10 Forgotten Gems Streaming Now on Amazon Prime
Few people will remember these shows in 2023. But that doesn't make them any less thrilling!
When you want to watch something that you haven't thought of, that hasn't been overhyped and discussed on every corner of the Internet, Amazon Prime's vast library comes to the rescue!
Here are some of the service's best shows that have fallen by the wayside over the years.
10. Mork & Mindy (1978, 4 seasons)
IMDb rating: 7.1/10
The show focuses on the relationship between Mork, an alien stranded in 70s Colorado, and Mindy, a young journalist who helps him understand Earth customs. Despite Robin Williams being involved, the sitcom has fallen into the abyss of oblivion.
9. Remington Steele (1982, 5 seasons)
IMDb rating: 7.2/10
Pierce Brosnan rose to international fame as James Bond in GoldenEye, but earlier he starred in this detective procedural with romcom elements. Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) opens a detective agency, but because men are reluctant to become clients of a woman, she hires a crook.
8. Thunderbirds (1965, 2 seasons)
IMDb rating: 7.9/10
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Robot Chicken's puppet style is not unique and was clearly inspired by shows that came out 40 years earlier. This type of production even has its own name, 'Supermarionation,' created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Their Thunderbirds follow International Rescue, a 2060s organization equipped with high technology for the sake of rescuing people.
7. Dark Shadows (1966, 6 seasons)
IMDb rating: 8.1/10
When talking about mid-20th century horror series, the cult anthology The Twilight Zone immediately comes to mind. But beyond that, Dark Shadows stands out, a soap opera in the gothic horror vein of The Addams Family. Vampires and werewolves, ghosts and witches, drama and the horrors of incomprehensible cosmos. And it's all set in a 60's aesthetic!
6. The Lost Room (2006, 1 season)
IMDb rating: 8.1/10
We jump from the 1960s to the 2000s. The Lost Room follows a detective whose daughter goes missing in a mysterious motel room. The room is no ordinary room, as it exists outside of time and space, and original objects from it have supernatural properties.
5. Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2010, 2 seasons)
IMDb rating: 8.2/10
Unfortunately, this show has gone largely unnoticed outside of Canada, and what a shame! The series follows a group of high school students who stumble upon a demonic book and try to use it. Only the result is often pure chaos.
4. Queer as Folk (1999, 2 seasons)
IMDb rating: 8.2/10
Queer as Folk was one of the major American gay dramas, and its popularity returned with the release of a reboot in 2022 that reinterpreted events in the context of modern perceptions of queer identities. But few people remember that it was the British version that started it all!
3. Farscape (1999, 4 seasons)
IMDb rating: 8.3/10
The late '90s and early '00s were truly the golden era of sci-fi series: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, Firefly... But just as popular as Firefly at the time was Farscape, which followed the crew of the biomechanoid spaceship Moya on the run from the authoritarian Peacekeepers.
2. Utopia (2013, 2 seasons)
IMDb rating: 8.4/10
The series follows a group of internet friends who come into possession of a comic book manuscript that predicts future events. Only they're being hunted by a sinister organization.
1. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004, 1 season)
IMDb rating: 8.5/10
Created by Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a series that parodies the low-budget TV of the 80s, filmed in a mockumentary and found-footage style. It centers on eccentric TV host Garth Marenghi, who considers himself a former magician.