Recommendations TVs
The Century: America's Time (en)
The Century: America's Time is a 15-part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower. The documentary originally aired on The History Channel in 1999. Another earlier series, simply called "The Century" also produced by ABC, appeared on the ABC network in 1999, and also later appeared on the History Channel. It consists of six two-hour shows with each chronicling two different events based around a common theme.
Zip Bus Chup Raho (ur)
The story is the emotional and traumatic journey of Parveen un Nisa, a woman living in a post modernist society, where individuals are valued on the basis of their skills and their socio-economic achievements.
Sorrell and Son (en)
Heartfelt story of a father making sacrifices to help his son over the years. Remake of one of films great "lost films"
Justice Bao: The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants (zh)
Justice Bao stars producer Jin Chao-chun as the Song dynasty official Bao Zheng. Jin reprises his iconic role from the popular 1993 Taiwanese series Justice Pao alongside Kenny Ho, Fan Hung-hsuan and Lung Lung.
After the War (en)
John Madden's sweeping drama After the War tells the tale of a quarter-century relationship between two men who share a similar wartime experience and a similar religious background. Michael Jordan grew up in a well-heeled British family, while Joe Hirsch spent much of his childhood on the run from the Nazis. The two become friends when they are both enrolled at the same school in 1942. They survive anti-Semitic taunts together. Joe grows into a powerful media figure, while Michael becomes a respected man of the arts. The film charts a quarter-century of their history together, detailing a relationship that is equally affectionate and hostile.
Fist of the Blue Sky (ja)
Shanghai in the 1930s is a dangerous place. Foreign governments and Chinese factions have carved the city into different quarters, each with its own laws and government, and all rife with corruption. As the major powers vie for political control, the streets are left to local gangs. Life is cheap, and death is always near. In days past, one man walked these mean streets battling the forces of evil. He was known only as Yan Wang, "the King of Death." Few knew who he really was, but many knew that he was a master of Hokuto Shinken - Fist of the North Star - a lethal martial art. He disappeared years ago after dispatching the city's worst gangsters, and is now rumored to be in Japan. Various people have come to Japan in search of him, but who will find him first?
Hipira: The Little Vampire (ja)
The story follows a young vampire boy named Hipira who lives in Salta, an eternally dark city of vampires. He goes on a series of adventures with the rest of the town's residents.
Chicken Girls: The College Years (en)
Birdie and Rooney navigate their first years on campus. In doing so, they’ll form their own groups of “chicken girls”.
The Truth of Scent (zh)
Wen Xiang, a girl with supernatural powers responsible for the massacre of her family, meets the decadent detective Wang Ya. Together, they help the magician Mo Xi who was involved in the murder to clear up the suspicion and jointly founded the Wen Xiang Detective Agency. The three of them dispelled the layers of fog and solved many bizarre cases, and gradually understood the story of the “nameless” boss hidden behind the cases. ~~ Adapted from the manhua "Wen Xiang Tan An Lu" by Xiao Ma Ci.