Towards the end of the Edo era, in the town of Kyoto, there lived a wealthy merchant by the name of Imai Tadamasa. He was blessed with 3 children, Hatsu, Asa and Kyutaro. His eldest, Hatsu, was a traditional girl who loved to play the koto and sew. Whilst his second daughter, Asa, was an impish hoyden who loved sumo wrestling. Asa was engaged to be married to the second son of a distinguished family who ran a money changer business in Osaka, Shirooka Shinjiro. Although Asa was furious when she had first heard about the betrothal, when she met up with Shinjiro for the first time, his charisma greatly attracted her and she fell in love with him in no time.
The genre-bending novel, part love story, part spy thriller, follows Tom (Cumberbatch), a seemingly-ordinary man who suffers from a very rare condition called anageria, which has kept him alive for centuries. Throughout history, Tom and men and women like him, have been feared, misunderstood and persecuted. Their lives are one of perpetual loss, as they see family, friends, lovers and children die before them. To survive, those with anageria have formed a secret society to protect their own, but also to enforce strict rules of behavior. The first rule, and the one Tom threatens to break: never fall in love.
A high energy, fast paced cooking competition that challenges four up-and-coming chefs to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets “chopped” by our panel of esteemed culinary luminaries until the last man or woman left standing claims victory.
Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker. Now, she's trying to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City, with help from Poison Ivy and a ragtag crew of DC castoffs.
Ek Se Badhkar Ek - Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka is a Hindi television reality show that aired on Zee TV channel, starting from September 20, 2008 until January 3, 2009. The show is an extension of Ek Se Badhkar Ek - Jalwe Sitaron Ke, and will be based on popular Hindi television 'Kids'. The show is a unique because it has both singing and dancing in a one platform.
The series revolves around Gabo, a soccer-loving teenager who, upon receiving a scholarship from the prestigious Sports Academic Institute (IAD) of Buenos Aires, will see his dream of playing at Los Halcones Dorados, the renowned amateur team of the school, and also his longing to become a professional footballer.
VIP Brother 2 was the second season of the Big Brother's spin-off VIP Brother. It was aired on Nova Television. The show started on 26 March 2007 and ended on 27 April 2007. It lasted for 33 Days - 4 Days longer than the previous season, because of the high ratings. VIP Brother 2 was hosted by Niki Kunchev. The winner was Hristina - the only non-VIP housemate. Hristina won 100 000 leva.
Ten thousand years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen establish the fabled sect and female order that would become known as the Bene Gesserit to control the future of humankind.
Brilliant village belle Malli decides to start her life in the city, only to get entangled with Aravind. Will she be able to pursue her dreams and find her happiness?
Dhoop Mein Thandi Chaav...Maa also known as Maa is a Hindi-language television series that aired on Zee TV channel. The series premiered on January 12, 2009 and aired every Monday to Friday at 7pm IST. The series concluded on April 17, 2009.
This series was once considered as one of the best on Zee TV, however, it went off-air just three months after it started. Reasons to why the series was pulled was uncertain but, according to the cast, it was definitely not because of TRPs.
In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s, Silicon Valley is an American sitcom that centers around six programmers who are living together and trying to make it big in the Silicon Valley.
Meet the Smiths: two lonely strangers, John and Jane, who have given up their lives and identities to be thrown together as partners – both in espionage and in marriage.
In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.
This hit cooking competition series sees award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs put a group of contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.
They call it The Great Race, and surely there can be no better description of the annual October Bathurst 1000 touring car endurance race. This mammoth DVD Box Set covers the first six decades of The Great Race, Tracing it’s origins at Phillip Island in 1960, the move to Bathurst three years later and the rapid evolution of the event into the nation-stopping Australian sporting icon it is today. This box set is the ultimate argument settler for any Bathurst fan.