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Clannad: After Story (2008)
Plot Summary:
A sequel to the anime based on the Key Clannad franchise. After Story is a path that opens in the original visual novel after all the other paths have been opened. Life continues on for Tomoya. A few months have passed since he confessed his love to Nagisa. Now entering the second semester, he continues to meet a variety of different people, expanding his own world in the process. His various encounters and the start of his new family with Nagisa, Tomoya will finally begin to understand the value of the most precious thing that we have in this world; the value of having a family
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: slice of life, youth, love and romance, terminal illness, dream come true, teenage love, life is a bitch, coming of age, parenthood, mature, tragedy, zen, basketball, first sex, childbirth, high school life, high school, loss of daughter, graduation, unfulfillment, loss of spouse, supportive coworker, teenage life, child birth, romance
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Saga continues with the Emmy-winning "Star Wars: Clone Wars." This animated micro-series, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, captures George Lucas' vision in a dynamic animated style that is a visual delight for all ages. "Star Wars: Clone Wars" Volume 1 reveals the epic adventures that bridge the story arc between "Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones" and "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith." Follow the valiant Jedi Knights and the Brave soldiers of the Republic's clone army as they battle against the droid forces of the Separatists, led by the evil Sith Lord, Count Dooku. Witness the battles that made galactic heroes out of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and along the way get a first look at the new menace from Episode III, General Grevious. This is a must-have for any "Star Wars" collection
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: star wars, space wars, intergalactic, space opera, villain, rivalry, heroes, fight for supremacy, emperor, ruler, apprentice, escapades, space station, evil empire, good versus evil, sword fight, galaxy, jedi, combat, battles, army, star trek, fight, supernatural power, evil alien
Ashes to Ashes (2008)
Plot Summary:
Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: time travel, police, police detective, reluctant partners, female detective, fighting crime, uncover truth, power relations, female protagonist, confined, tough law enforcer, coma, boss, existence paradox, investigation, paradox, female investigator, policewoman, hallucination, police station, sexism, partner, culture clash, fish out of water, mars
Merlin (2008)
Plot Summary:
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Plot tags: king arthur, supernatural, arthurian legend, dragon, witch, supernatural ability, magic, legends and myths, knight, camelot, wizards and magicians, friendship, prophecy, king, curses spells and rituals, ancient, magical, imaginary kingdom, magician, royal family, imaginary, prince, royal court, youth, young heroes
True Blood (2008)
Plot Summary:
True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in northwestern Louisiana. The series centers on the adventures of Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress with an otherworldly quality
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 257000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: vampire, supernatural, couple relations, couples, dangerous attraction, vampire human love, danger, undead, sex, supernatural ability, forbidden love, love affair, immortality, unlikely couple, desire, seduction, young woman, witch, love and romance, beast, lovers, bare breasts, small town life, death, interspecies romance
Soul Eater (2008)
Plot Summary:
Set at the "Death Weapon Meister Academy", the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and weapon that can transform into a humanoid. Trying to make the latter a "death scythe" and thus fit for use by the academy's headmaster Shinigami, the personification of death, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch, in that order; otherwise, they will have to start all over again
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Plot tags: school, master warrior, friendship, good versus evil, supernatural, bonding, super weapon, save the world, evil force, transformation, witch, demon, partner, rivalry, danger, battles, academy, student, magic, beast, psychic, clairvoyant, supernatural horror, haunting, supernatural hunter
Being Human (2008)
Plot Summary:
The central premise of Being Human is that various types of supernatural beings exist alongside human beings, with varying degrees of menace; that three of these supernatural beings are opting to live amongst human beings rather than apart from them; and that these three characters are attempting (as much as is possible) to live ordinary human lives despite the pressures and dangers of their situations. They are constantly threatened with exposure or persecution, with pressure from other supernatural creatures, and with problems caused by their attempts to deal with their own natures
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Plot tags: supernatural, vampire, werewolf, supernatural ability, ghost, roommate, friendship, imaginary, supernatural power, misfit, social misfits, transformation, hospital, house, nurse, twists and turns, relationships, friends, teenager, lesbian, wolf, dracula, halloween, ancient, paranormal
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack is an American animated television series created by Thurop Van Orman for Cartoon Network that premiered on June 5, 2008, and ended on August 30, 2010. On April 20, 2012, this series returned to Cartoon Network to show re-runs on the revived block, "Cartoon Planet"
Duration: 11 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, South Korea
Plot tags: pirate, human animal relationship, friendship, mischievous children, youth, disorder, young heroes, island, family relations, parents and children, family life, captain, animal life, imaginary, talking animal, dark humor, deja vu, child hero, surrealism, harbor, magical, heroes, friends, escapades, rivalry
Eli Stone (2008)
Plot Summary:
Eli Stone is an American legal comedy-drama TV series, named for its title character. The series follows Stone, a San Francisco lawyer who begins to have hallucinations, which leads him to two possible conclusions: a potentially fatal brain aneurysm, and the chance that something greater is at work. His visions lead him to accept cases with little monetary gain but a lot of moral goodness
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: lawyer, legal, courtroom drama, lawyers and clients, trial, family relations, self discovery, siblings relations, dedicated lawyer, power relations, uptight character, good deed, relationships, consciousness, colleague, law, singer, dream, human spirit, hallucination, prophecy, doctors and patients, drinking problem, belief, engaged
Legend of the Seeker (2008)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ruthless and bloodthirsty tyrant from unleashing an ancient evil and enslaving the world
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Plot tags: imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, witch, wizards and magicians, chosen one, ancient, magical, sword and sorcery, imaginary, witchcraft, save the world, forbidden love, escapades, magic, supernatural power, sorcerer, youth, swords and armor, warrior, bravery, mission, adventure hero, prophecy, sword fight, female warrior
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
Plot Summary:
The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: cyborgs, terminator, time travel, female killer, sent to the past, androids and robots, killer robot, female robot, female warrior, kickass women, dystopian future, changing the past or future, nuclear holocaust, escapades, robot vs. robot, post apocalypse, shooting, evil robot, cyberpunk, heroes, destiny, heroine, peril, characters in danger, gain trust
Lost in Austen (2008)
Plot Summary:
Amanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennett
Duration: 180 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Plot tags: time travel, prejudice, eligible bachelor, romanticism, fall in love, parallel world, twists and turns, family relations, imaginary, parents and children, initially antagonists, verbal byplay, traditional versus modern, aristocracy, love, passion, parallel universe, countryside, marriage, british, women, past, in love, makeover, abbey
Sanctuary (2008)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus, a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population called Abnormals - a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings that hide among humans. Magnus seeks to protect this threatened phenomena as well as unlock the mysteries behind their existence
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Plot tags: supernatural, secret organization, werewolf, vampire, experiment, female scientist, research, scientist, team, monster, mutant, transformation, fate of humanity, teleportation, doctor, characters in danger, magic, laboratory, imaginary, investigation, rescue, psychiatrist, jack the ripper, psychic, porn
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
Plot Summary:
Batman: The Brave and the Bold is an American animated television series based in part on the DC Comics series The Brave and the Bold which features two or more super heroes coming together to solve a crime or foil a super villain. As the title suggests, the cartoon focuses on Batman's regular "team-ups" with various heroes similar to the most well-known version of the original comic book series. The series premiered on November 14, 2008 on Cartoon Network in the United States, and ended on November 18, 2011
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, batman, good versus evil, danger, fighting crime, escapades, super weapon, master villain, righting the wronged, heroes, supernatural power, time travel, superman, army, villain, woman with a gun, gadget, storm, rivalry, urban, imaginary, vampire, pirate, ghost, time
The Colour of Magic (2008)
Plot Summary:
As Rincewind involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist Twoflower, they find themselves forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire, and begin on a journey across the Disc. Unknown to them, their journey & fate is being decided by the Gods playing a board game the whole time
Duration: 191 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Plot tags: imaginary kingdom, magic, heroes, heroic mission, danger, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, imaginary, book, tourist, alternate dimension, medieval, wizard, escapades, rivalry, barbarian, sword and sorcery, fantasy world, satire, sorcery, university, dragon, death, bar fight, harry potter