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Edison

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama

Starring: Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, John Heard, Kevin Spacey, Roselyn Sanchez, Piper Perabo, Justin Timberlake

Directors: David J. Burke

Country: USA

Year: 2005

Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def

Josh Pollack, a naive and ambitious reporter, is convinced the F.R.A.T., an elite force within the Edison Police Department, is corrupted. Working on a homicide case, he begins to unearth evidence which suggests that the entire justice system is willingly turning a blind eye to the abuses of the this force. When his life and that of his girlfriend are threatened from his research, he join forces with his editor, a once-famous reporter, and a renown private detective to bring down the F.R.A.T. and every one behind it.

 

Nomad

Genres: Drama, History, War

Starring: Kuno Becker, Mark Dacascos, Jay Hernandez, Jason Scott Lee, Doskhan Zholzhaksynov, Ashir Chokubayev, Zhanas Iskakov

Directors: Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer

Country: Kazakhstan, France

Year: 2005

Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod

Rebirth of a nation. Not since Genghis Khan has anyone united the Kazakh tribes. Jungar tribesmen of Mongolia rule Kazakh land, but a prophecy has it that a descendant of Genghis will unite his people. Oraz the Wise travels the land looking for the child who will fulfill the prophecy. He finds that infant and protects him from the warriors of Galdan, the Jungar king. Oraz recruits one lad from each Kazakh tribe and teaches them the art of war, loyalty, and camaraderie. Two are the best: Mansur and Erali. They are like brothers. Each must prove himself; both fall in love with the same young woman; both fall into enemy hands. At what cost does ...

 

Aurora Borealis

Genres: Romance, Drama

Starring: Joshua Jackson, Louise Fletcher, Juliette Lewis, Donald Sutherland, Tyler Labine, Zack Ward, Timm Sharp

Directors: James C.E. Burke

Country: USA, Canada

Year: 2005

Available Quality: Hi Def

Duncan is a depressed 20-something who has just lost another job. He makes extra money by letting out his flat for his brother's romantic trysts, but when a job comes up as a caretaker in his grandparent's building he takes it. His grandfather has Parkinson's Disease and he and his wife have a caregiver whom Duncan finds compellingly upbeat. As they begin a tentative romance, and Duncan spends more time with his grandparents, he begins to face his feelings about the early loss of his father. A moving drama, set in a frigid Minnesota landscape.

 

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List - Season One

Genres: Comedy, Reality Show

Starring: Kathy Griffin, Maggie Griffin, Tiffany Rinehart

Directors: Matthew Blaine, Toby Oppenheimer

Country: USA

Year: 2005

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is a reality show starring Kathy Griffin. The series aired on Bravo. It debuted in August 2005, and was cancelled in November 2010. The show follows the struggle of self-proclaimed "D-list" celebrity Kathy Griffin to climb the Hollywood ladder. This often includes scheming for publicity with staffers Jessica, Tiffany, and Tom. Her relationships with her parents and her now ex-husband have also been heavily featured. All six seasons of the program have been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, with seasons 2 and 3 winning in 2007 and 2008, respectively.

 

The Worst Week of My Life - Season Two

Genres: Comedy

Starring: Ben Miller, Alison Steadman, Sarah Alexander

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni

Country: UK

Year: 2005

'Anything that can go wrong, does' is the plotline used by the writers. Essentially a comedy of embarrassment and errors, The Worst Week of My Life began with the seven days leading up to the marriage of publishing executive Howard Steel and his fiancée Mel, the daughter of a high-court judge, Dick Cook. Humiliating situations ensue: Cassie, a work colleague with whom Howard had a drunken one-night stand two years earlier, sets out to snare him and becomes obsessive; Howard accidentally kills his in-laws' dog, puts Mel's granny in hospital and loses the wedding ring (a family heirloom). At the end of the first series, Howard and Mel were wed...

 

The Suite Life of Zack and Cody - Season One

Genres: Comedy, Family

Starring: Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Brenda Song

Directors: Jim Geoghan, Danny Kallis

Country: USA

Year: 2005

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005 with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the iTunes Store. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and was nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award three times. The show had also been a long time staple of the now defunct ABC Kids Saturday morning block on ABC.

 

Corner Gas - Season Two

Genres: Comedy

Starring: Fred Ewanuick, Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller

Directors: Brent Butt

Country: Canada

Year: 2005

Corner Gas is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009. Re-runs still air on CTV and The Comedy Network in Canada; it formerly aired on WGN America in the United States.

 

Joey - Season Two

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Starring: Matt LeBlanc, Drea de Matteo, Paulo Costanzo

Directors: Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri

Country: USA

Year: 2005

The pilot episode was released in screener for test audiences and members of the entertainment industry to preview the show and drum up business. The screener was subsequently leaked on the Internet and thus has received a much wider critical review process than initially conceived. There were few differences between the unbroadcast pilot and the version that was broadcast. Ashley Scott played the role of Allison in the unbroadcast pilot, she was replaced by Andrea Anders and the character name changed to Alex.

 

A Shepherd of Pure Heart

Genres: Other

Starring: Dionne Audain, Katrea Carbone

Directors: Keith L. Garside

Country: USA

Year: 2005

Evenside Church is an upstanding and venerable institution that has served African-American families in rural Maryland for 200 years. Minister Karl Upton is proud to be its young, up-and-coming assistant pastor. Karl takes the Gospel and his calling very seriously, so when God calls him to reach out to at-risk young people in his community, Karl can't say no. The world of the poor, however, is not nearly as simple as Karl had imagined. As he brings their world into contact with his own, sparks of conflict and controversy ignite into a scandal that threatens his family, his faith, and the integrity of Evenside Church. Trapped in a web of secre...

 

In Her Shoes

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Starring: Mark Feuerstein, Cameron Diaz, Richard Burgi, Toni Collette, Brooke Smith, Anson Mount, Candice Azzara

Directors: Curtis Hanson

Country: Germany, USA

Year: 2005

Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well.

 

Kath & Kim - Season Four

Genres: Comedy

Starring: Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Glenn Robbins

Directors: Gina Riley, Jane Turner

Country: USA

Year: 2005

Kath & Kim follows the day-to-day Australian suburban life of Kath Day (Jane Turner), her only child Kim Craig née Day (Gina Riley), Kim's husband Brett Craig (Peter Rowsthorn), Kath's love interest and eventual husband "purveyor of fine meats" Kel Knight (Glenn Robbins), and long-time family friend Sharon Strzelecki (Magda Szubanski).

 

George Lopez - Season Four

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Starring: Valente Rodriguez, George Lopez, Belita Moreno

Directors: Robert Borden, Bruce Helford, George Lopez

Country: USA

Year: 2005

George's father-in-law, Dr. Victor "Vic" Palmero (Emiliano Diez),thinks Angie should have married someone better than George, but as the series progresses, he begins to respect and accept him. George always tries to catch his children getting in trouble when they misbehave, whether it be by confronting them straight on, or sneakily investigating, then punishing them later. It is still always shown that George loves and cares deeply for his family.

 

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - Season Two

Genres: Comedy, Family, Animation

Starring: Grey DeLisle, Keith Ferguson, Sean Marquette

Directors: Craig McCracken

Country: USA

Year: 2005

In the Foster's universe, imaginary friends take physical form and become real as soon as children think them up. Once the children outgrow them, the friends move to Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, where they stay until other children come to adopt them. The home is run by the elderly Madame Foster, its founder; her friend Mr. Herriman, the business manager; and her granddaughter Frankie, who handles day-to-day operations.

 

The Fairly OddParents - Season Five

Genres: Comedy, Family, Animation

Starring: Tara Strong, Daran Norris, Susanne Blakeslee

Directors: Butch Hartman

Country: USA

Year: 2005

Remy is very jealous of Timmy for having three fairies while he only has one. He is also jealous of his loving parents. Remy's parents are constantly ignoring him, which led to him getting fairies. Juandissimo is constantly trying to woo Wanda, much to Cosmo's annoyance.

 

Fullmetal Alchemist - Season Three

Genres: Comedy, Horror, Anime

Starring: Vic Mignogna, Romi Pak, Aaron Dismuke

Directors: Mike McFarland, Joel Bergen

Country: Japan

Year: 2005

The manga was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Sh?nen Gangan magazine (starting August 2001 and ending June 2010) and was collected in 27 tank?bon volumes. It was adapted into an animated television series of 51 episodes by Bones from October 4, 2003, to October 2, 2004, later followed by a film sequel that concluded the story of the anime. Fullmetal Alchemist would later spawn a second series called Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, which first premiered in Japan on April 5, 2009, spanning 64 episodes, and ending on July 4, 2010. A multitude of spin-off novels, original video animations (OVAs), drama CDs, soundtracks, and video games have...

 

Wildboyz - Season Three

Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Documentary

Starring: Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Manny Puig

Directors: Jeff Tremaine, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Sean Cliver

Country: USA

Year: 2005

Despite the crude humor, the show has educational value, as it features accurate narrations of various animals and indigenous cultures. What separates Steve-O and Chris Pontius from their animal show-host colleagues is their complete fearlessness despite their lack of training. This recklessness is also seen in their willingness to interact with the various cultures that they come in contact with. Steve-O and Chris seem open to any new experience, which has given them a chance to experience rituals and partake in events that a typical visitor or tourist may not be privy to. This has made them very popular with both animal and comedy lovers al...

 

The Scariest Places on Earth - Season Three

Genres: Horror, Reality Show

Starring: Zelda Rubinstein, Linda Blair, Alan Robson

Directors: Tim Conrad, Steve Kroopnick

Country: USA

Year: 2005

The series is hosted by Linda Blair of the film The Exorcist, and narrated by Zelda Rubinstein, who is most famous for her role as the clairvoyant Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Alan Robson, a well known UK radio DJ and writer, acts as an on-site correspondent.

 

Sensing Murder - Season Three

Genres: Crime, Reality Show

Starring: Anthony Wemyss, Jackson Taylor, Taylor Bates

Directors: Anthony Wemyss, Jackson Taylor, Taylor Bates

Country: Australia

Year: 2005

The producers state that the psychics are given no information about the case other than a photo, which some psychics prefer to keep face-down (The idea being that the less information they have, the better their supernormal abilities function). Other psychics choose to look at the photogaph. To demonstrate their abilities, the psychics relay their impressions about the case/person which may match details in the case file.

 

How It's Made - Season Ten

Genres: Documentary

Starring: Lynne Adams, Brooks T. Moore, Lynn Herzeg

Directors: Brooks T. Moore, Lynne Adams, Lynn Herzeg

Country: Canada

Year: 2005

Usually every show has at least 1 product with a 'History bite' before it, showing how and where the product originated, and what people used before it. The history bite is shown through different cartoon animations actually being 'drawn' on-screen by a computer program.

 

Will & Grace - Season Eight

Genres: Comedy

Starring: Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Eric McCormack

Directors: David Kohan, Max Mutchnick

Country: USA

Year: 2005

The show follows both Will and Grace's attempts to establish romantic relationships without sacrificing their often co-dependent reliance on one another for emotional support. A common joke finds Jack and Karen referring to Will and Grace as married, "non-romantic life partners", or "sexless lovers". At the beginning of the second season Grace moved into her own apartment (across the hall from Will's) in an attempt to put some distance between herself and Will, but then ended up moving back at the beginning of the third season. She moved out again after getting married early in the fifth season, but she moved back in with Will after separatin...