top tv shows NEVER MADE...
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NUMB3RS: A psychological series examining a young man who breaks the life around him into numerical values and mathematics, and how he confronts his life through it.
Suits: A show about tailoring suits and on the evolution of the modern suit.
Scrubs: A dramedy about a group of gamer friends trying to navigate their lifes while being in gaming culture, being considered 'losers' there. It serves as criticisms to the problems such as gamer elitism while exploring the evolving culture of gaming associated.
Suits: A show about tailoring suits and on the evolution of the modern suit.
Scrubs: A dramedy about a group of gamer friends trying to navigate their lifes while being in gaming culture, being considered 'losers' there. It serves as criticisms to the problems such as gamer elitism while exploring the evolving culture of gaming associated.
Survivor
Network - ABC
Years - 1988 - 1994
Summary - Following Richard Dean Anderson's character Malcolm Robbins as he survives by himself on an island that was full of mysteries.
Network - ABC
Years - 1988 - 1994
Summary - Following Richard Dean Anderson's character Malcolm Robbins as he survives by himself on an island that was full of mysteries.
Californication - R-rated TV show about the adult life of famous crime novelist, and known risk addict, Catherine Tramell (Margot Robbie). Unlike the two movies featuring her in a leading role and played by Sharon Stone, this series focuses much more on her hedonistic escapades rather than on her occasional troubles with the law.
Here is an interesting document from the early days of ST:TNG development that might make for an cool AU.
Dated September 12, 1986 from John S. Pike to Gene Roddenberry.: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FolLXCKtHeTvbkGnJ5dyjmH60KKQb9HE/view
Dated September 12, 1986 from John S. Pike to Gene Roddenberry.: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FolLXCKtHeTvbkGnJ5dyjmH60KKQb9HE/view
Attack on Titan - Legacy of Surtur
An AoT Elseworld series. By choosing to take a side, endowing Ymir Fritz with its power, the Source Of All Organic Life had thrown the world out of balance and the Pit Of Eternal Decay had to take an avatar as well in order to even things out. Surtur, her estranged sister, was chosen and managed to destroy her sibling thirteen years later, but unfortunately not before Ymir made her powers hereditary. This condemned Surtur to walk the Earth as a vampire-like entity, her lifespan constantly stretched longer, her youth maintained and her body regenerated by the unlived years of every human that died before their time, until she could find a suitable replacement host for the power of the Anti-Titan, a search that would prove utterly fruitless for the next eighteen centuries. Then she found Mikasa.
An AoT Elseworld series. By choosing to take a side, endowing Ymir Fritz with its power, the Source Of All Organic Life had thrown the world out of balance and the Pit Of Eternal Decay had to take an avatar as well in order to even things out. Surtur, her estranged sister, was chosen and managed to destroy her sibling thirteen years later, but unfortunately not before Ymir made her powers hereditary. This condemned Surtur to walk the Earth as a vampire-like entity, her lifespan constantly stretched longer, her youth maintained and her body regenerated by the unlived years of every human that died before their time, until she could find a suitable replacement host for the power of the Anti-Titan, a search that would prove utterly fruitless for the next eighteen centuries. Then she found Mikasa.
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Simple time fudge- the producers claim they are using the ‘orginal’ stories that coalesced into the more ‘common’ Robin Hood story set in later time period.
Simple time fudge- the producers claim they are using the ‘orginal’ stories that coalesced into the more ‘common’ Robin Hood story set in later time period.
Indeed, cadfael took place between 1135 and 1145, and he was born in 1080
robin hood mentions king richard lionheart (Richard I) who ruled between 1189 and 1199
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
but considering that cadfael only became a monk at later age, it can just as well be the son or grandson of cadfael
Driftless
Donor
Brother Cadfael did have a son - Olivier de Bretagne (fathered in his early days as a soldier in the Crusades).
I have to admit I really enjoyed both the books and the OTL TV series.
Able Archer (2014)
As a notable part of the Netflix content boom, the television rights were purchased for a 1983 miniseries period piece on the AH.com giobastia timeline on a third world war between NATO countries and the USSR. Staring Sam Neill as Ronald Reagan, Helen Mirren as Margaret Tatcher, and Vincent Cassel as Frances Mitterand. Following the success of the project, a second series is planned for the post war situation. This project also led #nuketheicecaps to trend on Twitter briefly after episode 9.
As a notable part of the Netflix content boom, the television rights were purchased for a 1983 miniseries period piece on the AH.com giobastia timeline on a third world war between NATO countries and the USSR. Staring Sam Neill as Ronald Reagan, Helen Mirren as Margaret Tatcher, and Vincent Cassel as Frances Mitterand. Following the success of the project, a second series is planned for the post war situation. This project also led #nuketheicecaps to trend on Twitter briefly after episode 9.
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Health (1990-1991, 1993)
Created for CTV by David Cronenberg this odd TV show was a return to his work from the 70s. It follows Dr Hannah Cartwright (Sonja Smits) who discovers the pharmaceutical company she's working (Con For) for is harbouring a vault of highly contagious diseases for weapons research. Whilst working late one evening she's accidental infects herself with an experimental disease which only gives her cold like symptoms whilst causing other people to start violently hemorrhaging and become violently aggressive to non-infected. The series follows Hannah as she finds herself to be a typhoid Mary and trying to stay one step ahead of the Canadian Government lead by Major John Wiseman (Leslie Carlson) who are trying to contain the disease and stop collapse and Con For who sends agents Paul (John Pankow) and Elise (Densie Crosby) to depose of Hannah and to save there reputation all whilst Hannah tries to cure herself with the help of an immune vet Carl (Michael Ontkean).
The series was partially directed by David Croneberg with him show running the show with producer Sonny Grosso (although rumour has that Sonny let David have free reign on the series in terms of production), with shows music being scored by Howard Shore as well as including tracks from Canadian Industrial band Front Line Assembly. The show would only get one series of 10 episodes due to controversy over graphic content (one scene where at the start of episode 5 a man shoots his wife repeatedly was brought up often) where with some episodes being edited with out Cronenberg's knowledge which lead to a falling out with CTV and Cronenberg. The show would be cancelled not long after, however due to a successful fan campaign over the course of 1991/1992 it was decided that the show would be given a TV movie to finish off the series. David Cronenberg came back to direct it and Howard Shore composed new music for it. The show would become a cult favourite on American and British television over the course of the 90s and would gain new life in the mid 00s when the entire show and movie was released on DVD completely unedited alongside behind the scenes footage and a documentary on the show.
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Glad to be back folks, more will appear in the future.
Created for CTV by David Cronenberg this odd TV show was a return to his work from the 70s. It follows Dr Hannah Cartwright (Sonja Smits) who discovers the pharmaceutical company she's working (Con For) for is harbouring a vault of highly contagious diseases for weapons research. Whilst working late one evening she's accidental infects herself with an experimental disease which only gives her cold like symptoms whilst causing other people to start violently hemorrhaging and become violently aggressive to non-infected. The series follows Hannah as she finds herself to be a typhoid Mary and trying to stay one step ahead of the Canadian Government lead by Major John Wiseman (Leslie Carlson) who are trying to contain the disease and stop collapse and Con For who sends agents Paul (John Pankow) and Elise (Densie Crosby) to depose of Hannah and to save there reputation all whilst Hannah tries to cure herself with the help of an immune vet Carl (Michael Ontkean).
The series was partially directed by David Croneberg with him show running the show with producer Sonny Grosso (although rumour has that Sonny let David have free reign on the series in terms of production), with shows music being scored by Howard Shore as well as including tracks from Canadian Industrial band Front Line Assembly. The show would only get one series of 10 episodes due to controversy over graphic content (one scene where at the start of episode 5 a man shoots his wife repeatedly was brought up often) where with some episodes being edited with out Cronenberg's knowledge which lead to a falling out with CTV and Cronenberg. The show would be cancelled not long after, however due to a successful fan campaign over the course of 1991/1992 it was decided that the show would be given a TV movie to finish off the series. David Cronenberg came back to direct it and Howard Shore composed new music for it. The show would become a cult favourite on American and British television over the course of the 90s and would gain new life in the mid 00s when the entire show and movie was released on DVD completely unedited alongside behind the scenes footage and a documentary on the show.
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Glad to be back folks, more will appear in the future.
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Still Walking With Dinosaurs
A BBC series exploring the Cenozoic Era of an alternate Earth, a world missed by the 10 km asteroid that killed the dinosaurs in our timeline only to be hit by one half as long a few centuries later.
A BBC series exploring the Cenozoic Era of an alternate Earth, a world missed by the 10 km asteroid that killed the dinosaurs in our timeline only to be hit by one half as long a few centuries later.
Max Sinister
Banned
"Keller's cases". A US remake of a German show (how often does that happen??), and the main character Keller is a secretary working for the police, solving cases better than her boss. (Do policemen have secretaries? Don't they have to write their reports themselves? Maybe her boss is *the* boss of the police?)
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From a universe just a little to peppermint, I give you The World at War.
An epic forty-two part pan-European television documentary series broadcast in 1972 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the end of the Eastern War. In its time the most expensive, and most watched, television series ever made.
Apologies about the formatting.
1. From Peace to War A general overview of the war, it's causes and consequences
2. A New Russia The fall of the Social Democrats and the rise of the New Imperialism.
3. The Shadows Grow Russian meddling, espionage and other pre-war activities
4. The Distant War In 1939 the rubles of war are are seemingly far distant from Europe.
5. The Baltics Fall The shockingly quick Russian seizure of the Baltic States and the lack of coordinated response.
6. Poland The attack on Poland, the German, Spanish and French declarations of war.
7. United The beginnings of European unification in response to the Russian threat and their path to the Confederation.
8. Sisu The brutal Russian invasion and occupation of Finland
9. Stop Line The Polish/German/European halt to the Russian advance
10. Counters The initial round of limited counter-offensives
11. Total War By 1942 it is apparent to everyone that the war will be neither quick nor easy, both sides move to full scale war effort.
12. Quite Early One Morning The full-scale invasion of Russia, on a front from the Arctic to the Mid-East
13. Japan Japanese intervention and the Great Compromise (or 'Dirty Deal') that gave Japan a free hand in China in exchange.
14. Men at War, Women at Work The social impacts of the war and the effects on women.
15. Frightfulness (Gas!)[1] The use and impact of chemical weapons, from phosgene to nerve agents, and their effects.
16. At Sea The naval war, including raids, bombardments and amphibious operations.
17. Bombing and Burning The bombing campaign with specific coverage of the Volgograd firestorm.
18. The Matter of Britain The concern over British intervention and the plans and measures taken to prevent and counter it.
19. The Sea Wolves The Russian submarine and raider campaign
20. Science at War The new developments and their contributions to the war effort.
21. The White Desert The upper Baltic and Arctic campaigns
22. Vulcan The Russian invasion of Iceland
23. Plague Biological warfare, real and not.
24. In The Shadows The war of resisters, guerillas, spies and saboteurs.
25. Home and Hearth The life of civilians at home
26. Dissent Those who resisted the new regime in Russia
27. Advance The EuroFed forces drive deep into Russian territory
28. Stalemate In the winter of '45 the advance falters and a stalemate seems inevitable.
29. Breakout The brilliantly planned Operation Jardin and the myriad of elements that contributed to it's success.
30. They Also Fought Stories from the small nations that fought in the war; Ireland, Denmark et cetera.
31. Aftermath The war is over. What now? Covers the peacekeeping, famines and other consequences
32. The Reckoning The Confederation states meet to decide the fate of Russia.
33. From War to Peace Demobilising the forces and their return home.
34. Rebuilding Creating the new states in the former Russian Empire.
35. Unnecessary Persons The Russian murder campaign against those who didn’t fit the state’s views of Slavism
36. Superbomb The development of nuclear weapons, their use (including the debate about targets and demonstration), and the aftermath of their use.
37. Whirlwind War Crimes investigations and trials.
38. Memories Those who lives through the war speak of their memories of the time.
39. Men of War Portraits of some individuals, soldiers to generals
40. Men of Peace Post-war stories of veterans and how the war changed them
41. All our Yesterdays The views of contemporary people on the war
42. The Autumn War Professional historians put the war in context.
[1] The only episode to have an alternate title. No-one knows why.
An epic forty-two part pan-European television documentary series broadcast in 1972 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the end of the Eastern War. In its time the most expensive, and most watched, television series ever made.
Apologies about the formatting.
1. From Peace to War A general overview of the war, it's causes and consequences
2. A New Russia The fall of the Social Democrats and the rise of the New Imperialism.
3. The Shadows Grow Russian meddling, espionage and other pre-war activities
4. The Distant War In 1939 the rubles of war are are seemingly far distant from Europe.
5. The Baltics Fall The shockingly quick Russian seizure of the Baltic States and the lack of coordinated response.
6. Poland The attack on Poland, the German, Spanish and French declarations of war.
7. United The beginnings of European unification in response to the Russian threat and their path to the Confederation.
8. Sisu The brutal Russian invasion and occupation of Finland
9. Stop Line The Polish/German/European halt to the Russian advance
10. Counters The initial round of limited counter-offensives
11. Total War By 1942 it is apparent to everyone that the war will be neither quick nor easy, both sides move to full scale war effort.
12. Quite Early One Morning The full-scale invasion of Russia, on a front from the Arctic to the Mid-East
13. Japan Japanese intervention and the Great Compromise (or 'Dirty Deal') that gave Japan a free hand in China in exchange.
14. Men at War, Women at Work The social impacts of the war and the effects on women.
15. Frightfulness (Gas!)[1] The use and impact of chemical weapons, from phosgene to nerve agents, and their effects.
16. At Sea The naval war, including raids, bombardments and amphibious operations.
17. Bombing and Burning The bombing campaign with specific coverage of the Volgograd firestorm.
18. The Matter of Britain The concern over British intervention and the plans and measures taken to prevent and counter it.
19. The Sea Wolves The Russian submarine and raider campaign
20. Science at War The new developments and their contributions to the war effort.
21. The White Desert The upper Baltic and Arctic campaigns
22. Vulcan The Russian invasion of Iceland
23. Plague Biological warfare, real and not.
24. In The Shadows The war of resisters, guerillas, spies and saboteurs.
25. Home and Hearth The life of civilians at home
26. Dissent Those who resisted the new regime in Russia
27. Advance The EuroFed forces drive deep into Russian territory
28. Stalemate In the winter of '45 the advance falters and a stalemate seems inevitable.
29. Breakout The brilliantly planned Operation Jardin and the myriad of elements that contributed to it's success.
30. They Also Fought Stories from the small nations that fought in the war; Ireland, Denmark et cetera.
31. Aftermath The war is over. What now? Covers the peacekeeping, famines and other consequences
32. The Reckoning The Confederation states meet to decide the fate of Russia.
33. From War to Peace Demobilising the forces and their return home.
34. Rebuilding Creating the new states in the former Russian Empire.
35. Unnecessary Persons The Russian murder campaign against those who didn’t fit the state’s views of Slavism
36. Superbomb The development of nuclear weapons, their use (including the debate about targets and demonstration), and the aftermath of their use.
37. Whirlwind War Crimes investigations and trials.
38. Memories Those who lives through the war speak of their memories of the time.
39. Men of War Portraits of some individuals, soldiers to generals
40. Men of Peace Post-war stories of veterans and how the war changed them
41. All our Yesterdays The views of contemporary people on the war
42. The Autumn War Professional historians put the war in context.
[1] The only episode to have an alternate title. No-one knows why.
Max Sinister
Banned
It's been done - "Adelheid und ihre Mörder", with Evelyn Hamann, 1992-2006. Hell, I watched some episodes. No US/British remake, though.