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The Outer Limits

7 Seasons
Thirty years after the cancellation of the landmark science fiction-fantasy anthology The Outer Limits, the property was revived in a full-color, state-of-the-art version by cable's Showtime network. Debuting March 26, 1995, the new Outer Limits emulated the old by utilizing a narrator known only as The Control Voice ("There is nothing wrong with your television set...do not attempt to adjust the picture...we are controlling transmission") Because original narrator Vic Perrin had passed away in 1989, it fell to Kevin Conway to provide the offscreen openings and closings of each hour-long episode. Surprisingly (given the remarkable advances in the art of special effects since 1965), the revived Outer Limits downplayed effects in favor of human interrelations and suspense. This was partly due to the fact that the new series, filmed in Canada, was produced on an extremely limited budget. For the most part, however, the decision to avoid special effects unless they were dramatically justified was because the producers felt that space aliens and other monstrosities had become rather commonplace by 1995, and they hoped to set their series apart from what had become the norm. In most cases, two separate versions of each episode were filmed. The rawer, less censorially restricted version was seen first-run on Showtime, while the less explicit version was prepared for commercial TV syndication. (This practice was followed on such other dual-market series as The Hitchhiker and Sex and the City.) Generally, the new Outer Limits avoided remakes of the classic episodes from the original version. There were, however, three noteworthy exceptions: season one's "I Robot," with Leonard Nimoy repeating the role he'd first essayed 31 years earlier; season three's "Feasability Study," originally filmed in 1964; and season five's "The Inheritors," a one-hour abridgement of a 1964 two-parter. Showtime had so much faith in the new Outer Limits that the network commissioned two seasons worth of episodes (44 in all) before the series even made its first appearance. This show of confidence paid off; Outer Limits proved to be one of the cable network's most popular series, lasting six seasons and 132 episodes. After departing Showtime in 2000, the series was renewed for a final 22 episodes by another cable outlet, the Sci Fi Channel.
1995 TVMA Drama, Horror, Other, Science Fiction

United States of Tara

3 Seasons
She's got a husband, two kids and multiple personalities.
72   Metascore
2009 TVMA Drama, Comedy, Other

House of Lies

5 Seasons
A black comedy about a big-moneymaking management consultant and his high-rolling, low-ethics team known as the Pod. Nothing is sacred in this scathing, irreverent satire of corporate America today.
63   Metascore
2012 TVMA Drama, Comedy, Other

Red Shoe Diaries

5 Seasons
Jake takes out an ad in the newspaper after the suicide of his unfaithful fiancée, in an effort to understand the reasons for the betrayal. By soliciting the secret diaries of other women, he hopes to find some reconciliation with the truth.
1992 TVMA Drama, Other

Fast Track

Fast Track is a travel news television show, which is broadcast on BBC World News with individual segments being broadcast on BBC News Channel.It is a 30 minute programme made in the UK to air weekly internationally. Fast Track updates travellers on world issues that may have an impact on their international travel. It provides insight on the political, economic, social and safety climate one may experience in the countries which it covers.
1997 TV14 Drama

Tall Tales & Legends

1 Season
An anthology series that showcases various mythical characters and incidents throughout history.
1985 TVG Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Other

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