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Doctor Who: Season 2
2006 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsIn Season 2 of this popular series, the Doctor and Rose bounce back in time to battle a force that threatens 18th-century Versailles, defend Queen Victoria from a creature in the Scottish Highlands and discover a bizarre hospital run by cat people.
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Doctor Who
2005 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsAfter more than a decade off the air, the epic sci-fi series returns with an all-new look -- and the ninth (and beyond) incarnation of everybody's favorite time-traveling doctor, who promptly sets about fighting nefarious aliens and other foes.
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Doctor Who: Season 6
2011 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsThe Doctor returns, alongside newlyweds Amy and Rory, to face monsters and mysteries all across time and space. Together they find themselves in 1960s America, aboard a 17th-century pirate ship, and in a bubble universe at the edge of reality.
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Firefly: The Complete Series
2002 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsSet almost 500 years in the future, this short-lived but much-loved TV series follows the adventures of the ragtag crew of the transport spaceship &NFi;Serenity&NFi_;, who view no job as too small, too dirty or too close to the line of illegality.
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Firefly
2002 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsSet almost 500 years in the future, this short-lived but much-loved sci-fi series follows the adventures of the ragtag crew of the transport spaceship Serenity, who view no job as too small, too dirty or too close to the line of illegality.
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Doctor Who: Season 1
2005 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsMore than 15 years after "Doctor Who" went off the airwaves, the venerable sci-fi series gets a well-received 21st-century makeover, complete with younger actors, modern editing and vibrant CGI animation.
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Doctor Who: Season 3
2007 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsThe BBC's hit sci-fi series returns starring David Tennant as the time-traveling Doctor, with Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, a medical student who joins him on his journeys as they traverse the centuries to solve mysteries and right wrongs.
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Doctor Who: Season 5
2010 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsMatt Smith stars as the regenerated 11th incarnation of Doctor Who in the sci-fi show's fifth season. As the good Doctor journeys through time and space, he's joined by new companion Amy Pond in a battle of wits against a fresh batch of villains.
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Doctor Who: Season 4
2008 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsIn the fourth season of the hit BBC sci-fi series, former runaway bride Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) joins the good Doctor (David Tennant) on his intergalactic adventures, fighting for justice and solving mysteries throughout space and time.
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Haven: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsDispatched to the seaside community of Haven, Maine, to investigate a suspicious death, FBI Agent Audrey Parker soon discovers the town is a sanctuary for people with paranormal abilities -- and may hold clues to her lost past.
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Haven: Season 2
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsAfter settling into the mysteriously cursed town of Haven, Maine, FBI agent Audrey Parker uses her increasing rapport with the residents, including troubled detective Nathan and unrepentant crook Duke, to investigate the puzzle of her dubious past.
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Haven
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsInspired by Stephen King's The Colorado Kid, this creepy series is set in Haven, Maine, where residents are plagued by supernatural afflictions. FBI agent Audrey Parker feels connected to this place and delves into her own past to discover the truth.
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Haven: Season 3
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn the third season of this supernatural series, FBI agent Audrey Parker learns more about her spiritual connection to the town of Haven. Joining Audrey are a detective on the trail of a serial killer and a feisty new waitress.
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Jericho: Season 1
2006 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsA small Kansas town finds itself cut off from the rest of the world after a mushroom cloud appears on the horizon. Faced with terrifying uncertainty, the community -- including the mayor and his prodigal son -- begins to come apart at its seams.
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Jericho: Season 2
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsBack from cancellation as a result of viewer protests, the sci-fi series kicks off its sophomore year in the wake of the costly battle of New Bern, which left neighboring Jericho scrambling to rebuild -- and the two communities still at loggerheads.
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Jericho
2006 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThe wayward son of the mayor of Jericho returns to the rural town to collect an inheritance, only to be stranded by a nuclear blast that cuts off communications to the outside world and makes him a reluctant leader amid chaos.
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The X-Files: Season 9
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAfter nine seasons that expertly blended science fiction and gripping drama, FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully finally decide to call it a day. Mulder appears only briefly in Season 9, as Scully now works mostly with agents Doggett and Reyes.
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The X-Files: Season 6
1998 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIt seems that these two FBI agents have no choice but to fight the future. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) continue to investigate eerie, unexplained phenomena in season six of the landmark Fox Network series. Cover-ups abound as the indomitable duo sleuth their way through conspiratorial webs that lead straight to the top and to people who seem to want the agents to stop succeeding -- at any cost.
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Spaced
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this surreal sitcom, slacker artist Tim Bisley and brooding writer Daisy Steiner decide to pose as a young professional couple. The reason? So they can move into an affordable flat, where they do everything possible to avoid adulthood.
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Battlestar Galactica: Season 1
2003 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsJoin Adama and Laura as they lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors from their destroyed planet in search of a mythical planet called Earth and the robot race of Cylons is in hot pursuit.
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Roswell: Season 3
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAliens Max, Isabel and Michael are back for the third and final season of this dramatic sci-fi series, which takes place in Roswell, New Mexico. The trio graduates high school, searches for Max's son, uncovers a conspiracy at Metachem and more.
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The X-Files: Season 8
2000 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis season marks a big shift in this hit show's usual tone; instead of focusing on the push-pull relationship between a doubting Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and an insistent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), viewers meet the skeptical John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and the mysterious Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish). Scully, who's pregnant, is the believer now, and she's on a quest to find her former partner, no longer a hunter but an abductee.
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Spaced: Series 2
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsTim and Daisy's rocky relationship faces its greatest challenge. Tim finds true love, while Daisy's romantic prospects are looking a tad peaky. Meanwhile, Brian is paranoid that his affair with Twist is draining his artistic juices.
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Roswell: Season 2
2000 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe drama and sci-fi action continue as the young friends explore the nature of trust and redemption in the second season of this popular series. The adventure continues at full tilt as another alien race -- the Skins -- is introduced.
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The X-Files: Season 2
1994 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe search for "the truth" continues in Season 2 of this multiple Emmy Award-winning sci-fi series that has FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigating a host of unique and bizarre phenomena. The second season delves deeper into the psyches of the agents, giving viewers both a glimpse of what's to come and a trickle of insight into why they've chosen to do what they do.
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