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Westwood Park: Season 1
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Westwood Park: Season 1

1997
Two warring families kick up a dust cloud of corruption and greed in this Caribbean soap opera set in the affluent Westwood Park -- which is basically Trinidad's version of "The O.C." The first season opens with patriarchs Herbert Gunn-Munroe (Bernard Hazell) and Jonathan Du Soleil (Dennis McComie) locked in a dubious friendship as their children prepare to wed. But the arrival of a beguiling woman (Princess Simone Hazell) changes everything.

Directed by:

  • Danielle Dieffenthaller
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    Just Shoot Me: Seasons 1 & 2
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    Just Shoot Me: Seasons 1 & 2

    1997
    This ensemble sitcom follows the daily antics at New York City-based Blush magazine -- a women's publication that offers advice about sex, diets, makeup and clothing -- owned by philandering editor-in-chief Jack Gallo (George Segal). His wacky staff members include Gallo's overly earnest daughter (Laura San Giacomo), his conniving receptionist (David Spade), an insecure photographer (Enrico Colantoni) and a ditsy fashion expert (Wendie Malick).

    Directed by:

  • Philip Charles Macenzie
  • Leonard R. Garner Jr.
  • Jeff Melman
  • Lee Shallat-Chemel
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    Friends: Season 4
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    Friends: Season 4

    1997
    The fourth season's episodes are chock-full of hilarious antics, including the Thanksgiving Chandler spends in a box, Phoebe becoming a surrogate mother for her half-brother and Ross marrying Emily and making the Freudian slip at the altar. There's also, of course, Monica and Chandler hooking up -- finally. Rachel, Phoebe, Ross, Monica, Joey and Chandler are back in one of the most memorable seasons of the hit television sitcom.

    Directed by:

  • Shelley Jensen
  • Peter Bonerz
  • Gail Mancuso
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    Friends: Season 3
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    Friends: Season 3

    1996
    The hilarious shenanigans of the tightest circle of friends -- Ross (David Schwimmer), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) -- are all here in this Season 3 collection, including Chandler and Joey adopting a duck and a chick. As Ross and Rachel go "on a break," Monica meets a new man (Jon Favreau), Phoebe connects with family and Chandler hooks up with Joey's sister.

    Directed by:

  • Gail Mancuso
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    Dynasty: Season 3: Vol. 2
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    Dynasty: Season 3: Vol. 2

    1982
    Joan Collins, Linda Evans and John Forsythe return for another over-the-top season of Aaron Spelling's popular nighttime soap opera that revolves around the heated rivalry between the Carringtons and the Colbys. The emergence of Krystle's ex-husband spells trouble for her marriage to Blake, Steven disappears after an oil rig explodes in Indonesia, and Alexis positions herself to take over Denver-Carrington.

    Directed by:

  • Gwen Arner
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    Dynasty: Season 2
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    Dynasty: Season 2

    1981
    Joan Collins ushers in the era of the dueling divas as she joins the cast of Aaron Spelling's campy primetime soap for its second season. After oil baron Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) is cleared of murder, his ex-wife Alexis (Collins) sets out to ruin him and begins a long-running feud with his new wife, Krystle (Linda Evans). Meanwhile, Krystle's money-grubbing niece Sammy Jo Dean (Heather Locklear) arrives and throws more lives into uproar.

    Directed by:

  • Gabrielle Beaumont
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    Designing Women: Season 1
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    Designing Women: Season 1

    1986
    The premiere season of this long-running sitcom follows sisters Julia and Suzanne Sugarbaker (Dixie Carter and Delta Burke) as they labor to get their Atlanta-based interior design company off the ground, with the help of designer Mary Jo (Annie Potts) and office manager Charlene (Jean Smart). The women spar endlessly, even as they help one another through romantic entanglements, impending middle age, voodoo death curses and more.

    Directed by:

  • Ellen Falcon
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    Dynasty: Season 1
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    Dynasty: Season 1

    1981
    It's lifestyles of the rich, famous and evil in Aaron Spelling's classic 1980s primetime soap opera. In Season 1, oil baron Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) marries Krystle (Linda Evans), and his daughter, Fallon (Pamela Sue Martin), weds Jeff Colby (John James) to save the business from ruin. Blake's accused of killing his gay son's lover, and in the finale, a surprise witness takes the stand -- Blake's ex-wife, Alexis Colby (Joan Collins).

    Directed by:

  • Ralph Senensky
  • Robert C. Thompson
  • Gabrielle Beaumont
  • Don Medford
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    Two and a Half Men: Season 6
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    Two and a Half Men: Season 6

    2008
    Harper siblings Alan (Jon Cryer) and Charlie (Charlie Sheen) continue to help Alan's son, Jake (Angus T. Jones), navigate his teen years in this popular sitcom's sixth season. Free-spirited Charlie never fails to keep nebbish Alan on his game, while Jake sits back and enjoys the ride. Besides putting up with their overbearing mother (Holland Taylor) and making sure Jake stays on track, the brothers try to muddle through the mine field of romance.

    Directed by:

  • Jean Sagal
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    The Meaning of Food
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    The Meaning of Food

    2004
    Discover the rich and varied history of American dining in this series that has filmmakers sitting at the table with guests from across the country who bring to the discussion opinions and experiences informed by their own cultural expectations.

    Directed by:

  • Maria Gargiulo
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    Degrassi Junior High: Season 3
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    Degrassi Junior High: Season 3

    1988
    No issue goes wanting in the third season of this groundbreaking show about the highs and lows of making the grades or just fitting in during junior high. The compellingly honest series tackles friendship, puberty, rumors, sports, studies and more. Alternately moving and shocking but always riveting and believable, "Degrassi Junior High" is a must-see for adolescents (and parents) everywhere.

    Directed by:

  • Clarke Mackey
  • Eleanor Lindo
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    Trial & Retribution: Set 2
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    Trial & Retribution: Set 2

    2001
    Chief superintendent Walker (David Hayman), Chief Inspector Connor (Victoria Smurfit) and Inspector North (Kate Buffery) investigate a dysfunctional family with a disturbed musical prodigy, a posh sex club for London's upper crust and other cases in this collection of feature-length mysteries. Lynda La Plante, the mind behind the beloved crime drama "Prime Suspect," created this intricately plotted series.

    Directed by:

  • Aisling Walsh
  • Lynda La Plante
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    Party of Five: Season 2
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    Party of Five: Season 2

    1995
    In the second season of this popular Fox drama, twenty-something head of household Charlie Salinger (Matthew Fox) does his best to keep his parentless siblings (including Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell and Lacey Chabert) in school and in line. But the looming loss of the family restaurant has them all a little preoccupied. With its vulnerable characters and trademark teen angst, the series launched an all-new style of television dialogue.

    Directed by:

  • Peter O'Fallon
  • Ellen S. Pressman
  • Daniel Attias
  • Steve Robman
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    Party of Five: Season 1
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    Party of Five: Season 1

    1994
    In the first season of this hit family drama, the Salinger family, which includes Charlie (Matthew Fox), Bailey (Scott Wolf), Julia (Neve Campbell), Claudia (Lacey Chabert) and infant Owen, must pull together to face a life that is forever changed after their parents die in a car accident. Charlie starts to adjust to his new role as head of the clan, Bailey falls in love, Claudia considers a new religion and Julia finds her mother's diary.

    Directed by:

  • Richard Pearce
  • Steven Robman
  • Ken Topolsky
  • Ellen S. Pressman
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    Oswald: Welcome to the Big City!
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    Oswald: Welcome to the Big City!

    2001
    Follow gentle Oswald, the titular star of Nickelodeon's popular children's animated series, as he navigates life in the big city with his good-natured pals, Henry the waddling penguin and Daisy the friendly flower, and his loyal pet, Weenie the pup. Includes eight episodes featuring the bouncy, blue-hued octopus.

    Directed by:

  • Ken Kessel
  • Christine Kolosov
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    The Donna Reed Show: Season 2
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    The Donna Reed Show: Season 2

    1959
    Life in the Stone household continues apace in the second season of this sitcom starring the beautiful and imperturbable Donna Reed as mom Donna and featuring Shelley Fabares as teenager Mary and Paul Petersen as wise-cracking kid Jeff. With the boys beginning to buzz around the increasingly lovely Mary, dad Alex (Carl Betz) has his hands full in episodes that feature guest appearances by Esther Williams, Marion Ross and others.

    Directed by:

  • Oscar Rudolph
  • Ida Lupino
  • Norman Tokar
  • Lawrence Dobkin
  • Robert Ellis Miller
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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