As micke_rofon said here: (href="http://www.imdb.com/user/ur15937974/ref_=tt_urv)"...Superficial, action-packed and light story - take it for what it is!..."It wasn't meant to be a serious or realistic sci-fi show.I don't understand why people always put down TV Shows & Movies without taking in consideration the budget,time period, technology of the day, and other per tenant info.Cleopatra 2525 was made to be entertaining and not taken to seriously. it was purposely made to be fun and silly, yet they still managed to include morals and real life questions with out having to figure out whats going on . It allows you to be just entertained with out thinking to hard.Take it for what it is a show where the actors had fun acting in silly costumes, unrealistic tech and so forth. Don't think just enjoy the show as it was meant to be.If you like(d) Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) or Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) or Babylon 5 (1994) or Andromeda (2000) I think you'll like Cleopatra 2525.

In 2000, with Hercules and Xena winding down, two new shows were created in an attempt to fill the void. One was the Bruce Campbell vehicle, Jack of all Trades, the other was Cleopatra 2525. The shows didn't attract the viewers that their predecessors had, and were cancelled after the first and second seasons, respectively. I had never paid much attention to syndicated television shows. To me they had always been dumb, late night entertainment, something to watch when there's nothing to do, but you're not tired enough to go to bed yet. Then one day, while flipping through one dull show after another, I landed on Cleopatra 2525. I was hooked. But why? I was above this mindless entertainment, wasn't I? What led me enjoy a series by the same people who spawned Hercules and Xena? First of all, to be honest, the fact that the show revolved around women in form-fitting suits didn't hurt initially. Secondly, the show was basically Science Fiction, a genre I love, as opposed to Fantasy, which I'm less receptive to. In addition, I found that the very reasons I had avoided such shows might have been one of their greatest qualities. The fact that they're not taken seriously allows them to slip many things in ‘under-the-radar', and most don't pick up on it because the figure it's just brain dead entertainment.However, I didn't find it at brain dead all. There were, here and there, some wonderful and surprisingly original Sci-Fi elements and even, believe it or not, some good stories. Many of Cleo's writers have impressive resumes, and have worked shows such as ‘Buffy', ‘The Outer Limits', ‘The Pretender' and ‘Enterprise'. Remarkably well assembled for a syndicated show, I believe it had underlying themes and allusions that many failed to recognise. This is largely because they, as I had in the past, looked at these shows only superficially, not bothering to entertain the possibility that there was more going on.The basic premise of the show is very interesting. Consider the fact that all three of the leading characters are women. Their unseen guide ‘voice' is, in fact, that of a female. Mauser, the one male in our group of heroes, seldom leaves the base of operations, and attends to many of the ‘housekeeping' duties, such as repairing equipment, etc. Another interesting note on Mauser is that he was formerly a Betrayer, a being who aids in the enslavement of the humans. Hel's personal arch-nemesis, Creegan, is also a male. There are some intriguing implications made here, and one can draw their own conclusions upon watching the show. Needless to say, the show examines gender roles and stereotypes. All this serves as an example of the elements of the show that slip by, unnoticed by those who fail to examine the show beyond its surface. Cleo. 25 is very much a typical syndicated show superficially. Women in form fitting clothing, incessant comedic relief, and action strung along on a shoestring budget. Deceptively, under this lies some interesting concepts and enjoyable characters. The show does have it's fans, and you can running into them online is always a pleasure. Perhaps, by some strange twist of fate, we'll encounter Cleopatra 2525 again one day.

Oh, they *did*. Never have I been so happy to hear that a show had been canned. Tapert and Raimi, HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME.You can see where the concept for this came from. A cryogenically frozen stripper waking up in a dystopian world *could* have worked, had it been done with post modern awareness and huge panache. There was a parody in here trying to get out, but it was clubbed to death in committee. There are so many sub-genres and shows that could have been gently tweaked while Cleopatra 2525 found it feet and carved it's own niche, but they made the mistake of trying to play it straight from the start, and failed miserably.The three leads are blank faced and anonymous, with no real character or presence, and they either can't act, or aren't bothering to try. The title character is Jar Jar irritating, the scripts are adolescent fanzine quality, and the dialogue is simply nauseating. The premise and outfits suggest titillation will be on offer, but Cleopatra doesn't even have the courage to make good on that promise.Other Action Pack shows make a virtue of their cheesy natures by involving the audience in the joke. Cleopatra instead tries to deny it's own essential idiocy and presents itself as straight faced science fiction. It's not charming, or quirky, it's simply drab and awful, and it should have been drowned at birth rather than allowed to slither its way onto the screen. BAD Action Pack! BAD!

Something about a future Charlie's Angels with a kick makes this show hopelessly fun and addicting. Though Jennifer Sky is POINTLESSLY annoying as her character. Victoria Pratt and he other co-star make it worth watching. In order to make this show better it should be increased to an hour, remove Jennifer Sky completely and extend the story plots and the show would be much better. But as far as trash TV goes, it's stupid and fun. And again, why would one be addicted to watching this??? Hmmmm...