Eclectic Global TV Series
by spin-the-turtle | created - 04 Oct 2014 | updated - 04 Oct 2014 | PublicAn eclectic mix of my favourite Television Series in no particular order from around the world that you should check out.
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1. Ancient Impossible (2014– )
60 min | Documentary, History
From the modern aircraft carrier to colossal Egyptian monuments, Ancient Impossible on H2 travels back in time to reveal the real story behind our world's so-called modern technological achievements.
Stars: Alan Gilchrist, Bill Graves, Darius Arya, James Dean
Votes: 213
Documentary series.
2. Anger Management (2012–2014)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Ex-baseball-player Charlie is an anger-management therapist who has small-group sessions at home, an OCD teen daughter, an ex-wife, and a sex-buddy/therapist.
Stars: Charlie Sheen, Shawnee Smith, Noureen DeWulf, Michael Arden
Votes: 31,854
Charlie Sheen is so funny in this.
3. Beauty and the Beast (2012–2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A beautiful detective falls in love with an ex-soldier who goes into hiding from the secret government organization that turned him into a mechanically charged beast.
Stars: Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan, Nina Lisandrello, Austin Basis
Votes: 38,089
Girl meets hot guy with super powers.
4. Bed of Roses (2008–2011)
55 min | Drama
A mother and daughter's lives change for the worst as they struggle to make ends meet after the husband/father's death.
Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Julia Blake, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Caroline Gillmer
Votes: 270
A great Australian TV series.
5. Black Books (2000–2004)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Bernard Black runs a book shop, though his customer service skills leave something to be desired. He hires Manny as an employee. Fran runs the shop next door. Between the three of them many adventures ensue.
Stars: Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig, Paul Beech
Votes: 61,878
British humour at it's finest, a must watch.
6. Catfish: The TV Show (2012– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV, Romance
Nev Schulman and Max Joseph help people who have fallen in love online test the authenticity of their lovers' identities.
Stars: Nev Schulman, Max Joseph, Kamie Crawford, Bettina Kenney
Votes: 9,129
American reality TV, about Internet romance. Highly addictive!
7. Chasing Life (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
April Carver, whose world has just started to look up, is diagnosed with leukemia. With the support of her family and best friend, she might just be able to fight it.
Stars: Italia Ricci, Mary Page Keller, Richard Brancatisano, Haley Ramm
Votes: 6,210
TV series about a girl who get's cancer. It's actually not too bad given the kinda morbid topic!
8. Deadbeat (2014–2016)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Kevin is a medium for hire, who attempts to solve various ghosts' unresolved problems, so that they can move on to a final resting place, occasionally with the help of his best friend and drug dealer, Roofie.
Stars: Tyler Labine, Lucy DeVito, Brandon T. Jackson, Cat Deeley
Votes: 5,421
American paranormal comedy.
9. Cedar Cove (2013–2015)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Romance
Follows the professional and personal life of Municipal Court Judge Olivia Lockhart and the surrounding townsfolk of Cedar Cove.
Stars: Andie MacDowell, Dylan Neal, Sarah Smyth, Teryl Rothery
Votes: 2,686
American TV series, when you just want something nice and easy to watch. Series 2 has hot eye candy ;)
10. Dragons' Den (II) (2005– )
60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Budding entrepreneurs, inventors, and small businessmen pitch their ideas to five "dragons"--real-life business leaders and millionaires.
Stars: Evan Davis, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne
Votes: 2,512
British reality TV series about people trying to become entrepreneurs, the series is still continuing.
11. Drop Dead Diva (2009–2014)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty.
Stars: Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, Kate Levering, April Bowlby
Votes: 20,981
American TV series.
12. Episodes (2011–2017)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A couple of British TV producers move to Hollywood to export their most popular series, and find it is not what they expected.
Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig, John Pankow
Votes: 36,549
British comedy set in America.
13. Finding Carter (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
A teenager finds out she was abducted as a toddler and returns to her biological family.
Stars: Kathryn Prescott, Cynthia Watros, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Alex Saxon
Votes: 7,417
More aimed at youth but still a good watch.
14. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
A dramedy centering around the relationship between a thirtysomething single mother and her teen daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut.
Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Keiko Agena, Scott Patterson
Votes: 147,799
A great TV series.
15. The Gods of Wheat Street (2013–2014)
57 min | Drama
Head of the family before his time, Odin Freeburn is being pulled in all directions. Can he let go of his past in time to save the future?
Stars: Kelton Pell, Lisa Flanagan, Shari Sebbens, Bruce R. Carter
Votes: 205
Australian drama series about an Aboriginal family. Hoping they renew a second season.
16. Good Guys Bad Guys (1997–1998)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This show turns around Elvis Maginnis, a former policeman from a criminal family, who now runs a dry-cleaning business.
Stars: Marcus Graham, Alison Whyte, Travis McMahon, Samuel Johnson
Votes: 167
Australian drama. Still a great watch.
17. The Graham Norton Show (2007– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Irish comedian Graham Norton hosts his very own chat show, which includes chatting to A-list celebrities, the very famous Red Chair game, live music, lots of jokes and fun from Graham and the celebrities themselves.
Stars: Graham Norton, Ricky Gervais, Judi Dench, Jack Whitehall
Votes: 13,170
British talk show. Funny as all hell.
18. Hart of Dixie (2011–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
New Yorker and new doctor Zoe Hart accepts an offer from a stranger, Dr. Harley Wilkes, to work in his medical practice in Bluebell, Alabama. She arrives to find that he has died and left half the practice to her in his will.
Stars: Rachel Bilson, Jaime King, Cress Williams, Wilson Bethel
Votes: 56,685
American drama series.
19. Heroes (II) (2006–2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.
Stars: Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka
Votes: 251,451
American super hero series!
20. Justified (2010–2015)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Enforcing his own brand of justice, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.
Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts
Votes: 118,459
American drama series.
21. Legend (II) (2014)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Drama
Krishna, Who Lives In Dubai, Falls In Love With Sneha. He Comes To India To Seek The Blessings Of His Grandmother, Unaware That Don Jeetendra's Gang Is Seeking Revenge.
Director: Boyapati Srinu | Stars: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Jagapathi Babu, Radhika Apte, Sonal Chauhan
Votes: 2,734
American drama series.
22. Life Begins (2004–2006)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Maggie and Phil are a late-30s English couple on a standard summer holiday with their two teenage children. On their first morning on holiday, Phil announces he wants to move out. Maggie is... See full summary »
Stars: Caroline Quentin, Alexander Armstrong, Elliot Henderson-Boyle, Ace Ryan
Votes: 258
British drama series.
23. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A 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.
Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 200,269
24. Minuscule (2006– )
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Comedy
Although children aren't entomologists, when they take a trip to the country and start roaming through fields and meadows, they do spend an incredible amount of time observing insects. ... See full summary »
Stars: Keith Ferguson, Neic, Scott Whyte, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 1,548
French, so good.
25. Not Going Out (2006– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The mishaps of slacker Lee and the love of his life, Lucy along with their friends & family.
Stars: Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Katy Wix, Hugh Dennis
Votes: 7,889
British comedy drama.
26. Offspring (2010–2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her fabulously messy family.
Stars: Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Richard Davies, Linda Cropper
Votes: 5,482
Australian TV series, so addictive!
27. Outlander (2014– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.
Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin
Votes: 178,826
British drama based in Scotland. Addictive!
28. Parenthood (2010–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives and tragedies of the Braverman family tree.
Stars: Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard, Monica Potter
Votes: 37,525
American drama series.
29. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During an experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back to his own life in the present.
Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt, Dennis Wolfberg
Votes: 36,427
Sci-Fi, still a goodie!
30. Scorpion (2014–2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An eccentric genius forms an team of super-geniuses who are tasked with being the last line of defense against complicated threats to National Security.
Stars: Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong
Votes: 59,216
American drama series.
31. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013–2014)
TV-G | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A group of postal detectives work to solve the mysteries behind undeliverable letters and packages from the past, delivering them when they are needed most.
Stars: Eric Mabius, Kristin Booth, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Geoff Gustafson
Votes: 2,963
American drama series. Easy to watch.
32. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.
Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 59,018
Sci-Fi, oldie but a goodie.
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