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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    BBC America (Returning November 23rd, 2013)
    "I'm the Doctor, run for your life!"

    A UK television staple, Doctor Who was completely redone for the 21st century by the BBC, bringing the show back in 2005 after its cancellation in 1989. The Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) came and conquered and died saving the universe and his companions from the cursed Daleks. Regenerating for the ninth time, the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) brought more secrets and dark sides of this universe. Past, Present, Future and beyond! After regenerating to once again save the life of a trusted companion, the Doctor (Matt Smith) is now on his eleventh incarnation. With new friends Amy Pond (Karen Gillian) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill), a newly revamped TARDIS inside and out, the Doctor is ready for more adventures in time and space.moreless
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    Band of Brothers

    Band of Brothers

    HBO (ended 2001)
    Band of Brothers is a 10-part miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks for HBO.

    The miniseries follows Easy Company, an army unit during World War II, from their initial training at Camp Toccoa to the conclusion of the war. The series is based on the book written by the late Stephen E Ambrose. Tom Hanks approached Steven Spielberg, who just finished production of Saving Private Ryan. Together they approached HBO with their idea. The station was willing to spend a industry record sum of $120m to realize the project.moreless
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    Deadwood

    Deadwood

    HBO (ended 2006)
    In an age of plunder and greed, the richest gold strike in American History draws a throng of restless misfits to an outlaw settlement where everything - and everyone - has a price. Welcome to Deadwood...a hell of a place to make your fortune. From Executive Producer David Milch ("NYPD Blue") comes DEADWOOD, a new drama series that focuses on the birth of an American frontier town and the ruthless power struggle that exists in its lawless boundaries. The story begins two weeks after Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn, combining fictional and real-life characters and events in an epic morality tale. Located in the Black Hills Indian Cession, the "town" of Deadwood is an illegal settlement, a violent and uncivilized outpost that attracts a colorful array of characters looking to get rich - from outlaws and entrepreneurs to ex-soldiers and racketeers, Chinese laborers, prostitutes, city dudes and gunfighters.moreless
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    Doctor Who (1963)

    Doctor Who (1963)

    BBC (ended 1989)
    "My name is William Hartnell, and as Doctor Who, I make my debut on Saturday 23rd November at 5.15." Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction TV series in history, airing initially from 1963 to 1989. The series told the story of the Doctor, a mysterious traveller in space and time, whose TARDIS can take him and his companions anywhere in time and space. Inevitably he finds evil at work wherever he goes… The series was postponed indefintely in 1989, but fans of the series would not allow it to die, and a whole cottage industry was created around original novels and audio-only productions. There was an abortive attempt to renew the franchise as a series of telemovies in the U.S., but ratings for the pilot were judged insufficient. In 2003, the BBC announced that, at long last, it would commission a revival of Doctor Who. The series, initially starring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor, was launched in 2005. You can read about the new series here. Traditionally listed by production, the data on this site has now been amended to TV.com standards and lists each of the 697 broadcast episodes from the original series. I hope that you find the site useful, and that it might act as a springboard to the wider world of Doctor Who appreciation. TheOldBillmoreless
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    Banshee

    Banshee

    Cinemax
    Alan Ball's (True Blood) new show focuses on Amish country in a small town in Pennsylvania and follows an ex-con with exceptional martial arts skills who acts as a sheriff.
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    Generation Kill

    Generation Kill

    HBO (Mini-Series 2008)
    Not for the faint-hearted, this seven-hour scripted mini-series spotlights Marines fighting in the Iraq war during the early onset of the conflict. This is an adaptation of Rolling Stone's contributing editor Evan Wright's book of the same name.moreless
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    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

    BBC
    Alexander McCall Smith's popular detective series comes to the small screen courtesy of HBO and the BBC. Oscar winner AnthonyMinghella shepherds this project with a two-hour pilot shot in Botswana. Leading the cast is R&B singer/songwriter Jill Scott playing the role of Precious Ramotswe, a good-natured, intuitive mid-30's woman who took to heart the inspiring lessons of her deceased father. The series tells of her adventures as she puts up the first and only female detective agency in her native country of Botswana. The detective dramedy has been nominated in the 2009 Television Critics Association Awards for Outstanding New Program of the Year. While the fate of the show still hangs in the balance, HBO has announced that the 1st season DVD is set to be released on September 8, 2009.moreless
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    The Pacific

    The Pacific

    HBO (ended 2010)
    From the creative team behind Band of Brothers comes this ten-hour miniseries tracing three American marines as they fight World War II in the Pacific. The series was shot on location in Australia, and is produced by HBO Films in association with Playtone and DreamWorks television. The Pacific was broadcast on Channel Seven in Australia.moreless
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    Strike Back

    Strike Back

    Cinemax
    An American works with the British military to stop terrorists dead in their tracks.
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    Five Days

    Five Days

    BBC (ended 2010)
    Welcome to the Five Days guide at TV.com. The first series of this crime thriller tracked five pivotal but non-consecutive days in a mysterious missing person's case involving a beautiful young mother of three. When two of her children went missing, a team of investigators was determined to find out whether she had abandoned her children or if the family had been abducted. A second series in 2010 unfolds over the five most significant days of separate police investigations into an abandoned new-born and a suicide. The characters of DSI Iain Barclay and DS Amy Foster from the first series were resurrected in spin-off mini-series Hunter. Five Days is a BBC drama production in association with HBO. Each series was broadcast on consecutive weekdays on BBC 1. The first series was broadcast on HBO on Tuesdays at 8.00pm from 2 October 2007.moreless
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    Hunted

    Hunted

    Cinemax
    Byzantium espionage operative Samantha has had an attack on her life. She comes to realize it was orchestrated by a member of her own squad. She goes undercover, working as a nanny, while she tries to figure out who has tried to kill her. The show created by Frank Spotnitz, best known for his work on the X-files.
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    Mandrake

    Mandrake

    HBO
    Mandrake is an HBO Latin America original series, starring Marcos Palmeira as Paolo Mandrake, the suave Brazilian playboy who makes a living as an exceptionally talented criminal lawyer. This series is based on the characters created by celebrated Brazilian novelist Rubem Fonseca, whose work is often characterized by gritty urban settings and steamy, sexually charged characters. This series is no different, offering exciting and intense criminal law action paired side-by-side with Mandrake's insatiable desire for attractive women, fine wines, cuban cigars, and nights on the town. Luis Carlos Miele co-stars as Leon Wexler, an associate of Mandrake's who maintains the moral high ground, always ready to help Mandrake out of whatever jam he's gotten himself into. Marcelo Serrado plays Raul, a cop who was a childhood pal of Mandrake's and regularly helps the hot-shot lawyer win cases by providing inside information from the police department. Mandrake is an exciting and stylish series, and the first HBO original series created for HBO Brazil.moreless