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
An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)
8.2/10
Starring: Victoria Wood
The incomparable Victoria Wood is the star of this special show that won two 1989 British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards. Before a celebrity... Read more
That Girl: Season 1 (1966)
7.2/10
Starring: Ted Bussell, Marlo Thomas, Lew Parker, Rosemary DeCamp
Marlo Thomas stars as Ann Marie, a struggling actress who moves from her small home town to New York City in this classic '60s sitcom. In between tryi... Read more
Lano and Woodley: The Complete Adventures (1997)
Starring: Colin Lane, Frank Woodley
This classic Aussie sit-com with comedy duo Colin Lane and Frank Woodley was produced by the UK's Working Title production company and two of the epis... Read more
Father Knows Best: Season 1 (1955)
7.4/10
Starring: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt
The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty... Read more
Desperate Housewives: Season 6 (2009)
8/10
Director: Various
Starring: Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, Drea de Matteo
When things get rough on Wisteria Lane, the Housewives band together like never before. The neighbourhood is jolted with the arrival of Angie Bolen (D... Read more
The Johnny Carson Show (1955)
8.5/10
Starring: Johnny Carson
Late-night chat king Johnny Carson first graced American airwaves in 1955 when, as a young staff writer for 'The Red Skelton Show', he was asked to st... Read more
Bill: On His Own (1983)
7.6/10
Director: Anthony Page
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Helen Hunt, Edie McClurg, Tracey Walter, Teresa Wright, Dennis Qu...
This made for televison sequel to the Emmy-winning 1981 film 'Bill' stars Mickey Rooney as Bill Sackter, once more struggling to survive in the mainst... Read more
Masters of Sex: Season 1 (2013)
8/10
Starring: Beau Bridges, Allison Janney, Michael Sheen, Julianne Nicholson, Rose McIver, Li...
"Masters of Sex" stars Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson. T... Read more
Baffled! (1972)
5.9/10
Director: Philip Leacock
Starring: Leonard Nimoy, Susan Hampshire, Vera Miles
Years ahead of its time before series about strange phenomenon became a cult, this feature-length pilot to a series that never was mixes ESP with myst... Read more
The Walking Dead: Season 3 (Blu-ray) (2012)
8.1/10
Starring: Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Danai Jekesai Gurira
Rick and his fellow survivors continue to seek refuge in a desolate and post-apocalyptic world and soon discover that there are greater forces to fear... Read more