With the unforgettable characters:
Set in “the near future” (the year 2018 in the first season)
Uff.
Yeah binging 90’s scifi is very soothing.
Until you hit those depressingly real near future depictions.
The third season was a skip forward to 2032 and it was somewhat better, but still pretty stupid.
Like they had an android character who was a great big guy but had a simple, child-like brain. What the hell was the point of that?
I didn’t read that whole comment, because I don’t want any spoilers as I might try this show as it’s one of the rare 90’s scifis I don’t think I’ve seen.
Trust me, don’t. If you want mostly forgotten 90s sci-fi, there are so many better choices: Odyssey 5, Jeremiah, Earth 2, The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr., Lexx.
Even animated ones like Invasion: America and Exosquad are better. Plus, Invasion: America has Leonard Nimoy in it!
Seriously, I would put Sliders above either SeaQuest DSV or SeaQuest 2032 and it sucked.
I disagree pretty strongly with Squid here. The first season was great but it went pretty sharply downhill after.
Like they had an android character who was a great big guy but had a simple, child-like brain. What the hell was the point of that?
I’m sure there’s a contract that says if you employ one DeLuise brother on a show you need to give the other one a bit part.
It would explain Wormhole Xtreme
Don’t diss Wormhole X-treme, there’s a reason it, allegedly, performed very well on DVD.
android character who was a great big guy but had a simple, child-like brain
kind of AI like, when you think about it.
Except I literally mean childlike. He talked like he was a preschooler. It was super stupid.
And I looked it up later last night since I have not watched that shit since the 90s and it turns out actually no, he’s not an android, he’s part of a genetically engineered species of subhuman slave that most people seem totally cool with in 2032 and some people are bigoted towards them. Also, he looked like he was in his 30s, which means that the ‘breed genetic slaves that talk like preschoolers’ program should have started around the time the show was being made. Weird that no one noticed.
Also also, the bigoted term for them is GELF, which is amusing if you know Red Dwarf. Especially since it’s for the same reason.