The Shaakster's TV Shows
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- CreatorPhillip IscoveAlex KurtzmanRoberto OrciStarsTom MisonLyndie GreenwoodNicole BeharieIchabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.Great show. Walter from Fringe also appears. Nice flashbacks in time. Demons and witchcraft.
- CreatorMaurissa TancharoenJed WhedonJoss WhedonStarsClark GreggMing-Na WenBrett DaltonThe missions of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.The Big Leagues of espionage, including meta-humans.
- CreatorChristopher MarkusStephen McFeelyStarsHayley AtwellJames D'ArcyEnver GjokajIn 1946, Peggy Carter is relegated to secretarial duties in the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR). When Howard Stark is accused of treason, he secretly recruits Peggy to clear his name with the help of his butler, Edwin Jarvis.Season 2 finished with Carter and Jarvis working in 1947 Los Angeles. "Zero Matter" becomes a focal point.
- CreatorBruno HellerStarsBen McKenzieJada Pinkett SmithDonal LogueThe story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival.Captivating. Possibly the best show on TV. From DC Comics.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiGeoff JohnsAndrew KreisbergStarsGrant GustinCandice PattonDanielle PanabakerAfter being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City.Super powers, time travel, alternate earths, and tie-ins with Arrow. You learn a lot more about The Flash. From DC Comics.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiMarc GuggenheimAndrew KreisbergStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseySpoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.This show delivers each episode. The Flash, The Atom, Huntress, Speedy, and Black Canary, all spawned on this show. From DC Comics.
- CreatorJulie PlecStarsJoseph MorganDaniel GilliesClaire HoltA family of power-hungry thousand-year-old vampires look to take back the city that they built and dominate all those who have done them wrong.Quite an interesting story that covers then and now. Vampires, werewolves, and witches down in New Orleans.
- CreatorJulie PlecKevin WilliamsonStarsNina DobrevPaul WesleyIan SomerhalderThe lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.This great paranormal series ran from 2009 through 2017.
- CreatorCraig SilversteinStarsJamie BellHeather LindSamuel RoukinA Long Island farmer bands together a group of childhood friends to form an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America's fight for independence.Hardcore. Another one of those shows that puts you there back in history.
- CreatorBrannon BragaAdam SimonStarsJanet MontgomeryShane WestSeth GabelSupernatural horror loosely based on Salem's 17th century witch trials.Off the charts. This series was highly potent. Ran on WGN-America.
- CreatorSimon BarryStarsRachel NicholsVictor WebsterErik KnudsenA City Protective Services (CPS) agent from the year 2077 finds herself trapped in present-day Vancouver and searching for ruthless criminals from the future.Time Travel, alternate timelines, new technologies, and characters from ground zero. Sy Fy Channel.
- CreatorChris RolandRobert WertheimerStarsJeffrey PierceMichael FilipowichMichele BurgersA missing persons detective finds himself caught between three parallel universes.This ran some time ago. It was awesome. The plot involves 3 parallel earths. The lead actor, Jeffrey Pierce, also played Steven's father on the Tomorrow People, which ran for a season on the CW recently.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiPhil KlemmerJulie PlecStarsRobbie AmellPeyton ListLuke MitchellStephen helps genetically advanced teenagers hide from a paramilitary group hunting them down.The Tomorrow People ran for just a season, but it was arguably the best show on that year. Jedikiah rocked. The "Three Ts" - telepathy, teleportation, and telekinesis. Ran on the CW.
- CreatorMaggie FriedmanStarsJulia OrmondJenna DewanRachel BostonTwo sisters, bartender and librarian, discover as adults that they're witches with magical powers. They, their mom and her sister, all witches, are up against a mortal enemy.Nice variety of paranormal material. Note that these witches are Asgardians.
- CreatorDaniel CeroneDavid S. GoyerStarsMatt RyanHarold PerrineauCharles HalfordA man struggling with his faith who is haunted by the sins of his past is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.Really good. Runs on Friday nights at 10:00 on NBC. Angels, witchcraft, magic, and some other misc paranormal things as well.
- CreatorRené EchevarriaScott PetersStarsJacqueline McKenzieJoel GretschPatrick John FluegerAs the reappearance of 4,400 missing persons on a single day confounds the global community, federal agents on the case slowly discover the ways in which the victims have been changed.4400 people with new abilities.
- CreatorDrew GoddardStarsCharlie CoxVincent D'OnofrioDeborah Ann WollA blind lawyer by day, vigilante by night. Matt Murdock fights the crime of New York as Daredevil.This is a Marvel Studios television series, and it's damn good. Daredevil turns out to be quite the interesting character, going up against the NY underworld. Season 2 was raw. - Netflix.
- CreatorJason KatimsStarsShiri ApplebyJason BehrKatherine HeiglThe lives of three young alien/human hybrids with extraordinary gifts in Roswell.If you are interested in the Roswell UFO crash, this show has a ton of additional info.
- CreatorJ.J. AbramsAlex KurtzmanRoberto OrciStarsAnna TorvJoshua JacksonJohn NobleAn F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.Big time show. Alternate earths, advanced technologies. Ran on Fox.
- CreatorMax BorensteinStarsMeagan GoodStark SandsNick Zano10 years after the end of Precrime in Washington DC one of the three PreCogs attempts to lead a normal life while still suffering from visions of the future. Will they be able to hold it together or mentally breakdown and give up?A precog resumes fighting crime with a new partner.
- CreatorJoseph MallozziPaul MullieStarsMelissa O'NeilAnthony LemkeAlex Mallari Jr.In the dystopian 27th century, six people wake up on a deserted spaceship with no memory of who they are or what they're doing there. They reluctantly team up and set off to find answers with the help of a female android.A high tech deep space adventure. Really good.
- CreatorKyle KillenStarsJason IsaacsLaura AllenSteve HarrisAfter a car accident takes the life of a family member, a police detective lives two alternating parallel lives, one with his wife and one with his son. Is one of his "realities" merely a dream?This was really really good.
- CreatorBrian Michael BendisCharlie HustonStarsSharlto CopleySusan HeywardNoah TaylorSet in a world where humans and superheroes co-exist, a homicide detective whose powers were taken from him investigates crimes involving superhumans along with his partner.I watched Seasons 1 and 2 - great series. Entire cast was good. - Amazon
- CreatorMelissa RosenbergStarsKrysten RitterRachael TaylorEka DarvilleFollowing the tragic end of her brief superhero career, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private investigator, dealing with cases involving people with remarkable abilities in New York City.Jessica Jones is another Marvel superhero from Hell's Kitchen, which as you may know, is the same area that spawned Daredevil. - Netflix
- CreatorGreg BerlantiMarc GuggenheimPhil KlemmerStarsCaity LotzAmy Louise PembertonDominic PurcellTime-traveling rogue Rip Hunter must recruit a ragtag team of heroes and villains to help prevent an apocalypse that could impact not only Earth, but all of time.DC Comics latest series to run on the CW. The time traveling Rip Hunter was huge back in the 60s.