Hill Street Blues is a 1980s police drama that takes place in a rundown neighborhood filled with urban decay. The show follows the lives of police officers in a fictional city, focusing on the challenges they face in their daily lives, both on and off the job.
Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of renowned actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and was created by Steven Bochco, who later achieved fame for Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, also served as executive producer. The program told the story of Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris, who supervised a team of young detectives. The rookie investigators were led by Sergeant Stacy Erickson and included officers Charlie Bogart, Ernesto Villas, and Willie Miller. Hank Garrett portrayed Deputy Chief Jerome Bench, Paris' superior, and, in an unusual turn for police dramas of that era, Paris' home and off-duty life was given considerable attention in the plots, with Lee Chamberlin playing his wife, Barbara. Paris was also shown moonlighting as a professor of criminology at a local university. Although Paris was critically acclaimed for its portrayal of the tension between the professional Paris character and his often impetuous underlings, CBS scheduled the show in one of the worst possible timeslots on a weekly schedule: Saturdays at 10 p.m./9 Central. All three networks debuted new shows for the 1979-80 season in that slot; only ABC's Hart to Hart survived its first 13 weeks. Toward the end of its run, CBS moved it to Tuesdays at 10/9, but to no avail. Edward DeBlasio produced the show for MTM Enterprises, which would unveil, during the next season, executive producer Bochco's landmark Hill Street Blues, on NBC.
Sweet Justice is an American legal drama television series starring Cicely Tyson and Melissa Gilbert. The hour-long series ran from September 15, 1994 to April 22, 1995 on NBC. The series was produced by Trotwood Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television.
City of Angels is an American medical drama television series which ran for two seasons on CBS during the 2000 calendar year. It was network television's first medical drama with a predominantly African American cast.
In Species III, a pregnant alien hybrid escapes a laboratory and goes on a mission to save herself and the world from a deadly virus. Along the way, she must confront her own instincts and the military who want to capture her. With her unique abilities, she becomes a quick learner and a formidable opponent to anyone who tries to stop her.
Sierra is a short-lived 1974 television crime drama series focusing on the efforts of National Park Service rangers to enforce federal law and to effect wilderness rescues. The program aired on NBC and was packaged by Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television. John Denver wrote the show's theme song. Robert A. Cinader, executive producer of Mark VII's Emergency!, handled this program also; Bruce Johnson produced.
A young blind man moves to San Francisco to live independently and befriends his free-spirited neighbor. In the process, he falls in love and overcomes his fear of commitment. Based on the play, Butterflies Are Free is a heartwarming movie about independence, love, and personal growth.
Cleopatra Jones, a special agent, goes on a mission to take down a drug lord and his criminal organization. With her martial arts skills and determination, she fights against corruption and crime. Along the way, she faces dangerous situations, including shootouts, hostage situations, and deception. Cleopatra Jones is a dark comedy blaxploitation film set in the 1970s, filled with action, crime, and thrilling moments.
In the 1970s, a basketball coach gets a job at a women's college and disguises himself as a woman to lead the women's basketball team to victory.
In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his traveling musician dad is deemed unfit to care for him, being on the road too much. Now, the only thing that can help is if a cold, bureaucratic adoption agency caseworker sees the error of her ways and allows them to be together.
A young boy named Jimmy struggles with his troubled home life until he meets a compassionate teacher who helps him find a sense of belonging and unconditional love.
Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him right.
The Wedding is a drama and romance movie set in the 1950s. It explores the themes of love, marriage, and racial issues. The story revolves around a musician who falls in love with a black woman, leading to challenges and conflicts due to their interracial relationship. The movie also delves into the complex dynamics within various family relationships, including the grandmother-granddaughter, mother-daughter, and sister-sister bonds. Through the characters' journeys, the film addresses class differences, friendship between women, and the reflection of race relations in society.
Andrea Crawford, an important business woman, risks everything to save a kid from the life of crime.
In Storyville, a district attorney finds himself caught in a web of political intrigue, blackmail, and murder as he investigates a high-profile murder trial. With family secrets and a dysfunctional family, he must navigate the world of corrupt politicians and campaign scandals.
Drive, He Said is a comedy-drama film that revolves around a college basketball player named Hector, who is struggling with his studies, relationships, and the pressures of playing basketball. As he navigates through his chaotic life, he finds himself questioning his own sanity and searching for meaning and fulfillment.
A psychiatrist gets involved with his best friend's wife who may be a murderer.
Nick Anderson, Kevin Daniels, and Tracey Green do everything together. They are the best of friends, and yet they couldn't be more different. Neighbors from adolescence, they finish each other's thoughts and sentences, joys and pains, happiness and tears. Using Nick's house as their own members only clubhouse, they escape into their own world of contentment. Yet the inevitable intrusion of others tests their stability in ways never imagined.
An ambitious news reporter refuses to let anything come between her and her dream of being an anchorwoman until a former lover she thought was out of her life returns.
Young black man joins a black nationalist group, which is betrayed by a turncoat.