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Drop Dead Diva: Season 2
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhile settling into her role as plus-sized attorney Jane Bingum, reincarnated model Deb Dobkins discovers that Jane has a husband. Meanwhile, Jane could face disbarment after violating attorney-client confidentiality.
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Drop Dead Diva: Season 3
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis season finds the spirit of svelte, empty-headed model Deb Dobkins -- who's been reincarnated into the body of plus-sized lawyer Jane Bingum -- taking on more cases that help her discover what being beautiful really means.
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Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this anime thriller based on the popular series, young Saki journeys to New York to find her missing friend Akira Takizawa -- a mysterious man who thwarted a missile attack against Japan -- and save him from the dangerous Seleção.
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Elite Squad
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn Rio de Janeiro, some cops are just as crooked as the drug lords who run the slums. On the brink of retirement -- and burnout -- Capitão Nascimento must find a trustworthy successor to lead a dangerous mission in this gritty action-thriller.
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Farscape: Season 1
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhile on an experimental space voyage, astronaut John Crichton is suddenly propelled into a wormhole that catapults him across the universe and into the middle of a clash between escaped alien inmates and militaristic authorities.
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Farscape: Season 2
2000 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAs this season begins, the Moya's crew is forced to abandon the sentient ship's newborn to a Peacekeeper so they can continue their journey. But they must soon deal with the consequences -- and a host of hostile aliens.
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Farscape: Season 3
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsRound three of this innovative sci-fi series continues to follow astronaut John Crichton and his ongoing battle against archnemesis Scorpius, the search for a way home to Earth and Crichton's persistent pursuit of romance with Aeryn Sun.
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Farscape: Season 4
2002 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn the show's fourth (and final) season, John Crichton's quiet life aboard a dying Leviathan is interrupted by an alien and a band of mercenaries. Later, a group of bounty hunters boards the Moya and imprisons the crew.
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Fiddler on the Roof
1971 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsDirector Norman Jewison chronicles the trials of Jewish peasant Tevye, the humble father of three strong-willed daughters and husband to oft-objecting wife Golde in pre-revolutionary Russia.
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For Colored Girls
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsTyler Perry directs his own adaptation of the Obie-winning stage play by Ntozake Shange, constructed as a series of poetic vignettes that collectively explore the lives of modern African American women.
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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhile humanity awaits the dawn of the Green Age, ancient forces return to screw up everything, leaving Fry as the best hope for the universe -- yikes! -- in this feature-length installment. Also, Fry falls for a fembot, and Leela goes on the run.
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G.I. Joe: Renegades: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsPursued by authorities for crimes they did not commit, a team of elite G.I.s are forced to become renegades as they seek to prove their innocence, all while taking on high-tech foes from Cobra Industries, a shadowy company bent on world domination.
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GasLand
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this Oscar-nominated documentary, director Josh Fox journeys across America to examine the negative effects of natural-gas drilling, from poisoned water sources to kitchen sinks that burst into flames to unhealthy animals and people.
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George Carlin Again!
1978 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this 1978 concert, absurdist funnyman George Carlin performs in Phoenix with a mix of classic and new material, including takes on pop philosophy, law, time and death, and his legendary routine on the seven words one can never say on television. Carlin's random nature finds him jumping from discussions on who empties the coins out of a wishing well to a nostalgic reprise of his "Hippie Dippie Weatherman" character.
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George Carlin: Back in Town
1996 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsGet ready for belly laughs with this live 1996 performance by George Carlin from New York City's Beacon Theatre, featuring the comedian's acerbic observations as he derives humorous truths from weighty topics such as capital punishment and abortion. In his trademark provocative comedic style, Carlin has some choice words about absurd but all-too-familiar expressions, television news, hyphenated names and more.
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George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsLegendary comic George Carlin skewers everything from being stuck in gridlock and long-winded email newsletters to charging cheap items on credit in this riotous stand-up appearance at New York City's Beacon Theatre in November 2001.
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George Carlin: Doin' It Again
1992 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsNothing gets past the razor-sharp wit of George Carlin, who serves up his droll take on everything from embarrassing underwear incidents to those who need to share their bathroom adventures and, of course, more ludicrous uses of the English language. Filmed live in 1990 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, N.J., this hilarious stand-up routine -- Carlin's seventh HBO special -- won a Cable ACE Award.
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George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn his final filmed performance, counterculture comic George Carlin urges Americans to just say no to BS, serving up sharp-witted takes on society's ridiculous obsessions, the self-esteem movement fallout and spoiled kids.
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George Carlin: Jammin' in New York
1992 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsReflecting on the widening gap between the poor and rich in 1992 America, George Carlin had a novel proposal: Why not let the homeless live on golf courses? These and other insights populate the comic's classic set at Madison Square Garden. The performance finds Carlin at his misanthropic prime, riffing on the environment, flying on airplanes, penises and -- most presciently -- the first Gulf War.
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George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIrreverent counterculture comedian George Carlin riffs on everything from high-technology to election returns in this stand-up performance. No topic is too shocking for Carlin, who serves up his takes on sex, religion and other controversial issues.
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George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
1988 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFilmed live in the Garden State in 1988, this hour long HBO concert features Grammy-winning stand-up comedian George Carlin displaying his unique and popular sense of humor, blending caustic wit with intellectual wordplay. Carlin covers some of his classic routines, including "Cars and Driving II," "Reagan's Gang, Church People and American Values," "People I Can Do Without" and "Keeping People Alert."
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George Carlin: You Are All Diseased
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFilmed live for television, this comedy special features George Carlin's trademark scathing wit in a series of routines that take aim at airport security, germs, cigars, "man stuff" and one of his favorite targets: religion.
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George Gently: Series 1
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn 1960s Britain, London police officer George Gently moves to England's North Country to solve the hit-and-run murder of his wife. Feared by criminals and corrupt cops, George also works with his partner, John, to stop lawbreakers of all types.
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George Gently: Series 2
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn Series 2, a murder investigation uncovers shocking abuses in a former home for children, clues to a murder lead to a seedy hostess club, and an apparent suicide might actually be foul play.
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George Gently: Series 3
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this rural British detective series set in the 1960s, Inspector George Gently investigates a young woman's murder and a child's disappearance, and also looks into a mysterious death possibly linked to the anti-nuclear protest movement.
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