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I haven't seen every episode of a bunch of these, but i've seen enough to form an opinion.
There are still a lot of series' I haven't seen, but want to.
I haven't seen every episode of a bunch of these, but i've seen enough to form an opinion.
There are still a lot of series' I haven't seen, but want to.
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- 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.10/10
- CreatorsDavid GreenwaltJoss WhedonStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterAlexis DenisofThe vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.9/10
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganA young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.9/10
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresAlan TudykFive hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.9/10
Not enough episodes to be comparable to the above shows. - CreatorCraig MazinStarsJessie BuckleyJared HarrisStellan SkarsgårdIn April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.9/10
This and Band of Brothers are both excellent serieseses, but informative rather than entertaining, hence not being nearer the top. - StarsScott GrimesDamian LewisRon LivingstonThe story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.9/10
- CreatorsRick BermanMichael PillerJeri TaylorStarsKate MulgrewRobert BeltranRoxann DawsonPulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.8/10
TV Trek has never been better than this show. - CreatorDavid ShoreStarsHugh LaurieOmar EppsRobert Sean LeonardUsing a crack team of doctors and his wits, an antisocial maverick doctor specializing in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way.8/10
- CreatorsJohnny CappsJulian JonesJake MichieStarsJohn HurtColin MorganBradley JamesThese are the brand new adventures of Merlin, the legendary sorcerer as a young man, when he was just a servant to young Prince Arthur on the royal court of Camelot, who has soon become his best friend, and turned Arthur into a great king and a legend.8/10
- CreatorAndrew W. MarloweStarsNathan FillionStana KaticJon HuertasWhen 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.8/10
- CreatorEric KripkeStarsJared PadaleckiJensen AcklesJim BeaverTwo brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.In progress - TBD
10th is the lowest position it's likely to occupy, because it's great. - StarsColin FirthJennifer EhleSusannah HarkerWhile the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.9/10
The definitive version of the Jane Austen novel - CreatorsBrent FriedmanBryce ZabelStarsEric CloseJ.T. WalshLackosIn 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.8/10
A show that could've been more but got axed before the end of S1 - CreatorChris SheridanStarsAlan TudykSara TomkoCorey ReynoldsA crash-landed alien takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor and slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth.8/10
Potential to climb the order... providing the writing improves. - CreatorsDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsSean MurrayDavid McCallumMark 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.8/10
I haven't seen it since season 8, that's probably a good thing for the sake of its score. - CreatorDonald P. BellisarioStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDeborah PrattDuring an experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back to his own life in the present.8/10
Nostalgia perhaps propping me up, but it was a teen-years favourite. - CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsPatrick StewartBrent SpinerJonathan FrakesSet almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.7/10
First couple of seasons are dreadful - CreatorFrank DarabontStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusMelissa McBrideSheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.7/10
The last 4 seasons are tough-going. - StarsChristopher TimothyRobert HardyPeter DavisonThe trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.7/10
- CreatorsJonathan GlassnerBrad WrightStarsRichard Dean AndersonMichael ShanksAmanda TappingA secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.7/10
- CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyIn the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.7/10
For every forward-thinking or exciting episode, there's a ridiculous or moronic one. - CreatorEli JorneStarsJeffrey Dean MorganZeljko IvanekLauren CohanMaggie and Negan travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland. The city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world.7/10
Thankfully the kids in this show are only 10% as dumb/annoying as the one in TWD:Daryl - StarsZelah ClarkeTimothy DaltonCarol GilliesA young governess falls in love with her mysterious employer, but a terrible secret puts their happiness at risk.7/10
- StarsDonald PleasenceJanet MawNigel HawthorneWhen a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cozy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.7/10
- CreatorsScott M. GimpleDanai GuriraAndrew LincolnStarsAndrew LincolnDanai GuriraPollyanna McIntoshThe love story between Rick and Michonne. Changed by a world that is constantly changing, will they find themselves in a war against the living or will they discover that they too are The Walking Dead?7/10
Honestly, this story didn't need to be a spin-off to be told. It could quite easily have run alongside the events of the main show. - CreatorLeslie BohemStarsDakota FanningMatt FrewerEmily BerglThe lives of three families intersect over five decades, starting with the Roswell crash, as they experience abductions, secret government investigations, and the mystery of alien encounters.7/10
Started well, couldn't keep it up for 10 episodes. - CreatorHolden MillerStarsSissy SpacekJ.K. SimmonsChai HansenFollows Franklin and Irene York, a couple who years ago discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet.7/10
A people drama wrapped up in a Sci-Fi bow. It's good, but progresses far too slowly on both the character and event fronts. - CreatorsDaniel AbrahamMark FergusTy FranckStarsSteven StraitDominique TipperWes ChathamThe disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.7/10
It's well-made, but it's quite boring and it didn't grab me enough to stick with it. - StarsRichard ChamberlainToshirô MifuneYôko ShimadaAn English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.7/10
Another that is undeniably well made, but not for me. - CreatorTim LoaneStarsUrsula Holden GillLloyd McGuireGillian BevanComedy drama that follows the exploits of school staff both inside and out of the classroom.Seasons 1+2 = 7/10
Season 3 = 5/10
Season 4 = 4/10 - StarsMartin LandauBarbara BainNick TateFollows the crew of Moonbase Alpha who struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from Earths orbit and out into deep space.Season 1 - 7/10
Season 2 - 5/10 - CreatorsDave EricksonRobert KirkmanStarsKim DickensFrank DillaneCliff CurtisA Walking Dead spinoff set in Los Angeles, California. Follows two families who must band together to survive the undead apocalypse.6/10
A pale imitation of TWD. Good luck giving a damn about more than 1 or 2 characters throughout the whole run. - CreatorDavid ZabelStarsNorman ReedusLouis Puech ScigliuzziRomain LeviDaryl's journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home.6/10
Apparently someone thought TWD needed more gushing religion from gullible muppets. - CreatorsBryan FullerAlex KurtzmanStarsSonequa Martin-GreenAnthony RappDoug JonesTen years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.6/10
Only seen the first season. - CreatorsRick BermanBrannon BragaStarsScott BakulaJohn BillingsleyJolene BlalockA century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.6/10
Tempted to knock 1pt off the score for the worst theme tune in TV history! - CreatorsJ.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.5/10
Way too many episodes where it was so busy looking back that it forgot to move forward. - CreatorManny CotoStarsPeter WellerSebastian RochéChristopher GorhamAfter witnessing the sudden implosion of Earth from orbit, a group of five Odyssey astronauts is sent five years back in time by an alien force to find the cause and prevent the disaster. A vast conspiracy stands in their way.5/10
Someone should've told the writer to "start small" as they open up a succession of mysteries and don't progress a single one beyond the ep they first appear in. - CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsReese WitherspoonNicole KidmanShailene WoodleyThe apparently-perfect lives of upper-class mothers of students at a prestigious elementary school unravel to the point of murder when a single mother moves to their quaint California beach town.5/10
A soap opera with nudity, sex, violence and swearing. Just adults constantly bickering and doing dumb things, it's pathetic. - StarsHenry ThomasPatrick StewartHugh Keays-ByrneThe sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his Captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.4/10
Good acting throughout, but this story could have been told in 1 episode. SO many pointless scenes that achieve nothing. - CreatorsTracy TorméRobert K. WeissStarsJerry O'ConnellSabrina LloydJohn Rhys-DaviesA boy genius and his comrades travel to different parallel universes, trying to find their way back home.4/10
It's only worth watching for Kari Wuhrer. - CreatorAvi AradStarsVictoria PrattForbes MarchVictor WebsterA fugitive geneticist and four of his creations search for others of their kind while attempting to stay a step ahead of a morally ambiguous government agent.4/10
Again, it's a terrible series but Victoria Pratt can keep ones gaze glued to the screen. - CreatorRockne S. O'BannonStarsJonathan BrandisDon FranklinTed RaimiIn the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.4/10
The talking dolphin seals its crappy status. - CreatorsCraig PryceSue TenneyStarsCatherine BellCatherine DisherJames Denton"Good Witch" will take viewers on a new magical journey with Cassie Nightingale and her daughter Grace. When Dr. Sam Radford moves in next door to Grey House with his son, they are charmed by the 'magical' mother-daughter duo.3/10
Twee, vapid and vomit-inducing. - CreatorChris BrancatoStarsSebastian SpenceRob LaBelleRoger CrossFramed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus.3/10
It's a real challenge to give a damn about any of the characters. - CreatorsDave Alan JohnsonGary R. JohnsonStarsDeanne BrayYannick BissonRick PetersSue Thomas is a deaf woman who works for the FBI in Washington, DC. Using her ability to read lips and assisted by her dog Levi, she solves tough crimes that her hearing colleagues and listening devices can't crack.3/10
Typically wholesome and sickening. - CreatorWilford Lloyd BaumesStarsGavin MacLeodBernie KopellTed LangeThe romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess.3/10
Vapid and boring. - CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsVon FloresLeni ParkerAnita La SelvaWhen an alien species comes to Earth bearing gifts for humanity, a few suspicious humans seek to discover and resist the newcomers' true designs.2/10
I can't think of anything to say to describe this one: That's how unmemorable it was. - CreatorJohn MasiusStarsRoma DowneyDella ReeseJohn DyeDispatched from Heaven, a group of angels help those in need.1/10
A bible-bashing version of Quantum Leap. Horrendous.