlds and races.
- CreatorMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen AmickAn idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.The visionary behind Blue Velvet and Wild At Heart brought his eccentric style to television. Lynch veteran Kyle MacLachlan starts as FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, who is sent to investigate the murder of teenage beautyqueen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) in a sleepy (and creepy town in the Pacific Northwest.
- CreatorRick BermanMichael PillerStarsAvery BrooksRene AuberjonoisCirroc LoftonIn the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.These are the voyages of a Starfleet crew...on a space station. Despite an odd twist for a show known to trek through the stars, DS9 commanded a respectable seven year run that saw wars, holy wars and even the return of Tribbles.
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganA young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.By day she is a hot teeny bopper in high school. When the sun goes down she is The Slayer who stalks and kills vampires, werewolves and assorted demons.
- CreatorRick BermanMichael PillerJeri TaylorStarsKate MulgrewRobert BeltranRoxann DawsonPulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.A Federation star ship becomes stranded on the other side of the galaxy and must find its way home. On the plus side, they encountered new races, however it lacked the connectivity to the Star Trek universe that fans grew to love with The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine.
- CreatorSam RaimiJohn SchulianR.J. StewartStarsLucy LawlessRenée O'ConnorTed RaimiXena, a mighty Warrior Princess with a dark past, sets out to redeem herself. She is joined by small town bard, Gabrielle. Together they journey the ancient world and fight for the greater good against ruthless Warlords and Gods.She's hot and she kicks butt. Lucy Lawless plays the fiercest warrior chick in this spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
- CreatorChristian WilliamsStarsKevin SorboMichael HurstKevin SmithHercules is half-man, half-god and a hero of fantastic strength. After his malevolent stepmother, Hera, kills his wife and children, he wanders about Earth with mortal best friend Iolaus, fighting evil and trying to overcome his loss.Kevin Sorbo stars as Hercules, who loses his wife but gains a side kick as he contends with Greek gods, monsters and warrior princesses.