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The word action has more than one meaning in fiction. Action is one of the fiction-writing modes authors use to present fiction. The term is also used to describe a subset of creative works emphasizing action rather than other aspects of storytelling.
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Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American television series, a supernatural adventure that aired from September 4, 1995 until May 21, 2001. The series was created in 1995 by writer-director-producer Robert Tapert under his production tag, Renaissance...
- x Program creator:
- John Schulian,
- Robert Tapert
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 4, 1995
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 21, 2001
Knight Rider
Knight Rider is an American television series that originally ran from September 26, 1982, to August 8, 1986. The series was broadcast on NBC and starred David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a high-tech modern-day knight fighting crime. Michael...
- x Program creator:
- Glen A. Larson
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 26, 1982
- x Air date of final episode:
- Aug 8, 1986
Dark Angel
Dark Angel is an American biopunk/cyberpunk science fiction television program created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee. Dark Angel premiered in the United States and Canada on the Fox network on October 3, 2000, but was canceled after two...
- x Program creator:
- James Cameron,
- Charles H. Eglee
- x Air date of first episode:
- Oct 3, 2000
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 3, 2002
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series; a supernatural drama that aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. The series was created in 1997 by writer-director Joss Whedon under his production tag, Mutant Enemy Productions with...
- x Program creator:
- Joss Whedon
- x Air date of first episode:
- Mar 10, 1997
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 20, 2003
The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series about three kindergarten-aged girls who have superpowers. Created by animator Craig McCracken, the program was produced by Hanna-Barbera until 2001 when Cartoon Network Studios took over...
- x Program creator:
- Craig McCracken
- x Air date of first episode:
- Nov 18, 1998
- x Air date of final episode:
- Mar 25, 2005
24
24 is an American serial action/drama television series. Broadcast by Fox in the United States and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial 13 episodes (the next 11 episodes were later ordered). 24 is the...
- x Program creator:
- Robert Cochran,
- Joel Surnow
- x Air date of first episode:
- Nov 6, 2001
- x Air date of final episode:
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue)....
- x Program creator:
- Christian Williams
- x Air date of first episode:
- Jan 16, 1995
- x Air date of final episode:
- Nov 22, 1999
Darkwing Duck
Darkwing Duck is an American animated television series produced by The Walt Disney Company that ran from 1991-1995 and 1996-1997 on both the syndicated programming block The Disney Afternoon and Saturday mornings on ABC. It featured an eponymous...
- x Program creator:
- Tad Stones
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 8, 1991
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 5, 1992
Angel
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffy's creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999. Like Buffy, it...
- x Program creator:
- Joss Whedon,
- David Greenwalt
- x Air date of first episode:
- Oct 5, 1999
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 19, 2004
Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series...
- x Program creator:
- Stephen J. Cannell
- x Air date of first episode:
- Nov 7, 1991
- x Air date of final episode:
- Apr 18, 1999
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to simply as Captain Scarlet, is a British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions Television company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill. It was...
- x Program creator:
- AP Films,
- Sylvia Anderson,
- Gerry Anderson
- Sylvia Anderson,
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 29, 1967
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 14, 1968
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series (often shortened Batman: TAS) is an American childrens' animated series adaptation of the comic book series starring the DC Comics superhero, Batman. The series is noted for being the first to take place in the DC...
- x Program creator:
- Eric Radomski,
- Bruce Timm
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 5, 1992
- x Air date of final episode:
- Sep 16, 1995
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men. The series was broadcast in the USA on the ABC Television...
- x Program creator:
- Ben Roberts,
- Ivan Goff
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 22, 1976
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jun 24, 1981
Emergency!
Emergency! is a television series, combining the medical drama and action-adventure genres, that was produced by Mark VII Limited (Jack Webb’s company) and distributed by Universal Studios. It debuted as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972,...
- x Air date of first episode:
- Jan 15, 1972
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jul 3, 1979
MacGyver
MacGyver is an American action/adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff and executively produced by Henry Winkler and John Rich that aired on ABC. Seven seasons were produced, all of which were broadcast by American Broadcasting...
- x Program creator:
- Lee David Zlotoff
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 29, 1985
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 21, 1992
X-Men
X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992 in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup (see 1992 in television).
X-Men is...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Oct 31, 1992
- x Air date of final episode:
- Sep 20, 1997
ThunderCats
ThunderCats is an animated television series that was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions (the same that created the Silverhawks, Tigersharks and The Comic Strip) debuting in 1985, based on the characters created by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. The animation...
- x Program creator:
- Tobin Wolf
- x Air date of first episode:
- Jan 23, 1985
- x Air date of final episode:
- 1987
Monkey
Monkey is the dubbed English language version of the Japanese television series Saiyūki (西遊記), based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. It was originally produced by Nippon Television (NTV) and International Television...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Oct 1, 1978
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 4, 1980
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Spider-Man, also known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series, is an award-winning American animated series starring the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. The show ran on Fox Kids from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998. The producer/story editor...
- x Program creator:
- Stan Lee,
- Steve Ditko
- x Air date of first episode:
- Nov 19, 1994
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jan 31, 1998
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999 (and 1999-2001 as Baywatch Hawaii). According to the...
- x Program creator:
- Michael Berk,
- Douglas Schwartz
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 22, 1989
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 14, 2001
The Shield
The Shield is an American television drama series which aired on FX Networks in the United States and other networks internationally. Known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as "Rampart" in...
- x Program creator:
- Shawn Ryan
- x Air date of first episode:
- Mar 12, 2002
- x Air date of final episode:
- Nov 25, 2008
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog (commonly referred to fans as: Sonic SatAM, because it usually aired in a Saturday morning time slot) is an American animated series created by DIC Entertainment with the partnership of Sega of America and ABC Productions, and was...
- x Program creator:
- DiC Entertainment,
- Sega
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 18, 1993
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 3, 1994
My Life as a Teenage Robot
My Life as a Teenage Robot is an American animated television series, created by Rob Renzetti who produced it through Frederator Studios, for the Nickelodeon cable channel. Apparently inspired by Otto Soglow's classic comic strip The Little King,...
- x Program creator:
- Rob Renzetti
- x Air date of first episode:
- Aug 1, 2003
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jan 1, 2008
Jackie Chan Adventures
Jackie Chan Adventures is an animated television series chronicling the adventures of a fictionalized version of action film star Jackie Chan. Many of the episodes contain references to Chan's actual works. This series ran on Kids' WB from September...
- x Program creator:
- John Rogers
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 9, 2000
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jul 7, 2005
Tales of the Gold Monkey
Tales of the Gold Monkey is a 1982 television show broadcast by ABC. Most critics saw it as the network's attempt to capitalize on the fame of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark the previous year, in the same vein as Bring 'Em Back Alive on CBS. In...
- x Program creator:
- Donald Bellisario
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 22, 1982
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jul 6, 1983
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television police drama/Action, created by Lesie Grief and Paul Haggis. It aired on CBS with three pilot episodes followed by eight full seasons, from April 21, 1993 to May 19, 2001, was broadcast in over 100...
- x Program creator:
- Paul Haggis,
- Albert Ruddy
- x Air date of first episode:
- Apr 21, 1993
- x Air date of final episode:
- Aug 25, 2001
Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol is a syndicated action crime drama series that aired from 1955-1959. The series was syndicated by Ziv TV.
It starred Broderick Crawford as Chief Dan Matthews, the gruff and dedicated commander of a police force in a large,...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Oct 3, 1955
- x Air date of final episode:
- Sep 1, 1959
Jake 2.0
Jake 2.0 is an American television program originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The program was canceled in mid-January 2004 due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United States. However in the UK all the episodes were played out...
- x Program creator:
- Silvio Horta
- x Air date of first episode:
- 2003
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 17, 2003
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond, also known as Batman of the Future, is an American animated television series created by The WB Television Network in collaboration with DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation as a continuation of the Batman legacy. It began airing on...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Jan 10, 1999
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 18, 2001
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC (produced by Revue Productions) and later ABC (produced by MGM Television) television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator (and also writer and director on...
- x Program creator:
- Blake Edwards
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 22, 1958
- x Air date of final episode:
- Sep 18, 1961
Samurai Jack
Samurai Jack is a 4-time Emmy award-winning American animated television series created by animator Genndy Tartakovsky that aired on Cartoon Network from 2001 until 2004. It is noted for its highly detailed, outline-free, masking-based animation, as...
- x Program creator:
- Genndy Tartakovsky
- x Air date of first episode:
- Aug 10, 2001
- x Air date of final episode:
- Sep 25, 2004
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson is an American action/adventure series that aired during the 1975-76 season. The two hour pilot for the series debuted on April 15, 1975. Based upon the novel The Swiss Family Robinson, the pilot and 20 subsequent episodes...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 14, 1975
- x Air date of final episode:
- Mar 28, 1976
Action Man
Action Man is a 1995 British children's animated television show, created by DiC Entertainment. The cartoon is based on the 1990 Hasbro toy of the same name. Action Man is a member of an elite multinational task force who is trying to unlock the...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 23, 1995
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 15, 1996
Alienators: Evolution Continues
Alienators: Evolution Continues (also known as Evolution: the Animated Series in the UK) is a traditionally animated series based on the moderately successful live-action feature film, Evolution.
As with the movie, the premise of the series is that...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 15, 2001
- x Air date of final episode:
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's successful toy line Masters of the Universe. The show, often referred to as simply He-Man, was one of the most popular animated...
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 30, 1983
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 8, 1984
Starsky and Hutch
Starsky and Hutch (usually written as Starsky & Hutch) is a 1970s US television series that consisted of a 90-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a Movie of the Week entry) and 92 episodes of 60 minutes each; created by William Blinn, produced...
- x Program creator:
- William Blinn,
- William Blinn
- x Air date of first episode:
- Apr 30, 1975
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 15, 1979
Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972–1975) is an American television series which starred David Carradine. It was created by Ed Spielman, directed and produced by Jerry Thorpe, and developed by Herman Miller, who was also a writer for, and co-producer of, the series. The...
- x Program creator:
- Herman Miller
- x Air date of first episode:
- 1972
- x Air date of final episode:
- 1975
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (often called Lois & Clark or The New Adventures Of Superman) is a live-action American television series based on the Superman comic books. Lois & Clark aired on ABC from September 12, 1993 to June 14,...
- x Program creator:
- Deborah Joy LeVine
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 12, 1993
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jun 14, 1997
Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California....
- x Program creator:
- Joe Shuster,
- Jerry Siegel
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 19, 1952
- x Air date of final episode:
- Apr 28, 1958
Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades is a half-hour long syndicated comedy/action television series which ran for two seasons in 2000. With Cleopatra 2525, it formed the Back2Back Action Hour and both shows were notable for being the first American non-animated...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Jan 17, 2000
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 2, 2000
Fastlane
Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on FOX from 2002 to 2003. On August 14, 2005 G4 began rebroadcasting the complete series. After finishing its initial run on G4, Fastlane stopped airing altogether. The reruns...
- x Program creator:
- Joseph McGinty Nichol
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 18, 2002
- x Air date of final episode:
- Apr 25, 2003
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a late 1960s British private detective television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk. The series was originally created by Dennis Spooner and...
- x Program creator:
- Dennis Spooner
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 21, 1969
- x Air date of final episode:
- Mar 28, 1970
Manimal
Manimal is a short-lived American action/adventure/fantasy television series that ran from September 30 to December 17, 1983 on NBC. It was repeated on British television throughout 1984.
For every episode except the pilot, actor William Conrad...
- x Program creator:
- Glen A. Larson
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 30, 1983
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 17, 1983
Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television
Back Of The Y previously known as Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television is a cult New Zealand TV series, created by Chris Stapp and Matt Heath. Featuring such memorable characters as Randy Campbell, Danny Parker, Dick Johansonson, Cindy Cockburn and...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- x Air date of final episode:
Biker Mice from Mars
Biker Mice from Mars is an animated series created by Rick Ungar that began airing in 1993 in the United States and lasted for three seasons before it was cancelled. It is about three anthropomorphic mice motorcyclists named Throttle, Modo, and...
- x Program creator:
- Rick Ungar
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 18, 1993
- x Air date of final episode:
- Feb 24, 1996
Smallville
Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The television series was initially broadcast by The WB,...
- x Program creator:
- Joe Shuster,
- Jerry Siegel
- x Air date of first episode:
- Oct 16, 2001
- x Air date of final episode:
Captain N: The Game Master
Captain N: The Game Master is an American animated television series that aired on U.S. television from 1989 to 1991 as part of the Saturday morning cartoon lineup on NBC. The show incorporated elements from many of the most popular Nintendo games...
- x Program creator:
- DiC Entertainment,
- NBC
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 9, 1989
- x Air date of final episode:
- Oct 26, 1991
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron is an animated series for television created by Christian Tremblay and Yvon Tremblay and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Turner Program Services.
Every episode of the series was directed by Robert Alvarez....
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 11, 1993
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 24, 1994
Megas XLR
Megas XLR (short for Xtra Large Robot) was an American animated television series that aired on the Toonami block on Cartoon Network and is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It was created by Jody Schaeffer and George Krstic. Its opening song is ...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- May 1, 2004
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jan 15, 2005
The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series which premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on February 16, 2003. The series chronicles the adventures of two dopey yet well-meaning teenage boys, Hank and Dean Venture; their...
- x Program creator:
- Christopher McCulloch,
- Doc Hammer
- x Air date of first episode:
- Feb 16, 2003
- x Air date of final episode:
Spiral Zone
Spiral Zone was a 1987 American science-fiction animated series produced by Atlantic-Kushner-Locke. Based in part from a toy line made by Japanese company Bandai, the series focus on an international group of soldiers fighting to free the world from...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 21, 1987
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 18, 1987
The Roman Mysteries
The Roman Mysteries is a series of historical novels for children by Caroline Lawrence. The first book, The Thieves of Ostia, was published in 2001, finishing with The Man from Poganamte Street, published in 2009, and 17 more novels were planned,...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- May 8, 2007
- x Air date of final episode:
Once a Thief
Once a Thief (also billed as John Woo's Once a Thief) was a 1997 Canadian television show inspired by the 1996 film of the same name.
Li Ann Tsei, an orphan who grew up amongst the Chinese Tang family - a ruthless criminal operation - falls in love...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 15, 1997
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 2, 1998
Street Sharks
Street Sharks is an American animated television series about crime-fighting half-man/half-sharks similar to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was produced by DIC Entertainment from 1994 to 1995. Later in 1996 the Street Sharks teamed up with the...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 1, 1994
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 1, 1995
Whiz Kids
Whiz Kids is a 1983 American action/adventure television series which aired on CBS for one season (18 episodes). The show was about the adventures of a group of four teenagers – Richie, Alice, Hamilton and Jeremy – who worked as amateur computer...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Oct 5, 1983
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jun 2, 1984
Young Hercules
Young Hercules is a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. It was aired on Fox Kids from September 12, 1998 to May 12, 1999. It lasted only one season with 50 episodes (51 episodes were actually written, but 50 were produced and aired), and...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 12, 1998
- x Air date of final episode:
- May 14, 1999
The CAT
T.H.E. Cat is an American action drama that aired during the 1966-1967 television season on NBC. The series was created by Harry Julian Fink.
The series starred Robert Loggia as cat burglar, Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat ("T.H.E. Cat"), a retired circus...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 16, 1966
- x Air date of final episode:
- Mar 31, 1967
Something is Out There
Something Is Out There is the title of a 1988 American science fiction television miniseries that aired on NBC, and a short-lived weekly series that followed in the fall of 1988.
The miniseries starred Joe Cortese as Jack Breslin, a police officer...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Oct 21, 1988
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 9, 1988
Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series that aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. The show was inspired by and very loosely based on the live-action films and NHL team of the same name. Twenty-six episodes were...
- x Program creator:
- Walt Disney Television
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 7, 1996
- x Air date of final episode:
- Jan 10, 1997
Silverhawks
SilverHawks was an animated television series developed by Rankin/Bass and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1986. The animation was provided by Pacific Animation Corporation, the working name for a collective of Japanese studios including...
- x Program creator:
- x Air date of first episode:
- Sep 8, 1986
- x Air date of final episode:
- Dec 5, 1986
