Recommendations TVs

Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler (de)
Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler, 1982 is a German/American made for TV mini-series which was a co-production between Daniel Wilson Productions and S.W.F and Taurus Films. The original screenplay was by Helmut Kissel and was partly based on his own experience as a member of the Hitler Youth. The scripts that were eventually shot, however, were written by Robert Muller. Helmut Kissel led as the director of the project but was replaced by Bernd Fischerauer within the first couple of weeks when shooting started. The shooting was on location in Baden-Baden, West Germany with the first 4 weeks in August 1980 and the rest of the production was completed between January through March in 1981. Each scene was shot both in English and in German and resulted in two versions of the film. The post production of the German version was completed in spring of 1982. It premiered on West German TV in July 1982 and the American version premiered in November 1982.

New Gold Mountain (en)
In the Bendigo Goldfields in 1855, the charismatic headman of the Chinese mining camp suddenly finds himself struggling to maintain the fragile harmony between Chinese and European diggers and authorities when a murdered European woman is discovered to have links with the Chinese community.

Kikoriki: Sport (ru)
A spin-off of "Kikoriki," consisting of six-minute stories about various sports (wrestling, alpine skiing, basketball, etc.)

Chez Marie-Mai (fr)
Eager to consume differently and to do things she has never done to build a "home" that resembles her, Marie-Mai invites us to discover the renovations of her new house. To achieve a lifestyle that fully reflects her, designer Erik Maillé lends her a hand.

In This Corner of the World (ja)
18-year-old Urano Suzu marries Hojo Shusaku and moves from Eba City to Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture in the middle of the Pacific War. As Japan slides into a war it cannot get out of, the townspeople go on with their “ordinary” lives. Supplies are short, and family and friends get sent to the battlefield. Suzu and the Hojo family battle such anxieties as they try to live positively.

Shinjikki (ko)
The story of saving islanders who are on the verge of losing their lives from mermaid hunters in Guyaguk, while Yoo Jin, who was once a naval general but exiled to the island and became captain of a fishing boat, and Shinjikki, a mermaid who sees the future, share a fateful.
Maximum Security (en)
Maximum Security is an American drama television series on HBO about life in a supermax prison. The 45 minute pilot premiered July 3, 1984, and the six-part series began on March 5, 1985. Its stars included Robert Desiderio, Geoffrey Lewis, and Jean Smart. Among its directors were Sharron Miller and Gilbert Moses. The series was filmed at the Lincoln Heights jail in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Tight-rope (ja)
Tightrope tells the tale of the reluctant heir of a yakuza family and his childhood friend, and follows their love relationship that started budding in their school days and keeps developing slowly but surely.

Ever Decreasing Circles (en)
Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works". He's is quite happy with his lot until Paul Ryman moves in next door.

The Fairy Dream of Yelouli (zh)
Taking the dreamland of Ye Luoli's fairyland dream princess as the main line, it tells the story of the thousand-year ups and downs of Ye Luoli's fairy Bai Guangying and the thunder and lightning master Pang Zun, revealing the past and present life of Ye Luoli's world. In "Elf Dream Ye Luoli", the light fairy Bai Guangying and the thunder and lightning master Pang Zun once concluded a contract. For Thunder Lord Pang Zun, the light power of Fairy Light is his strongest source of power. The power of natural light is pure and endless, and the combination of light and electricity is a match made in heaven. However, there is something more important than power in Fairy Light's heart, and that is free will. The one who can truly conclude a contract with Fairy Light must be the person who can preserve her free will.

The Missiles of October (en)
The Missiles of October is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban missile crisis. The title evokes the book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps among the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to the First World War. The teleplay introduced William Devane as John F. Kennedy and cast Martin Sheen as United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The script is based on Robert Kennedy's book Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Everlasting Longing (zh)
When the business prodigy meets a domineering man, their story begins. The eldest daughter of a merchant family has been living with two identities. To outsiders, Jun Qiluo is Jun Feifan, the illegitimate son of the family. She was taken to Beixuan at the age of 20 years old. Jun Qiluo experiences many hardships in a foreign land. She is accused of being a spy, humiliated, and mistreated. Qiluo finds a chance to escape but discovers that while she is away from home, the prince has colluded with her brother-in-law and his mistress to steal their family fortune. Jun Qiluo takes her aging father, erniang, and two younger sisters with her as she fights to rebuild the family business.