TV that didn't bore me
by myfamily1983 | created - 03 Jul 2012 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicThis list is mostly personal so that I don't forget hours that I spent with rather good TV. Though some of them are listed as TV movie, most of them were aired as series for us.
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1. MI-5 (2002–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.
Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 18,372
Good series with great acting, only if stories were alittle bit better balanced and characters more engaging.
2. Heroes (II) (2006–2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.
Stars: Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka
Votes: 251,575
Very good 1st season, rather good 2nd, poor 3rd season and horrible 4th.
3. Orphan Black (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, Kevin Hanchard
Votes: 116,933
4. Sharp Objects (2018)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After treating her mental illness, crime reporter Camille Preaker returns to her hometown to solve the murder of two young girls. However, she is forced to face and deal with her own demons too.
Stars: Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen
Votes: 118,725
5. Elementary (2012–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn, Jon Michael Hill
Votes: 119,009
Although all the resemblance to Sherlock Holmes stories and even the great "Sherlock"(BBC) ends in character names, those characters are still interesting and stories, sometimes, rather good.
6. iZombie (2015–2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A medical resident finds that being a zombie has its perks, which she uses to assist the police.
Stars: Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley
Votes: 74,550
7. The Sinner (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Ambrose employs some unusual tactics and a deep capacity for empathy to solve his cases. His boundless dedication is driven by his dark past, leading him into powerful and often dangerously intimate bonds with his suspects.
Stars: Bill Pullman, Jessica Hecht, Dohn Norwood, Adam LeFevre
Votes: 138,940
8. The Uninvited (1997)
50 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Investigating the phenomena of alien abductions
Stars: Douglas Hodge, Leslie Grantham, Lia Williams, Sylvestra Le Touzel
Votes: 133
ناخوانده
9. Derrick (1974–1998)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant, Inspector Harry Klein, solve murder cases in Munich and surrounding areas.
Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Holger Petzold
Votes: 1,842
10. Arabian Nights (2000)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
To cure a Prince's murderous madness, Scheherezade tells him a series of wondrous stories.
Stars: Mili Avital, Alan Bates, James Frain, Tchéky Karyo
Votes: 5,578
11. 99-1 (1994– )
50 min | Crime, Thriller
Implicated in a corruption enquiry, Detective Inspector Mick Raynor (Leslie Grantham) agrees to go deep under cover to bring down criminal networks that appear to be beyond the reach of the law.
Stars: Leslie Grantham, Adie Allen, Niall Buggy, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 147
12. Bye Bye Jupiter (1984)
130 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
While extracting water from the Martian polar ice caps, ancient carvings are uncovered describing an alien spacecraft crashing into Jupiter, postponing plans to turn Jupiter into a second Sun.
Directors: Koji Hashimoto, Sakyô Komatsu, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Tomokazu Miura, Dangely Diane, Miyuki Ono, Rachel Huggett
Votes: 282
خداحافظ ژوپیتر This was actually a movie and I should've been 10-12 when I'd seen it; but it had a very strong effect and though I remember almost nothing of its story, for some reason, I can't forget the name or scattered images.
13. Mr. Murder (1998 TV Movie)
R | 132 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A group of scientists are trying to produce the perfect soldier by cloning. Seven years later, a mystery novel writer discovers that his clone has his same physical appearance but has the personality of a murderer.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Julie Warner, Bill Smitrovich, Thomas Haden Church
Votes: 702
تولد شوم The fun thing I just discovered was that Charlotte was played by Kaley Cuoco (Big Bang Theory)
14. On Dangerous Ground (1996 TV Movie)
R | 165 min | Action, Thriller
When they learn of a secret covenant on the status of Hong Kong signed by Mao in 1944, Chinese factions, the British government, Hong Kong businessmen, AND the Mafia all try to be the first... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Rob Lowe, Kenneth Cranham, Deborah Moore, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 248
بر زمین خطرناک sequel: Midnight Man (1997) I didn't know Rob Lowe at the time, but I liked him and wished so much for him and Anna to be together.
15. Masters of Sex (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Drama about the pioneers of the science of human sexuality whose research touched off the sexual revolution.
Stars: Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan, Caitlin FitzGerald, Teddy Sears
Votes: 38,511
16. Between Love and Honor (1995 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Steve Collura is an undercover cop out to infiltrate Carlo Gambino's mob. He soon falls in love with Gambino's daughter Maria and must make a choice between his duties as a police officer, ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Pillsbury | Stars: Grant Show, Géza Kovács, Maria Pitillo, Nigel Bennett
Votes: 126
تردید The version that was aired here, was 25 minutes shorter than listed!
17. The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The 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.
Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham
Votes: 349,675
One can stop after season 3. Up until then, it's a little cheesy and has a story that drags and jumps around quite often (except for 2nd half of season 1 and 1st half of season 2, almost), but it's also fun, sometimes.
18. Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miss Marple receives a cryptic letter requesting her to right an unknown injustice, but receives no hint other than a ticket for guided tour of historic homes.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Peter Tilbury, John Horsley, Helen Cherry
Votes: 2,566
خانم مارپل with plenty of sequels
19. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1994–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Western
Inspired by Banjo Paterson's famous poem, The Man from Snowy River, this series is about cattle rancher Matt McGregor, his family, and their neighbours in the township of Paterson's Ridge in Australia's Snowy Mountains.
Stars: Andrew Clarke, Brett Climo, Guy Pearce, Sheryl Munks
Votes: 971
رودخانه برفی It never got to properly end here; but it had its fun moments, while it lasted.
20. The Alchemists (1999 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 150 min | Thriller
A fast-paced thriller based on Peter James' best-selling novel set in the chilling world of genetic engineering. Three workers put their lives on the line as they discover a world
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: Edward Hardwicke, Ruth Gemmell, Aneirin Hughes, Grant Show
Votes: 119
کیمیاگران
21. Little Men (1998–1999)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
The recently widowed Jo March Behr continues to run the school she and her late husband founded, a school for boys called "Plumfield." Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic book, "Little Men."
Stars: Michelle Burke, Spencer Rochfort, Corey Sevier, Trevor Blumas
Votes: 392
مزرعه پامفیلد
22. North of 60 (1992–1998)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mystery drama series about trials and tribulations of Aboriginal people in the fictional town of Lynx River, Northwest Territories.
Stars: Tina Keeper, Tracey Cook, Tom Jackson, Timothy Webber
Votes: 656
شمال 60
23. All Saints (1998–2009)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A drama series centred on the lives of the nurses at All Saints Western General Hospital.
Stars: Judith McGrath, Georgie Parker, Tammy Macintosh, Martin Lynes
Votes: 1,633
پرستاران
24. Ice (1998 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 93 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After the whole North of the Equator freezes below zero, a group of people in Los Angeles risk their lives while trying to "escape" from the city's hostile conditions, in order to take a ship to a hotter place on Earth.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Grant Show, Udo Kier, Eva LaRue, Flex Alexander
Votes: 1,261
25. Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin (1994–1997)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Sascha Hehn, Uta Schorn, Simone Thomalla, Regina Lemnitz
Votes: 31
دکتر مارکوس
26. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Western
The trials and adventures of a female doctor in a small Wild West town.
Stars: Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Shawn Toovey, Chad Allen
Votes: 13,717
پزشک دهکده
27. Traders (1996–2000)
60 min | Drama
Set in the Toronto-based investment house Gardner/Ross, "Traders" explores the intimate lives and loves of investment bankers whose high-stakes decisions and sizzling alliances can have grave international consequences.
Stars: Sonja Smits, Bruce Gray, Patrick McKenna, Chris Leavins
Votes: 470
سوداگران I was just warming up to it, when they suddenly stopped airing it; all the mechanics of trades were ailttle confusing to me though!
28. A Case for Two (1981–2023)
60 min | Crime, Thriller
German crime series centering around a succession of lawyers and a private investigator and former police officer, who typically team up to clear a client of the lawyer, who is usually an innocent suspect in a murder case.
Stars: Claus Theo Gärtner, Renate Kohn, Paul Frielinghaus, Rainer Hunold
Votes: 813
یک پرونده برای دو نفر
29. Hannay (1988–1989)
52 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Richard Hannay is a man of his times: an Edwardian gentleman and adventurer, a mining engineer from South Africa of Scottish origin, who lives by his own standards and wits, upholding a ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular, Gavin Richards, Jill Meager
Votes: 208
30. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.
Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
Votes: 14,348
31. The Old Fox (1977– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
A police department led by an older, experienced detective solves crimes together.
Stars: Michael Ande, Markus Böttcher, Ulf Söhmisch, Rolf Schimpf
Votes: 770
کارآگاه کاستر
32. Horatio Hornblower: The Duel (1998 TV Movie)
93 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Horatio Hornblower begins his naval career, but a deadly feud with a despicable mate is causing complications.
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne
Votes: 6,060
هورن بلوئر with 5 sequels
33. Jack Holborn (1982)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Jack Holborn is 13-year-old orphan in the 1700's that wants to get a job on a sailing ship to avoid foster homes. Jack was found on the steps of the Holborn catholic church in London, when ... See full summary »
Stars: Patrick Bach, Matthias Habich, Andreas Mannkopff, Monte Markham
Votes: 448
34. Silas (1981)
286 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Silas, a 13 year old boy runs away from the circus to have adventures.
Stars: Patrick Bach, Lucki Molocher, Ingeborg Lapsien, Nina Rothemund
Votes: 524
35. Kita no kuni kara (1981–1982)
45 min | Drama
"From the North" with warmth loving strokes, describing the love of family, love of humanity. Because his wife was having an affair and divorce, Kuroita Goro, with a son and daughter from ... See full summary »
Stars: Kunie Tanaka, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Nakajima, Keiko Takeshita
Votes: 186
از سرزمین شمالی Another sad story! Also worth mentioning: هانیکو معلم جزیره
36. Oshin (1983–1984)
Biography, Drama, Family
Tells the story of Oshin, a poor little girl who would someday become the owner of a big supermarket chain in Japan.
Stars: Toshi Shioya, Nobuko Otowa, Yûko Tanaka, Ayako Kobayashi
Votes: 1,024
سالهای دور از خانه Depressing and too long, but first series in my memory that had a big audience here.
37. Skippy (1968–1970)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.
Stars: Ed Devereaux, Tony Bonner, Ken James, Garry Pankhurst
Votes: 1,169
38. Phoenix (1992–1993)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Phoenix is an Australian police drama television series.
Stars: Simon Westaway, Peter Cummins, Sean Scully, Susie Edmonds
Votes: 172
39. Sex Education (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey
Votes: 351,168
40. Suits (2011–2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
On the run from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant college dropout Mike Ross finds himself working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.
Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty
Votes: 478,606
41. Bridgerton (2020– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society.
Stars: Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Julie Andrews, Jessica Madsen
Votes: 168,324
42. Normal People (2020)
TV-14 | 28 min | Drama, Romance
Follows Marianne and Connell, from different backgrounds but the same small town in Ireland, as they weave in and out of each other's romantic lives.
Stars: Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Desmond Eastwood, Aislín McGuckin
Votes: 90,810
43. Belgravia (2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Follows events when the emerging nouveau riche, including the Trenchard family, rub shoulders with London's established upper classes and when secrets from the past threaten to emerge.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, Saskia Reeves
Votes: 8,846
44. Mare of Easttown (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice
Votes: 187,579
45. The Staircase (2022)
TV-MA | 65 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Tells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle that followed.
Stars: Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Patrick Schwarzenegger
Votes: 33,858
46. Yellowstone (2018– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Western
A ranching family in Montana faces off against others encroaching on their land.
Stars: Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley
Votes: 220,246
47. Criminal Minds (2005– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub.
Stars: Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Joe Mantegna
Votes: 218,621
48. The English (2022– )
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Western
Follows a woman as she seeks revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.
Stars: Emily Blunt, Chaske Spencer, Stephen Rea, Tom Hughes
Votes: 29,061
49. The Dropout (2022)
TV-MA | 50 min | Biography, Drama
TV series that chronicles Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' attempt to revolutionize the healthcare industry after dropping out of college and starting a technology company.
Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Naveen Andrews, Michel Gill, William H. Macy
Votes: 35,966
50. Sanditon (2019–2023)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
About Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman, who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
Stars: Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield
Votes: 18,211
51. The Gilded Age (2022– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
The series follows the conflicts surrounding the new money Russell family and their old money neighbors, the van Rhijn family, in 1880s New York City high society.
Stars: Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton
Votes: 38,147
52. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022– )
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.
Stars: Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia
Votes: 58,835
53. Modern Love (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 513 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
TV series based on the New York Times column that explores relationships, love, and the human connection.
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Andy Garcia, Dev Patel
Votes: 36,460
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