The Pillars of the Earth

This drama series dives into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, as it peers behind the all-American facade to explore teen angst, jealousy, loyalty and the dynamics of power in a small Midwestern town.

Two women became unlikely partners in a detective agency that they jointly inherited from their ex-husband, an eccentric PI who met with foul play. The women were polar opposites, one was a freelance photographer and former socialite, the other a professional musician and amateur pickpocket.

This medical drama relates the professional and personal ups and downs of three nurses at a New Jersey hospital. They include an adept, hardened nurse who's returned from a tour of duty in Iraq; her swaggering gal pal and colleague; and a naive rookie.

Four filmed adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays ("Richard II," "Henry IV Part 1," "Henry IV Part 2," "Henry V").

An Australian hit about incidents inside a women's prison, featuring often-sordid soap-opera tales of riots, hostage-taking, escape attempts, cell-block love affairs, assaults and power plays.