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Chillers

1990

Chillers

1990
6.2
Based on Patricia Highsmith short stories. Displaying a sinister atmosphere, delving into the darkest depths of human nature.
Tetsujin 28

2004

Tetsujin 28

2004
7.8
In post-WWII Japan, Dr. Shikishima has built up Shikishima Industries to be a technological powerhouse, working on developing robots. However, at the heart of their success lurks a dark secret from the war, something that cost the life of Dr. Kaneda, Shikishima's mentor. Now Kaneda's son, Shoutarou, is about to learn the truth, and it will change him forever.
Life with Boys

2011

Life with Boys

2011
7.6
Life with Boys is a Canadian teen sitcom that started broadcasting in Canada on YTV in September 2011. It follows Tess Foster as she copes with living in a home with just boys: her father, Jack, and three brothers, Gabe, Spencer and Sam. With the help of her best friend, Allie, she pulls through. Life with Boys is created by Michael Poryes, who also co-created Hannah Montana and That's So Raven. It was announced that Life with Boys was renewed a second season. Shooting started on September 4, 2012, in Toronto. On February 6, 2013, the series premiered on American network TeenNick.
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

2001

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

2001
7.4
On a night in London in 1946, newspaper reporter Ellen McGillivray arrives at the home of legendary literary figure, Herbert George Wells. Expecting to hear of the events and people who formed his prophetic imagination, she is informed of a world in which known scientific boundaries no longer exist. It begins a half-century earlier at London's Imperial College of Science where Wells meets Jane Robbins, a scientist equally fascinated by unnatural phenomenon, and a woman who immediately captures Wells' heart. Through midnight experiments and secret investigations into the paranormal, through the follies of chance and the miracles of fate, Wells and Robbins find themselves slipping into whirlpools of time, both past and present.
Lunch Monkeys

2009

Lunch Monkeys

2009
4.8
Sitcom in which admin workers at a law firm spend their time flirting, fighting and dodging work.
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs

2005

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs

2005
5.4
A boy named Harry receives a bucket full of toy dinosaurs. This bucket holds a secret - by jumping into the bucket Harry can use its power to transport to an amazing land called Dino World where his toy dinosaurs are no longer toys.
Heat of the Sun

1998

Heat of the Sun

1998
5.4
Heat of the Sun is a police drama set in 1930s Kenya produced by Carlton Productions. Starring Trevor Eve as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland Yard officer sent to Nairobi after a shooting, the show focuses on the seedier side of the expatriate community in Kenya. It began airing in January 1998 in the UK and was broadcast in the United States in 1999 as part of Mystery!.
Dark Knight

2000

Dark Knight

2000
4
"Dark Knight" is a TV series, based very loosely on Sir Walter Scott's novel "Ivanhoe". This joint New Zealand/England production attempted to capitalize on the same sword and sorcery market successfully mined by "Xena: Warrior Princess". Ancient evil is about to be unleashed on the land and the only hope is the sharp sword, the pure heart and the mysterious force that protects the 'Chosen One' Ivanhoe.
Letter to Loretta

1953

Letter to Loretta

1953
6.2
Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes. Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.
Hopalong Cassidy

1952

Hopalong Cassidy

1952
5.2
Hopalong Cassidy was television's first western program. The series aired on NBC and stared William Boyd as the cowboy Hopalong Cassidy.
Kevin Spencer

1998

Kevin Spencer

1998
5.8
Kevin Spencer is an in-your-face-funny, adult oriented, animated comedy. It chronicles the wacky adventures of the massively eccentric Spencer family as seen through the eyes of their teenage son, Kevin, an oddly astute and likable sociopath-in-the-making. Part satire, part social commentary, but mostly just fun and funny, the stories are as surprising and unpredictable as they are hysterical.
Bo on the Go!

0000

Bo on the Go!

0000
5.8
Bo on the Go! is a Canadian TV series, created by Jeff Rosen and produced by Decode Entertainment, a DHX Media Company, in association with Decode Entertainment and Halifaxfilm. The TV series emphasizes the importance of movement for children through a plot element called "Animoves", which are animations demonstrating specific body movements that viewers must learn in order to solve problems highlighted in each episode. It is broadcast in Canada on CBC Television in the Kids' CBC programming block. It is broadcast in the United Kingdom on Playhouse Disney and it is also broadcast in the United States on Playhouse Disney and is also broadcast on Disney Junior every weekday at 5:00 a.m. EST and 12:00 a.m. EST. It is currently broadcast on seventeen broadcasters around the world, in over twelve languages, including Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Arabic, Thai, Finnish, Hebrew, Portuguese, Turkish, and Gaelic.
The Ernie Kovacs Show

1951

The Ernie Kovacs Show

1951
6.6
The Ernie Kovacs Show is an American comedy show hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs, first shown in Philadelphia during the early 50s, then nationally. The show appeared in many versions and formats, including daytime, prime-time, late-night, talk show, comedy, and as a summer replacement series. The Ernie Kovacs Show was one of only six TV shows broadcast on all four U.S. television networks during the Golden Age of Television, the others being The Original Amateur Hour, Pantomime Quiz, Down You Go, The Arthur Murray Party, and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.
Bang Goes the Theory

2009

Bang Goes the Theory

2009
7.8
Dallas Campbell, Liz Bonnin, Jem Stansfield and Dr. Yan Wong take on the scientific world by devising their own ingenious ways of explaining cutting-edge developments in technology.
Producing Parker

2009

Producing Parker

2009
3.8
An animated TV program that follows the life of an overworked and underpaid TV producer and her crewmates who work on a daytime talk show.
The Vice

1999

The Vice

1999
6
The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. It ran for five short series between 1999 and 2003. It tells the story of the London Metropolitan police force's vice squad, where prostitution, underage sex, and other such organized crime are regular occurrences. Most episodes end in such a way where the main villain is caught but often not in a 'naturally' concluded way that you would expect with other TV dramas, and often ending an episode with more questions unanswered than answered. The small dedicated team is led by Detective Inspector Pat Chappel who struggles to manage the balance between his home life and his work life - as do the other members of the team. Working in the seedy underworld leads to a continual dilemma for the team - the tension between the Vice Squad and the vice-related crimes that they investigate runs throughout the series and gives the show a rich viewing experience. The programme often blurs the line of the team staying on the right side of the law, as almost ev
26 Men

1957

26 Men

1957
4.2
26 Men is a syndicated American western television series about the Arizona Rangers, an elite group commissioned in 1901 by the legislature of the Arizona Territory and limited, for financial reasons, to twenty-six active members. Russell Hayden was the producer of the series and the co-composer of the theme song. The series aired between October 15, 1957 and June 30, 1959, for a total of 78 episodes.
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension

1998

Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension

1998
6.8
A new mystery begins for two young boys in the seemingly ordinary town of Eerie, Indiana as they experience strange and interesting phenomena.
Wild Africa

2001

Wild Africa

2001
8
Revealing each of Africa's stunning natural realms in turn, revealing little-known facts and showing how humans and creatures co-exist within this vast area.
Jessica

2004

Jessica

2004
5.6
Set in the Australian outback at the turn of the twentieth century, this family based drama follows a young woman who is unjustly institutionalised.