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Last updated August 11, 2025
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 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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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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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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Ken Burns: The West
1996 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsHistorian and Oscar nominee Ken Burns and his talented team mine vintage photographs, music, maps, letters, newspapers and more to bring to life the struggles and challenges Americans faced in the 19th century as they embarked on westward expansion.
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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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Kidnapped: The Complete Series
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe lives of millionaire Conrad Cain (Timothy Hutton) and his wife, Ellie (Dana Delany), are thrown into chaos when their teenage son is kidnapped on his way to school. As the list of suspects grows, the couple enlists a crack team of investigators to help them safely retrieve their son -- and protect their deeply guarded secrets. The situation becomes even more complicated when FBI agent Latimer King (Delroy Lindo) gets involved in the case.
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Damages: Season 1
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis legal drama stars Glenn Close as steely litigator Patty Hewes, head of the revered Hewes & Associates. Dedicated to their work, Patty, protégé Ellen Parsons and senior associate Tom Shayes battle CEO Arthur Frobisher in a class-action suit.
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American Gangster: Season 1
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsGolden Globe-winning actor Ving Rhames narrates this documentary series that profiles notorious African-American criminal figures, reexamining their crimes, exploring their personal lives and analyzing their effect on the black community. In each episode, the series draws from archival footage, revealing interviews and authentic court records to separate truth from fiction and demystify the life of criminal infamy.
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Knight Rider: Season 1 (2008)
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe 1980s hit gets an overhaul with this sleek reboot. Engineer Charles Graiman creates a new KITT that's light years ahead of the original, and Graiman's daughter fights to protect him from foes who would kill to get their hands on it.
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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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Damages: Season 2
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis season of the legal thriller finds attorney Ellen Parsons -- once a wide-eyed associate -- hardened into a cynical attorney in her own right. She's out for justice, and she may give her calculating mentor, Patty Hewes, a run for her money.
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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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