Ironclads (1991)
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Reed Edward Diamond plays a Union officer. The actual battle changed naval warfare overnight.
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AdaptationGame of Thrones (2011-2019)
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Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Sean Bean as Ned Stark in the first season.
1980sThe Blue and the Gray (1982)
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The Blue and the Gray is a CBS miniseries from 1982 that tried to do for the Civil War what Roots had done for slavery a few years earlier. Stacy Keach plays Jonas Steele, a Pinkerton operative.
2000sDune (2000)
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Frank Herbert's Dune is the most faithful screen adaptation of Herbert's novel ever produced. Seen it three times across decades.
1980sWarGames (1983) Review
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WarGames is one of the best technological thrillers of the 1980s and one of the most influential American films about computer culture ever produced. John Badham had previously directed Saturday Night Fever and Blue Thunder.
AmbitionRome (HBO, 2005-2007) Review
May 15, 2026
The HBO series ran two seasons from 2005 to 2007 and was canceled because the budget was unsusta. The two seasons that exist comprise twenty-two episodes of historical drama operating at levels no prestige television series before or since has…
AmbitionThe Man With No Name Trilogy (1964 / 1965 / 1966) Review
May 15, 2026
The Man With No Name trilogy is one of the great achievements in commercial cinema and the foundation document of the spaghetti western genre. The trilogy was produced as Italian-Spanish-German co-productions on substantially smaller budgets than American westerns of the…
1970sThe Moneychangers (1976) Review
May 15, 2026
The Moneychangers is one of the substantial American television miniseries productions of the 1970s and one of the more substantive adaptations of Arthur. The miniseries format had been substantially developed across the 1970s American television production.
1970sI, Claudius (BBC, 1976) Review
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The production budget was approximately three hundred thousand pounds, which was modest even by 1976 BBC standards. Herbert Wise directed all twelve episodes.
1980sHotel (1983-1988) Review
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Hotel is one of the substantial Aaron Spelling 1980s television productions and one of the more enduring American prime-time soap operas of the decade. Aaron Spelling had been one of the most successful American television producers across multiple decades before…
2010sFargo (FX Series, 2014-present) Review
May 15, 2026
Fargo is one of the best television series of the past fifteen years and one of the most creatively ambitious anthology productions in American television. Five seasons have aired across the past decade with additional seasons in development.
AdaptationDracula (1931 / 1992 / 2000 / 2014), Contrast Review
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Dracula is one of the most extensively adapted properties in cinema history. Bram Stoker's 1897 novel has generated hundreds of film and television produc.