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AnnikaAnnika
Alibi, 2021 Running | Drama, Crime, Mystery | ► Trailer
Rating: 4/5

Annika follows the sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) that is tasked with investigating the unexplained, brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders that wash up in the waterways of Scotland.  Throughout the series, Annika makes the audience her confidante by breaking the fourth wall and sharing her wry observations on the case and her life, as she manages her brilliant yet unconventional team, and her equally brilliant yet complex teenage daughter.


Lady DynamiteLady Dynamite
Netflix, 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama | ► Trailer
Rating: 3.7/5

Series is based on what Maria has accepted to be "her life." The occasionally surreal episodes, refracted across multiple periods of the actor/comedian's life, tell the story of a woman who loses - and then finds - herself.


Clarissa Explains It AllClarissa Explains It All
Nick, 1991 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Teens
Rating: 2.7/5

This show was about a girl who kept a sort of video diary and she would start the show with an issue and then when the show unfolded we would find out why she mentioned this issue. A pre-Sabrina Melissa Joan Hart starred in the title role.


Secret GirlfriendSecret Girlfriend
Comedy Central, 2009 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family

Based on a web series, this scripted comedy satirizing the modern dating scene. In this Comedy Central project the actors will address the camera as if it were the lead in the show.


Parker Lewis Can't LoseParker Lewis Can't Lose
FOX, 1990 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Fantasy
Rating: 4/5

For a cool high school kid and his friends, thwarting authority figures and other enemies is not a problem.


Extraordinary YouExtraordinary You
MBC, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 5/5

It tells the story of a girl who realizes that she is a supporting character inside a romance manga named "Secret". She tries to change the fixed story for her love and life.


Get a LifeGet a Life
FOX, 1990 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Fantasy
Rating: 4/5

The misadventures of a 30-year-old paperboy (played by Chris Elliott) and his wacky parents. Show topics included the eating of a space alien, a robotic paperboy and numerous beheadings. Get a Life was also one of the first television shows that featured the killing of its star (and repeatedly so!).


Ellery QueenEllery Queen
NBC, 1975 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Family, Crime, Mystery
Rating: 4.5/5

The show aired on NBC during the 1975-76 season and starred Jim Hutton as author/detective Ellery Queen and David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen. The show was different from other whodunits in that Ellery Queen would break through the fourth wall towards the end of each episode and offer a challenge to the viewer to figure out the correct solution to the crime.


It's Garry Shandling's ShowIt's Garry Shandling's Show
Showtime, 1986 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy
Rating: 4.5/5

A unique comedy series which began on Showtime cable channel, and then was moved to FOX where the next two seasons continued. The series revolved around Garry Shandling and his friends, who all are a part of his imaginary TV series which takes place in his home. Garry's platonic friend, Nancy, lives in the same building complex, as well as his friend Pete Schumaker and his family, wife Jackie and son Grant. Garry's mom also makes occasional appearances and refers to him as Bubba. The final season saw Garry marry Phoebe, who has to get used to being in front of the cameras.


A Man Who Defies the World of BLA Man Who Defies the World of BL
TV Asahi, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Romance
Rating: 5/5

The hero played by Inukai Atsuhiro found he was one of the residents in BL comic world. He tried so hard to fall in love with girls. To avoid love attacks from handsome boys around him, he even read a lot of BL comic books for reference, but "BL Love Flag" still got to him in rapid succession.


The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
CBS, 1950 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy
Rating: 5/5

The legendary husband and wife comedy team of George Burns and Gracie Allen successfully took their show from radio to an eight year run on CBS. Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joins Gracie in escapades which annoy accountant hubby Harry and provide George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy. Sadly, the show ended when Allen's health began to fail and she retired from show biz.


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