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Quantum Leap: Season 1
1989 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSam, a physicist, travels back in time, fixing other people's mistakes in an attempt to return to the present. With the help of his wise-cracking friend Al, Sam leaps into a new life in every episode, always hoping that someday he'll leap back home.
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The A-Team: Season 1
1983 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCharismatic and cunning, the A-Team is a renegade group of men wrongly accused of crimes who, after escaping from prison, take it upon themselves to right the wrongs in sprawling Los Angeles. Discover the first season of the show that became one of the biggest hits of the 1980s, featuring Col. Hannibal Smith (George Peppard), Lt. Templeton "Face" Peck (Dirk Benedict), Capt. H.M. Murdock (Dwight Schultz) and Sgt. B.A. Baracus (Mr. T).
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Xena: Warrior Princess: Season 4
1998 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA cult fan favorite, "Xena: Warrior Princess" is an intoxicating blend of swords, sorcery and campy comedy leavened with a huge dose of the grrrl power of its two leads, the titular butt-kicking avenger and the devoted chronicler of her exploits.
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Xena: Warrior Princess: Season 5
1999 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsXena literally comes back to life after the previous season's crucifixion. As usual, nothing can keep her down as she restores her lost energy, gives birth to her child and continues her fight to ensure good vanquishes evil at every turn.
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Quantum Leap: Season 2
1989 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPhysicist Sam Beckett travels from one era to the next to correct past mistakes by taking over different identities. This season, he visits 1960 to help two newlyweds, 1979 to inspire an actor, 1957 to defend a wrongly accused black woman and more.
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MI-5: Vol. 2
2003 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDeceit is noble, as long as it's done for the good. That's the motto at MI-5, a top-secret arm of the British government in charge of keeping a close watch on foreign governments and their denizens who may be trying to destroy the country.
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Xena: Warrior Princess: Season 6
2000 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsXena's dark secrets are finally revealed as Gabrielle learns of her past as a Valkyrie, and the pair sets out to kill the beast Grunhilda and recover the Rheingold ring. This season also finds Xena doing battle with the Amazon-hunting Prince Morloch.
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The A-Team: Season 2
1983 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCatch all 22 episodes of this action-packed 1980s TV series featuring a band of ex-commandos who were convicted of a crime they didn't commit and seek to right wrongs while staying a step ahead of authorities. Join Hannibal (George Peppard), Face (Dirk Benedict), B.A. (Mr. T) and Murdock (Dwight Schultz) in another season filled with dangerous adventures that take them from a diamond mine in Zimbabwe to the not-so-easy streets of Bel-Air.
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Quantum Leap: Season 3
1990 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTime-traveling scientist Sam and his sidekick Al continue altering the course of history in Season 3. This year, Sam winds up in his own brother's Navy SEAL squad; inhabits the body of a horror novelist; polices a beauty pageant; and more.
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The A-Team: Season 3
1984 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsEven Robin Hood and his merry men can't measure up to the A-Team, a ragtag group of wrongly accused prison escapees who patrol the streets of Los Angeles ensuring that justice is served. There's plenty of action in Season 3 as Hannibal (George Peppard), Face (Dirk Benedict), Murdock (Dwight Schultz) and tough-talking B.A. Baracus (Mr. T) continue to mop the streets clean of villains. You can run, but you can't hide from the A-Team!
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Quantum Leap: Season 4
1991 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this Emmy-winning time-travel series, Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) and his holographic touchstone, Al (Dean Stockwell), ping-pong through the past as they search to find a way to bring the scientist home. In the show's fourth season, Sam dons the robe of a Ku Klux Klansman to save the life of a civil rights leader; rescues a small town from drought as a rain-making huckster; and makes music as a member of an all-black girl group.
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MI-5: Vol. 3
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn the third season of this award-winning British drama, the MI-5 team is roped into the high-profile kidnapping of a rock star's son; Zoe is charged with conspiracy to kill; and Danny and Fiona are taken hostage.
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The A-Team: Season 4
1985 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe wily band of ex-commandos is back for a fourth season, righting wrongs on the streets of Los Angeles and beyond. Convicted of crimes they didn't commit, this ragtag group escaped from prison and soon became heroes for hire. Now, leader Hannibal (George Peppard), tough-talking weapons ace B.A. (Mr. T), con artist Face (Dirk Benedict) and crazy pilot Murdock (Dwight Schultz) stay one step ahead of the authorities while they dole out justice.
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The A-Team: Season 5
1986 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsFramed for a crime they didn't commit and on the lam for years, in this final season the A-Team is caught and threatened with execution unless they take on a series of dangerous undercover missions. Always up to the task, Hannibal, Face, B.A. and the rest of the team dive into every challenge, such as aiding a defecting East German scientist and saving the U.S. attorney general from assassination. Non-lethal shoot-em-ups have never been so fun!
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MI-5: Vol. 4
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter a string of London train bombings, Adam Carter and the rest of MI-5 crew race to track down the culprits, and the city is paralyzed by fear. Anna Chancellor joins the cast as Juliet Shaw, a caustic, partially paralyzed agent.
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MI-5: Vol. 5
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter being held hostage by a former colleague with an ax to grind, a covert team of MI-5 officers works to protect citizens from a wave of brutal terrorist attacks, even as the government begins to tighten national security.
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Quantum Leap: Season 5
1992 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPhysicist Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) can travel through time, assuming others' identities and correcting past mistakes, but he can't seem to find his way back to his own life -- or even remember it in this Emmy-winning series. In the final season, Sam and his holographic sidekick, Al (Dean Stockwell), continue to look for a way home. Along the way, Sam morphs into Lee Harvey Oswald, Elvis and more. Brooke Shields and Jennifer Aniston guest star.
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MI-5: Vol. 6
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe MI-5 agents continue their fight to keep the world safe from terrorism. As Adam and Ros recover from the bombing of the Thames Barrier, negotiations with Iran are threatened, a killer virus is unleashed on London and mercenaries kidnap Zaf.
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Primeval: Season 3
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsEvolutionary zoologist Nick Cutter recruits Egyptologist Sarah Page to the team, hoping her research can shed some light on the mysterious time anomalies that continue to deposit dangerous dinosaurs in modern England.
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MI-5: Vol. 7
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsRichard Armitage joins the cast as Lucas North, a former MI-5 agent who's back on the job after spending eight years in a Russian prison -- which makes him a perfect fit for Section D's priority of the moment. But can he be trusted?
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MI-5
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis award-winning series dramatizes the professional exploits and personal lives of the "spooks" of the MI-5. No-nonsense head officer Harry Pearce guides a band of dedicated spies who risk their lives every day.
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Primeval
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsProfessor Nick Cutter heads a crew of eccentric scientific and military experts who are tasked with investigating the anomalies that connect modern England with the past and have allowed dinosaurs to roam the Earth again.
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Quantum Leap
1989 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this time-bending sci-fi series, physicist Sam Beckett "leaps" into the bodies of people who need his help. Assistance comes in the form of Al, a friend from the future who appears as a hologram and guides him through each strange new scenario.
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The A-Team
1983 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThere's plenty of action in this iconic 1980s show about a group of Vietnam vets, wrongly convicted of a crime they didn't commit, who escape from prison and become soldiers of fortune to help people in need. Comprised of Col. Hannibal Smith (George Peppard), Lt. Templeton "Face" Peck (Dirk Benedict), Capt. H.M. Murdock (Dwight Schultz) and Sgt. B.A. Baracus (Mr. T), the group manages to stay undercover while foiling the bad guys in style.
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Xena: Warrior Princess
1995 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBent on redeeming her outlaw past, powerful warrior princess Xena and her companion Gabrielle travel far and wide in search of wrongs to right in this spinoff of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys."
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