Television Shows
"As Seen on TV"
A television movie (also TV movie, made-for-TV movie, telefilm, etc.) is a photoplay that does not normally feature in movie theatres but is produced for, and released to, television only. It is commonly considered a type of movie, but some people restrict the latter term to those that play in cinemas only.
The programs listed below have all at one time or another been on the telly. Most of those great old shows are represented here, from "Green Acres" to "Absolutely Fabulous", from "Dallas" to "Six Feet Under", from "The Simpsons" to "Ren and Stimpy".....
Below is an amalgam of Alice's entire collection of "Television Shows". For more precise grazing you may find scrolling within this genre helpful. ie "TV Drama", "TV Comedy", "TV Cult", etc
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
7.4/10
Director: William A Graham
Starring: George C Scott, Lee Grant, Raul Julia, Virginia Madsen, Robert Downey Jr, Gabrie...
Based on the memories of Vittorio Mussolini, the eldest son of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, this mini-series follows the fascist leader (played... Read more
My Boy Jack (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Brian Kirk
Starring: David Haig, Daniel Radcliffe, Carey Mulligan, Julian Wadham, Martin McCann, Kim...
Famed author Rudyard Kipling is adamant about his son Jack going to fight the Germans during World War I and uses his influence to land the 17-year-ol... Read more
My Brother Jack (2001)
7.7/10
Director: Ken Cameron
Starring: Matt Day, Angie Milliken, Simon Lyndon, Claudia Karvan, William McInnes
Set between the two world wars and based on George Johnston's classic novel, this is the story of two brothers, David and Jack, struggling to grow up... Read more
My Family and Other Animals (2005)
7.5/10
Director: Sheree Folkson
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Tom Goodman-Hill, Matthew Goode, Omid Djalili, Russell Tovey, C...
Adapted by Simon Nye ('Men Behaving Badly') from Gerald Durrell's beloved book, this BBC made-for-tv production follows the eccentric Durrell family a... Read more
My Favourite Martian: Season 3 (1963)
Starring: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby
First airing in 1963, one of the first sitcoms with a 'fantasy' premise, joining ranks with 'Mister Ed', and followed later by 'Bewitched' and 'I Drea... Read more
My Hero: Series 3, Volume 1 (2002)
6.6/10
Director: John Stroud
Starring: Emily Joyce, Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon stars as an everyday superhero by the name of Thermoman in this BBC sitcom mixing everyday family situations with O'Hanlon's outlandish... Read more
My Name Is Earl: Season 1 (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Victor Nelli Jr
Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Jason Lee, Jon Favreau, Juliette Lewis, Jaime Pressly, Ethan Su...
Earl (Jason Lee) is learning the hard way that when you do something bad, it has a way of coming back and biting you in the butt! Hoping to turn his l... Read more
My Name Is Earl: Season 2 (2006)
7.8/10
Starring: Jason Lee, Jaime Pressly, Ethan Suplee, Nadine Velasquez, Eddie Steeples
Earl is still working through his list, making up for all the bad things he's done. This season he tracks down a girl he teased at school for having... Read more
My Sister's Keeper (2002)
6.1/10
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Starring: Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Perkins, Lynn Redgrave, Kimberly Brown
Adapted from Margaret Moorman's book about two sisters struggling to come to terms with their mother's (Lynn Redgrave) death. Kathy Bates is Christin... Read more
My So-Called Life: The Complete Series (1994)
8.4/10
Starring: Claire Danes
The tumultuous, angst-inducing time known as "high school" was vividly portrayed in this critically acclaimed 1994-95 series starring Claire Danes as... Read more