We all go for Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles will shake our television set screen , but chance are it wo n’t . Over a dozen strike SF movies have morph into hot - military action TV shows , and they all blew . Either the replacement form was crappy , or the movie ’s exclusive narration idea did n’t lend itself to endless episode . Here are the eight lamest movie - to - TV implosion :
1 . RoboCop : The Series ( 1994 ) .
Original cast ? No .
Out on DVD ? In England , but not in the U.S.
How many episode ? 22
What go wrong : In an effort to make a tyke - friendly RoboCop show , the producers tone down the furiousness and had RoboCop research “ non - violent ” alternative to killing criminal . recur bad guys include Boppo the Clown , Dr. Cray Z. Mallardo and “ Pud Face . ” No , really . Here ’s the porta credit .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFUdB3r6hV0
2 . Alien Nation ( 1989 - 91 ) .
Out on DVD ? Yes .
How many episodes ? 22 , plus a few TV movies
What give out untimely : The TV reading lost the noir tone of the movie about aliens subsist among us . In its place came good - natured humor with set of give-and-take . The cynical human cop team up up with an exotic police officer and they undertake societal issue . Watch them keep open an foreign hooker from her fancy man :
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3 . Honey , I shrivel The Kids ( 1997 - 2000 )
How many episodes ? 66 .
Out on DVD ? No .
What hold up wrong : Every workweek , another experiment go bendy . Plus obligatory subplots about the kids have crushes on other kids , and learning lesson , yadda yadda . Every instalment deed starts with “ Honey . ” Including : “ Honey , We ’ve Been Swallowed by Grandpa . ” “ Honey , I ’m Streakin ’ . ” “ Honey , The Garbage Is Taking Us Out . ” And my favourite : “ Honey , I ’m wrestle With A Problem … And The Chief . ” Huh ? Here ’s the first five minutes of the pilot . Note the silly dog cover its face when tragedy strikes :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFYEh-TnbnE
4 . Beyond Westworld ( CBS : 1980 )
of episodes ? five , but only three aired .
Out on DVD ? Nope .
What give way unseasonable : Westworld hit gravid with a robot base - park turned murderous . A sequel , Futureworld , bombard , so writer / theatre director Michael Crichton decided to try again on television . Every hebdomad , Simon Quaid hear to take over the world using android nuclear - zep crewmen and android rock-and-roll stars . The full guy : John Moore , who expend most of his time watching cheerleaders with his opera glasses . Just like in this clip , where Quaid transport a automaton duplication of Connie Sellecca to drink down Moore :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhx-Kq4-g_Q
5 . Bill & Ted ’s Excellent Adventures ( 1992 )
Original cast ? No , and in fact Alex Winterdenouncedthe show on Arsenio Hall .
of episodes ? Eight , let in unaired archetype .
Out on DVD ? Hell no .
What survive amiss : The producer “ took liberty ” with the movie ’s prison term - change of location data formatting , have Bill and Ted travel inside cable goggle box and into alternating dimensions . In one sequence , Rufus ( the George Carlin character ) has a bad dreaming about Ted being direct to military school , and move back to prevent it coming true . But instead , he cause that cataclysm , by engraving “ Chicken Kiev ” instead of Ted ’s father ’s name on an award . ( Huh ? ) This enrage Ted ’s pappa , who hat chicken Kyyiv . Ted , off to military schooling , blames Bill for the mix - up and they become enemies . In another installment , Bill and Ted ’s boss becomes King Arthur :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGpKAjNEQCs
6 . Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ( 1979 - 81 )
Original cast : Yes
of instalment : 31
On videodisk : Yes
What run low wrong : The movie was a exalt TV pilot program , but it did run in theaters . And like other movies - turn - show , the series lost most of the theme of the pilot program , such as the post - apocalyptic devastation outside of the dome of New Chicago . alternatively , it was all about Buck tittup around preferences like “ Vegas in Space , ” wear out a skin - tight white jumpsuit with a rainbow armband . And then in the second time of year , with Hawkman and Dr. Goodfellow , it got really campy :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LmG0YUb-4k
7 . Starman ( ABC : 1986 - 87 )
Original cast : No .
of episode : 22
On DVD : No .
What go wrong : alternatively of husband - wife bonding like in the picture show , this clock time our visiting noncitizen ( Robert Hays ) adhesiveness with the son who never knew him . They travel around togetherrighting wrongsand learning important lessons . It ’s a Hulk / Fugitive riff except with a kid in towage . Here ’s the opening credit , plus Hays trade with some pushy cop :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9jWkmUlF84
8 . Logan ’s streamlet
of instalment : 14
On DVD : No , but you candownload episodeson Amazon Unboxed .
What went wrong : Yet another route - head trip show . Logan escapes the city where they vote out you when you reach 30.And then he trip around the post - apocalyptical worldwith his supporter Jessica and an android named Rem . They take on various other societies , including some automaton and unknown . William Nolan , source of the original Logan ’s Run novel , really work on this show , and so did Star Trek alums Harlan Ellison , David Gerrold and D.C. Fontana . Here are the hatchway credits . condition out the furry alien costume :
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