What Was The TV Series Viper (Forgotten Television)

Created by the inventor Julian Wilkes. Viper was a special armored vehicle, that transforms between a regular Viper and the Defender. I look back at one of the action car series that created something new. That followed in the footsteps of the Original Knight Rider. It's pioneering CG effects for television. Surviving cancellation, and cast changes.

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[arcraventree]

This show is THE reason I was obsessed with both the Dodge Viper and Intrepid as a kid. It was also one of the favorite shows my dad and I bonded over in the ‘90s.

[danco]

Poke out my eyes this was a great show

[kamihime]

I have the Defender r/c car, one of my treasures from childhood. One of my top 5 favorite shows in the 90's.

[robbrowne]

Great video. This show was the Knight Rider of the 1990s.

[nx]

Loved this show as a kid, and it's the sole reason the Viper has always been my favorite car! Me personally, I prefer the transformation scenes from seasons 2-4 better than season 1. The snakeskin morph is kool, but the more mechanical morphs in the other seasons made more sense. Like armor panels being deployed-retracted.

[DaBudaa]

Thnx for this video, I watched this series when I was growing up in the '90s. I remember when motorcycle defender was introduced. I believed that the last Viper episode I've watched was when the Viper malfunctioned and had to be hidden in a warehouse and the crew had to MacGyver a repair solution.

[daviddorward]

Thanks, you convinced me to buy the 4 season DVD set on eBay. I really enjoyed the concise summary for each season along with your well reasoned commentary on what made the show great, not just nostalgia. Thanks again!

[germaxicus]

Really enjoyed this as a kid. Thanks for the video. I never saw the last season so gotta get the DVD set!

[computersales]

Great summary of the series. I really need to rewatch it again. Plus I see some tasteful stuff in the background. 👀 Never knew the stargate kawoosh was so expensive.

[iamnotattachedtothis]

Other notable guest stars on this show: Bryan Cranston (Season 1). Barry Pepper (Season 2). Carrie-Anne Moss ( Season 3).

[pferreira]

Looks interesting. I highly recommend Street Hawk.

[WrBhTUhyMoBZx]

Thank you for putting this on youtube! this show started my love for Dodge Vipers and I would never forget it

[rotardeddorito]

Thus show was filmed (in part) in Calgary ab Canada, I found out about the show walking with my grandmother in down town and seeing a large semi crashed through the front of a bank. We came to find out it was a tv show and I was hooked ever since

[Archiec]

Sad to hear Jeff Kakke was hard to work with.

[michaelbaldeo]

At my age of 9years old here in the philippines i was wacthing that series every saturday aired here

[DarkLordDeimos]

Excellent video, thank you for doing this (and the several other videos from you that I have seen). For suggestions, I see someone else in the comments mentioned Fastlane (I second this), so I will suggest (non-automotive) First Monday (Joe Montegna as a Supreme Court Justice), The Agency (CIA with Paige Turco), and Mantis (paralyzed scientist creates a exosuit to fight crime). Apologies if you have already reviewed any of these.

[kunkun]

Literally grewing up with this TV serie. Would love to be brought back in a serie or a trilogy movie.

[DigiRangerScott]

I checked out Welcome to Paradox on IMDBtv a few weeks ago and seems like it would be right at home on Forgotten Television. It was made at seemingly the right time (between the Outer Limits revival and the second Twilight Zone revival, in the midst of Goosebumps and AYAOTD as well), but Sci-Fi channel apparently aired a lot of new shows in 1998 that got canceled after a single season and thus was left in the dust.

[TheGalacticSummit]

I used to love "Viper!" Hope you do a piece on "Thunder in Paradise" one day. 🙃

[JustinGreene]

I was really into this show in the first season, but never followed it around after that, mostly cause it was either syndicated or put on cable where I had no idea it existed. The main thing I loved was the premiere villain. I love what Jason Carter did with him, then IMMEDIATELY recognized him when he bacame my favorite character on Babylon 5 as Marcus Cole.

I saw the show on SciFi i think once, but I never realized it was an actual new season and continuation. I just assumed a reboot. I'll probably look it up now that I just finished rewatching seaQuest.