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- CreatorFrank DarabontStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusMelissa McBrideSheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.Zombies, zombies and even MORE zombies! All this and, a plot to boot! DO NOT miss this show!
- CreatorJonathan NolanStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanAn ex-CIA agent and a wealthy programmer save lives via a surveillance AI that sends them the identities of civilians involved in impending crimes. However, the details of the crimes, including the civilians' roles, are left a mystery.Excellent ACTION (... AND, an excellent "geek")! I never knew Cavaziel had it in him!
- CreatorDave EricksonRobert KirkmanStarsKim DickensFrank DillaneCliff CurtisA Walking Dead spinoff set in Los Angeles, California. Follows two families who must band together to survive the undead apocalypse.Getting better than the original!
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganA young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.Excellent vampire show ... comedy, romance, tragedy ... all as a back-drop to the lives of a few outcast teens/early adults!
- CreatorShane BrennanStarsChris O'DonnellDaniela RuahLL Cool JNCIS's covert operations team go undercover to investigate cases involving terrorism and National Security.In my opinion, equal to the “original” in quality!
- CreatorCharles Marquis WarrenClyde WareStarsJames ArnessMilburn StoneAmanda BlakeMarshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.... AND ... Marshal Dillon (just the "black & white episodes)! Another GREAT ensemble cast of characters!
- CreatorEric KripkeStarsJared PadaleckiJensen AcklesJim BeaverTwo brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.Excellent story-line material and different "monsters" almost every week!
- CreatorDavid GreenwaltJoss WhedonStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterAlexis DenisofThe vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.Spin-off of "Buffy: the Vampire Slayer", that some say (not me), is better than the show it came from! Still, a must see for any & all horror-genre fans!
- CreatorChris CarterStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonMitch PileggiTwo F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.Perhaps THE best monster/alien TV show ever created (other than Twilight Zone)!
- CreatorRod SerlingStarsRod SerlingRobert McCordJay OverholtsOrdinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.Weird, scary, funny, chilling ... a must-see for all who like to think "some of these things just MIGHT one day, happen"!
- CreatorDick WolfStarsMariska HargitayChristopher MeloniIce-TThis series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.Very good at dealing with very bad AND sensitive "modern-day" issues!
- CreatorLarry DavidJerry SeinfeldStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael RichardsThe continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.This show could very well be the funniest TV show ever made!
- CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyIn the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.Capt. Kirk, Spock, Bones and Scotty ... charging thru the galaxy, protecting any and all life-forms (human ... or otherwise), who couldn't protect themselves! This show was WAY ahead of it's time!
- CreatorJoe ConnellyBob MosherDick ConwayStarsJerry MathersHugh BeaumontBarbara BillingsleyThe misadventures of a suburban boy, family and friends.Excellent description of late '50's, early '60's, middle class America! The Beaver just could NOT stay out of trouble! Great ensemble cast, also !!!
- CreatorDick WolfRick EidStarsJerry OrbachJesse L. MartinDennis FarinaNew York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.Fantastic IDEA for a show (showing crime from police-work thru the courtroom)! 20 years of quality television!
- CreatorEileen HeislerDeAnn HelineStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottThe daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the town of Orson, Indiana.Excellent comedy … a hidden gem !!!
- StarsGordon RamsayJean Philippe SusilovicScott LeibfriedWorld renowned chef Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring young chefs through rigorous cooking challenges and dinner services at his restaurant in Hollywood, "Hell's Kitchen".Ramsay rocks his kitchen!
- StarsTom ColicchioPadma LakshmiGail SimmonsA reality competition show in which chefs compete against one another in culinary challenges and are a judged by a panel of food and wine experts, with one or more contestants eliminated each episode.Another "guilty pleasure"!
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsDavid McCallumSean MurrayMark HarmonFollows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.Excellent ensemble drama!
- CreatorGary GlasbergStarsScott BakulaRob KerkovichCCH PounderFollows an NCIS team that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment, and decadence.Excellent drama … with only the ensemble keeping this show from a “10” (a few too many changes in the cast)!
- CreatorGreg DanielsMike JudgeStarsMike JudgeKathy NajimyPamela AdlonA straight-laced propane salesman in Arlen, Texas tries to deal with the wacky antics of his family and friends, while also trying to keep his son in line.Hank, Peg, Bobby, Dale, Bill, Luanne ... and, of course, Boomhauer ... Texas television ICONS!
- StarsNina GarciaTim GunnHeidi KlumAspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry in this reality competition. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.Please, PLEASE ... don't tell anyone! A "guilty pleasure" of mine!
- CreatorRoseanne BarrMatt WilliamsStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfA revival of the popular 1990s sitcom "Roseanne," which centered on the everyday life of an American working-class family.Both versions … EXCELLENT !!!
- CreatorDan CurtisStarsJonathan FridGrayson HallAlexandra IslesThe rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.Frighteningly scary television (for an 8 year old).Barnabas Collins ... THE 1st anguished (and possibly, still, the BEST) vampire!
- CreatorJames L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam SimonStarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightHarry ShearerThe satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.Hilarious, animated television comedy ... 20 years and still going!
- CreatorChuck LorreBill PradyStarsJohnny GaleckiJim ParsonsKaley CuocoA woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.Hilarious look at the lives of "geeks"!
- StarsChuck ConnorsJohnny CrawfordPaul FixThe adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.Excellent western ... which always had a "moral" to the story!
- StarsRick HarrisonCorey HarrisonAustin 'Chumlee' RussellRick Harrison and his family own and run a pawn shop on the Las Vegas strip. They buy, sell, and appraise items of historical value.A "reality" look at the inner workings of a "pawn shop", in Las Vegas ... and, it works !!!
- StarsRick DaleTyler DaleBrettly OttermanAmerican Restoration follows the best restoration shops in the United States as they restore pieces of America's history and create awe-inspiring works from vintage items including classic cars, rare antiques and one-of-a-kind bikes.These folks give an inside look into "restoring" treasured relics (from gasoline pumps to horse-drawn covered wagons, to little curio cabinets), anything you can think of! Quality work on a good, reality tv show!
- StarsSimon KingJonathan ScottSaba Douglas-HamiltonCome along on an adventure with Jonathan Scott, Simon King, and other professionals and camera crews as they journey through the Masai Mara game park in Kenya, Africa. In their travels they follow many different families and prides of animals, mainly focusing on a few different lion prides, leopards, and cheetahs, stunning males, aggressive yet loving females, and cute cubs too!A true, quality inside look at the lives of the big "Cats" of Africa (lions, leopards, and cheetahs)! Great television!
- CreatorMike WolfeStarsMike WolfeDanielle ColbyFrank FritzMike and Frank are pickers that travel the country and literally would go anywhere just for the prospects of finding antique gold. With the assistance of Danielle they often find themselves in a comedic pickle.A new way to make a living ... RE-SALE (picking)!
- StarsAndrew ZimmernTim MikeskaBill EsparzaHost Andrew Zimmern explores various cultures through their cuisines.Is there ANYTHING that is not possible to eat ??? Not to this guy!
- CreatorMitchell BurgessRobin GreenStarsDonnie WahlbergBridget MoynahanWill EstesRevolves around a family of New York cops.Selleck a GRANDPA ??? Wahlberg and Esposito rock!
- CreatorSusannah GrantStarsPatrick WilsonJennifer EhleMargo MartindaleCenters on an ultra-competitive surgeon whose life is changed forever when his ex-wife dies and begins teaching him what life is all about from the here-after.Why, oh WHY ... was this QUALITY show cancelled ?!?
- StarsCliff BarackmanKen ScottMatt MoneymakerMatt Moneymaker, founder of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organisation (B.F.R.O.), and a team of the B.F.R.O.'s top investigators travel North America and the world to search for the mysterious creature called Bigfoot.Goofy and fun fluff!
- CreatorHart HansonStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela ConlinF.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth teams up with the Jeffersonian's top anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, to investigate cases where all that's left of the victims are their bones.Excellent ensemble (with Emily Deschanel being pure genius, in her role)!!!
- CreatorMichelle KingRobert KingStarsJulianna MarguliesChris NothJosh CharlesAlicia Florrick has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm.Julianna Margulies ... need I say more?
- CreatorPeter M. LenkovAlex KurtzmanLeonard FreemanStarsAlex O'LoughlinScott CaanTaylor WilyWhen Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force: Five-0.Great re-boot!
- CreatorLeslie StevensStarsKevin ConwayAlex DiakunEric SchneiderA modern revival of the classic science fiction horror anthology show The Outer Limits (1963). Episodes often have twist-endings and involve aliens. Sometimes, a story from one episode continues in a later episode.2nd best "out there" TV show (behind Twilight Zone)!
- CreatorAnthony E. ZuikerStarsWilliam PetersenLaurence FishburneTed DansonIn Las Vegas, a squad of forensic investigators are trained to solve crimes by meticulously examining the evidence. They employ advanced technology and their rationality to detect the perpetrators.Made us ALL crime and DNA sleuths !!!
- CreatorLes StroudStarsLes StroudLogan StroudTodd StandingNo food, no shelter, no fresh water - one man alone in the wild for seven days with only his wits and stamina to sustain him.Les teaches everyone survival 101!
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresAlan TudykFive hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.Excellent show (that should've lasted WAY more'n "1" season)! Probably THE only cancelled TV show which spawned a successful motion picture, simply because of pressure from fans!
- CreatorSteven BochcoMichael KozollStarsDaniel J. TravantiMichael WarrenBruce WeitzThe lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.Gritty police drama!
- CreatorJames BurrowsGlen CharlesLes CharlesStarsTed DansonRhea PerlmanJohn RatzenbergerThe regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.Comedy at it's best!
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsGary ConwayDon MathesonStefan ArngrimA spaceship from Earth crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on which everything, including the human-like inhabitants, is twelve times the size of its counterpart on Earth.Great premise. This show should've lasted longer! Why do they not give shows the chance to "catch fire" and go on? I know this show was "out there" (and, the writing wasn't the best, either), but, this premise should've worked. I'd like to see it given a shot nowadays ... with some actually GOOD writers!
- CreatorLarry CohenStarsRoy ThinnesKent SmithMax KlevenThe Aliens are here, posing as human, and not friendly. David Vincent has seen them land and now must evade them and convince others of their presence while not being put in the booby hatch.Aliens ARE among us !!! Very under-appreciated show (i.e., before it's time)!!!
P.S. *See "Land of the Giants"!!! - CreatorBruce GellerRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsMike ConnorsGail FisherWard WoodPrivate detective Joe Mannix uses force to solve crimes.Private investigator who could solve any crime ... AND, he didn't have to utter one single curse word ... AMAZING !!!
- CreatorCaroline HawkinsStarsBill NighyFlower the MeerkatMozart the MeerkatThis is a documentary drama series which follows a meerkat family in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, called the Whiskers.Excellent, true-life animal series! Sometimes, extremely brutal and gory ... other times, perfectly gentle, loving and caring families!
- CreatorBlanche HanalisStarsMelissa GilbertMichael LandonKaren GrassleThe life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.Excellent, moral tv show ... good for the whole family!
- CreatorJames DuffStarsMary McDonnellG.W. BaileyTony DenisonThe Closer (2005) spin-off series, which follows Captain Raydor of the Los Angeles Police Department.Don't tell my wife, but ... I'm thinking THIS version of the show may (actually) be better'n "The Closer"!!!
- CreatorDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowFollows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.One of the best ensembles in television history!
- CreatorLarry GelbartStarsAlan AldaWayne RogersLoretta SwitThe staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.Another great show with a fantastic ensemble cast (even with several important changes over the years)!
- CreatorEarl Hamner Jr.StarsJon WalmsleyMary Beth McDonoughEric ScottThe life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family through financial depression and World War II.Good, clean family viewing (when it was "okay" to watch good, clean television)!
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsJames DarrenRobert ColbertWhit BissellTwo scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history.I LOVED this show! Excellent premise (that should be given another go around ... with all the "re-boots" these days)!
- CreatorWilliam BlinnRita LakinStarsGeorg Stanford BrownSam MelvilleGerald S. O'LoughlinThe trials and adventures of three young police officers.Good, early police drama (I never missed an episode)!
- CreatorJoe RubyKen SpearsJoseph BarberaStarsDon MessickCasey KasemNicole JaffeA group of teenage friends and their Great Dane (Scooby-Doo) travel in a bright green van solving strange and hilarious mysteries, while returning from or going to a regular teenage function.A cartoon I never missed!
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsGeorge O'HanlonJanet WaldoMel BlancThe misadventures of a futuristic family.One of my all time favorite cartoons ... loved all the "space-age" inventions!
- CreatorMichael CrichtonStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyJulianna MarguliesThe doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.In the running for best television drama of all time! Fantastic, ever-changing (dang-it) cast!
- CreatorRobert A. CinaderHarold Jack BloomStarsRandolph MantoothKevin TigheJulie LondonThe crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.Paramedics and E.R. doctors ... before the telivision shows good get REALLY dicey and gritty!
- CreatorJames DuffStarsKyra SedgwickJ.K. SimmonsCorey ReynoldsDeputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson runs the Priority Homicide Division of the LAPD with an unorthodox style. Her innate ability to read people and obtain confessions helps her and her team solve the city's toughest, most sensitive cases.Sometimes funny, sometimes heart-felt and tragic ... but, at all-times ... good TV!
- CreatorBruno HellerStarsSimon BakerRobin TunneyTim KangA famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughter.Baker and Tunney shine!
- CreatorGregory Thomas GarciaStarsLucas NeffMartha PlimptonGarret DillahuntJimmy becomes a single parent to an infant after her mother, with whom he had a one-night stand, ends up on Death Row.Hilarious!
- CreatorVeena SudStarsMireille EnosJoel KinnamanBilly CampbellA police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car.Riveting, gritty drama ... AND ... where did Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman come from ?!?
- CreatorJeff DavisStarsKirsten VangsnessMatthew Gray GublerA.J. CookA group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub.Some very serious (and CHILLING) subject matter!
- StarsRodd HoustonIain FraserVirginia MadsenOrangutan Island is an American documentary television series. The project manager, Lone Drøscher Nielsen of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the founder and manager of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project, regularly appears with the orangutans in the show. The show focuses on a group of orphaned orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center that are raised to go against their normally independent nature and instead cooperate and live together in a society so they can be left to live wild on their protected island.Only 2 seasons were made (25 episodes), and I didn't even like orangutans ... until I watched this show! It is a fascinating look into the lives of these "endangered", great apes! Very funny ... and, sad to say ... a time or two, tragic. BUT, don't miss it!
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsDaniel WuOrla BradyEmily BeechamA mighty warrior and a young boy with supernatural powers search for enlightenment in a ruthless post-apocalyptic America controlled by feudal barons.Excellent, EXCELLENT choreography!
- StarsEugene CussonsEugene Cussons uses his family's land to open a chimp sanctuary, where he performs hands-on rehabilitation, all the while travelling to various countries on rescue missions.Perfect show for learning!
- StarsKaoru KobayashiMansaku FuwaAsako KobayashiAn anthology of human relationship stories connected by the only open in the wee hours diner the characters frequent. Resolutions are often facilitated by the owner/chef.Excellence from Japan!
- CreatorDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit HaringtonNine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.One of THE best ever created!
- CreatorJon FavreauStarsTemuera MorrisonMing-Na WenFrank TriggBounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigate the underworld when they return to Tatooine to claim Jabba the Hutt's old turf.
- CreatorNeil DruckmannCraig MazinStarsPedro PascalBella RamseyAnna TorvAfter a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.
- CreatorJon FavreauStarsPedro PascalChris BartlettKatee SackhoffThe travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.FANTASTIC … for a “space” show!
- CreatorLiz HeldensDaniel T. ThomsenStarsRamón RodríguezErika ChristensenIantha RichardsonSpecial Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.EXCELLENT writing for a first year show … every episode !!!