Tag Archives: based on

Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (NBC) Rated TV-PG

Posted on March 19, 2020 by laurarachel4

Neil Patrick Harris hosts a variety show  based on the British show Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nicole Scherzinger, and Nathaniel Motulsky. Neil Patrick Harris knows how to entertain. It was also fun to see … Continue reading →

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Treadstone (USA) Rated TV-MA

Posted on November 5, 2019 by laurarachel4

The Treadstone project is back to develop unstoppable assassins. Starring Jeremy Irvine, Hyo-Joo Han, and Gabrielle Scharnitzky. Treadstone is back; it’s the project that never seems to die. This show, of course, brings all the action and camera action that … Continue reading →

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The Frozen Ground (2013) Rated TV-MA

Posted on August 9, 2019 by laurarachel4

A state trooper partners with a woman who escapes from the serial killer, Robert Hansen. Based on actual events. Starring Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, and John Cusack. This film is based on a true story. It’s not a documentary, but … Continue reading →

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Little House on the Prairie (NBC) Rated TV-PG

Posted on July 22, 2019 by laurarachel4

The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in Walnut Grove, MN. Based on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Starring Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, and Karen Grassle. The only parts of this show that are based on Wilder’s books … Continue reading →

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Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own (DiscoveryFamily) Rated TV-Y

Posted on July 20, 2019 by laurarachel4

Pets are invited to a new world used only by them. Starring Diana Kaarina, Ingrid Nilson, and Rhona Rees. This is a cute animated series that is geared toward children who love the pets of Littlest Pet Shop. The first … Continue reading →

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All Creatures Great and Small (BBC) Rated NR

Posted on July 14, 2019 by laurarachel4

The trials and misadventures of a country vet in the 1940s. Based on the books, If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet, by James Herriot. Starring Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, and Peter Davison. The show … Continue reading →

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McLintock! (1963) Rated TV-14

Posted on May 21, 2019 by laurarachel4

McLintock is a rancher that works at keeping the peace amongst the farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians, and corrupt government officials. Based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Starring John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, and Patrick Wayne. John Wayne plays … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Sweden (NBC) Rated TV-PG

Posted on May 5, 2019 by laurarachel4

A New York City accountant moves with his Swedish girlfriend back to Sweden. Starring Greg Poehler, Josephine Bornebusch, and Lena Olin. This show was a pleasant surprise. With its subtle cultural humor, which anyone that has lived outside the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Blue Caprice (2013) Rated R

Posted on January 31, 2019 by laurarachel4

A boy is drawn to America and a dangerous father figure, inspired by the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks. Starring Tequan Richmond, April Yvette Thompson, and Isaiah Washington. This film tells the story of Lee Malvo and John Allen Muhammad, how they met, how … Continue reading →

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BlacKkKlansman (2018) Rated R

Posted on December 14, 2018 by laurarachel4

Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer in Colorado Springs, CO, infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a fellow officer who happens to be Jewish. Based on real events in the book  Black Klansman: Race, Hate, … Continue reading →

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