Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)

List of TV Series, episodes, mini-series, limited series or movies made for television or streaming services that I feel of the best that television and streaming have to offer from the past and the present.

My List of the Best of Television and Streaming

Jason Beghe, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati, and LaRoyce Hawkins in Cảnh Sát Chicago (2014)

In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline.

Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft in 'night, Mother (1986)

What movies, TV series, episodes, etc. which aired between 1980 and 1989 that I love best.

Bob Ross in Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting (1983)

Movies and Series that I watch to feel better or take my mind off the real world, to escape problems, etc. Some of them can be considered bad, won the Raspberry award, or can make you feel guilty for watching. These are my comfort food of the entertainment world. Many of these I also feel are underrated and underappreciated.

My favorite films or TV series that are mostly catered specifically to women's interests. Also included in this category are films or series that feature a strong female character or presence.

These are my favorites movies or TV/streaming/web series that give me that good old soap opera fix. The old fashioned soap opera is one of my favorite entertainment genres that was passed down to me from my parents and grandparents. The 4 current daytime soaps lost me a long time ago so I have learned to get that fix from other sources. So here is a list of TV series that even if they are not serialized that still have that good old soap feeling, i.e. Perry Mason. Or they are anthology series that run a story for a week or so. Also included are serialized dramas and comedies, movies that have a good old soapy feeling, TV movies that have that feeling, mini-series and limited series, and of course my favorite primetime and daytime soap operas of old. Some of these were great for years and sadly went out with a whimper, but they still rank among my faves.

Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)

An ensemble cast is one that is composed of multiple principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time. The term is also used interchangeably to refer to a production (typically film) with a large cast or a cast with several prominent performers. Also includes my favorite films or series where I felt the overall cast had great chemistry together, worked well together as an ensemble, or overall the casting for the film or series was very well done.

My Favorite "Ensemble Cast" Movies & Series

My list of favorite films and TV or streaming series that often make you shed a river of tears. From tragic romances to sorrowful period pieces to heartbreaking adaptations of true stories, the best tearjerkers bring the good with the sad: empathy, gratitude, new perspectives and a comfort that comes from feeling less alone in the face of our own hardships. If you’re in need of a good cry, you’ve come to the right place.

Jessica Biel, Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson, David Gallagher, Catherine Hicks, Mackenzie Rosman, and Happy in 7th Heaven (1996)

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