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American Gangster: Season 2
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsNarrated by Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames, this gritty documentary series returns with another batch of fascinating true stories profiling some of American history's most notorious black criminals. Segments include exposés about Philadelphia's black Mafia; Chicago mobster Larry Hoover and his Gangster Disciples; and Frank Lucas, the drug kingpin who inspired director Ridley Scott's 2007 thriller American Gangster.
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American Gangster: Season 3
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsVing Rhames narrates the life and times of Black America's most notorious criminals in this third season of the eye-opening BET series. Using archival news footage, vintage interviews, archival photographs and expert testimony, the program paints complex portraits of the sensational figures -- whose crimes include drug dealing, theft and murder -- and examines their legacies through the lens of history.
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Skins: Vol. 1
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis stark ensemble drama captures a slice of life at a fictional high school in Bristol, England, focusing on the everyday struggles of an openly gay student, a habitually hard partier, a girl with an eating disorder and other characters.
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Dollhouse: Season 1
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAn organization sends its operatives on missions and then wipes their memories of the assignment when completed. When agent Echo starts having troubling memories, she begins to question who she is and what the organization is doing.
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The IT Crowd: Series 2
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe inaction continues in the second round of this comedy series that follows the desperate lives of three miserable members of a corporate IT support team. Season 2 finds a new boss shaking things up, and Jen lands herself a promotion.
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The IT Crowd: Series 3
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn the third season of this acclaimed comedy series about tech support geeks and slackers, Jen seeks a new job after her sexual harassment lawsuit ends unsatisfactorily. Later, Moss and Roy turn on Jen when she goes overboard with her role as boss.
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Better Off Ted: Season 1
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWith the motto "Money Before People," Veridian Technologies' truth-twisting, unscrupulous business tactics frame this office culture satire. At the center is the firm's ethical research and development chief, Ted Crisp.
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The IT Crowd: Series 1
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsEnter the glamorous offices of Reynholm Industries, then take the elevator to the basement, where you'll find the decidedly unglamorous IT support team: slacker Roy, social misfit Moss and technically ignorant supervisor Jen.
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Skins: Vol. 2
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn the wake of a violent first-season finale that saw Tony hit by a bus, Tony is miraculously alive -- but he's hardly the same popular, attractive and intelligent boy he once was. Neither Sid nor Michelle know what to do with the new Tony.
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H2O: Just Add Water: Season 1
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhen three teenage girls -- Cleo , Emma and Rikki -- wander into a mystical pool while stranded on an isolated island during a full moon, they turn into mermaids with magical power, a secret they try to hide when they return home.
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The X-Files: Season 3
1995 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsCover-ups abound as FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) delve deeper into the mysteries of paranormal activity in our midst. From big-time bureaucrats who won't talk to small-town folks who won't even open their doors, Mulder and Scully have their work cut out for them as they attempt to save the world, one thrilling mystery at a time.
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The X-Files: Season 5
1997 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThroughout this season, Mulder and Scully unravel one dark, paranormal mystery after another -- and reveal more about themselves, their pasts and their fears. Of course, it wouldn't be "The X-Files" without a big dose of conspiracy in each episode.
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The X-Files: Season 4
1996 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe conspiracies continue to deepen, with original storylines just as sharp and intriguing as the three previous seasons. Join FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) as they tackle the mysterious and the paranormal among us. Nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted – sometimes not even each other – when they face the dark mysteries of the universe.
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The X-Files: Season 1
1993 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe truth is out there ... and the search begins as FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) team up to solve mysterious cases involving the paranormal. From investigations of aliens among us to their own personal demons, the first season of this multiple Emmy Award-winning sci-fi series from Chris Carter shows how it all began.
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The X-Files: Season 7
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are at it again as they explore the roots of unexplained paranormal events in this seventh season of the popular Fox television series. The mysteries never seems to end and the conspiracies seem only to deepen as each episode brings them closer to the truth -- or sends them reeling further into confusion, danger and the utterly inexplicable.
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The X-Files: Season 6
1998 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIt seems that these two FBI agents have no choice but to fight the future. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) continue to investigate eerie, unexplained phenomena in season six of the landmark Fox Network series. Cover-ups abound as the indomitable duo sleuth their way through conspiratorial webs that lead straight to the top and to people who seem to want the agents to stop succeeding -- at any cost.
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House of Cards Trilogy III (BBC): The Final Cut
1995 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsRuthless prime minister Francis Urquhart wants to leave his mark on the world before his term as the political leader of Great Britain ends. But skeletons in his closet keep raising their ugly heads and threaten to bring about his ruin.
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House of Cards Trilogy II (BBC): To Play the King
1993 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsNow firmly entrenched as prime minister, Francis Urquhart faces a fresh challenge when the new King expresses a desire to reshape British society. With the help of a new adviser, the PM aims to hold the King at bay and retain absolute power.
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House of Cards Trilogy I (BBC): House of Cards
1990 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsConservative Party whip Francis Urquhart expects to be handed a high-level cabinet position upon the election of a new prime minister. When he's told he hasn't been promoted, Urquhart chooses to exact revenge by creating dissent within the party.
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The X-Files: Season 2
1994 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe search for "the truth" continues in Season 2 of this multiple Emmy Award-winning sci-fi series that has FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigating a host of unique and bizarre phenomena. The second season delves deeper into the psyches of the agents, giving viewers both a glimpse of what's to come and a trickle of insight into why they've chosen to do what they do.
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The X-Files: Season 8
2000 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis season marks a big shift in this hit show's usual tone; instead of focusing on the push-pull relationship between a doubting Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and an insistent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), viewers meet the skeptical John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and the mysterious Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish). Scully, who's pregnant, is the believer now, and she's on a quest to find her former partner, no longer a hunter but an abductee.
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Roswell: Season 1
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThree alien-human hybrids have been sent to Earth to save the human race. In the meantime, the young outsiders attend school in the desert town of Roswell, N.M., and struggle with everyday teen issues in this sci-fi drama.
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The X-Files: Season 9
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAfter nine seasons, FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) finally decide to call it a day. One of television's biggest hits during its decade-long run, creator Chris Carter's edgy, well-acted series about fantastic (and fantastically foreboding) phenomena expertly blended science fiction with gripping drama in a truly original way. This collection features all Season 9 episodes (including the amazing finale).
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Roswell: Season 2
2000 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe drama and sci-fi action continue as the young friends explore the nature of trust and redemption in the second season of this popular series. The adventure continues at full tilt as another alien race -- the Skins -- is introduced.
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Roswell: Season 3
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAliens Max, Isabel and Michael are back for the third and final season of this dramatic sci-fi series, which takes place in Roswell, New Mexico. The trio graduates high school, searches for Max's son, uncovers a conspiracy at Metachem and more.
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