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Rectify: Season 4 1.

Rectify: Season 4

October 26, 2016
Daniel tries to start a new life outside of Paulie in the fourth and final season of the drama.
Metascore:
99
User Score:
8.2
Murder One: Season 1 2.

Murder One: Season 1

September 19, 1995
One of several crime and law dramas created by Steven Bochco (Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law), Murder One boasted a then-unique concept: it would tell a single story -- that of a major murder trial -- over the course of an entire season. In the first season, Daniel Benzali portrayed the lead defense attorney, Patricia Clarkson played his wife, and Jason Gedrick the accused man he represented. Audiences at the time seemed deterred by the serialization, with low ratings leading to major cast and format changes in season two.
Metascore:
99
User Score:
4.6
Breaking Bad: Season 5 3.

Breaking Bad: Season 5

July 15, 2012
The final season for the award-winning drama begins it's first run of eight episodes, with the remaining eight episodes airing in summer 2013.
Metascore:
99
User Score:
9.7
The Wire: Season 3 4.

The Wire: Season 3

September 19, 2004
In chronicling a multi-generational family business dealing illegal drugs and the efforts of the Baltimore police to curb their trade, this series draws parallels between these organizations and the men and women on either side of the battle.The words of Gary W. Potter, Professor of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, in writing about the savings and loan scandals of the 1980s, can also be used to illuminate some of the central premises of the show:"There is precious little difference between those people who society designates as respectable and law abiding and those people society castigates as hoodlums and thugs. The world of corporate finance and corporate capital is as criminogenic and probably more criminogenic than any poverty-wracked slum neighborhood. The distinctions drawn between business, politics, and organized crime are at best artificial and in reality irrelevant. Rather than being dysfunctions, corporate crime, white-collar crime, organized crime, and political corruption are mainstays of American political-economic life."Tim Goodman, the television critic for The San Francisco Chronicle, summed the show up perfectly when he wrote: "This show is precisely the reason you pay for HBO."In New York's Newsday, Diane Werts says: "Most TV crime series aspire to John Grisham's level. 'The Wire' aspires to Dostoevsky's."Season ThemesSeason One centers around a family of drug dealers and the innerworkings of their empire. It also follows the detectives who are trying to catch the high members of the empire. Season Two steps away from the drug trade (while still mentioning characters from the previous season) to a case of dead prostitutes which turns into a look at the corruption surrounding the Port. Season Three investigates politics and finishes the main stories that were left open in season one. Season Four focuses on four middle school students and their journeys through the public school system and continues to address the politics of an inner-city and the issues of an election. Season Five is rumored to be about the media's role in Baltimore. Season Five will be the show's final season.Theme MusicIn the Season One opening credits, the Blind Boys of Alabama did Tom Waits's "Way Down in the Hole". The Season Two opening credits feature Waits's version of the song. According to creator David Simon, "It was our way of saying: This is the same show (song) but this year, the tale itself (singer, tonality) will be different." The Neville Brothers's version of the song opens Season Three. The theme which plays over the end credits was composed by the show's music supervisor, Blake Leyh. International AiringsAustralia -- Monday at 12:00 p.m. on Ch.9. Currently airing Season 3. New Zealand -- Wednesday at 11:40 p.m. on TV2, beginning December 15, 2004.
Metascore:
98
User Score:
9.1
The Leftovers: Season 3 5.

The Leftovers: Season 3

April 16, 2017
The third and final season of the Damon Lindelof drama series.
Metascore:
98
User Score:
9.0
The Wire: Season 4 6.

The Wire: Season 4

September 10, 2006
One of the most heralded and unique dramas on television, David Simon's Baltimore-set crime show turns its focus on that city's public school system (and education in general) for its 13-episode fourth season.
Metascore:
98
User Score:
9.1
The Sopranos: Season 2 7.

The Sopranos: Season 2

January 16, 2000
Meet Tony Soprano: your average, middle-aged businessman. Tony's got a dutiful wife. A not-so-dutiful son. A daughter named Meadow. An uncle who's losing his marbles. A hot-headed nephew. A not-too-secret mistress. And a shrink to tell all his secrets, except the one she already knows: Tony's a mob boss whose troubles are wrapped up in his two families. These days, it's getting tougher and tougher to make a killing in the killing business. Just because you're 'made' doesn't mean you've got it made.
Metascore:
97
User Score:
9.0
Happy Valley: Season 3 8.

Happy Valley: Season 3

January 1, 2023
The third and final season picks up with Catherine close to retirement when she discovers a murder victim that leads her back to Tommy Lee (James Norton), the father of her grandson (Rhys Connah) and the person who was the reason her daughter died. [Premieres in the UK on 1 Jan 2023 on BBC One; will air in US on AMC+/BBC America/Acorn TV in May 2023]
Metascore:
97
User Score:
7.4
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Season 2 9.

Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Season 2

July 21, 2022
Caveman Spear (voiced by Aaron LaPlante) and his dinosaur friend Fang seek to rescue Mira (voiced by Laëtitia Eïdo) from her kidnappers in the second season of the prehistoric animated adventure series.
Metascore:
97
User Score:
7.1
Atlanta: Season 2 10.

Atlanta: Season 2

March 1, 2018
The second season subtitled the Atlanta Robbin' Season sees "Earn" Marks (Donald Glover) and his cousin Alfred Miles (Brian Tyree Henry) continuing their way into the Atlanta music scene.
Metascore:
97
User Score:
8.1
The Sopranos: Season 3 11.

The Sopranos: Season 3

March 4, 2001
Meet Tony Soprano: your average, middle-aged businessman. Tony's got a dutiful wife. A not-so-dutiful son. A daughter named Meadow. An uncle who's losing his marbles. A hot-headed nephew. A not-too-secret mistress. And a shrink to tell all his secrets, except the one she already knows: Tony's a mob boss whose troubles are wrapped up in his two families. These days, it's getting tougher and tougher to make a killing in the killing business. Just because you're 'made' doesn't mean you've got it made.
Metascore:
97
User Score:
9.1
Homeland: Season 2 12.

Homeland: Season 2

September 30, 2012
Six months after the end of last season, Carrie has returned from treatment to live with her family and Brody is given an opportunity to run for a higher office.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
8.3
Twin Peaks: Season 1 13.

Twin Peaks: Season 1

April 8, 1990
"She's dead. Wrapped in plastic." Date: Friday, February 24, 1989: Homecoming Queen Laura Palmer is found dead, washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic sheeting. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate the murder of this young woman in the small, Northwestern town of Twin Peaks. What he doesn't know is that in Twin Peaks, no one is innocent.Twin Peaks was created by TV veteran Mark Frost (Hill Street Blues) and edgy filmmaker David Lynch, Academy Award nominated director of The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Dr. It aired on ABC from 1990 - 1991. The series, with a few exceptions, followed the interesting convention that one episode equaled one day in the town of Twin Peaks. This means that after 30 episodes, the series covers just slightly more than one month.After Twin Peaks was canceled by ABC, David Lynch went on to make the prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, the story of the last seven days of Laura Palmer.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
9.1
Breaking Bad: Season 4 14.

Breaking Bad: Season 4

July 17, 2011
Walter (Bryan Cranston) has more trouble on his hands with drug lord Gus Fring (Giancarlo Eposito).
Metascore:
96
User Score:
9.5
My Brilliant Friend: Season 3 15.

My Brilliant Friend: Season 3

February 28, 2022
Set in the 1970s, the third season subtitled: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay finds Elena as a successful author while her friend Lila, works in a meat factory.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
7.5
The Sopranos: Season 6 16.

The Sopranos: Season 6

March 12, 2006
The extended sixth and final season of the hugely popular HBO series will air in two parts: 12 episodes beginning in March 2006, and eight more starting in January 2007.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
8.9
Fleabag: Season 2 17.

Fleabag: Season 2

March 4, 2019
A priest (Andrew Scott) helps Fleabag change the ways she looks at the world in the second season of the comedy from Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
8.7
Fargo: Season 2 18.

Fargo: Season 2

October 12, 2015
Set in 1979, State Trooper Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson) investigates a case that involves a local crime gang, the Mob, beautician Peggy Blumquist (Kirsten Dunst) and her husband Ed (Jesse Plemons) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
9.1
Planet Earth II: Season 1 19.

Planet Earth II: Season 1

November 6, 2016
Narrated by David Attenborough, the sequel to the 2006 nature series features the use of 4K ultra high definition (UHD), aerial drones, and remote recordings to explore animals and the habitats they live in such as islands, mountains, jungles, deserts, grasslands and cities.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
9.0
Enlightened: Season 2 20.

Enlightened: Season 2

January 13, 2013
Amy and Tyler seek to take down the corporation. Molly Shannon as the executive assistant to the CEO of Abaddonn Industries and Dermot Mulroney as an investigative reporter join the cast.
Metascore:
95
User Score:
7.6
The Staircase: Season 1 21.

The Staircase: Season 1

April 4, 2005
An 8-part documentary series about the celebrated trial of Michael Peterson, a writer who is accused of murdering his wife, executive Kathleen Peterson, who was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home.
Metascore:
95
User Score:
6.7
The Americans: Season 4 22.

The Americans: Season 4

March 16, 2016
Elizabeth and Phillips are given a new dangerous bio-weapon assignment as they deal with the potential repercussions from Paige's confession to her pastor.
Metascore:
95
User Score:
9.0
The Wire: Season 2 23.

The Wire: Season 2

June 1, 2003
In chronicling a multi-generational family business dealing illegal drugs and the efforts of the Baltimore police to curb their trade, this series draws parallels between these organizations and the men and women on either side of the battle.The words of Gary W. Potter, Professor of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, in writing about the savings and loan scandals of the 1980s, can also be used to illuminate some of the central premises of the show:"There is precious little difference between those people who society designates as respectable and law abiding and those people society castigates as hoodlums and thugs. The world of corporate finance and corporate capital is as criminogenic and probably more criminogenic than any poverty-wracked slum neighborhood. The distinctions drawn between business, politics, and organized crime are at best artificial and in reality irrelevant. Rather than being dysfunctions, corporate crime, white-collar crime, organized crime, and political corruption are mainstays of American political-economic life."Tim Goodman, the television critic for The San Francisco Chronicle, summed the show up perfectly when he wrote: "This show is precisely the reason you pay for HBO."In New York's Newsday, Diane Werts says: "Most TV crime series aspire to John Grisham's level. 'The Wire' aspires to Dostoevsky's."Season ThemesSeason One centers around a family of drug dealers and the innerworkings of their empire. It also follows the detectives who are trying to catch the high members of the empire. Season Two steps away from the drug trade (while still mentioning characters from the previous season) to a case of dead prostitutes which turns into a look at the corruption surrounding the Port. Season Three investigates politics and finishes the main stories that were left open in season one. Season Four focuses on four middle school students and their journeys through the public school system and continues to address the politics of an inner-city and the issues of an election. Season Five is rumored to be about the media's role in Baltimore. Season Five will be the show's final season.Theme MusicIn the Season One opening credits, the Blind Boys of Alabama did Tom Waits's "Way Down in the Hole". The Season Two opening credits feature Waits's version of the song. According to creator David Simon, "It was our way of saying: This is the same show (song) but this year, the tale itself (singer, tonality) will be different." The Neville Brothers's version of the song opens Season Three. The theme which plays over the end credits was composed by the show's music supervisor, Blake Leyh. International AiringsAustralia -- Monday at 12:00 p.m. on Ch.9. Currently airing Season 3. New Zealand -- Wednesday at 11:40 p.m. on TV2, beginning December 15, 2004.
Metascore:
95
User Score:
9.0
Better Call Saul: Season 6.5 24.

Better Call Saul: Season 6.5

July 11, 2022
The second half of the sixth and final season of the Breaking Bad spin-off sees Jimmy complete his evolution to become the Saul Goodman viewers met in Breaking Bad.
Metascore:
95
User Score:
9.7
Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 1 25.

Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 1

January 31, 1993
This series was the most reality-based police drama that has ever aired on television. It was shot entirely with handheld cameras on location in the Fells Point Community of Baltimore, MD. One of the series' executive producers, Barry Levinson, is a Baltimore native. He has written and directed at least three films that take place in Baltimore: "Diner", "Tin Men" & "Avalon". Doing this show was a natural for him. The series was based on a book called "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets," by David Simon, a writer who spent a year with the members of Baltimore's homicide unit. Some of the series' characters and cases were based on the book. This series was unlike most cop shows of that time, in that there were almost no car chases, gunfights and etc. This show was about closing cases and the act of the crime was usually never seen. Generally, the viewer first sees the case when the detective(s) arrive on the scene. Open cases are kept track of on a board, open cases under the primary detective's name are shown in red ink, when the case is closed the red is replaced by black ink. During the first season it aired, it didn't have great ratings and the chances for a second season looked bleak. When Steven Bochco's NYPD Blue premiered in the Fall of '93 and got great ratings, police dramas "were in" and the series was given the go-ahead for a second season (the two Emmy Awards probably didn't hurt either). The better ratings of the second season led to a full third and subsequent seasons. When the Lifetime cable channel picked the show up for syndication in 1997 it helped guarantee that there would be a fifth season. Then NBC made it possible for the series to have a sixth and seventh season. With the great cast, acting, writing, and directing the series has won awards including a few Emmy Awards, Writer's Guild Awards and George Foster Peabody Awards. Most of these awards were earned by Tom Fontana, one of the series' executive producers, whose other credits include St. Elsewhere. In the 1995-1996 television season Andre Braugher was finally nominated for Best Actor in a Drama. While he didn't win that year, two years later in the 1997-1998 television season he was again nominated, this time the Television Academy recognized what we already knew, that Andre Braugher was the best actor working in television drama. One of the highlights of the series, starting with the second season was the use of music. All varieties of music have been featured throughout the series, most often it was featured in a montage of the detectives conducting their investigation. First air date: January 31, 1993 Last air date: May 21, 1999 Original air time: Friday 10:00:00 pm (Eastern)
Metascore:
94
User Score:
8.7
Better Call Saul: Season 6 26.

Better Call Saul: Season 6

April 18, 2022
The sixth and final season of the Breaking Bad spin-off will air the fist seven episodes beginning on April 18 and the final six episodes beginning on July 11.
Metascore:
94
User Score:
9.4
Game of Thrones: Season 4 27.

Game of Thrones: Season 4

April 6, 2014
The fourth season finds King Joffrey preparing to wed Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer), as Jaime Lannister seeks to rekindle his relationship with his sister Cersei, while Daenerys add more people to her army, and Castle Black is about to be attacked by Wildlings.
Metascore:
94
User Score:
9.1
Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 3 28.

Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 3

October 6, 2006
The 20-episode third season of the acclaimed series picks up where season two unexpectedly ended: pitting humans against Cylons on the planet of New Caprica.
Metascore:
94
User Score:
9.1
Barry: Season 3 29.

Barry: Season 3

April 24, 2022
Barry finds it's not just other people stopping him from leaving his past behind in the third season of the dark comedy from Bill Hader and Alec Berg.
Metascore:
94
User Score:
7.9
Transparent: Season 2 30.

Transparent: Season 2

December 4, 2015
Maura's (Jeffrey Tambor) journey continues in season two.
Metascore:
94
User Score:
6.6
The Americans: Season 5 31.

The Americans: Season 5

March 7, 2017
The espionage drama was renewed for two seasons (with season six set to be its final season).
Metascore:
94
User Score:
8.4
Deadwood: Season 2 32.

Deadwood: Season 2

March 6, 2005
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.
Metascore:
93
User Score:
9.1
BoJack Horseman: Season 6 33.

BoJack Horseman: Season 6

October 25, 2019
The sixth and final season, which is split in two parts (the second half airs in Jan 2020), finds BoJack in rehab.
Metascore:
93
User Score:
8.9
Bleak House: Season 1 34.

Bleak House: Season 1

October 27, 2005
Masterpiece Theatre tackles the Dickens classic for the second time with this miniseries (adapted by Andrew Davies) airing in six weekly installments.
Metascore:
93
User Score:
9.0
Atlanta: Season 3 35.

Atlanta: Season 3

March 24, 2022
Earn, Alfred, Darius and Van are on tour in Europe as they deal with the challenges of their new environment.
Metascore:
93
User Score:
5.9
BoJack Horseman: Season 5 36.

BoJack Horseman: Season 5

September 14, 2018
BoJack stars in Princess Carolyn's TV show Philbert and Diane travels to Vietnam in the fifth season of the animated comedy.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.9
The Americans: Season 6 37.

The Americans: Season 6

March 28, 2018
Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth's (Keri Russell) plans to return to Russia are stymied and their daughter becomes involved in the spy game in the sixth and final season of the espionage drama.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.2
Mad Men: Season 4 38.

Mad Men: Season 4

July 25, 2010
Season four continues with Don Draper's divorce from his wife while the new agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce begins business.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
9.1
The Shield: Season 1 39.

The Shield: Season 1

March 12, 2002
The Road To Justice Is Twisted The Shield breaks the conventional formula of the cop genre. It plays out in a tough, morally ambiguous world in which the line between good and bad is crossed every day. The series focuses on the tension between a group of corrupt but effective cops and a captain torn between bringing them down and advancing his own political ambitions. The Shield stars Michael Chiklis (The Commish) as rogue cop "Det. Vic Mackey," leader of the elite Strike Team unit, who is effective at eliminating crime but who operates under his own set of rules. Benito Martinez (Outbreak & Her Costly Affair) plays "Captain David Aceveda," the young precinct head who doesn't like Mackey's tactics and wants to bust him off the force. And the Emmy-nominated CCH Pounder (ER & Boycott), plays "Det. Claudette Wyms," a veteran detective who understands Mackey and knows how to play both sides of the fence. The show made history by becoming the first ad-supported cable series to win the 2003 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Series. In its first season, Shawn Ryan (Writing) and Clark Johnson (Directing) received Emmy nominations, which were also firsts for basic cable in those categories. The Shield has received two TCA nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Drama. As of March 2005, the show has become the longest running series on the FX Network.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
9.1
Better Call Saul: Season 5 40.

Better Call Saul: Season 5

February 23, 2020
Jimmy decides to practice law as Saul Goodman and it changes everything.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
9.0
Halt and Catch Fire: Season 4 41.

Halt and Catch Fire: Season 4

August 19, 2017
The final season sees the Internet expanding outside just research institutions to the masses with the invention of the web browser.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.3
The Underground Railroad 42.

The Underground Railroad

May 14, 2021
Cora (Thuso Mbedu) and Caesar (Aaron Pierre) escape from a plantation and learn the Underground Railroad is an actual physical underground railway line. But a bounty hunter named Ridgeway (Joel Edgerton) is determined to bring Cora back in this Barry Jenkins adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel of the same name.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
7.6
The Americans: Season 3 43.

The Americans: Season 3

January 28, 2015
The third season picks up late in 1982 with Elizabeth and Phillips disagreeing over their daughter and their missions.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.5
Romeo & Juliet 44.

Romeo & Juliet

April 23, 2021
Directed by Simon Godwin, Emily Burns' adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was filmed at London's National Theatre with Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor as the doomed young lovers airs as a part of PBS's Great Performances series. [Premiered originally in the UK on Sky Arts on 5 Apr 2021]
Metascore:
92
User Score:
6.1
Evil: Season 3 45.

Evil: Season 3

June 12, 2022
Kristin and David deal with what happened in the end of season two as well with the “Entity,” the Catholic church's espionage element. While Ben seeks help from his sister.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
5.0
Dark: Season 3 46.

Dark: Season 3

June 27, 2020
Jonas and the other learn if the cycle can be stopped in the third and final season of the German series.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.9
Rectify: Season 2 47.

Rectify: Season 2

June 19, 2014
A week after Daniel's release from jail finds him in a coma and the community still divided.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.8
Homeland: Season 1 48.

Homeland: Season 1

October 2, 2011
CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Clare Danes) is not convinced the rescued soldier Nick Brody (Damian Lewis) is not a double agent of al-Qaida.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.2
Succession: Season 3 49.

Succession: Season 3

October 17, 2021
Logan looks to firm up his position after Kendall's press conference as the power struggle continues.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.2
My Brilliant Friend: Season 2 50.

My Brilliant Friend: Season 2

March 16, 2020
Set in the 1960s, the second season subtitled: The Story of a New Name sees the friendship and lives of Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) and Lila (Gaia Girace) changed after the arrival of childhood acquaintance, Nino Sarratore (Francesco Serpico).
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.3
The Handmaid's Tale: Season 1 51.

The Handmaid's Tale: Season 1

April 30, 2017
In the totalitarian society of Gilead, a handmaiden enslaved to produce a child for Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) and his wife Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) named Offred (Elisabeth Moss) seeks the daughter taken from her in this drama series based on Margaret Atwood’s best-selling novel.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
7.9
Transparent: Season 1 52.

Transparent: Season 1

September 26, 2014
Mort Pfefferman's (Jeffrey Tambor) announcement to his family causes more secrets to come out from his ex-wife Shelly (Judith Light) and their three grown children--Ali (Gaby Hoffmann), Josh (Jay Duplass), and Sarah (Amy Landecker) in this Jill Soloway dark comedy.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
7.4
The Returned: Season 1 53.

The Returned: Season 1

October 31, 2013
People long dead return to a small town with no knowledge of their death including a 15-year old girl (Yara Pilart) killed in a car accident four years ago, a groom (Pierre Perrier) who died ten years ago, a young murdered boy (Swann Nambotin), and a serial killer (Guillaume Gouix) in this French drama (known as Les Revenants in France). [Originally aired 26 Nov 2012 - 17 Dec 2012 on Canal+]
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.6
My So-Called Life: Season 1 54.

My So-Called Life: Season 1

August 25, 1994
My So-Called Life started in 1994 on ABC. It was very popular. It was a show that many could relate to and came off as more realistic than many other high school shows. Unfortunately, ABC cancelled it after one season. It has remained a favorite for long after. There are many questions left unresolved. If there was a season 2, would Rayanne and Angela be friends? Would Graham overcome his fidelity issues? Would Angela ditch dreamboat Jordan Catalano and go with geeky Brian Krakow? We'll never know.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.5
The Hollow Crown: Season 1 55.

The Hollow Crown: Season 1

September 20, 2013
Filmed on location, the adaptions of William Shakespeare's plays "Richard II," "Henry IV, Part 1," "Henry IV, Part 2," and "Henry V" features Ben Whishaw as Richard II, Rory Kinnear as the young Henry IV, Jeremy Irons as the older Henry IV, and Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal/Henry V.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
6.9
This Is Going To Hurt: Season 1 56.

This Is Going To Hurt: Season 1

June 2, 2022
The adaptation of Adam Kay's memoir of the same name follows Adam (Ben Whishaw) as he deals with the challenges of working the OB-GYN ward of a British NHS hospital. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 8 Feb 2022 and in the US on AMC+/Sundance Now on 2 Jun 2022]
Metascore:
91
User Score:
7.2
Game of Thrones: Season 5 57.

Game of Thrones: Season 5

April 12, 2015
The fifth season returns with a ten episodes which will include introductions to Dorne and its people.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.2
It's a Sin 58.

It's a Sin

February 18, 2021
The five-part miniseries written and created by Russell T Davies is set in the early 1980s where five friends (Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells, Lydia West and Nathaniel Curtis) move to London and find their lives forever changed by HIV/AIDS. [Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 4 on 22 Jan 2021 and in the US on HBO Max on 18 Feb 2021]
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.2
BoJack Horseman: Season 6.5 59.

BoJack Horseman: Season 6.5

January 31, 2020
The second half of the final season of the animated comedy.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.7
Dickinson: Season 3 60.

Dickinson: Season 3

November 5, 2021
The Civil War begins in the third and final season of the coming-of-age series that will also introduce Sojourner Truth (Ziwe), Walt Whitman (Billy Eichner), and Sylvia Plath (Chloe Fineman).
Metascore:
91
User Score:
6.0
Borgen: Season 1 61.

Borgen: Season 1

October 29, 2011
The Danish political drama produced by the same people as the Danish version of The Killing follows Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen) as she becomes Prime Minister. [Premiered originally on Denmark's D1 on 26 Sep 2010; to begin airing on Netflix US on 1 Sep 2020]
Metascore:
91
User Score:
7.9
Justified: Season 2 62.

Justified: Season 2

February 9, 2011
The second season concludes the last season's finale before jumping a little forward in time to find more trouble brewing for US Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant).
Metascore:
91
User Score:
9.1
Broadchurch: Season 1 63.

Broadchurch: Season 1

August 7, 2013
Recently transferred Detective Inspector Alec Hardy (David Tennant) takes the lead of the investigation into the death of 11-year-old Danny Latimer (Oskar McNamara) in the fictional Dorset town of Broadchurch over local Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman).
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.2
Sherlock: Season 2 64.

Sherlock: Season 2

January 1, 2012
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are on the case again in stories based on A Scandal in Bohemia, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Final Problem.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
9.1
Game of Thrones: Season 3 65.

Game of Thrones: Season 3

March 31, 2013
The battle for the throne continues with Ayra and Bran still out in the countryside; Sansa is married off to another; Jon Snow meets Wildlings leader, Mance Rayder (Ciaran Hinds); Dany reunited with her dragons seeks an army; and Catelyn and Rob continue to fight the Lannisters' army.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
9.1
Downton Abbey: Season 1 66.

Downton Abbey: Season 1

September 26, 2010
Masterpiece imports ITV's miniseries about the lives of those living at Lord Robert Grantham's estate, Downton Abbey, in 1912. Intrigue and romance are a constant after it is discovered that the Titanic has taken all the possible male heirs.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.6
Succession: Season 4 67.

Succession: Season 4

March 26, 2023
The family continues to be divided as the sale of Waystar to Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) moves closer to being final.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
tbd
The Expanse: Season 4 68.

The Expanse: Season 4

December 13, 2019
The fourth season moves to Amazon's Prime Video as the expansion to a new group of planets beyond the Ring Gate causes more tension as inhabitants of Earth, Mars and the Belt rush to colonize them.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.3
Beef: Season 1 69.

Beef: Season 1

April 6, 2023
A road-rage episode leads to a contentious feud between a struggling contractor (Steven Yeun) and a successful entrepreneur (Ali Wong) in this dark comedy created by Lee Sung Jin.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
tbd
Transparent: Season 3 70.

Transparent: Season 3

September 23, 2016
Maura (Jeffrey Tambor) considers gender-confirmation surgery in the third season of the dark comedy.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
6.6
Justified: Season 4 71.

Justified: Season 4

January 8, 2013
While Raylan investigates a cold case that is connected to his father, Boyd finds his business slowing down with the arrival of Preacher Billy.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.9
The Night Of: Season 1 72.

The Night Of: Season 1

July 10, 2016
The limited series created by Steven Zaillian and Richard Price (loosely based on BBC series Criminal Justice) examines the New York City criminal system through attorney Jack Stone (John Turturro) and his client Naz (Riz Ahmed), who is accused of murder.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.8
Atlanta: Season 1 73.

Atlanta: Season 1

September 6, 2016
Earnest "Earn" Marks (Donald Glover) returns to his hometown of Atlanta to find his cousin Alfred Miles (Brian Tyree Henry) is seen as a hot upcoming rapper and seeks to guide his career to the big time.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.7
The Corner: Season 1 74.

The Corner: Season 1

April 16, 2000
This acclaimed, Emmy-winning HBO miniseries about the impact of drugs on an inner-city Baltimore neighborhood came from David Simon, David Mills, and Edward Burns, who would go on to explore similar themes (with many of the same actors) in their even more acclaimed series The Wire. While the latter show concentrates more on both the cops and criminals on either side of the drug war, The Corner places a greater emphasis on those caught in the crossfire, including drug addicts. Charles S. Dutton directs.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.0
Sherwood: Season 1 75.

Sherwood: Season 1

October 4, 2022
In the British village of Sherwood, DCS Ian St Clair (David Morrissey) investigation into the murder of a local may be related to the 1980s miners strike and brings the arrival of Metropolitan Police DI Kevin Salisbury (Robert Glenister). [Premiered originally in the UK on ITV on 13 Jun 2022 and in the US on BritBox on 4 Oct 2022]
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.2
BoJack Horseman: Season 2 76.

BoJack Horseman: Season 2

July 17, 2015
BoJack (Will Arnett) has a new role and a new romance (Lisa Kudrow) in the second season of the animated comedy.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.9
Rescue Me: Season 3 77.

Rescue Me: Season 3

May 30, 2006
From the creators and executive producers of The Job comes Rescue Me, a dramedy that centers on the inner workings of Engine 62, a New York City firehouse, and the personal and emotional battles of its members in a post-9/11 world. The show focuses on Tommy Gavin, the senior firefighter whose life is in turmoil as he copes with the stresses and fears of his job as well the separation from his wife Janet. Tommy moves into a house across the street from her to stay close to their three children and keep an eye on her. The stresses and fears of his job are manifested through conversations with his dead cousin Jimmy Keefe, a former firefighter, as well as the haunting memories of people he has watched perish on the job. The remaining heroes of Ladder 62 include Chief Jerry Reilly who, despite being called "The Good Chief," has a serious gambling problem and bets on everything, even Tommy's divorce. Sean Garrity is a young, handsome guy who is easier to look at than hold a conversation with. Franco Rivera, a cocky, Puerto Rican ladies man, is Tommy's confidant who lives life in the fast lane. Lt. Kenny "Lou" Shea is a man's man who secretly writes poetry and uses it as a way to release his emotional frustrations. Mike Silletti, "the probie," is subject to numerous initiation pranks as he starts his career as a firefighter. Theme Song: "C'Mon C'Mon" by The Von Bondies Awards & Nominations: 2005 Golden Globe Award Nominee - Best Actor in a Drama Series: Denis Leary 2005 TCA Award Nominee-Outstanding Achievement in Drama & Outstanding New Program of the Year 2005 Satellite Award Nominee- Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama Denis Leary, Outstanding DVD Release of a Television Show, Outstanding Television Series, Drama 2005 Satellite Award- Best Ensemble: Television 2005 Visionary Award- Jim Serpico 2006 Satellite Award Nominee- Best Actor in a Series, Drama Denis Leary & Best Television Series, Drama 2006 Prism Award Nominee- Performance in a Drama Series Storyline Denis Leary 2006 Emmy Award Nominee- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Denis Leary 2007 Satellite Award Nominee- Best Actor in a Series, Drama Denis Leary 2007 Prism Award Nominee- Performance in a Drama Series, Multi-Episode Storyline Denis Leary 2007 Golden Reel Award Nomiee- Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects and Foley for Television - Short Form Eileen Horta (supervising sound editor) Mark Cleary (sound designer) James Bailey (foley artist) Damien Smith (foley artist) Kevin McCullough (sound editor) Ashley Harvey (sound editor) For episode "Devil". 2007 Gracie Allen Award- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Marisa Tomei 2007 Emmy Nominee-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Denis Leary 2007 Artios Award-Best Dramatic Episodic Casting Julie Tucker 2008 Prism Award Nominee- Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline Tatum O'Neal 2008 Emmy Nominee- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Charles Durning
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.5
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Season 1 78.

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Season 1

February 2, 2016
The limited series from Ryan Murphy based on Jeffrey Toobin's book "The Run of His Life: The People V. O.J. Simpson" focuses on the lawyers on the both sides of the case against O.J. Simpson (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) with John Travolta as Robert Shapiro, Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, David Schwimmer as as Robert Kardashian, and Courtney Vance as Johnnie Cochran.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.6
Insecure: Season 2 79.

Insecure: Season 2

July 23, 2017
The second season of the comedy about the lives of best friends Issa (Issa Rae) and Molly (Yvonne Orji) in Los Angeles.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
6.6
Game of Thrones: Season 2 80.

Game of Thrones: Season 2

April 1, 2012
The Seven Kingdoms are at war with three kings claiming the Iron Throne: Joffrey Baratheon, Renly Baratheon, and Robb Stark. Jon Snow and the Night Watch seek to discover who the mysterious people living north of The Wall are. In the East, Daenerys Targaryen plans her move to return to Westeros and claim the throne for herself.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
9.1
Veep: Season 4 81.

Veep: Season 4

April 29, 2012
The fourth season of the comedy features a guest appearance from Hugh Laurie.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.3
American Crime: Season 3 82.

American Crime: Season 3

March 12, 2017
Luis Salazar (Benito Martinez) enters Mexico illegally to search for his missing son and finds work as a farm laborer where Coy Henson (Connor Jessup) also works with Isaac Castillo (Richard Cabral) on a tomato farm owned by Jeanette Hesby's (Felicity Huffman) family. Social worker Kimara Walters (Regina King) seeks to help Shae (Ana Mulvoy-Ten) get out from her life as a 17-year-old prostitute. While Nicholas Coates (Timothy Hutton) and his wife Clair (Lili Taylor) hire an Haitian named Gabrielle (Mickaëlle X. Bizet) to be their son’s nanny in the third season of the anthology series.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.1
Succession: Season 2 83.

Succession: Season 2

August 11, 2019
The power struggle between Logan Roy's children are not the only issue for WayStar as they face a rival media company run by CEO Rhea Jarrell (Holly Hunter).
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.8
Rectify: Season 3 84.

Rectify: Season 3

July 9, 2015
Another dead body appears in town as Daniel faces a decision about his freedom.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.7
Orange is the New Black: Season 2 85.

Orange is the New Black: Season 2

June 6, 2014
Season two finds Piper (Taylor Schilling) spending time in solitary, while Litchfield adds a new inmate in Vee (Lorraine Toussaint), who has a history with Red (Kate Mulgrew).
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.3
Justified: Season 3 86.

Justified: Season 3

January 17, 2012
Season three picks up where we left Raylan and Boyd. Also expect to see Neal McDonough and Mykelti Williamson as new adversaries.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
9.0
Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 2 87.

Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 2

July 15, 2005
The Best Show on Television? Yes, according to Time Magazine, The National Review, Rolling Stone and New York Newsday. Praised by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune and many other publications, Battlestar Galactica won a prestigious Peabody Award in the spring of 2006. Ronald D. Moore, the producer of Carnivale and writer for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, boldly re-imagined the original 1978 space opera of humans versus the robotic Cylons. He teamed up with fellow executive producer David Eick on a powerful and dramatic update of the Galactica story. Gone are the technobabble, disco-themed costumes and Egyptian helmets of the original series. The modern show introduces new elements to the Galactica story. The Cylons have developed human-form models that are indistinguishable from real humans. The Cylons have a monotheistic religion in contrast to the polytheistic religion of the human Colonies. The approach is serious and intense, with a focus on tough political, philosophical and religious issues set in a tale that manages to keep the focus on realistic and not always perfect characters.In the miniseries, the Cylons launch a massive attack against the humans and wipe out the Twelve Colonies, sending the 47,000 survivors on a desperate search for the fabled 13th colony -- Earth. Season One Overview The Cylons declare war on humanity, wiping out billions in an unprovoked first strike. The Colonial fleet is all but eliminated leaving just a handful of ships, including the soon to be decommissioned battlestar Galactica. Galactica is manned by a crew that never expected to be involved in real duty. With the president gone and the government all but eliminated, Laura Roslin, the Education Minister, takes on the mantle of President of the 12 Colonies. Gaius Baltar, a top researcher in Artificial Intelligence, inadvertently betrayed humanity by allowing a Cylon agent into the defense network, rendering it and all of the Colonial military forces impotent in the face of the Cylon attacks. He sees her everywhere when no one else can. He initially attributes this to stress-induced hallucinations. She tells him that she implanted a chip in his brain during their time on Caprica, which enables her to talk to him. Over the season Baltar falls in love with the Cylon, Number Six, eventually betraying humanity again and again. A lone soldier is trapped on Cylon-occupied Caprica, having given up his seat on a transport for Baltar, as he believes that his own life is not as important as one of the greatest minds of their time. He struggles against the odds, trying to stay alive amid the hostile Cylons. He is surprised to learn that Sharon Valerii, the pilot of the transport, returned for him. However, the truth is that she is actually another human-form Cylon. Sharon and Helo spend the season trying to escape Caprica. Sharon also finds herself falling in love with her human target. The season ends with her pregnant and fighting to save his life. Meanwhile, the copy of Sharon onboard Galactica (known as "Boomer") has set off several bombs and engaged in other acts of sabotage. The season ends with a stunning turn of events after a successful mission to disable a Cylon base ship. For a more detailed overview of the first three seasons, visit the pinned thread titled "Battlestar Galactica in Just Ten Minutes" located in the forum. Awards and critical praise The 2003 miniseries was the highest-rated miniseries on the Sci Fi Channel (soon to be known as Syfy) at the time. It was also the most successful cable miniseries that TV season.The first regular season premiered to excellent viewer numbers and critical acclaim. After the midseason break in Season Two, the show received widespread recognition from the mainstream media, including several outlets not always known for their interest in science fiction. As mentioned above, Time Magazine named BSG the best show on television for 2005. Rolling Stone Magazine and New York Newsday also named BSG the best show of the year. Many other publications like the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune lavished praise on the series.The American Film Institute added the show to its list of the ten best television shows of 2005. The show won Emmy Awards in the usual sci-fi categories of special visual effects but it also received Emmy nominations for writing and directing. It also won a prestigious Peabody award for its general excellence in creativity in the television medium. The Sci Fi Channel has used creative means to promote the series, including the release of certain episodes as free streaming video on the official website. In the month leading up to the start of Season Three, the Sci Fi Channel aired a Web-only series titled Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance. The brief, 2 to 3 minute episodes revealed key events from the time period between the Season Two finale and the Season Three premiere episode. Another Web-only series was shown on the official website in the lead-up to the Season 4.5 "final" episodes. A Battlestar Galactica television movie, "Razor", was broadcast in late 2007, followed soon after with a release on DVD. The story followed the struggles of Admiral Cain and young Kendra Shaw as they tried to survive the Cylon attack on the Colonies. The hard-hitting movie was well received by fans and critics. Even though the series "ended" on March 20, 2009, with the two-hour broadcast of "Daybreak, Part 2", the Sci Fi Channel (Syfy) will broadcast one final Battlestar Galactica television movie. "The Plan" is scheduled to air in the fall of 2009. The Galactica franchise will live on, even after the final movie and DVD. A prequel series, Caprica, began production even before Battlestar Galactica ended. The pilot movie will be released as a stand-alone DVD in April 2009. The movie will later air on Syfy along with regular episodes of the new series in 2010. For more information about this look at the early days of the development of the Cylons on Caprica, please consult the separate guide for that series. Original Broadcast History: Season One October 18, 2004 - January 24, 2005 - 8:00 PM SKY One (UK) January 14, 2005 - April 1, 2005 - Fridays @ 10:00 PM Sci Fi Channel (USA)
Metascore:
89
User Score:
9.1
The Good Wife: Season 6 88.

The Good Wife: Season 6

September 21, 2014
Alicia and Diana both have big decisions on whether to change the direction they want their careers to follow in the sixth season.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.5
BoJack Horseman: Season 3 89.

BoJack Horseman: Season 3

March 29, 2019
“Weird Al” Yankovic is one of the guest stars on the third season of the animated comedy.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.8
Breaking Bad: Season 3 90.

Breaking Bad: Season 3

March 21, 2010
Walter (Bryan Cranston) has to deal with the fallout from his dishonesty, which led to the plane crash and his wife, Skyler, leaving him.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
9.4
Boomtown: Season 1 91.

Boomtown: Season 1

September 29, 2002
"The victims, the cops, the press and the politicians...each has their own perspective." Boomtown depicts crime in Los Angeles from the very different perspectives of the four groups most intimately involved in the pursuit of justice -- the police, the citizens, the politicians, and the media -- and artfully illustrates how they interconnect. Boomtown features Joel Stevens (Donnie Wahlberg, Band of Brothers) as an emotionally drained, dedicated detective; "Fearless" Bobby Smith (Mykelti Williamson, Forrest Gump) as Stevens' easy-going, daredevil partner; David McNorris (Neal McDonough, Minority Report) as a politically savvy and ambitious Deputy D.A.; Ray Hechler (Gary Basaraba, Brooklyn South) as a veteran patrol officer, and Tom Turcotte (Jason Gedrick, The Last Don) as a beat cop struggling to prove himself. Nina Garbiras (The $treet) stars as Andrea Little, a tough metro reporter whose private life is less than perfect and Teresa Ortiz (Lana Parrilla, Spin City) as a compassionate paramedic who has already seen too much suffering. During 1st season, the show aired on Sundays at 10:00pm EST. It was moved to Friday nights for the 2nd season. Show is currently being aired on HDnet Wednesday, 9:00pm EST.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
7.0
Masters of Sex: Season 2 92.

Masters of Sex: Season 2

July 13, 2014
Bill and Virginia continue their studies in the second season of the drama.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
7.3
Fargo: Season 3 93.

Fargo: Season 3

April 19, 2017
Set in 2010, the sibling rivalry between Ray Stussy and his older brother Emmit (both played by Ewan McGregor) leads to card games, murder and mobsters as the third season returns to Minnesota.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.3
Olive Kitteridge: Season 1 94.

Olive Kitteridge: Season 1

November 2, 2014
The adaptation of Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name focuses on the Olive Kitteridge's (Frances McDormand) interactions with the people of her small Maine town over the course of 25 years.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.2
Rescue Me: Season 2 95.

Rescue Me: Season 2

June 21, 2005
From the creators and executive producers of The Job comes Rescue Me, a dramedy that centers on the inner workings of Engine 62, a New York City firehouse, and the personal and emotional battles of its members in a post-9/11 world. The show focuses on Tommy Gavin, the senior firefighter whose life is in turmoil as he copes with the stresses and fears of his job as well the separation from his wife Janet. Tommy moves into a house across the street from her to stay close to their three children and keep an eye on her. The stresses and fears of his job are manifested through conversations with his dead cousin Jimmy Keefe, a former firefighter, as well as the haunting memories of people he has watched perish on the job. The remaining heroes of Ladder 62 include Chief Jerry Reilly who, despite being called "The Good Chief," has a serious gambling problem and bets on everything, even Tommy's divorce. Sean Garrity is a young, handsome guy who is easier to look at than hold a conversation with. Franco Rivera, a cocky, Puerto Rican ladies man, is Tommy's confidant who lives life in the fast lane. Lt. Kenny "Lou" Shea is a man's man who secretly writes poetry and uses it as a way to release his emotional frustrations. Mike Silletti, "the probie," is subject to numerous initiation pranks as he starts his career as a firefighter. Theme Song: "C'Mon C'Mon" by The Von Bondies Awards & Nominations: 2005 Golden Globe Award Nominee - Best Actor in a Drama Series: Denis Leary 2005 TCA Award Nominee-Outstanding Achievement in Drama & Outstanding New Program of the Year 2005 Satellite Award Nominee- Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama Denis Leary, Outstanding DVD Release of a Television Show, Outstanding Television Series, Drama 2005 Satellite Award- Best Ensemble: Television 2005 Visionary Award- Jim Serpico 2006 Satellite Award Nominee- Best Actor in a Series, Drama Denis Leary & Best Television Series, Drama 2006 Prism Award Nominee- Performance in a Drama Series Storyline Denis Leary 2006 Emmy Award Nominee- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Denis Leary 2007 Satellite Award Nominee- Best Actor in a Series, Drama Denis Leary 2007 Prism Award Nominee- Performance in a Drama Series, Multi-Episode Storyline Denis Leary 2007 Golden Reel Award Nomiee- Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects and Foley for Television - Short Form Eileen Horta (supervising sound editor) Mark Cleary (sound designer) James Bailey (foley artist) Damien Smith (foley artist) Kevin McCullough (sound editor) Ashley Harvey (sound editor) For episode "Devil". 2007 Gracie Allen Award- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Marisa Tomei 2007 Emmy Nominee-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Denis Leary 2007 Artios Award-Best Dramatic Episodic Casting Julie Tucker 2008 Prism Award Nominee- Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline Tatum O'Neal 2008 Emmy Nominee- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Charles Durning
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.7
Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 1 96.

Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 1

January 14, 2005
The Best Show on Television? Yes, according to Time Magazine, The National Review, Rolling Stone and New York Newsday. Praised by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune and many other publications, Battlestar Galactica won a prestigious Peabody Award in the spring of 2006. Ronald D. Moore, the producer of Carnivale and writer for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, boldly re-imagined the original 1978 space opera of humans versus the robotic Cylons. He teamed up with fellow executive producer David Eick on a powerful and dramatic update of the Galactica story. Gone are the technobabble, disco-themed costumes and Egyptian helmets of the original series. The modern show introduces new elements to the Galactica story. The Cylons have developed human-form models that are indistinguishable from real humans. The Cylons have a monotheistic religion in contrast to the polytheistic religion of the human Colonies. The approach is serious and intense, with a focus on tough political, philosophical and religious issues set in a tale that manages to keep the focus on realistic and not always perfect characters.In the miniseries, the Cylons launch a massive attack against the humans and wipe out the Twelve Colonies, sending the 47,000 survivors on a desperate search for the fabled 13th colony -- Earth. Season One Overview The Cylons declare war on humanity, wiping out billions in an unprovoked first strike. The Colonial fleet is all but eliminated leaving just a handful of ships, including the soon to be decommissioned battlestar Galactica. Galactica is manned by a crew that never expected to be involved in real duty. With the president gone and the government all but eliminated, Laura Roslin, the Education Minister, takes on the mantle of President of the 12 Colonies. Gaius Baltar, a top researcher in Artificial Intelligence, inadvertently betrayed humanity by allowing a Cylon agent into the defense network, rendering it and all of the Colonial military forces impotent in the face of the Cylon attacks. He sees her everywhere when no one else can. He initially attributes this to stress-induced hallucinations. She tells him that she implanted a chip in his brain during their time on Caprica, which enables her to talk to him. Over the season Baltar falls in love with the Cylon, Number Six, eventually betraying humanity again and again. A lone soldier is trapped on Cylon-occupied Caprica, having given up his seat on a transport for Baltar, as he believes that his own life is not as important as one of the greatest minds of their time. He struggles against the odds, trying to stay alive amid the hostile Cylons. He is surprised to learn that Sharon Valerii, the pilot of the transport, returned for him. However, the truth is that she is actually another human-form Cylon. Sharon and Helo spend the season trying to escape Caprica. Sharon also finds herself falling in love with her human target. The season ends with her pregnant and fighting to save his life. Meanwhile, the copy of Sharon onboard Galactica (known as "Boomer") has set off several bombs and engaged in other acts of sabotage. The season ends with a stunning turn of events after a successful mission to disable a Cylon base ship. For a more detailed overview of the first three seasons, visit the pinned thread titled "Battlestar Galactica in Just Ten Minutes" located in the forum. Awards and critical praise The 2003 miniseries was the highest-rated miniseries on the Sci Fi Channel (soon to be known as Syfy) at the time. It was also the most successful cable miniseries that TV season.The first regular season premiered to excellent viewer numbers and critical acclaim. After the midseason break in Season Two, the show received widespread recognition from the mainstream media, including several outlets not always known for their interest in science fiction. As mentioned above, Time Magazine named BSG the best show on television for 2005. Rolling Stone Magazine and New York Newsday also named BSG the best show of the year. Many other publications like the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune lavished praise on the series.The American Film Institute added the show to its list of the ten best television shows of 2005. The show won Emmy Awards in the usual sci-fi categories of special visual effects but it also received Emmy nominations for writing and directing. It also won a prestigious Peabody award for its general excellence in creativity in the television medium. The Sci Fi Channel has used creative means to promote the series, including the release of certain episodes as free streaming video on the official website. In the month leading up to the start of Season Three, the Sci Fi Channel aired a Web-only series titled Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance. The brief, 2 to 3 minute episodes revealed key events from the time period between the Season Two finale and the Season Three premiere episode. Another Web-only series was shown on the official website in the lead-up to the Season 4.5 "final" episodes. A Battlestar Galactica television movie, "Razor", was broadcast in late 2007, followed soon after with a release on DVD. The story followed the struggles of Admiral Cain and young Kendra Shaw as they tried to survive the Cylon attack on the Colonies. The hard-hitting movie was well received by fans and critics. Even though the series "ended" on March 20, 2009, with the two-hour broadcast of "Daybreak, Part 2", the Sci Fi Channel (Syfy) will broadcast one final Battlestar Galactica television movie. "The Plan" is scheduled to air in the fall of 2009. The Galactica franchise will live on, even after the final movie and DVD. A prequel series, Caprica, began production even before Battlestar Galactica ended. The pilot movie will be released as a stand-alone DVD in April 2009. The movie will later air on Syfy along with regular episodes of the new series in 2010. For more information about this look at the early days of the development of the Cylons on Caprica, please consult the separate guide for that series. Original Broadcast History: Season One October 18, 2004 - January 24, 2005 - 8:00 PM SKY One (UK) January 14, 2005 - April 1, 2005 - Fridays @ 10:00 PM Sci Fi Channel (USA)
Metascore:
89
User Score:
9.1
Justified: Season 6 97.

Justified: Season 6

January 20, 2015
The final season for the drama finds Raylan working on getting Ava and Dewey Crowe to turn on Boyd, who seeks one more big score. However, more trouble comes to Harlan in the form of formerly exiled gangster Avery Markham (Sam Elliott) and (Garret Dillahunt), a former Special Ops soldier working security.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.6
Eastbound & Down: Season 2 98.

Eastbound & Down: Season 2

September 26, 2010
After losing the offer to play for the Tampa Bay Rays in last year's finale, Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) has moved to Mexico for season two.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
7.9
24: Season 5 99.

24: Season 5

January 15, 2006
Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) has tried both retirement and death, but he still finds himself dragged back into CTU for another long day of work without a single bathroom break. New cast members this season include Sean Astin and Jean Smart.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
9.1
The Good Wife: Season 2 100.

The Good Wife: Season 2

September 28, 2010
Alicia makes the choice to be Will or stay with Peter and join his reelection bid.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.6
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