Explore the evolution of sci-fi from its origins as a small genre with a cult following to the blockbuster pop-cultural phenomenon we know today. In each episode, James Cameron introduces one of the “Big Questions” that humankind has contemplated throughout the ages and reaches back into sci-fi’s past to better understand how our favorite films, TV shows, books, and video games were born.
Detective Raimy Sullivan is stunned when a voice suddenly crackles through her father’s old, long-broken ham radio – it’s Frank Sullivan, somehow transmitting over the airwaves and through the decades from 1996. Separated by twenty years, father and daughter have reunited on a frequency only they can hear, but can they rewrite the story of their lives without risking everyone they love?
A disastrous school trip leaves four students stranded on an uninhabited island. Staying alive on a deserted island is easy for Homare, thanks to her survivalist father's training. While the others struggle, she shows them that being isolated may not be as dreadful as they thought.
Pac-Man is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera based on the video game Pac-Man by Namco, which premiered on ABC and ran from 1982 to 1983. It was also the first Hanna-Barbera animated series based on a video game.
Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it, as well as customizing it. The original American version was hosted by rapper Xzibit. Recently, MTV2 has begun airing episodes from Pimp My Ride UK hosted by DJ Tim Westwood, which features cars being customised in the UK, and Pimp My Ride International, featuring cars in central Europe, hosted by hip hop artists Fat Joe and Lil' Jon, as well as the related CMT series Trick My Truck.
The harrowing true story of the 1993 standoff between the FBI, ATF and the Branch Davidians, a spiritual sect led by David Koresh in Waco, TX that resulted in a deadly shootout and fire.
Legendary Hong Kong police officer Ho Ho-fai, known for his role as one of the Three Tigers, faces a dramatic fall from grace after a failed mission. Joining the Special Duties Unit, he and his team, including young officer Siu Tzu-tsun, fight to uncover and thwart a plot against Hong Kong’s financial system.
The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts, except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The series also occasionally aired vintage footage of older acts. As the program neared the end of its run in the early 1980s, it began to frequently use lip-synched performances rather than live. The program also featured occasional comedic performances such as Richard Pryor and Andy Kaufman.
Rob Brooks, a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn revisit past relationships through music and pop culture, while trying to get over her one true love.
Lu Yiping, one of many children of a retired general with nine wives, is banished from her family home due to Wang Xueqin. Driven by resentment, she plots revenge by targeting her stepsister's love interest, He Shuhuan. But as Yiping navigates life with her mother, she unexpectedly finds forgiveness and love through the people she meets, transforming her journey of vengeance into one of self-discovery and healing.
WAI, an insurance agent, is protective of his daughter YEE after losing his wife. He dislikes her boyfriend and tries to break them apart. But YEE falls in love with WAI's partner, CHUNG, and they get married. WAI interferes in their life, while he falls for his boss, NAM. YEE and CHUNG consider divorce, but WAI and their friends try to save their marriage. WAI faces difficulties in his love life and regrets his behavior towards CHUNG.
The ancient demon, Dongfang Qingcang, who has been suppressed for a thousand years, comes back to the three worlds and starts a war between immortals and demons the moment he is reborn. In order to get out, the demon lord swaps souls with the immortal Lan Hua, who has difficulty controlling her magic power, and accidentally kills her immortal body. In desperation, the two embarked on a journey to find a new body. Along the way, the two experienced all sorts of things, fighting and joking, and Lan Hua started to develop feelings for Dongfang Qingcang, but little does she know that all this time, Dongfang Qingcang only used her as a tool to resurrect the ancient god of war Chi Di, and under the calm a larger conspiracy is also quietly carried out ......
MAGAZINE - Sherlock Holmes, Commissioner Maigret, Nero Wolfe, Father Brown, Philo Vance: the writers Massimo Carlotto, Giancarlo De Cataldo, Giampaolo Simi and Valerio Varesi tell the great classic detectives in the Rai dramas - by AAVV 2020 ITA