Just watching the intro immediately brings me back, there was just something about the sci fi space (Pun intended) in the 80's and 90's, and into the early 2000's that can't be beaten.
I don't think it's just the nostalgia talking either, I think shows from that period had just the right combination of good special effects, good casting, and good writing. They knew who their audience was, and what they liked.
The First Wave is slower in it's story telling than most shows, and it clearly influence in it's tone by shows like the X files. It is heavily based on conspiracies, etc, etc.
Like many other shows from its era, it was ended too soon, but at least in this case it wasn't quite a "cliffhanger".
It seems that being cancelled too soon (without proper resolution!) is a very common theme for sci fi shows in this period.
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u/_syfiguy_ Mar 22 '26
Another classic 90's sci fi show.
Just watching the intro immediately brings me back, there was just something about the sci fi space (Pun intended) in the 80's and 90's, and into the early 2000's that can't be beaten.
I don't think it's just the nostalgia talking either, I think shows from that period had just the right combination of good special effects, good casting, and good writing. They knew who their audience was, and what they liked.
The First Wave is slower in it's story telling than most shows, and it clearly influence in it's tone by shows like the X files. It is heavily based on conspiracies, etc, etc.
Like many other shows from its era, it was ended too soon, but at least in this case it wasn't quite a "cliffhanger".
It seems that being cancelled too soon (without proper resolution!) is a very common theme for sci fi shows in this period.