Gadget Sci-Fi
by Skavation | created - 5 months ago | updated - 5 months ago | Public"Gadget Sci-Fi" represents a captivating subgenre within the realm of science fiction, revolving around the central theme of futuristic or advanced technology often portrayed in a playful, imaginative, and technologically driven setting. At its core, this genre showcases a fascination with gadgets, devices, and inventions that surpass contemporary technological boundaries, often featuring an array of high-tech tools, innovative devices, and futuristic concepts.
These TV shows and films are characterized by their emphasis on showcasing a dazzling array of gadgets, ranging from highly sophisticated robotics, artificial intelligence, cybernetic enhancements, to advanced weaponry and futuristic vehicles. The gadgets often play pivotal roles in shaping the storyline, offering solutions to conflicts, or driving the narrative forward. The focus isn’t merely on the gadgets themselves, but rather on how they interact within the story’s world and impact the characters and plot.
Narratives within this genre often unfold in futuristic or alternate realities where technology has progressed significantly beyond our current capabilities. It may explore themes of scientific innovation, ethical dilemmas surrounding technology, the consequences of unchecked technological advancement, or the interplay between humanity and the machinery it creates.
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1. Eureka (2006–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A U.S. Marshal becomes the sheriff of Eureka, a remote, cozy little Northwestern town where the best minds in the US have secretly been tucked away to build futuristic inventions for the government which often go disastrously wrong.
Stars: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston
Votes: 58,262
2. Knight Rider (1982–1986)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of a virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar.
Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Richard Basehart, Patricia McPherson
Votes: 37,578
3. Twisted Metal (2023– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Follows a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Stars: Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Seanoa, Will Arnett
Votes: 25,746
4. Airwolf (1984–1986)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Ernest Borgnine, Jean Bruce Scott
Votes: 13,070
5. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a severely injured test pilot is rebuilt with nuclear-powered bionic limbs and implants, he serves as an intelligence agent.
Stars: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Lindsay Wagner
Votes: 12,944
6. Knight Rider (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
A former Army Ranger, an FBI agent and a young woman search for the culprits who want the crime-fighting car KITT.
Stars: Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Paul Campbell, Smith Cho
Votes: 10,004
7. In from the Cold (2022)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Exposed as an ex-Russian spy, an American single mom must juggle family life and unique shape-shifting skills in a battle against an insidious enemy.
Stars: Margarita Levieva, Cillian O'Sullivan, Lydia Fleming, Charles Brice
Votes: 9,649
8. Phil of the Future (2004–2006)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A family from 2121 is stuck in 2004, trying desperately to fit in.
Stars: Raviv Ullman, Amy Bruckner, Craig Anton, Lise Simms
Votes: 7,987
9. Lab Rats (2012–2016)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A scrawny 14-year-old, having discovered his inventor stepdad has three bionic, super-powered teens living cloistered in a secret lab beneath their home, brings them out into the world.
Stars: William Brent, Spencer Boldman, Kelli Berglund, Tyrel Jackson Williams
Votes: 7,210
10. Birds of Prey (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the future, long after the Batman has driven himself into exile, his legacy lives on in the form of the Birds of Prey--Black Canary, Oracle, and the Huntress.
Stars: Ashley Scott, Dina Meyer, Rachel Skarsten, Shemar Moore
Votes: 5,558
11. Street Hawk (1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A desk bound cop secretly fights crime as the test pilot for a prototype combat motorcycle.
Stars: Rex Smith, Richard Venture, Joe Regalbuto, Jeannie Wilson
Votes: 3,584
12. Blue Thunder (1984)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.
Stars: James Farentino, Dana Carvey, Sandy McPeak, Dick Butkus
Votes: 2,102
13. Automan (1983–1984)
70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A computer-generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in the city.
Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Chuck Wagner, Heather McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Votes: 2,104
14. Viper (1994–1999)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the near future, an organized crime group known as "Outfit" becomes a major force in America.
Stars: Joe Nipote, Heather Medway, J. Downing, Jeff Kaake
Votes: 1,986
15. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997–2000)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Wayne Szalinski is a clumsy genius who comes up with new gadgets and experiments all the time. But something usually goes wrong and gets him and his family into trouble, danger and fantastical adventure.
Stars: Peter Scolari, Barbara Alyn Woods, Hillary Tuck, Thomas Dekker
Votes: 1,663
16. M.I.High (2007–2014)
28 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three teenage schoolchildren work as undercover agents for MI9 and fight against the criminal agency Skul.
Stars: Chris Stanton, Jonny Freeman, Rachel Petladwala, Channelle Owen
Votes: 1,365
17. Rugal (2020)
60 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Based off the webtoon of the same name, it's the story of a police officer whose attempt to bring down a nationwide criminal organization ends up with him losing everything he holds dear.
Stars: Choi Jin-hyuk, Cho Dong-hyuk, Jeong Hye-in, Kim Min-sang
Votes: 1,287
18. Airwolf (1987)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After finding Hawke, they decide to continue the deal that Stringfellow Hawke had with the agency: they keep Airwolf location a secret and will go on missions for the agency.
Stars: Barry Van Dyke, Geraint Wyn Davies, Michele Scarabelli, Anthony Sherwood
Votes: 1,208
19. Team Knight Rider (1997–1998)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Years after the adventures of Michael Knight and KITT, a new team of artificially intelligent super vehicles and their drivers continue the fight against evil wherever they go.
Stars: Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Duane Davis, Kathy Trageser
Votes: 1,122
20. Eureka: Hide and Seek (2006)
2 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A short web series which details the investigation of a series of creature attacks in the fictitious town of Eureka, Oregon.
Stars: Matt Frewer, Colin Ferguson, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston
Votes: 903
21. M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994–1995)
TV-G | 60 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A paralyzed African-American scientist builds a powerful exo-skeleton in order to walk again, and uses his new abilities to fight crime.
Stars: Carl Lumbly, Roger Rees, Chris Gartin, Galyn Görg
Votes: 824
22. Joe 90 (1968–1969)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The adventures of nine-year-old Joe McClaine, who can have the expert skills, knowledge, and experiences of top experts downloaded into his brain by his scientist father, enabling him to become a secret agent code-named "Joe 90".
Stars: Keith Alexander, Sylvia Anderson, Rupert Davies, Len Jones
Votes: 665
23. Bugs (1995–1999)
50 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Ed, Ros, Alex and Beckett form the high-tech crime fighting team who work for the mysterious, secretive Bureau 2 chief, Jan, and are only assigned the most difficult and dangerous cases.
Stars: Jaye Griffiths, Jesse Birdsall, Craig McLachlan, Jan Harvey
Votes: 586
24. The Highwayman (1987–1988)
60 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Series featuring a large high-tech automobile whose driver, the "Highwayman" of the title, is part of a team of federal marshals tasked with righting wrongs.
Stars: Sam J. Jones, Mark 'Jacko' Jackson, Tim Russ, Jane Badler
Votes: 544
25. Annedroids (2013–2017)
TV-Y | 24 min | Action, Family, Sci-Fi
Follows 11-year old Anne and her newly added friends as they try to keep Anne's experiments and androids hidden.
Stars: Addison Holley, Jadiel Dowlin, Adrianna Di Liello, Millie Davis
Votes: 411
26. Supercar (1961–1962)
30 min | Family, Sci-Fi
The adventures of the crew of Supercar, an amazing land, sea, and air vehicle, based at a secret laboratory in the Nevada Desert in 1961.
Stars: David Graham, Graydon Gould, Sylvia Anderson, George Murcell
Votes: 393
27. Super Force (1990–1992)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the year 2020, an astronaut becomes a vigilante when he returns from a mission to learn his cop brother's been murdered.
Stars: Ken Olandt, Larry B. Scott, Patrick Macnee, Lisa Niemi
Votes: 374
28. Legend (1995)
60 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western
Ernest Pratt, a dime-store novelist in the old west, lives with his scientist friend Professor Janos Bartok in the small town of Sheridan, Colorado. The people of Sheridan mistakenly ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, John de Lancie, Mark Adair-Rios, Jarrad Paul
Votes: 378
29. Gemini Man (1976)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A man has a watch that makes him invisible when pressed. However he can only remain invisible for 15 minutes or else he will stay invisible forever.
Stars: Ben Murphy, Katherine Crawford, William Sylvester, Quinn K. Redeker
Votes: 375
30. L'île mystérieuse (1973)
52 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of escaped American prisoners, traveling in a hot air balloon, have to land on a remote islands and must try to survive there.
Stars: Omar Sharif, Gérard Tichy, Philippe Nicaud, Ambroise Bia
Votes: 211
31. Wonderbug (1976–1978)
15 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of a living clunker of a dune buggy that is able to become a superhero car.
Stars: David Levy, Carol Anne Seflinger, Jack Baker, Frank Welker
Votes: 208
32. Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin (1985)
30 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Professor Poopsnagle has made a sensational invention that eliminates all air pollution.
Stars: Justine Clarke, Kelan Angel, Philip Henville, Marc Aden Gray
Votes: 110
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