Binding: DVD
EAN: 0624262144076
Format: Import, Color
Number Of Items: 5
Publication Date: 1994
Region Code: 1
Sales Rank: 55296
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Product Description:
Due to the fragile nature of the original material used to produce this program, the quality and continuity of this program may not be equal to current standards. ------------- After four years, Jake Cardigan is prematurely awoken from his fifteen year cryogenic punishment to a world very different than the one he knew. Much more than before 'Tek', the highly-addictive electronic designer narcotic of the 21st century, seems to be prevalent. His wife has divorced him and disappeared together with their son. He wants them back and he wants justice for those undercover policemen who were murdered by unknown conspirators which led to his imprisonment for a crime he did not commit. He links up with his ex-partner Sid Gomez, now also an ex-cop, and they go to work for the mysterious Bascom who owns and runs the giant Cosmos security corporation. Their first job is a seemingly easy missing persons case trying to locate a missing scientist who may have developed a crystal to destroy Tek chips. The more the two men investigate the more the dark and powerful forces of the hidden Tek lords are sent to thwart them. What is the connection between this case and his wrongful imprisonment four years ago? Will he ever be able to trace his lost family through the infinite twists and turns of this new technological age? In a race against time Jake struggles to come to terms with this new world where nothing is as it seems and his place within it.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - About What I Expected
This series was nothing to rave about. I think I was most excited about seeing the actress who played Andromeda. She was ina few of the episodes briefly. I didn't quite agree with a lot of the other reviewers about the plots being all that interesting. I enjoyed this only because i enjoy science fiction. I would recommend buying it only if you can find it under $30 somewhere.
Rating:  - great!
It was as good as I remember it - some novel ideas that the series explores have stood the test of time
Rating: - Sci-Fi Revisited
I am glad I found the series of Tekwar as I was also a fan of the show when it originally aired. I currently already own the four movies: TekWar:Tekwar, TekWar:TekJustice, Tekwar:TekLabs and Tekwar:TekLords all on their VHS original cassettes which I bought new as soon as they became available. I must have forgotten about the series otherwise I know I would have bought these also. I am please to say that based on Richard Bards review I agree totally with his remarks and comments about the series, each episode still holds up today both in story line and effects, the DVD quality is also excellent and has been transferred to DVD with no loss of picture or audio and whilst the menus are basic with no chaptering they are very functional and work well. I would love to see the original movies released in DVD format so I can obtain these on a more versatile and longer lasting media format.
I think the only fragile thing about my box set when it arrived with me was the plastic DVD cases themselves -grin- most have suffered some very minor cosmetic damage but the DVDs themselves are perfect, were well protected in transit (I live in the UK) and in all honesty the cases can be easily replaced therefore I have no complaints. Unlike Richard I have removed all the plastic from the packaging and find it easy to slip the DVDs cases out the cardboard sleeve via the bottom or top of the out cover, although I can see his suggestion is a good one for those who would find them sliding out the base a nuisance. ... Read More
Rating: - Great hidden gem in scifi
I imported this set from Canada to the US several months ago as I watched the series back when it was on USA Network in the mid 90's and loved it. The plot is overally very original from episode to episode. There's always some kind of twist to the stories rather than over obvious clues that ruin many scifi shows for me. Also though each story is completed by the end of the 40'something minutes... there's actually some strong continuity of events through this whole season of the show. The special effects still hold up well today which is a rarity for many older scifi shows. They were really pushing the envelope back when this was made and though the series didn't last... it remains very watchable without seeming "comedic" due to poor quality work.
As for this set, while it's called "The Complete First Season" it is infact the only season of the show that aired. All 18 episodes are contained in this set. The TV movies that came before the series are not and currently still remain not available on DVD.
I think most people that will want to buy this might be fans of William Shatner, Greg Evigan, or some of the other actors in the show. This pretty much is the start of Lexa Doig (Andromeda, Stargate SG-1), Torri Higginson (Stargate Atlantis), and other current scifi actors careers.
The DVD set is actually not as fragile as mentioned. Each disc is put in it's own standard DVD box with it's own box art... and those 5 boxes are then wrapped with a basic piece ... Read More
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