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Rental > Science Fiction > Cult TV: 51 Films to Rent
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) (Deep Space 9) (1993)
- Feat. Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig…
- Son of the Next Generation, this initiated a new tele series for trekkies to indulge. Intrepid officers of Starfleet acquire an abandoned alien space…
- Stranger, The (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. Bill Baggs
Feat. Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant
- Dr. Who by another name after Hollywood bought the rights to a big–screen version. Colin Baker is The Stranger. Two episodes: Summoned by…
- X-Files, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. Robert Mandel, Daniel Sackheim, Harry Longstreet
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- The first series of the sci fi TV phenomenon – not quite finding the shape of the mythology of later seasons, but with some excellent episodes…
- Wild Palms (TV Series) (1992)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt, Kathryn Bigelow, Keith Gordon
Feat. James Belushi, Dana Delany, Angie Dickinson…
- Grandly stylised mini–series heavily inspired by TWIN PEAKS yet almost as worthy in spite of big lug James Belushi in the lead role. After…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 1 (1988)
- Dir. Ed Bye
Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- Catch up on those missed or classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
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- Doctor Who (TV Series) [Sylvester McCoy] (Dr. Who) (1987-1989)
- Feat. Sylvester McCoy
- After Colin Baker's somewhat disappointing stint as 'The Doctor', Sylvester McCoy took over for three series as the seventh version of the mysterious…
- Max Headroom (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, George Coe
- Edison Carter and his computer–generated alter–ego, Max Headroom, pursue justice in a corrupt, corporate future. Four episodes on two…
- Star Trek - The Next Generation (TV Series) (1987)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn…
- The STAR TREK series relaunched, with a new crew and modernised ‘Enterprise’, that led to a revival of trekkie–mania.
- Twilight Zone, The (TV Series) (1985)
- Dir. Wes Craven, Tommy Lee Wallace, Robert Downey Snr.
Feat. Bruce Willis, Eric Bogosian, Amy Irving…
- A solid if variable 1980's reprise of Rod Serling's iconic series of off–beat fantasy stories.
Also available; "Lost Classics" (1994),…
- Doctor Who (TV Series) [Colin Baker] (Dr. Who) (1984-1986)
- Feat. Colin Baker
- The sixth 'Doctor Who' was played by Colin Baker as flamboyant and over–dressed, as the BBC tried to quell dropping audience figures by turning…