Old school shows you might have missed
by ILuvTVMovies | created - 28 Sep 2022 | updated - 7 months ago | PublicJust a list of shows that I think are worth watching, but might have flown under your radar. No woke propaganda from the far-left nuts, no super serious melodrama or endless emotional meltdowns.
Check them out, maybe you'll find a new favorite! I did, First Wave has become one of my all time favorite shows.
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1. First Wave (1998–2001)
TV-14 | 44 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus.
Stars: Sebastian Spence, Rob LaBelle, Roger Cross, Traci Lords
Votes: 3,696
2. Dark Angel (2000–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.
Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Richard Gunn, J.C. MacKenzie
Votes: 34,608
3. Jeremiah (2002–2004)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic future, a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. The only ones who survived, were those who hadn't yet reached puberty.
Stars: Luke Perry, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Peter Stebbings, Ingrid Kavelaars
Votes: 4,603
4. Brimstone (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A dead cop, sentenced to Hell, is returned to Earth by the Devil to recover 113 escaped evil spirits.
Stars: Peter Horton, John Glover, Lori Petty, Teri Polo
Votes: 1,979
5. Seven Days (1998–2001)
42 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
An ex-CIA is the point man for a government organization dedicated to time traveling to correct errors that occurred in the previous week.
Stars: Jonathan LaPaglia, Don Franklin, Justina Vail, Nick Searcy
Votes: 3,956
6. The Dark Knight (2000– )
PG-13 | Fantasy
Set in the dark ages, a time of fear, magic and mystery. Ancient evil is about to be unleashed on the land and the only hope is the sharp sword, the pure heart and the mysterious force that protects the 'Chosen One' Ivanhoe.
Stars: Ben Pullen, Charlotte Comer, Peter O'Farrell, Cameron Rhodes
Votes: 235
7. Forever Knight (1992–1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
800-year-old vampire Nick Knight quests for redemption as a cop in Toronto, trying to hide his vampiric nature from the rest of the world.
Stars: Geraint Wyn Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, Deborah Duchene
Votes: 3,062
8. The Sentinel (1996–1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.
Stars: Richard Burgi, Garett Maggart, Bruce A. Young, Ken Earl
Votes: 2,674
9. Odyssey 5 (2002–2004)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After witnessing the sudden implosion of Earth from orbit, a group of five Odyssey astronauts is sent five years back in time by an alien force to find the cause and prevent the disaster. A vast conspiracy stands in their way.
Stars: Peter Weller, Sebastian Roché, Christopher Gorham, Leslie Silva
Votes: 3,160
10. Invasion (2005–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences in the aftermath of a hurricane.
Stars: William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian, Kari Matchett, Lisa Sheridan
Votes: 13,091
11. Surface (2005–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A marine biologist, an insurance salesman and a teen-aged boy find their lives fundamentally changed by the emergence of a new, and often dangerous, species of sea life, while government agents work to keep the affair under wraps.
Stars: Lake Bell, Jay R. Ferguson, Carter Jenkins, Leighton Meester
Votes: 10,372
12. Taken (2002)
TV-PG | 68 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Three families experience alien abductions over a period of five decades.
Stars: Dakota Fanning, Matt Frewer, Emily Bergl, Heather Donahue
Votes: 21,014
13. Dark Skies (1996–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
In 1960s America, a young couple struggle to expose the truth about a hidden alien invasion, while a secret government organization follows its own agenda in dealing with the threat.
Stars: Eric Close, J.T. Walsh, Lackos, Megan Ward
Votes: 2,380
14. Invasion Earth (1998)
50 min | Sci-Fi
In the lonely Scottish highlands, a small band of military personnel fight a desperate battle against a formidable alien intruder to prevent an invasion of the Earth.
Stars: Vincent Regan, Maggie O'Neill, Fred Ward, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 658
15. The Lost World (1999 TV Movie)
92 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of unlikely allies are assembled to go on an expedition deep within the Amazon forest in search of new discoveries.
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Peter McCauley, William deVry, William Snow, Michael Sinelnikoff
Votes: 1,042
16. Kindred: The Embraced (1996)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Julian Luna, the undead Prince of the City, leads the Vampire Clans as he falls in love with Caitlin, a human reporter.
Stars: Stacy Haiduk, Erik King, Patrick Bauchau, Brigid Brannagh
Votes: 2,962
17. Roar (1997)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In 5th century Ireland, a young Celtic chieftain and his allies fight against Roman encroachment, the manipulative pro-Roman puppet ruler of Ireland, Queen Diana, and her immortal adviser who seeks the biblical Spear of Longinus.
Stars: Heath Ledger, Lisa Zane, Sebastian Roché, Vera Farmiga
Votes: 1,315
18. Blood Ties (2007)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Vicki Nelson, a former homicide detective turned private investigator, and Henry Fitzroy, a 470-year-old vampire, form a unique team solving cases and dealing with the supernatural world.
Stars: Christina Cox, Dylan Neal, Kyle Schmid, Gina Holden
Votes: 7,080
19. Witchblade (2001–2002)
60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
NYPD Det. Sara Pezzini has a supernatural weapon and abilities to help her fight evil.
Stars: Yancy Butler, David Chokachi, Anthony Cistaro, Will Yun Lee
Votes: 2,844
20. Total Recall 2070 (1999)
R | 44 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A detective for a police agency is teamed with a naive new officer, who is secretly an android, and often conflicts with the Assessor's Office and the security forces of "the Consortium", a small number of extremely powerful companies.
Stars: Michael Easton, Karl Pruner, Cynthia Preston, Michael Anthony Rawlins
Votes: 1,419
21. Highlander (1992–1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Duncan MacLeod is Immortal, and must live in modern society, concealing his true nature while fighting other Immortals.
Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield
Votes: 17,823
22. Timecop (1997–1998)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jack Logan is a time traveler from 2007, who hunts down rogue travelers and brings them to justice before they can alter the past.
Stars: Ted King, Don Stark, Cristi Conaway, Kurt Fuller
Votes: 673
23. The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000)
60 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Adventure
The fantastic steampunk adventures of the future science fiction writer and his friends, the Foggs and Passepartout.
Stars: Francesca Hunt, Michel Courtemanche, Chris Demetral, Michael Praed
Votes: 328
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