"Time Trax" (1993) TV series 1993-1994

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Creators:

Harve Bennett
Jeffrey M. Hayes
Grant Rosenberg

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

20 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Crime

Plot:

A cop from the future is sent back to contemporary times to track down fugitives hiding in the past.

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel

Cast

Dale Midkiff	...	Darien Lambert (44 episodes, 1993-1994)
Elizabeth Alexander	...	Selma (44 episodes, 1993-1994)

Runtime:

45 min (44 episodes) | Germany:88 min (pilot episode) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Gary Nardino Productions

Trivia:

The patch on the back of Lambert's A-2 jacket is the Flying Tigers blood chit. These patches were issued to US pilots flying in China during WWII so they could be returned safely by Chinese people (most of whom didn't speak English) back to US air bases in China, thus saving many lives. The flag on the chit is the Nationalist Chinese flag (now Taiwan). The chit reads: "This man is an American fighting for China. Please save and protect him as a fellow soldier". Known as the Flying Tigers, these men were a group of maverick pilots flying for Chiang-Kai-Shek. In a period of 7 months, they shot down over 1000 Japanese planes in the air and ground suffering only a few casualties. The reason Lambert wears it is probably to signify that he's a maverick cop who goes back in time to capture fugitives and bring them back to the future. The jacket is government issue and doesn't include side-entry pockets.

Quotes:

Darien Lambert: Visual mode, Selma

One of the "cuter" SciFi offerings of the '90s

It is rare that I find myself looking forward to watching re-run TV programs, "Time Trax" is one of those interesting shows that I keep tuning in for on the SciFi Channel.

Darien Lambert (Dale Midkiff) is a policeman from the future (25th Century or so) who must travel back in time (usually the present) to find and send back to his time "criminals" who have also time travelled and are usually endangering the current time's inhabitants with advanced devices ("of EVIL").

Darien is assisted by his holographic computer "Selma" (smartly played by Elizabeth Alexander) who appears from his rather futuristic credit card / weapon / transporter.

This show is pure fantasy and, at times, corny, but Dale Midkiff makes his character impressively believable.