After a bad break-up, Jess, an offbeat young woman, moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her – most of the time.
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#19: Alias
Sydney Bristow is an international spy recruited out of college, trained for espionage and self-defense.
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#18: Prison Break
A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.
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#17: My So-Called Life
A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, and school.
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#16: Veronica Mars
After her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries in the affluent town of Neptune.
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#15: Outlander
Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.
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#14: Bates Motel
A contemporary prequel to Psycho, giving a portrayal of how Norman Bates’ psyche unravels through his teenage years, and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is.
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#13: NCIS
A highly trained group with colorful personalities investigate crimes that are connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
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#12: Hannibal
Explores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.
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#11: Oz
A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
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#10: Battlestar Galactica
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet – the last of humanity – as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
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#9: Justified
Enforcing his own brand of justice, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.
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#8: Star Trek: The Original Series
In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
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#7: Doctor Who
The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.
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#6: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Five friends with big egos and small brains are the proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia.
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#5: Deadwood
A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.
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#4: Parks and Recreation
The absurd antics of an Indiana town’s public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.
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#3: The Wire
The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
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#2: Better Call Saul
The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to his fateful run-in with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
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#1: Sons of Anarchy
A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.