Television Shows
"As Seen on TV"
A television movie (also TV movie, made-for-TV movie, telefilm, etc.) is a photoplay that does not normally feature in movie theatres but is produced for, and released to, television only. It is commonly considered a type of movie, but some people restrict the latter term to those that play in cinemas only.
The programs listed below have all at one time or another been on the telly. Most of those great old shows are represented here, from "Green Acres" to "Absolutely Fabulous", from "Dallas" to "Six Feet Under", from "The Simpsons" to "Ren and Stimpy".....
Below is an amalgam of Alice's entire collection of "Television Shows". For more precise grazing you may find scrolling within this genre helpful. ie "TV Drama", "TV Comedy", "TV Cult", etc
The Sarah Silverman Program: Season 1 (2007)
6.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: Steve Agee, Sarah Silverman, Brian Posehn, Jay Johnston, Laura Silverman
Sarah Silverman says what's on her mind. Never mind good taste, church elders or heads of State. In this first season of her critically acclaimed show... Read more
The Sarah Silverman Program: Season 2 (2007)
6.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: Steve Agee, Sarah Silverman, Brian Posehn, Jay Johnston, Laura Silverman
Join Sarah Silverman and friends for the second season of her critically acclaimed Comedy Central series. Watch as she gets high for the first time, p... Read more
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
7.5/10
Director: Graham Theakston, Simon Langton, Patrick Lau
Starring: Richard E Grant, Elizabeth McGovern, Martin Shaw, Anthony Green, Ronan Vibert, C...
Filmed in Prague for its similarity to 18th Century revolutionary Paris (and lack of satellite dishes), this BBC mini-series of Baroness Emmuska Orzcy... Read more
The Sea Wolf (2009)
7.5/10
Director: Mike Barker
Starring: Neve Campbell, Tim Roth, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sebastian Koch
This adventure on the high seas follows the exploits of the notorious Captain Wolf Larsen (Sebastian Koch) who engages young castaway Humphrey Van Wyd... Read more
The Shadow Line (2011)
8.2/10
Director: Hugo Blick
Starring: Antony Sher, Christopher Eccleston, Stephen Rea, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kierston Ware...
Detective Inspector Jonah Gabriel (Chiwetel Ejiofor) takes on his first case since being shot in a botched police operation that left his partner dead... Read more
The Shark Net (2003)
8.1/10
Director: Graeme Burfoot
Starring: Angie Milliken, Warren Mitchell, Dan Wyllie, Leeanna Walsman, Tim Draxl, William...
When Robert Drewe, aged six, moves with his family to Perth, he has every reason to expect a life of playful adventure. But divisions between his pare... Read more
The Shield: Season 1 (2002)
8.7/10
Director: Gary Fleder, Guy Ferland, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Clark Johnson, D J Caruso
Starring: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Kenneth Johnson,...
Stand-out TV cop show that broke the mould. Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit, a group of cops brutal... Read more
The Shield: Season 2 (2003)
8.7/10
Director: Guy Ferland, Nick Gomez, Scott Brazil, Leslie Libman
Starring: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Kenneth Johnson,...
Everything good about the first season is intensified in the second, as Vic and the boys start figuring out how to make a big payday out of the Armeni... Read more
The Shield: Season 3 (2004)
8.7/10
Director: Guy Ferland, D J Caruso, Scott Brazil, Michael Chiklis, Dean White
Starring: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Jay Karnes, CCH P...
Back for a pulse-pounding third season, Vic and the boys may have pulled off the money train job, but it could cost them their jobs, their friendships... Read more
The Shield: Season 4 (2005)
2.4/10
Director: Guy Ferland, Nick Gomez, Stephen Kay, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Scott Brazil, Dean White
Starring: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Jay Karnes, CCH P...
Things have changed in Farmington, not least of which being the introduction of a new boss, Captain Monica Rawling (played by series guest star Glenn... Read more