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Quick LinksThe Secret World of Alex Mack, ExplainedAlex Mack is Perfect For the Stranger Things TreatmentThe Wonderfully Weird World of Alex Mack Deserves a Comeback

As Stranger Things approaches its inevitable finale, a reboot of a '90s TV cult classic is Nickelodeon's dark answer to Netflix's beloved series. Stranger Things took pop culture by storm, reshaped the streaming landscape, and left audiences craving more bizarre mysteries wrapped in nostalgia and drama. Yet, long before Eleven and her friends uncovered corporate conspiracies, struggled with strange powers, and faced the perils of growing up, Nickelodeon had already explored similar themes with The Secret World of Alex Mack. With its mix of government cover-ups, sci-fi intrigue, and tweenage struggles, this forgotten series is just begging to be revived, bringing a very different brand of onscreen chemistry to a whole new generation of viewers.

Over four seasons, Stranger Things has grown...

By Lee Pfeiffer

By the late 1960s, Jacqueline Bisset was clearly one of the "It" girls among a bevy of starlets who crossed over from flash-in-the-pan status to becoming a genuine star in her own right. Her breakthrough role opposite Steve McQueen in the 1968 blockbuster "Bullitt" helped catapult the British beauty to the top ranks of actresses who were deemed to have international boxoffice appeal. Among her major Hollywood successes: "The Detective", "Airport" and "The Deep". In between, however, Bisset was open to appearing in off-beat films that were most suited for the art house circuit.  One of the more unusual productions was "Secret World", a 1969 French film that was the antithesis of the commercial successes she was enjoying. The film was directed by Robert Freeman, a famed photographer who is credited with shooting many of the classic album covers for The Beatles. (Some sources credit Paul Feyder as co-director...