Its mission is two-fold: to protect the polite society from aliens who don’t know which spoon to use for soup, and to prevent any more of the Doctor’s infernal meddling. What’s it about? After having had her eyes opened to the threats to Earth from extra-terrestrial beings by a mysterious and dangerous man known only as the Doctor, Queen Victoria sets up the Torchwood Institute. Who’s in it? Captain Jack Harkness, Queen Victoria, Alice Guppy, Emily Holroyd And the prospect of a love triangle between Seven, Lincoln and a cat just has to be hilarious. It’s a fascinating concept a proto Sapphire & Steel, even, although with far more comedy. The Star Trek episode “Assignment: Earth” was originally designed to be spun off into its own show, which explains why Seven and Lincoln get so much screentime (and why they’re cast so brilliantly, played by Robert Lansing and Teri Garr respectively). Why do we want it? Obviously we’re over 40 years too late to ask for this one, but what the hell. Only one other person knows Seven’s secret: his cat Isis, whose ability to transform into a beautiful Playboy beauty causes Roberta no end of (maybe jealous) confusion. On a mission to America in 1968 he encounters Ms Lincoln, a canny secretary who earned his trust, and together they fight time-flaws and save the world! He’s been plucked from his time and flung far into the future, where he’s been equipped with everything he needs to transport from historical event to historical event to keep the history of our planet ticking along smoothly. What’s it about? Gary Seven is a man with a mission: to keep Earth safe. Who’s in it? Gary Seven, a suave James Bond-style time traveller, and his assistant Roberta Lincoln. Of all the flashes, Sawyer and Miles’s little law-enforcement double-act was the most intriguing – wouldn’t it be cool to see them again? It would be odd hearing Sawyer being called “Ford” all the time, though, and we’d miss him calling Kate “Freckles” (unless he used it on Miles, which would be.er. Why do we want it? Lost ’s final season was a divisive one, with the show’s controversial “flash sideways” showing us a brand new side of our beloved heroes, but all for no good purpose, ultimately.
And why the heck are there polar bears in LA, anyway?! Watch these two oddballs as they peel back the layers of their lives to discover that they’re not really who they seem to be. Ghostly connections come in handy when he’s trying to solve a murder, but it plays havoc with his love-life! But he’s secretly on a mission to find out who killed his parents – and why is it that he sometimes allows criminals to escape (clue: they’re usually pretty)? Meanwhile, Straume is struggling to do his job when he’s constantly hearing voices from beyond the grave. What’s it about? Ford works for the LAPD alongside his partner Straume, catching crooks, fightin’ crime and nailing the bad guys. Who’s in it? James Ford and Miles Straume, two ordinary cops with extraordinary secrets.