TV Cult
Here be many of those wonderful "edgy" TV shows we grew up with, the ones generally out of the mainstream, but commanding a loyal following throughout their run, and re-run. As diverse as "Kojak" and "Six Million Dollar Man", "The Monkees" and "Twin Peaks", "Max Headroom" and "Red Dwarf", "The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy" and "The Young Ones"....
The motherlode of "Cult TV" can be scrolled below, however "Comedy TV' , "Drama TV" and "Sci-Fi TV Series" may be worth a scroll. For the whole nine yards stay with "Television Shows"
Remember Max Headroom?
Thunderbirds: Volume 1 (1965)
4.2/10
Director: Gerry Anderson
Set 100 years in the future from when it was made this classic marionette series has become a cult favourite. All 32 episodes have been digitally rem... Read more
Columbo: Season 2 (1972)
8.2/10
Starring: Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Valerie Harper, Martin Landau, Leonard Nimoy, Marc Sing...
Everyone's favourite cigar-chomping, trenchcoat-wearing Police Lieutenant is back asking all the right questions in all 8 thrilling episodes the secon... Read more
The Tick: The Entire Series (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld, Danny Leiner, Bob Welch, Craig Zisk, Boris Damast, Andrew Tsao
Starring: Patrick Warburton, David Burke, Nestor Carbonell, Liz Vassey
He is the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good and not-so-good. He is The Tick (Patrick Warburton)... hero of the cu... Read more
Robot Chicken: Season 1 (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Tom Root, Matthew Senreich, Douglas Goldstein, Seth Green
Starring: Voices Of, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Chad Morgan, Seth MacFarlane, etc ...
This twisted stop-motion series takes a satirical swipe at pop culture, with a re-animated chook forced to watch TV, Clockwork Orange-style. Beginnin... Read more
Doctor Who: City of Death (1979)
8.7/10
Director: Michael Hayes
Starring: Tom Baker, Julian Glover, Lalla Ward
A peaceful holiday in Paris takes a macabre turn for the Doctor and Romana as cracks start to appear in the fabric of time itself. Uncovering a plot b... Read more
Breaking Bad: Season 3 (2010)
8.1/10
Starring: Anna Gunn, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul
Winner of two 2010 Emmy Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Bryan Cranston and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Aa... Read more
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 (2005)
8.7/10
Starring: Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Mary McDonnell, Edward James Olmos, K...
The epic battle to save humanity picks up where Season One left off in Season Two of this popular sci-fi show, with civil war looming between follower... Read more
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)
8.6/10
Director: Peter Moffatt
Starring: Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Richard Hurndall, Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Jane...
A place of ancient evil once feared throughout the universe - the Death Zone on Gallifrey. Abandoned for centuries it is now re-activated by someone w... Read more
Fawlty Towers: Series 1 (1975)
8.8/10
Director: John Howard Davies
Starring: Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, John Cleese, Prunella Scales
Marvellously rude hotel manager Basil Fawlty operates on a short fuse. His life is plagued by German tourists, hotel inspectors and riff-raff. His big... Read more
The Twilight Zone: Original Series - Season 1, Vol 1 (1959)
9/10
Director: John Brahm, Robert Parrish, Robert Stevens, Ted Post, Don Medford
Starring: Martin Landau, Burgess Meredith, Rod Taylor, Jack Warden
Rod Serling developed this series around the premise of following people as they experience things so bizarre they can only be part of a fifth dimensi... Read more