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Category: Cult TV
‘Star Trek’ – the final frontier, the original series – on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Paramount+
A rich universe of characters and stories, and the dreams of many a visionary, began in this landmark science fiction show that launched in 1966.
‘Penny Dreadful: Complete Series’ – Delicious Gothic horror on Showtime Anytime
This cable series stirs the characters of the iconic British horror novels of the 19th century into a shadowy world of vampires, witches, demons, and dark magic in Victorian London. Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, and Josh Hartnett star.
‘The Wire: Complete Series’ on HBO Max
“Follow the drugs, and you’ll find dealers and users. Follow the money, and you have no idea where the case will take you.” This epic series set the high water mark for television drama.
‘Hannibal: Complete Series’ on Hulu
Mads Mikkelsen plays Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Bryan Fuller’s beautiful and gruesome reimagining of the universe created by author Thomas Harris.
TV’s original ‘Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Series’ on Paramount+
TV crime show and romantic fantasy meet as urban mythology in the original modern TV fairy tale starring Linda Hamilton as a beautiful crusading lawyer and Ron Perlman as a tender-hearted man-beast.
‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ – heavy metal TV action on Hulu
The TV sequel to/spin-off of the ‘Terminator’ films was short lived but delivered both smart science fiction and gritty, spectacular action for the small screen in its 31 episodes.
The original ‘The Muppet Show’ on Disney+
The Muppet Show: Complete Series (1977-1981) is the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational variety show to ever hit prime time. More than forty years later, it’s still funny, fast-paced, utterly madcap, and tremendous fun. Jim Henson was already a household name for bringing his Muppets to Sesame Street but his ambitions took him in all […]
The Pure Pulp Pleasure of ‘Banshee’ on HBO Max
I like to think of Cinemax as the grindhouse version of HBO: not as exclusive, not as ambitious, not as high-toned (late night Cinemax wasn’t called “Skinemax” for nothing). And it’s the same when it comes to original programming, the cable TV mark of distinction. Where HBO boasts such impressive productions as The Wire and […]
‘Freaks and Geeks’ – complete and restored on Hulu
Somewhere between Dawson’s Creek and Booksmart is the sharp, funny, and surprisingly poignant high school dram-edy (for lack of a better word) Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000). Linda Cardellini grounds the series as Junior Lindsay, the former class brain who rejects her place in the school hierarchy and, in startling identity crisis, gravitates toward the school […]