Memorable TV Series to Watch
by cin_kong | created - 04 Apr 2020 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicShows I have watched at least one episode of.
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1. Dark Skies (1996–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
In 1960s America, a young couple struggle to expose the truth about a hidden alien invasion, while a secret government organization follows its own agenda in dealing with the threat.
Stars: Eric Close, J.T. Walsh, Lackos, Megan Ward
Votes: 2,380
It had an X-Files feel.
2. The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994–1998)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Alexandra "Alex" Mack develops powerful abilities after a chemical factory accident. She struggles to balance her ordinary life with extraordinary misadventures as a result.
Stars: Larisa Oleynik, Meredith Bishop, Darris Love, Michael Blakley
Votes: 5,615
3. Tucker's Witch (1982–1983)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Tim Matheson and Catherine Hicks star as married couple and private-detective duo Rick and Amanda Tucker. Amanda's psychic abilities prove vital to cracking cases, yet also have a tendency to get the couple into trouble.
Stars: Bill Morey, Alfre Woodard, Barbara Barrie, Tim Matheson
Votes: 236
Good looking couple. Sometimes the magic helped.
4. The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000)
60 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Adventure
The fantastic steampunk adventures of the future science fiction writer and his friends, the Foggs and Passepartout.
Stars: Francesca Hunt, Michel Courtemanche, Chris Demetral, Michael Praed
Votes: 328
Weekend reruns.
5. Crusoe (2008–2009)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
The story follows the escapades of Crusoe, who embarks on a high-seas adventure and gets shipwrecked on a remote tropical island.
Stars: Sam Neill, Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Anna Walton
Votes: 2,669
Late night reruns.
6. Century City (2004)
60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In the near future, a law firm handles difficult cases that reflect the time.
Stars: Nestor Carbonell, Viola Davis, Ioan Gruffudd, Kristin Lehman
Votes: 277
Ahead of its time courtroom drama.
7. Tripping the Rift (2004–2007)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Tripping the Rift is a CGI science fiction comedy television series. The universe is modeled largely after the Star Trek universe, with references to "warp drive" and "transporter beam" ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Root, Maurice LaMarche, John Melendez, Gayle Garfinkle
Votes: 2,588
Adult content animation
8. Charlie's Angels (2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A cat burglar, a car thief, and a dirty cop get a chance to turn their lives around; fighting crime and working for the mysterious Charlie Townsend.
Stars: Annie Ilonzeh, Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor, Ramón Rodríguez
Votes: 4,408
A remake that was somewhat faithful to the original. They should have stopped here.
9. Free Agents (2011–2012)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Alex is recently divorced, and Helen lost her fiance a year ago. Obviously, these two are definitely not ready to be dating again. So naturally, they end up in bed together one night. Oops.... See full summary »
Stars: Hank Azaria, Kathryn Hahn, Mo Mandel, Natasha Leggero
Votes: 1,471
Interesting smart contemporary rom-com. The dialogue was well written. The leads had great chemistry.
10. Political Animals (2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
A divorced former First Lady is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She deals with State Department issues while trying to keep her family together.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, James Wolk, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 6,554
A fresh take on the family drama. It was Dallas in the political arena. Sigourney Weaver was great as the matriarch.
11. Surface (2005–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A marine biologist, an insurance salesman and a teen-aged boy find their lives fundamentally changed by the emergence of a new, and often dangerous, species of sea life, while government agents work to keep the affair under wraps.
Stars: Lake Bell, Jay R. Ferguson, Carter Jenkins, Leighton Meester
Votes: 10,372
Regrettably, never saw the creatures.
12. Defying Gravity (2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Eight astronauts living aboard an international spacecraft on a mission through the solar system, as the world watches from billions of kilometers away.
Stars: Ron Livingston, Malik Yoba, Andrew Airlie, Paula Garcés
Votes: 10,060
Intriguing futuristic scifi mystery made in Canada
13. Wayward Pines (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A Secret Service agent goes to Wayward Pines, Idaho in search of two federal agents who have gone missing in the bucolic town. He soon learns that he might never get out of Wayward Pines alive.
Stars: Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Toby Jones, Shannyn Sossamon, Hope Davis
Votes: 60,194
M. Night Shyamalan inspired by Steven Spielberg and Stephen King.
14. A Gifted Man (2011–2012)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy
Centers 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.
Stars: Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Ehle, Margo Martindale, Pablo Schreiber
Votes: 7,659
Contemporary medical procedural. Patrick Wilson had charisma.
15. Awake (2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
After a car accident takes the life of a family member, a police detective lives two alternating parallel lives, one with his wife and one with his son. Is one of his "realities" merely a dream?
Stars: Jason Isaacs, Laura Allen, Steve Harris, Dylan Minnette
Votes: 21,496
Procedural. But in alternate realities.
16. The Finder (2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An Iraq war vet suffers a brain injury that triggers the ability to see connections between seemingly unrelated events, objects or people.
Stars: Geoff Stults, Maddie Hasson, Mercedes Mason, Michael Clarke Duncan
Votes: 17,581
Contemporary procedural. Quirky spin-off from Bones.
17. Sean Saves the World (2013–2014)
30 min | Comedy
Centers on Sean, who must figure out how to parent his 14-year-old daughter, who just moved in, while navigating a temperamental new boss at work.
Stars: Sean Hayes, Megan Hilty, Echo Kellum, Samantha Isler
Votes: 2,167
For Sean Hayes
18. Under the Dome (2013–2015)
TV-14 | 1,668 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An invisible and mysterious force field descends upon the small town of Chester's Mill, Maine, USA, trapping residents inside, cut off from the rest of civilization. The trapped townspeople must discover the secrets and purpose of the "dome" or "sphere" and its origins, while coming to learn more than they ever knew about each other and animals too.
Stars: Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Alexander Koch, Colin Ford
Votes: 112,595
Didn't really hold my attention after the first few episodes.
19. Super Fun Night (2013–2014)
22 min | Comedy
Three nerdy female friends decide to have super fun every Friday night.
Stars: Rebel Wilson, Kevin Bishop, Liza Lapira, Lauren Ash
Votes: 4,876
For Rebel Wilson
20. Back in the Game (2013–2014)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Centers on Terry Gannon, a recently divorced single mother who temporarily moves in with her estranged father, a beer-swilling former baseball player.
Stars: James Caan, Maggie Lawson, Benjamin Koldyke, Griffin Gluck
Votes: 1,952
Baseball with James Caan, kids, and relationships.
21. The Crazy Ones (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy
Out-of-the-box Simon Roberts runs an ad agency with his Type-A daughter Sydney.
Stars: Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Wolk, Hamish Linklater
Votes: 12,989
This was made for Robin Williams.
22. Lucky 7 (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Follow a group of seven gas station employees in Queens, New York, who have been chipping into a lottery pool for years, never thinking they'd actually win.
Stars: Summer Bishil, Lorraine Bruce, Christine Evangelista, Stephen Louis Grush
Votes: 671
Intriguing premise. The ensemble cast was likeable.
23. Resurrection (2013–2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy
The lives of the people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return.
Stars: Omar Epps, Frances Fisher, Matt Craven, Devin Kelley
Votes: 15,590
Dead people come back to life. It ended when the twist in the story was beginning to reveal itself.
24. Time After Time (2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The adventures of young H.G. Wells and his time machine.
Stars: Freddie Stroma, Josh Bowman, Will Chase, Genesis Rodriguez
Votes: 3,980
Only watched the first 5 episodes. Just watched the 1979 movie.
25. The InBetween (2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A woman with the ability to speak to the dead helps detectives solve murder cases.
Stars: Harriet Dyer, Justin Cornwell, Cindy Luna, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 4,302
Contemporary procedural. Chilling thriller. Watched one episode
26. Stumptown (2019– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A sharp-witted Marine veteran becomes a private investigator in Portland, Oregon, where she takes care of her brother who has Down syndrome.
Stars: Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson, Tantoo Cardinal, Cole Sibus
Votes: 13,077
Interesting premise. Different. Watched first episode
27. Cutter to Houston (1983)
60 min | Drama
The cases of the staff of Cutter Community Hospital in the small rural community of Cutter, Texas.
Stars: Jim Metzler, Alec Baldwin, Shelley Hack, K Callan
Votes: 50
For Shelley Hack. Too short to have a continuing story line at the time. The attractive leading cast included a young Alec Baldwin. Unfortunately, the network didn't give it a chance. Watched first airings.
28. Cleopatra 2525 (2000–2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
An exotic dancer is frozen in 2001 and unfrozen in 2525 by two female warriors fighting against robots that have taken over the world. The three join forces and try to escape from the underground caves to which humanity has been banished.
Stars: Gina Torres, Victoria Pratt, Jennifer Sky, Elizabeth Hawthorne
Votes: 2,277
Futuristic action adventure from the creators of Hercules and Xena. Weekend airings
29. Code Red (1981–1982)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The adventures of a Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief's family and crew.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Andrew Stevens, Julie Adams, Sam J. Jones
Votes: 195
For Adam Rich (of Eight is Enough) and Andrew Stevens
30. Voyagers! (1982–1983)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A member of a league of time travelers and a boy travel through time repairing errors in world history.
Stars: Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce, David Cadiente, Stephen Liska
Votes: 1,756
For the premise. Adventurous time travelers
31. Orleans (1997– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Stars: Larry Hagman, Brett Cullen, Colleen Flynn, Michael Reilly Burke
Votes: 49
For Larry Hagman.(Who wouldn't like to see J.R.) At the time New Orleans was a refreshing setting / location.
32. Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998–1999)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Retired naval commander Jim Kennedy is divorced and has a teenage son. He takes over the famous cruise ship, where he and his crew tackle different scenarios with different passengers every week.
Stars: Robert Urich, Kyle Howard, Corey Parker, Randy Vasquez
Votes: 495
It's The Love Boat.
33. V (1984–1985)
TV-PG | 1,088 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A year after Liberation Day, courtesy of the red-dust bacteria, the humanoid, lizard-like aliens develop a resistance to the micro-organism and try to regain control of the Earth--only now, some humans are knowingly working with them.
Stars: Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Michael Ironside, Jane Badler
Votes: 14,062
For the mini-series
34. Lady Blue (1985–1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Katy Mahoney patrols the grittier streets of Chicago, dispatching the steamier elements before reporting to her boss Terry McNichol. Katy's intensity about her job interfered with her social life.
Stars: Jamie Rose, Danny Aiello, Ralph Foody, Ron Dean
Votes: 390
For Jamie Rose (of Falcon Crest)
35. Masquerade (1983–1984)
60 min | Adventure, Thriller
An intelligence organization recruits civilian specialists for individual missions requiring their skills.
Stars: Rod Taylor, Kirstie Alley, Greg Evigan, Katia Christine
Votes: 150
For the premise. Roaming in a bus. Kirstie Alley. Greg Evigan.
36. Lottery! (1983–1984)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A lottery representative and his IRS partner meet various winners across the country to present the prizes and change their lives.
Stars: Marshall Colt, Ben Murphy, Joe Colligan, Brendon Boone
Votes: 219
For Ben Murphy.
37. Glitter (1984–1985)
60 min | Drama
The story of the relationships that go on at the offices of "Glitter," a top entertainment magazine.
Stars: David Birney, Morgan Brittany, Arthur Hill, Arte Johnson
Votes: 73
For Diane Kaye (of Eight is Enough)
38. Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982–1983)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The adventures of a 1930's Pacific Islands bush pilot and his companions.
Stars: Stephen Collins, Jeff MacKay, Caitlin O'Heaney, Marta DuBois
Votes: 1,885
Before Stephen Collins was famous
39. Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982–1983)
60 min | Adventure
Pith-helmeted Buck is a Great White Hunter who here (unlike the real one from the 1940s) works out of the Raffles Hotel bar in Singapore during the 1930s fighting all kinds of bad guys in pre-war Malaya.
Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Clyde Kusatsu, Ron O'Neal, John A. Zee
Votes: 465
Before Bruce was famous
40. Legend (1995)
60 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western
Ernest Pratt, a dime-store novelist in the old west, lives with his scientist friend Professor Janos Bartok in the small town of Sheridan, Colorado. The people of Sheridan mistakenly ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, John de Lancie, Mark Adair-Rios, Jarrad Paul
Votes: 378
For John De Lancie
41. 704 Hauser (1994)
30 min | Comedy
A Black family, the Cumberbatches, moves into the former Queens home of Archie Bunker years after Bunker had sold the house located at 704 Hauser Street.
Stars: John Amos, Lynnie Godfrey, T.E. Russell, Maura Tierney
Votes: 107
Norman Lear reuse the All in the Family set
42. The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–1978)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Motley Hall was built in 1577 and was home to the Uproar family. Empty of living inhabitants, it is home to Five Ghosts from different periods of the Halls history who are compelled to get ... See full summary »
Stars: Arthur English, Freddie Jones, Nicholas Le Prevost, Sean Flanagan
Votes: 168
43. Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987–1988)
Not Rated | 30 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A group of guerrilla fighters battles the evil machine forces that dominate a future Earth.
Stars: Tim Dunigan, Peter MacNeill, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Maurice Dean Wint
Votes: 1,457
My Saturday morning show
44. American Gothic (1995–1998)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A quiet, seemingly-quaint small town is ruled over by its charming yet evil sheriff who uses his demonic powers to remove anyone who dares to stand in his way. The only one he fears is a young boy he fathered through rape.
Stars: Gary Cole, Lucas Black, Paige Turco, Brenda Bakke
Votes: 4,867
Really dark stuff. Lucas Black got famous after this.
45. Millennium (I) (1996–1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A former FBI profiler with the ability to look inside the mind of a killer begins working for the mysterious Millennium Group which investigates serial killers, conspiracies, the occult, and those obsessed with the end of the millennium.
Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, Brittany Tiplady
Votes: 12,294
Too dark even for me
46. VR.5 (1995–1997)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Young woman Sidney works in a telephone company and she is sure that her father, doctor Bloom, and sister died after an accident. Sidney's hobby is to play with virtual reality. She has ... See full summary »
Stars: Lori Singer, Michael Easton, Anthony Head, David McCallum
Votes: 721
47. The Lone Gunmen (2001)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The X-Files' Lone Gunmen, their action-loving man-childish sidekick and patron, Jimmy Bond, and their sexy master thief frienemy, Yves, investigate crimes and conspiracies, often in a silly, comedic and over the top fashion.
Stars: Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, Zuleikha Robinson
Votes: 5,744
48. The Tudors (2007–2010)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.
Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain
Votes: 81,260
VFX from CoreFX
49. The Night Shift (2014–2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Romance
A group of doctors from the Army return to work the night shift at a hospital in San Antonio.
Stars: Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Brendan Fehr, Robert Bailey Jr.
Votes: 13,111
MASH like, with too much personal drama.
50. Camelot (2011)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy
When King Uther dies and Britain faces chaos, Merlin presents an unknown named Arthur as the new king by birthright, as the late king's son, against the ambitious desires of his half-sister, Morgan.
Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower, Tamsin Egerton, Peter Mooney
Votes: 24,649
51. Las Vegas (2003–2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Welcome to the Montecito Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, where you can do anything you want, but Ed Deline and his crack surveillance team will be watching. Just remember: what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
Stars: Josh Duhamel, James Caan, James Lesure, Vanessa Marcil
Votes: 29,979
Not quite sure how this ended.
52. Combat Hospital (2011)
42 min | Drama, War
Portrays doctors and nurses from Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and other allied countries saving lives and limbs in a war zone military hospital modeled on a real facility in Afghanistan.
Stars: Michelle Borth, Luke Mably, Terry Chen, Arnold Pinnock
Votes: 2,351
Also looked for MASH in this too.
53. Alphas (2011–2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Alphas is a science fiction drama focusing on a team that investigates people with supernatural abilities.
Stars: David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Warren Christie, Azita Ghanizada
Votes: 29,753
First episode film near where we lived
54. Happily Divorced (2011–2013)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
In their 18 years of marriage, a middle-aged couple tries to move on with their lives after the husband confesses he's gay.
Stars: Fran Drescher, John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold, Valente Rodriguez
Votes: 3,308
Fran
55. Space: Above and Beyond (1995–1996)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Earth is embroiled in a desperate war against alien invaders, and this series focuses on one squadron of Marine pilots involved in it.
Stars: Morgan Weisser, Kristen Cloke, Rodney Rowland, Joel de la Fuente
Votes: 8,672
Morgan & Wong of X-Files. Promising
56. Oshin (1983–1984)
Biography, Drama, Family
Tells the story of Oshin, a poor little girl who would someday become the owner of a big supermarket chain in Japan.
Stars: Toshi Shioya, Nobuko Otowa, Yûko Tanaka, Ayako Kobayashi
Votes: 1,026
In Original Japanese and dubbed into Chinese
58. Another World (1964–1999)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Romance
The life in the Midwestern town of Bay City, and the love, loss, trials, and triumph of its residents, who come from different backgrounds and social circles.
Stars: Victoria Wyndham, Constance Ford, Hugh Marlowe, Linda Dano
Votes: 1,147
59. Texas (1980–1982)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Daytime Drama, spun off from "Another World," which followed Iris Carrington from Bay City as she rediscovered Alex Wheeler, a former love, and moved to the Houston area. The stories ... See full summary »
Stars: Carla Borelli, Beverlee McKinsey, Jerry Lanning, Lisby Larson
Votes: 128
60. Days of Our Lives (1965– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.
Stars: Deidre Hall, Kristian Alfonso, Drake Hogestyn, Alison Sweeney
Votes: 7,439
61. Code Black (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
The staff of the L.A. County Hospital emergency room treats patients under difficult circumstances.
Stars: Marcia Gay Harden, Harry Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 13,276
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