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- CreatorJack BurdittStarsTim AllenNancy TravisHector ElizondoA married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.Tim Allen is great. I think he is the funniest man on television. The show deals with everyday life, family issues, and sometimes politics tangentially and does it all in a light manner. Makes me laugh hard. I just discovered this show this season so I am going to have to buy the earlier seasons. It is that good.
- CreatorMitchell BurgessRobin GreenStarsDonnie WahlbergBridget MoynahanWill EstesRevolves around a family of New York cops.Simply one of the best cop shows ever made.
- DirectorEric PeteyStarsMarc WebbElfina LukMichael Paul McKennaA recently promoted cop's lavish new lifestyle is jeopardized when the central computer system that governs his futuristic city pins him for a murder he didn't commit. Now he must return to the ruins he once called home in order to prove his innocence.Sci-Fi story involving deadly viruses, scientists from the CDC, and a group of elitists who don't die natural deaths, i.e. unless they are killed they live forever. The first season was fascinating, the second succeeded in holding my interest and the season finale intimates an interesting third season to come.
- CreatorJoseph WeisbergStarsKeri RussellMatthew RhysKeidrich SellatiAt the height of the Cold War, two Russian agents pose as the average American couple, complete with family.Set in the early 1980s the show features 2 soviet spies living as an American couple (with 2 children of their own born in the US) in the D.C. area.
Sometimes the show promotes American leftist ideology through the opinions of the female Soviet spy. I usually don't like TV shows in which characters' opinions are merely lightly veiled leftist political ideology. I don't mind it so much in this case since it is completely in character for a Soviet agent to espouse ideology and viewpoints of the American political left. It lends a sense of realism to the show. - CreatorJon BokenkampStarsJames SpaderMegan BooneDiego KlattenhoffA new FBI profiler, Elizabeth Keen, has her entire life uprooted when a mysterious criminal, Raymond Reddington, who has eluded capture for decades, turns himself in and insists on speaking only to her.Great story. Great writing. James Spader is great in the lead role as Raymond Reddington. Answers to the persistent questions regarding his relationship to Megan Boone's character Liz Keen are slowly being teased out of Red though he is loathe to give them, and from other sources. The show contains enough mystery, interesting plotlines, intrigue, and surprises that it could have a very long run as one of the top shows. Great cast.
- CreatorAnthony CiprianoCarlton CuseKerry EhrinStarsVera FarmigaFreddie HighmoreMax ThieriotA contemporary prequel to Psycho, giving a portrayal of how Norman Bates' psyche unravels through his teenage years, and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is.The early years of Norman Bates, showing his relationship to his mother and fractured family. Set in the same town, same house, same motel central to the movie Psycho which starred Anthony Perkins. Great cast and acting, especially Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore. Norman and his mother are wound way too tightly.
- CreatorGraham YostStarsTimothy OlyphantNick SearcyJoelle CarterEnforcing 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.The story of deputy marshall Raylan Givens and his quest to bring career criminal Boyd Crowder to justice. Givens has a tendency to break a few rules when he deems it necessary to get his job done. Crowder is willing to break just about any rule and go to almost any lengths to succeed in making his criminal fortune. The series has just come to a conclusion unfortunately.
- CreatorMike KelleyStarsMadeleine StoweEmily VanCampGabriel MannAn emotionally troubled young woman sets out to exact revenge against the people who wronged her father.The story of a young woman out for vengeance against those who framed her father and sent him to prison where he was believed to have been murdered. The first season was brilliantly done. The show suffered somewhat in the second and third seasons; it was too predictable, the episodes made from similar templates. Also, a steady diet of anger & plotting evil against others (even though they are evil people) is unhealthy, even for the viewers of the show. I stayed with it because I like the actors and there were always redeeming qualities in the characters doing the plotting and destruction. This the final season has seen the show return to its best in terms of quality of storylines and acting. The price of seeking revenge against others is steep and the characters in the story learn this dear lesson. I want to see the good people wind up happy at the end and to see the evil people face their karma. But we don't always see justice from our own viewpoint, or on our timetable. I look forward to the finale.
- CreatorAndrew W. MarloweStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWhen a psychopath commits murders based on novelist Castle's books, Detective Beckett seeks his help to solve the case. He decides to work with her and uses his experiences as research for his novels.I feel good when I watch this show.
- CreatorKevin WilliamsonStarsDylan McDermottMaggie QVictor RasukA team of detectives investigates stalkers in Los Angeles.Show involves a special unit of the LA police department which deals with crimes of stalking.
- CreatorRand RavichStarsDermot MulroneyRachael TaylorLance GrossCenters on an idealistic Secret Service agent who finds himself at the center of an international crisis on his first day on the job. In his search for the truth, he will have to cross moral and legal lines as he navigates the highest levels of power and corruption.Gripping show about the kidnapping of a busload of children of the most powerful and influential people in Washington DC, including the President's son. I don't know if another season is planned or if this was a one off. If you have not seen this series, you should buy or rent it.
- CreatorAdi HasakStarsJennifer LopezRay LiottaDrea de MatteoHarlee Santos, New York police officer and single mother, is forced to work in the F.B.I.'s anti-corruption task force while dealing with her own financial problems.Story of a detective unit of the NYPD led by Matt Wozniak played by Ray Liotta. They began working outside the lines, initially in order to better keep control over drug selling gangs, to at least keep drugs out of certain sections of the city. Their illegal policing methods slowly begin to include more serious actions. When an FBI sting catches one of the detectives, played by Jennifer Lopez, she has to work as a mole inside the unit in order to save herself so she can be around to raise her daughter.
- CreatorJim PattersonDon ReoStarsAshton KutcherSam ElliottGrady Lee RichmondThe son of a Colorado rancher returns home from a semi-pro football career to run the family business.Sam Elliott plays a rancher, separated from his wife, who with 2 sons works his cattle ranch. The sons compete with each other for favored sons status, and fight sometimes as brothers do. Girlfriends galore and life on a ranch. Good show
- 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.
- CreatorMartin GeroStarsSullivan StapletonJaimie AlexanderAudrey EsparzaJane Doe is found in Times Square with no memory and mysterious tattoos on her body.Jane Doe is found in a duffle bag in Times Square with an FBI agent's name tattooed on her back. Her body is nearly completely covered in tattoos, apparently written in code.
Decoding the tattoos leads the FBI to solutions for high impact crimes, often in time to prevent them. But there is much more to the story - CreatorBruno HellerStarsBen McKenzieJada Pinkett SmithDonal LogueThe story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival.Before Batman, when Bruce Wayne was a young boy, James Gordon was just a detective on the Gotham police force. The people who would later become famous criminals opposing Batman are at this point in the story, merely people. Most of them are not yet on their path to a life of crime.
- CreatorJulian FellowesStarsHugh BonnevillePhyllis LoganElizabeth McGovernA chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
- CreatorKurt SutterStarsCharlie HunnamKatey SagalMark Boone JuniorA biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.The saga of a motorcycle gang involved in criminal activities, their personal interactions, conflicts with individuals, dealings with law enforcement, agreements with other chapters of their gang, other motorcycle gangs, and conflicts with many of the same at various times. There is a lot of violence, including murder. The series shows us their personal lives, the tight brotherhood of the gang members, and the independent nature of the gang members.
- CreatorDan FranckStarsGérard DepardieuBenoît MagimelGéraldine PailhasA tale of power, corruption and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the French port city of Marseille.
- CreatorJohn McNamaraStarsDavid DuchovnyGrey DamonGethin AnthonyA gritty 1960s cop drama about LAPD detective Sam Hodiak and his trainee, who must deal with gangs, brutal crimes, changing times, family crises and unhinged manipulative small-time crook Charles Manson, who's slowly building his cult.A fictional narrative revolving around some LA cops and Charles Manson during the time period leading up to the Tate LaBianca murders. Sam Hodiak is a tough veteran LA cop played by David Duchovny.
There are some historically accurate parts to the show, but most of the show is a fictional, imagined account of both the cops and what Manson may have been doing with his family of girls. The Beach Boys drummer, who actually did meet Manson and allow the family to use one of his houses as their home for a while, also has a small role for a while.
I really like the show. If you want a 100% historically accurate show about the Manson family, this is not for you. - CreatorEilif SkodvinAnne BjørnstadStarsSteven Van ZandtTrond FausaSteinar SagenA New York mobster goes into hiding in rural Lillehammer in Norway after testifying against his former associates.A funny show about a Mafia guy, Frankie the Fixer, who survives an attempt on his life and afterward agrees to testify against the mob. He is given a new identity and choice of a new home. He chooses Lilyhammer because he had seen the Olympics winter games on TV and like the town.
His interactions with the mostly very nice Norwegian people is hilarious. - 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.
- CreatorRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsPeter FalkMike LallyDianne TravisLos Angeles homicide detective, Lieutenant Columbo, uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to root out even the most well-concealed crimes.
- CreatorNeil CrossStarsIdris ElbaDermot CrowleyMichael SmileyJohn Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.Great show about a detective in London. I hope they do another season
- CreatorJ.J. AbramsJeffrey LieberDamon LindelofStarsJorge GarciaJosh HollowayYunjin KimThe survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.A plane goes down on the beach of a deserted island. But this is no ordinary island. Strange electromagnetic forces reside within it. The plot was innovative and the story contains many twists. The writers had very little time to come up with a pilot and a rough sketch of the overall plot. I think that added to the unusual twists and plot devices in this show. Keeps you interested.