James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction 2018

Supernatural (2005 - 2020)

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When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.

Average Episode Run Time: 42` . MMPA: TV-14 . Year(s): 2005 - 2020

Director: Allan Kroeker , John F. Showalter , Kevin Hooks

Producer: Coreen Mayrs , Susan Milne , Robert Berens

Stars: Jared Padalecki , Jensen Ackles , Misha Collins , Karyn Mott , Ashton Holmes , Amanda Wood

Grimm (2011 - 2017)

7.9 /10

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.

Average Episode Run Time: 43` . MMPA: TV-14 . Year(s): 2011 - 2017

Director: Marc Buckland , Eric Laneuville , Lee Rose

Producer: David Greenwalt

Stars: David Giuntoli , Silas Weir Mitchell , Russell Hornsby , Sasha Roiz , Reggie Lee , Bree Turner

Charmed (1998 - 2006)

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Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.

Average Episode Run Time: 42` . MMPA: TV-14 . Year(s): 1998 - 2006

Director: Richard Denault , Michael Zinberg , James Marshall

Producer: Aaron Spelling , Victoria Huff , Holly Marie Combs

Stars: Holly Marie Combs , Alyssa Milano , Brian Krause , Rose McGowan , Kaley Cuoco , Dean Norris

Gaycation (2016 - 2017)

8 /10

Elliot and his best friend Ian set off on a personal journey to explore LGBTQ cultures around the world. From Japan to Brazil, Jamaica to America, they discover the multiplicity of LGBTQ experiences, meeting amazing people and hearing their deeply moving stories of struggle and triumph. Gaycation celebrates the state of LGBTQ identities across the globe.

Average Episode Run Time: 44` . MMPA: TV-MA . Year(s): 2016 - 2017

Director: David Laven

Stars: Elliot Page , Ian Daniel

American Horror Story (2011 - 2023)

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An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.

Average Episode Run Time: 42` . MMPA: TV-MA . Year(s): 2011 - 2023

Director: Michael Rymer , Gwyneth Horder-Payton , Barbara Brown

Producer: Brad Falchuk , Ryan Murphy

Stars: Matt Czuchry , Emma Roberts , Kim Kardashian , Cara Delevingne , Annabelle Dexter-Jones , Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

Doctor Who (1963 - 2023)

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The adventures of a Time Lord—a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor—who explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-travelling space ship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, the Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilisations, help ordinary people, and right wrongs.

Average Episode Run Time: 25` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1963 - 2023

Director: Sarah Hellings , Joe Ahearne , Jonny Campbell

Producer: Derrick Sherwin , Jo Wright , Verity Lambert

Stars: Sylvester McCoy , Thomasine Heiner , David Neal , Ian Frost , Patricia Maynard , Deep Roy

The X-Files (1993 - 2018)

8.6 /10

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.

Average Episode Run Time: 33` . MMPA: TV-MA . Year(s): 1993 - 2018

Director: James Whitmore Jr. , Peter Markle , Terrence O'Hara

Producer: Brett Dowler , Rob Bowman , Glen Morgan

Stars: David Duchovny , Gillian Anderson , Mitch Pileggi , George Gerdes , Gardiner Millar , Samaire Armstrong

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 - 2017)

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Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.

Average Episode Run Time: 43` . MMPA: TV-14 . Year(s): 1997 - 2017

Director: Stephen Cragg , Nick Marck , David Solomon

Producer: Howard Gordon , David Fury , Kaz Kuzui

Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar , Nicholas Brendon , Alyson Hannigan , Emma Caulfield Ford , Michelle Trachtenberg , James Marsters

Game of Thrones (2010 - 2019)

9.2 /10

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

Average Episode Run Time: 58` . MMPA: TV-MA . Year(s): 2010 - 2019

Director: Miguel Sapochnik , Harpa Elísa Þórsdóttir , Mark Taylor

Producer: Nina Gold , Mark Mostyn , Dave Hill

Stars: Peter Dinklage , Kit Harington , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke , Liam Cunningham , Maisie Williams

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 2020)

8.7 /10

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

Average Episode Run Time: 46` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1987 - 2020

Director: Tom Benko , Win Phelps , Joseph L. Scanlan

Producer: Joe Menosky , David Livingston , D.C. Fontana

Stars: Patrick Stewart , Jonathan Frakes , Brent Spiner , Michael Dorn , Marina Sirtis , LeVar Burton

Quantum Leap (1989 - 1993)

6.1 /10

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

Average Episode Run Time: 27` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1989 - 1993

Director: Gilbert M. Shilton , Michael Katleman , Randy Roberts

Producer: Jeff Gourson , Melissa Skoff , Michael Zinberg

Stars: Scott Bakula , Dean Stockwell , Deborah Pratt , Paul Sand , Cynthia Steele , Sharon Martin

The Outer Limits (1995 - 2002)

0 /10

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . MMPA: TV-14 / TV-PG . Year(s): 1995 - 2002

Director: Tibor Takács , Brenton Spencer , Martin Cummins

Producer: Manny Coto , Pen Densham , Victoria Maxwell

Stars: Michael MacRae , Patrick McKenna , Silvio Pollio , Sean Millington , Kim Hawthorne , Samantha McKenna