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Eric Blakeney (written by)
Release Date:
20 February 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
heroes are no longer born... ...they are created.
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A group of young mutants--humans with a genetic variation that gives them superpowers and makes them...
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Marginal attempts to bring superheroes to the small screen
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Matt Frewer | ... | Russel Tresh | |
| Finola Hughes | ... | Emma Frost | |
| Jeremy Ratchford | ... | Sean Cassidy | |
| Heather McComb | ... | Jubilation Lee / Jubilee | |
| Agustin Rodriguez | ... | Angelo Espinosa / Skin | |
| Randall Slavin | ... | Kurt Pastorius | |
| Bumper Robinson | ... | Mondo | |
| Suzanne Davis | ... | Arlee Hicks | |
| Amarilis | ... | Monet St. Croix / M | |
| Kevin McNulty | ... | Ralston | |
| Lalainia Lindbjerg | ... | Kayla | |
| Gary Chalk | ... | Detective Gaines | |
| Lynda Boyd | ... | Alicia Lee | |
| Joely Collins | ... | Jeannie | |
| Wally Dalton | ... | Pruitt |
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87 min
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When Jubilee is in the arcade, there is an X-Men video game visible. Also, during another scene, one of the characters is wearing a Wolverine t-shirt.
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Revealing mistakes: While Jubilee is supposedly playing a video game, in fact the screen shows the between-games demo and the legend "Insert Coin."
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Kurt Pastorius:
Ms. Frost, how are we supposed to relax and concentrate at the same time?
Emma Frost: Just imagine you're sitting in the bathroom Kurt.
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Emma Frost: Just imagine you're sitting in the bathroom Kurt.
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References Frankenstein (1931)
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Telephone Call From Istanbul
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Compared to most comic-to-TV adaption, Generation X is...adequate. It doesn't rely on campiness (Batman/60's, the Justice League TV show pilot...). The main problem is that the writers don't seem to have much idea what they're doing. They opted for one big-name star (Frewer) and ended up with a bargain-basement Joker impersonation. The whole Dream Dimension plot is just stupid (even the characters acknowledge they're ripping off Freddy Krueger/Elm Street - not a good sign).
When the show sticks to the mutants themselves, it's pretty good. The school seems curiously understaffed, and in that huge mansion, why do six students have to sleep in two fairly small rooms? And the lack of budget shows, since the superheroics are mostly small-scale. Still, the cast is likeable enough, and it probably would have made a decent TV series if the ratings had been there.