Time Trax (1993–1994)

A cop from the future is sent back to contemporary times to track down fugitives hiding in the past.

Creators:

Harve Bennett, Jeffrey M. Hayes, Grant Rosenberg

Stars:

Dale Midkiff, Elizabeth Alexander, Peter Donat

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Dale Midkiff	...	Darien Lambert (44 episodes, 1993-1994)
Elizabeth Alexander	...	Selma (44 episodes, 1993-1994)

Storyline

Each week Darian Lambert searches out criminals from the future hiding out in our time. He is armed with a credit card that houses a powerful computer which helps holographic image Darian search out threats to the present.

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Plot Keywords:

time travel | police | policeman | hologram

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anametrisi sto mellon

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gary Nardino Productions, Lorimar Television, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 45 min (44 episodes) 88 min (pilot episode)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The patch on the back of Lambert's A-2 jacket is the Flying Tigers blood chit. These patches were issued to US pilots flying in China during WWII so they could be returned safely by Chinese people (most of whom didn't speak English) to US air bases in China, thus saving many lives. The flag on the chit is the Nationalist Chinese flag (now Taiwan). The chit reads, "This man is an American fighting for China. Please save and protect him as a fellow soldier." The Flying Tigers were a group of maverick pilots flying for Chiang-Kai-Shek. In a period of seven months, they shot down over 1000 Japanese planes in the air and on the ground while suffering only a few casualties. The jacket is government issue and doesn't include side-entry pockets.

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Quotes

Darien Lambert: Visual mode, Selma

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Wayne's World (1993)

User Reviews

One of the "cuter" SciFi offerings of the '90s

It is rare that I find myself looking forward to watching re-run TV programs, "Time Trax" is one of those interesting shows that I keep tuning in for on the SciFi Channel.

Darien Lambert (Dale Midkiff) is a policeman from the future (25th Century or so) who must travel back in time (usually the present) to find and send back to his time "criminals" who have also time travelled and are usually endangering the current time's inhabitants with advanced devices ("of EVIL").

Darien is assisted by his holographic computer "Selma" (smartly played by Elizabeth Alexander) who appears from his rather futuristic credit card / weapon / transporter.

This show is pure fantasy and, at times, corny, but Dale Midkiff makes his character impressively believable.