History Series / TekWar

** The House of Stewart wasn't overthrown in this universe and stayed in power until 2009. The head of that family, Prince Albert is attempting to become elected so that he will lead England. His political rivals were a party called the Roundheads, who in RealLife fought against the English Monarchy in the 1600s.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: It's revealed in [=TekJustice=] that frozen criminals are brainwashed to have aversions to their previous crimes.

* WeaponizedCamera: Episode 17 ''Redemption'', has a former mayor and tek-addict running for office. When he finally wins, one assassin moves into position with a camera modified with a rapid-fire energy weapon.

* CryoPrison: Cardigan was placed in one of these for four years.

%%Already listed in the CryoPrison subtrope* HumanPopsicle: In the world of ''[=TekWar=]'', criminals are placed in cryogenic suspension for their crimes.

Receives a {{FPS}} video game adaptation in 1995, titled ''[[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt William Shatner's TekWar]]''.

''[=TekWar=]'' began as an idea of Creator/WilliamShatner’s. He turned to Ron Goulart, who took this idea and [[{{Ghostwriter}} ghost-wrote]] nine ''[=TekWar=]'' novels. While those books were being published, ''[=TekWar=]'' was developed for television by Stephen Roloff and four made-for-TV films were created. The first three films, ''[=TekWar=]'', ''[=TekLords=]'' and ''[=TekLab=]'' were adaptations of the first three novels, while the fourth film, ''[=TekJustice=]'', was an original story.

After those four films were made, the story continued as one eighteen episode television season. Sometimes the four films are regarded as Season 1, and the eighteen episodes are seen as Season 2. Other works related to ''[=TekWar=]'' include ''[=TekWorld=]'', a comic book series, and ''[=William Shatner’s TekWar=]'', a video game made by Capstone and released on the Build Engine.

* TheSeries: The series lasted a single season after four made-for-TV movies.

* HumanPopsicle: In the world of ''[=TekWar=]'', criminals are placed in cryogenic suspension for their crimes.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Cassandra del Amo in "Deep Cover" has an intense relationship with Sam's cover identity, no interest in carrying on the family line, and even strokes Sam's hair lovingly at one point.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Bascom is Cardigan's ally but he is a ManipulativeBastard who has a lot of shady connections.
Ultimately, this is actually what allows him to be the BigGood of the setting.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Bascom is Cardigan's ally but he is a ManipulativeBastard who has a lot of shady connections. Ultimately, this is actually what allows him to be the BigGood of the setting.

* RememberTheNewGuy: Janus is introduced as an all-powerful TekLord that even Sonny answered to.

* RaceLift: Sid Gomez is Latin America in the books, but African American in the movies and series. His name is the same so he's presumably MixedRace.

* TheManBehindTheMan: Janus is apparently Sonny Hokori's boss despite the latter being portrayed as the most powerful of all TekLords.

* ShapeShifting: "Morph Masks" exist, which look like executioner's hoods until they are activated and allow the wearer to look like anyone they wish. Notabaly, this only covers the person's head.

* In ''[=TekJustice=]'', Cardigan is put on trial for murder, his lawyer, Eugene Leopold, is slightly too young to drive.

* RevolvingDoorCasting: Most of the main characters from the four movies were carried over to the TV series, but then, almost all of them were either written out of the show or simply stopped appearing before the TV season was half-way finished. Beth Kittridge was PutOnABus and Sid Gomez was KilledOffForReal. Walter Bascom was also absent for much of the series, only appearing in the first handful of episodes, then not appearing onscreen again until the the final two episodes. Likewise, Danny Cardigan stopped appearing in episodes about halfway through and only reappeared in the final episode. On top of that, the character was played by a different actor than the one who portrayed him in the movies. The only characters from the four movies to appear regularly through the series were central character Jake Cardigan and supporting cast member Lieutenant Winger.

* RevolvingDoorCasting: Most of the main characters from the four movies were carried over to the TV series, but then, almost all of them were either written out of the show or simply stopped appearing before the TV season was half-way finished. Beth Kittridge was PutOnABus and Sid Gomez was KilledOffForReal. Walter Bascom was also absent for much of the series, only appearing in the first handful of episodes, then not appearing onscreen again until the the final two episodes. Likewise, Danny Cardigan stopped appearing in episodes about halfway through and only reappeared in the final episode. The only characters from the four movies to appear regularly through the series were central character Jake Cardigan and supporting cast member Lieutenant Winger.

The plot to the series is as follows: Police officer Jake Cardigan is framed for murder, and dealing in “Tek,” a highly addictive computer chip that alters the user’s perception of the world. Cardigan is sentenced to serve fifteen years in [[CryoPrison cryo-imprisonment]]. Four years into his sentence he is released by Walter Bascom (Shatner), head of Cosmos, a private security firm. He gives Cardigan the choice of either working for him, or going back to the freezer. Reluctantly, Cardigan agrees and begins his looking for one of Bascom’s missing scientist. One who was working on something that seems to have attracted the attention of the drug lords who make Tek.

* RevolvingDoorCasting: Most of the main characters from the four movies were carried over to the TV series, but then, almost all of them were either written out of the show or simply stopped appearing before the TV season was half-way finished. Beth Kittridge was PutOnABus, Danny Cardigan stopped appearing in episodes, Sid Gomez was KilledOffForReal. Walter Bascom was also absent for much of the series, only appearing in the first handful of episodes, then not appearing onscreen again until the the final two episodes. The only characters from the four movies to appear regularly through the series were central character Jake Cardigan and supporting cast member Lieutenant Winger.

* ThirdPersonPerson: Jonas, a dealer who likes to develop illicit technology, does not use any pronouns, either when speaking to other people, or making statements about himself. He never uses "I" or "you," and always refers to himself as Jonas.

* ThirdPersonPerson: Jonas, a dealer who likes to devlop illicit technology, refers to himself in the third person.

* RevolvingDoorCasting: Most of the main characters from the four movies were carried over to the TV series, but then, almost all of them were either written out of the show or simply stopped appearing before the TV season was half-way finished. Beth Kittridge was PutOnABus, Danny Cardigan stopped appearing in episodes, Sid Gomez was KilledOffForReal. Walter Bascom was also absent for much of the series, only appearing in the first handful of episodes, then not appearing onscreen again until the the final two episodes. The only characters from the four movies to remain relevant past Episode 8 of the TV series was central character Jake Cardigan and supporting cast member Lieutenant Winger.