Binge-able TV – Stream On Demand

‘Freaks and Geeks’ – complete and restored on Prime Video, Hulu and Paramount+

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult TV, DVD, Emmy Award, high school, Hulu, Paramount+, Streaming TV, SVOD 05/07/2023 Sean Axmaker

This brilliant but short-lived high school comedy drama is one of the sharpest shows of its era and launched a lot talent, among them Linda Cardellini and future filmmakers James Franco, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, and John Francis Daley.

Leaving soon: ‘Bordertown: Complete Series’ – Nordic noir on Netflix

!Featured, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, Crime, International TV, Mystery, Netflix, Streaming TV, SVOD 04/29/2023 Sean Axmaker

Ville Virtanen creates one of the most interesting TV detectives of all time in this murder mystery series from Finland.

‘The Wire: Complete Series’ on HBO Max

!Featured, African-American filmmakers, Articles, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, Crime, Cult TV, drama, DVD, Essential Viewing, Max, Streaming TV, SVOD 03/18/2023 Sean Axmaker

“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.

Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, and the cast of 'Mad Men'

‘Mad Men’ at 15 – on AMC+ and Amazon Freevee

!Featured, AMC+, Articles, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Emmy Award, historical, IMDB TV, Streaming TV, SVOD 07/19/2022 Sean Axmaker

Set the way-back machine to 1960, a world of cigarettes and martinis and highballs, for this richly-drawn series set at a Madison Avenue advertising firm.

Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle star in the 1995 mini-series

The definitive ‘Pride and Prejudice’ on HBO Max, Hulu and BritBox

!Featured, BAFTA winner, based on a novel, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, BritBox, British TV, drama, DVD, Emmy Award, historical, Hulu, literary adaptation, Max, miniseries, Romance, Streaming TV, SVOD 02/12/2022 Sean Axmaker

This 1995 miniseries starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth and Colin Firth as Mr. D’Arcy is still considered by most Austen fans as the definitive screen adaptation.

Joss Whedon’s ‘Dollhouse: Complete Series’ on Hulu

!Featured, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, Cult TV, DVD, Hulu, psychological drama, Science Fiction, spies and espionage, Streaming TV, SVOD, thriller 12/29/2021 Sean Axmaker

Eliza Dushku stars in this high concept mix of spy show, science fiction adventure, conspiracy thriller, and psychodrama. It was short-lived but developed into a gripping show before it was cancelled.

Ian Tracey and Klea Scott star in the Canadian TV series created by Chis Haddock

‘Intelligence: Complete Series’ on Prime Video

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Binge-able TV, DVD, Roku Channel, spies and espionage, Streaming TV, SVOD 11/19/2021 Sean Axmaker

The Canadian domestic espionage drama is smarter and more sophisticated crime drama than the American counterparts of its era, cleverer in its tangle of narratives and less showy in its visual style.

Helen Mirren is Jane Tennison in 'Prime Suspect'

The Complete ‘Prime Suspect’ with Helen Mirren on BritBox

!Featured, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, BritBox, British TV, DVD, Streaming TV, SVOD 10/18/2021 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Helen Mirren got the role of a lifetime playing DCI Jane Tennison, a tough, tenacious, at times brittle woman in a brutally chauvinist British police culture in a series of smart mysteries.

The cast of NBC's 'Hannibal,' starring Hugh Dancy, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne, and Mads Mikkelsen

‘Hannibal: Complete Series’ on Hulu

!Featured, Action, based on a novel, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, Cult TV, DVD, Hulu, Streaming TV, SVOD, thriller 05/27/2021 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Mads Mikkelsen plays Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Bryan Fuller’s beautiful and gruesome reimagining of the universe created by author Thomas Harris.

‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ – heavy metal TV action on Hulu

!Featured, Action, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, Cult TV, DVD, Hulu, Science Fiction, Streaming TV, SVOD, thriller 03/25/2021 Sean Axmaker

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.