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1. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set 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.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton
Votes: 135,859
2. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During an experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back to his own life in the present.
Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt, Dennis Wolfberg
Votes: 36,449
3. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In addition to fighting evil, Superman has a burning romance with Lois Lane in both of his identities.
Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, K Callan
Votes: 26,373
4. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A modern revival of the classic science fiction horror anthology show The Outer Limits (1963). Episodes often have twist-endings and involve aliens. Sometimes, a story from one episode continues in a later episode.
Stars: Kevin Conway, Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider, Garvin Cross
Votes: 13,764
5. La Femme Nikita (1997–2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A clandestine anti-terrorist organization fakes the death of a convicted murderer and trains her in the fighting skills necessary to succeed in her new job.
Stars: Peta Wilson, Don Francks, Eugene Robert Glazer, Roy Dupuis
Votes: 10,810
6. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A bounty hunter rides the Old West, fighting bad guys, many with futuristic-type gadgets.
Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 9,228
7. Due South (1994–1999)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The adventures of an impossibly upright Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable and his American colleagues in the city of Chicago.
Stars: Paul Gross, Beau Starr, Tony Craig, David Marciano
Votes: 7,563
8. Earth: Final Conflict (1997–2002)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
When an alien species comes to Earth bearing gifts for humanity, a few suspicious humans seek to discover and resist the newcomers' true designs.
Stars: Von Flores, Leni Parker, Anita La Selva, Richard Chevolleau
Votes: 4,784
9. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the vineyards of California, this prime-time soap opera presented the conflict in the powerful Gioberti family, owners of the vast Falcon Crest Winery.
Stars: Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Chao Li Chi, David Selby
Votes: 4,271
10. What's Happening!! (1976–1979)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
A trio of black youths learn about life, love, friendship, credit cards, gambling, and a variety of other things while growing up in an inner city.
Stars: Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Danielle Spencer, Fred Berry
Votes: 4,198
11.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Skin of Evil
(1988)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Counselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby
Votes: 4,057
12.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Big Goodbye
(1988)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Captain Picard and some of his crew are caught in a deadly trap in the holodeck as the result of a ship-wide scan from an alien race.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby
Votes: 3,986
13.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Time Squared
(1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Enterprise comes across its own shuttlecraft adrift in space - a duplicate - with an unconscious duplicate Capt. Picard inside.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,677
14.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Contagion
(1989)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Encountering the superior technology of a very ancient race creates system malfunctions for a doomed Federation starship, for the Enterprise, and for an eavesdropping Romulan warbird.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,556
15. Land of the Lost (1974–1977)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A family finds themselves fighting to survive in a land populated by dinosaurs and otherworldly beings.
Stars: Wesley Eure, Kathy Coleman, Spencer Milligan, Phillip Paley
Votes: 3,333
16. Knots Landing (1979–1993)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The residents of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, deal with various issues such as infidelity, health scares, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.
Stars: Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, Kevin Dobson
Votes: 3,217
17. Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1997)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Kwai Chang Caine was a monk at a Shaolin temple, where his son Peter also lived and studied.
Stars: David Carradine, Chris Potter, Richard Anderson, William Dunlop
Votes: 2,634
18. The Young Riders (1989–1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Western
The adventures of the riders of the Pony Express.
Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Josh Brolin, Ty Miller, Gregg Rainwater
Votes: 2,478
19. Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A group of poltergeist experts locate, retrieve, confiscate, or otherwise do what it takes to fix haunting situations.
Stars: Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins, Robbi Chong, Helen Shaver
Votes: 1,984
20. War of the Worlds (1988–1990)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s.
Stars: Jared Martin, Lynda Mason Green, Philip Akin, Richard Chaves
Votes: 1,468
21. Homefront (1991–1993)
60 min | Drama, History, Romance
World War II is over and the boys from the town of River Run, Ohio, are coming home. It seems that life is slowly going back to normal, but war has changed everything and they will never be the same again.
Stars: Kyle Chandler, Sammi Davis, Ken Jenkins, Mimi Kennedy
Votes: 1,405
22. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The wandering adventures of an intelligent German shepherd dog.
Stars: London, Harvey Atkin, Allan Royal, Ted Follows
Votes: 1,337
23. Another World (1964–1999)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Romance
The life in the Midwestern town of Bay City, and the love, loss, trials, and triumph of its residents, who come from different backgrounds and social circles.
Stars: Victoria Wyndham, Constance Ford, Hugh Marlowe, Linda Dano
Votes: 1,146
24. Largo Winch (2001–2003)
48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Largo (Winch) is the illegitimate son of Nerio Winch, a billionaire industrialist, who did business very much in a greyish manner. When Nerio sensed his time was up he named Largo his heir,... See full summary »
Stars: Paolo Seganti, Sydney Penny, Diego Wallraff, Serge Houde
Votes: 699
25. North of 60 (1992–1998)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mystery drama series about trials and tribulations of Aboriginal people in the fictional town of Lynx River, Northwest Territories.
Stars: Tina Keeper, Tracey Cook, Tom Jackson, Timothy Webber
Votes: 656
26. The Starlost (1973–1974)
60 min | Sci-Fi
A group of humans must explore a vast starship in order to find the controls to save it from destruction.
Stars: Keir Dullea, Gay Rowan, Robin Ward, William Osler
Votes: 596
27.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Another Mother - September 30, 1981
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After leaping into a single mother, Sam must prevent the 15-year-old son of his host from disappearing. Al and Sam also find out that very young children can see them as they really are.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Michael Stoyanov, Olivia Burnette
Votes: 596
28. Paradise (1988–1990)
60 min | Western
In 1890 in the town of Paradise, a professional gunfighter is forced to take custody of his sister's four children and retire to a farm and a quiet life. Nevertheless, he is often called upon by residents to defend them from lawlessness.
Stars: Lee Horsley, Jenny Beck, Matthew Newmark, Brian Lando
Votes: 551
29.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
Inconstant Moon
(1996)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When Professor Stanley Hurst sees the moon suddenly shine brightly, he concludes that something must have happened to the sun. If it's gone nova, it means the end of the world. It's the ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Michael Gross, Joanna Gleason, Jeremy Hart, Tom Heaton
Votes: 514
30.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
Virtual Future
(1995)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Dr. Jack Pierce realizes in shock that the VR device he's been developing allows its users to see into their future. His financier, industrialist Bill Trenton, abuses this power to run for the Senate. Jack has to stop him.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Josh Brolin, Kelly Rowan, Bruce French, David Warner
Votes: 475
31.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
The Message
(1995)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Implants that should've allowed deaf Jennifer Winter to finally hear cause her to receive a binary message no one else can hear. Her husband thinks she's insane. Her friend on meds, Robert, thinks it's an alien distress signal.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Marlee Matlin, Robert Wisden, Larry Drake, Ken Camroux-Taylor
Votes: 441
32. Legacy (1998–1999)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Widower Ned Logan struggles to raise his family alone while upholding the legacy of running a prestigious Kentucky horse farm.
Stars: Brett Cullen, Jeremy Garrett, Sharon Leal, Grayson McCouch
Votes: 428
33. Picture Perfect (1995 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy, Family
To win a soda pop competition, a group of unlikely people attempt to create the embodiment of the perfect family.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Richard Karn, Dave Thomas, Mary Page Keller, Lisa Jakub
Votes: 428
34.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
The Sentence
(1996)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When Dr. Jack Henson, an ambitious inventor comes up with a "virtual prison" government officials are interested in its cost efficiency. Rather than life sentences, criminals would only ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: David Hyde Pierce, Andrea Roth, Garwin Sanford, Jan D'Arcy
Votes: 426
35. Night Heat (1985–1989)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The exploits of the detectives of the Mid South Precinct, in a generic North American city not unlike New York (but a lot like Toronto), chronicled through the eyes of newspaper columnist ... See full summary »
Stars: Scott Hylands, Allan Royal, Jeff Wincott, Sean McCann
Votes: 425
36.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
The Deprogrammers
(1996)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After Earth is conquered by aliens and humans are programmed to be slaves, the human slave of the alien leader is kidnapped and deprogrammed by rebels. The slave assassinates his owner, with disastrous results.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Brent Spiner, Erich Anderson, Nicole Oliver, Sam Vincent
Votes: 415
37. I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Col. Nelson is on a long-term, top-secret space mission. Jeannie cannot bring him home, temporarily, to hear their son's important academic presentation without knowing exactly where he is ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Barbara Eden, Christopher Bolton, Bill Daily, Al Waxman
Votes: 401
38.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
Unnatural Selection
(1996)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Howard and Joanne Sharp are expecting a baby and are considering the possibility of black-market genetic enhancement which will result in a perfect baby or a 1 in 10,000 of creating a monster. But what do their neighbors keep in the basement?
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Alan Ruck, Catherine Mary Stewart, Mary Beth Rubens, Harrison Coe
Votes: 381
39.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
Straight and Narrow
(1996)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Two students discover an academy with an outstanding reputation for taming youthful rebellion is using brain implants to create political assassins.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Tom Butler, Jonathan Scarfe, Kavan Smith
Votes: 365
40. Stand Against Fear (1996 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Cheerleader Krista, takes action when she faces sexual intimidation from football players at her high school.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Shanna Reed, Sarah Chalke, Lochlyn Munro, Brigitta Dau
Votes: 356
41. Dead Man's Gun (1997–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Western
A cursed revolver brings violence to a variety of owners in the American West.
Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Jim Shield, Chilton Crane, Robert Thurston
Votes: 342
42. Broken Silence: A Moment of Truth Movie (1998 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama
When a young track star is raped by her coach, no one but her mother will believe her story.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Ariana Richards, Susan Blakely, William Bumiller, Tracee Ellis Ross
Votes: 325
43. Adderly (1986–1988)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
V.H. Adderly, a former James Bond style operative for I.S.I., is given a desk job in the Department of Miscellaneous Affairs after losing function in his left hand- the result of torture by... See full summary »
Stars: Winston Rekert, Jonathan Welsh, Dixie Seatle, Ken Pogue
Votes: 286
44.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode:
Resurrection
(1995)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Lois and Clark investigate the death of Mayson Drake and find dead men are being brought back to life. Lois is attracted to Dan Scardino, a government agent investigating the same case.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Justin Whalin
Votes: 286
45. The Secret Storm (1954–1974)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Tells the story of the long-suffering Ames family and their seemingly endless domestic tragedies.
Stars: Jada Rowland, Peter Hobbs, Lori March, Bibi Besch
Votes: 271
46. Players (1997–1998)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Three scam-artist convicts satisfy their parole requirements by helping out the FBI.
Stars: Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Frank John Hughes, Gary Fredo
Votes: 265
47. Neon Rider (1989–1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Michael Terry is a best selling writer/therapist who is tired of his high profile life. He decides to take a couple of days off and go to his ranch. That is when he comes up with the idea ... See full summary »
Stars: Winston Rekert, Sam Sarkar, William S. Taylor, Peter Williams
Votes: 248
48. Dangerous Minds (1996–1997)
60 min | Drama
Based on the major motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
Stars: Annie Potts, Tamala Jones, Cedrick Terrell, K. Todd Freeman
Votes: 212
49. Spenser: The Judas Goat (1994 TV Movie)
91 min | Crime, Mystery
Spenser is hired out by Hugh Dixon to track down the killers of his wife and daughters. He and Hawk are drawn into a huge plot involving assassination attempts on African leader Winston Boyko by some racist terrorist named Paul.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Natalie Radford, Geordie Johnson
Votes: 209
50. Spenser: A Savage Place (1995 TV Movie)
Crime, Mystery
Candy Sloane, a news reporter that Spenser used to date, hires him out as backup while she investigates a credit card fraud ring that might be operating out of a previously-bankrupt movie company.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Cynthia Dale, Ross Petty
Votes: 192