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Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
Plot Summary:
Jeeves and Wooster is a British comedy-drama series adapted by Clive Exton from P.G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. The series was a collaboration between Brian Eastman of Picture Partnership Productions and Granada Television. It aired on the ITV network from 1990 to 1993, with the last series nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. It starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, a young gentleman with a "distinctive blend of airy nonchalance and refined gormlessness", and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his improbably well-informed and talented valet. Wooster is a bachelor, a minor aristocrat and member of the idle rich. He and his friends, who are mainly members of The Drones Club, are extricated from all manner of societal misadventures by the indispensable valet, Jeeves. The stories are set in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1930s. When Fry and Laurie began the series they were already a popular double act due to regular appearances on Channel 4's Friday Night Live and their own show A Bit of Fry & Laurie. In the television documentary, Fry and Laurie Reunited, upon reminiscing about their involvement in the series, it was revealed that they were initially reluctant to play the part of Jeeves and Wooster but decided to do so in the end because they felt no one else would do the parts justice
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Plot tags: servant, butler, valet, master and servant, master servant relationship, domestic servant, boss and employee, bachelor, friendship between men, aristocracy, society, mishap, unfulfillment, power relations, rich and poor, male protagonist, bromance, social differences, team, humour, acid, eccentricity, interwar period, asexual, love and romance
Blackadder (1982)
Plot Summary:
Blackadder is the name that encompassed four series of a BBC 1 period British sitcom, along with several one-off instalments. All television episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody, Baldrick. Each series was set in a different historical period with the two protagonists accompanied by different characters, though several reappear in one series or another, for example Melchett and Lord Flashheart. The first series titled The Black Adder was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, while subsequent episodes were written by Curtis and Ben Elton. The shows were produced by John Lloyd. In 2000 the fourth series, Blackadder Goes Forth, ranked at 16 in the "100 Greatest British Television Programmes", a list created by the British Film Institute. Also in the 2004 TV poll to find "Britain's Best Sitcom", Blackadder was voted the second-best British sitcom of all time, topped by Only Fools and Horses. It was also ranked as the 20th-best TV show of all time by Empire magazine
Duration: 195 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Australia
Plot tags: medieval, british history, queen, heir, parents and children, state affairs, politics, inheritance, royalty, battles, witch, war, lgbt, civil war, humour, acid, peplum, eccentricity, sketch, sketch show, princess, nun, priest, bishop, knight
The Terminal List (2022)
Plot Summary:
Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military’s command structure, Reece applies the lessons he’s learned from nearly two decades of warfare to hunt down the people responsible
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 103000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: navy seal, military, investigation, death, tough guy, gunfight, conspiracy, memory, political conspiracy, soldier, die hard, war veteran, government conspiracy, revenge, supernatural, criminal, shooter, mental health, cop, violence, murder, veteran, vengeance, heroes, female nudity
Almost Human (2013)
Plot Summary:
Almost Human is an American science fiction/crime drama on Fox. In 2048, the uncontrollable evolution of science and technology has caused crime rates to rise an astounding 400%. To combat this, the overwhelmed police force has implemented a new policy: every human police officer is paired up with a lifelike combat-model android
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, androids and robots, police partner, hi-tech, police detective, fighting crime, androids, buddy cop, law enforcement, cop, haunted by the past, bonding, robot, partner, cyberpunk, dystopian future, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, swat team, supernatural, terminator, human android relationship, law enforcer, superhero, serial killer
Lethal Weapon (2016)
Plot Summary:
A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: police, buddy cop, police partner, lapd, friendship, police detective, police investigation, chase, family relations, murder, investigation, teamwork, private detective, war veteran, crime scene, partners against crime, twists and turns, christmas, agent, black cast, team, law enforcement, black, godfather, buddy
MacGyver (1985)
Plot Summary:
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles during seasons 1, 2 and 7, and in Vancouver during seasons 3–6. The show's final episode aired on April 25, 1992, on ABC. Episode List The show follows secret agent Angus MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson, who works as a troubleshooter for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles and as an agent for a fictional United States government agency, the Department of External Services. Educated as a scientist, MacGyer served as a Bomb Team Technician/EOD during the Vietnam War. Resourceful and possessed of an encyclopedic knowledge of the physical sciences, he solves complex problems with everyday materials he finds at hand, along with his ever-present duct tape and Swiss Army knife. He prefers non-violent resolutions and prefers not to handle a gun, but will if necessary
Duration: 48 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: crime fighter, problem solving, heroes, race against time, spy, chases and races, danger, espionage, justice, undercover, secret agent, organized crime, police, blind character, serial killer, treasure, intelligence agency, escape, investigation, shipwreck, terrorism, blind man, 007, vigilante, blindness
The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico; the lemurs King Julien, Maurice, and Mort; and Mason and Phil the chimpanzees. Characters new to the series include Marlene the otter and a zookeeper named Alice. It is the first Nicktoon produced with DreamWorks Animation. A pilot episode, "Gone in a Flash", aired as part of "Superstuffed Nicktoons Weekend" on November 29, 2008, and The Penguins of Madagascar became a regular series on March 28, 2009. The series premiere drew 6.1 million viewers, setting a new record as the most-watched premiere. Although the series occasionally alludes to the rest of the franchise, The Penguins of Madagascar does not take place at a precise time within it. McGrath, who is also the co-creator of the film characters, has said that the series takes place "not specifically before or after the movie, I just wanted them all back at the zoo. I think of it as taking place in a parallel universe."
Duration: 11 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: animal life, buddies, friendship, bird, friends, escapades, danger, nothing goes right, disorder, plan gone awry, anthropomorphism, uptight character, penguins, teenager, monkey, inventor, talking animal, silly humor, lemur, leader, zoo, anthropomorphic animal, king, farce, fast talker
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Plot Summary:
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 176000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, lesbian, high school life, blackmail, gossip and rumors, threat, haunted by the past, teenage life, mysterious character, friendship, friends, youth, disappearance, murder, funeral, social relations, popularity, twists and turns, adolescence, leader, secret, female friendship, teacher, kidnapping, small town
Highlander (1992)
Plot Summary:
Highlander: The Series is a fantasy science fiction action-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: Connor MacLeod did not win the prize and Immortals still exist post-1985. In fact, original Highlander star Christopher Lambert appeared in the Pilot episode so as to pass the torch to Adrian Paul. The series was an international hit and was nominated three times for the Gemini Awards and once for a Saturn Award in 1998
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, France
Plot tags: immortality, healing power, immortal, duel, good versus evil, warrior, escapades, danger, medieval, rivalry, loss of loved one, supernatural, heroes, tough guy, violence, sword fight, brawl, training, myth, sword, superhero, world war two, time travel, mutant, mythology
CSI: NY (2004)
Plot Summary:
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004 to February 22, 2013 for a total of nine seasons and 197 original episodes. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators"
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: investigation, forensics, crime investigation, partners against crime, danger, medical examiner, workplace, murder investigation, forensic evidence, police detective, riddles and clues, murder, interrogation, law enforcement, workplace situations, police procedural, police, evidence, swat team, police officer, crime solving, die hard, business, agent, intelligence agency
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
Plot Summary:
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: crime investigation, military, hotshot, team, forensics, fighting crime, partners against crime, army investigation, soldier, investigator, marines, secret service, danger, law enforcement, interrogation, military life, propaganda, federal agent, partner, government agency, state affairs, navy, graphic violence, investigation, ex military