"Dream Raider" is a Taiwanese sci-fi thriller streaming television series that premiered on Netflix in 2020. The story revolves around a group of individuals who have the ability to enter and manipulate people's dreams. The main character is a detective named Liu Xingyu, who uses this ability to solve crimes by entering the dreams of criminals and victims alike.
As the series progresses, Liu Xingyu becomes entangled in a conspiracy involving the technology used to enter dreams, as well as his own past. Along with his partner, he must navigate a dangerous world of corporate espionage, government cover-ups, and ethical dilemmas.
"Dream Raider" has been praised for its unique premise, complex plot, and strong performances. The series has been noted for its use of special effects to depict the surreal dreamscapes that the characters explore, as well as its exploration of philosophical themes such as the nature of reality and the power of the mind. While the series was not widely known outside of Taiwan upon its release, it has gained a following among fans of sci-fi and fantasy television.
Even though the television series Haven does not exactly read like a Stephen King novel, it is loosely based on one of his recent works called the Colorado Kid. Filmed in Nova Scotia Canada, Haven is well written with a science fiction based plot. An FBI agent, Audrey Parker portrayed by Emily Rose (Brothers & Sisters, Jericho) arrives in the sea side town of Haven, Maine working what begins as a routine case but soon develops into something more supernatural. Seems people disappear for unknown reasons. Additionally she finds her long dead mother, whom she never met, may be involved. Also starring Lucas Bryant (Dollhouse, Queer as Folk) as local cop, Nathan Wuornos, who teams up with Parker to solve some of the strange goings on in Haven. He's got problems of his own with what he calls his "idiopathic Neuropathy" which is a condition that keeps him from literally feeling anything. Eric Balfour (Hawaii, The O.C.) plays Duke Crocker, a local who seems a jack of all trades and has plenty to hide. Chief of Police in Haven is Garland Wuornos (played by Nicholas Campbell (from Diamond's, The Hitchhiker) is Nathan's father and tries to convince Audrey Parker to stay on in Haven and solve the supernatural "troubles" the residents encounter.
Is this destined to be simply another alien invasion movie that scares the daylights out of most of us? Or will it have more to offer than merely a chaotic aftermath depicting the results from heartless alien beings that want to take over this magnificent planet. This television series starts out at six months post invasion and we find the citizenry has been cut down to a few survivors who have banded together in hopes of fighting back. Citizen soldiers have been chosen in an attempt to protect those in their care and set up an insurgency campaign that will fend off the aliens. The aliens and their ships are fascinating to look at, mostly thanks to the imagination of Spielberg and DreamWorks Television, but it remains to be seen if this has much originality in the story line considering the basic idea has been redone many times. As the citizens are cruelly tested on a daily basis an ex college professor played by Noah Wyle (Librarian movies, ER) leads a group of civilians and soldiers as they strive to win against alien forces who are intent on occupying earth. Ann Glass, Drew Roy, and Maxim Knight also star.
Merlin is about a teenage magician who learns his trade from Magister Gaius. It is his discovery of his abilities that the show centers around and viewers find the idea intriguing to see how he learns how to concentrate his new powers for the sake of good. Plenty of humor along the way keeps this program from becoming a documentary and the likeable characters make for fun television. Special effects are in play to make Merlin's talents appear even more fascinating. Merlin becomes a squire to noble Arthur, the crown prince and has more opportunities to put his magic to work. King Uther Pendragon hates magic and has subsequently outlawed it from his kingdom, but his son Arthur is the one Merlin must worry about and keep his magical capabilities a secret or fear execution. An imprisoned dragon tells Merlin he has a destiny to fulfill and that means staying alive at any cost. Talented young Colin Morgan plays Merlin and Bradley James as Prince Arthur head up an extremely talented cast in the magical world of Camelot.
Another successful crossover from British television to North American is found in Being Human. The premise of the show involves showing how different yet similar we all are and how a vampire and a werewolf can live with a ghost and all get along. Any time a combination like this one comes to the TV you can imagine how scary dark and brooding it may be but there is a lot of humor in this show as well, making it well worth watching. Aidan (Sam Witwer) is a vampire who works as a nurse in a hospital in Boston. He began his career as a prince of darkness during the Revolutionary War back in the 1860's and with a job in a hospital they might want to watch out for the blood supplies. Josh (played by Sam Huntington) happens to be a werewolf working in the same hospital as an orderly as his day job. Sally (Meaghan Rath) became a ghost after her unfortunate death and now haunts the house she had planned to live in when she got married. Now Aidan and Josh rent the house and find it to be haunted by Sally.
Clark Kent grew up in Smallville and before he became Superman he was a normal average kid who just happened to discover his hidden talents which were super powers. The DC Comic character we all grew up with, Superman, has been portrayed as a super powerful entity from the planet Krypton who, after landing on earth, grew up in the Midwest as a normal boy and went on to work as a reporter for the Daily Planet. Early Clark Kent is seen as an average in school, very handsome boy who has friends and plays pranks just like every other boy in Kansas. Tom Welling (Cheaper By The Dozen, The Fog) plays Clark Kent at a period in his life where he is just realizing his magical gifts and super powers. Based on the comic book character, Clark is eager to show his adopted parents how useful he can be in a wide variety of ways and this brings about many humorous situations on the show. This TV version of the ever popular comic book series has been extremely successful and highly entertaining.
Doctor Who TV Show is a BBC science fiction program which is revolving around a man referred to as "˜the Doctor' who claims to travel to space in what appears to be a blue 1950s police cruiser. However "˜the Doctor' is an alien time traveler that does what no one else has...He goes into outer space to investigate problems and battle mysterious monsters to undo any wrong that has been done. Doctor Who TV Show is the longest running program in the history of the world, because the story keeps on going, even if it is being redone by someone else.
It takes two to tango, likewise two topnotch police officers to take on supernatural cases. Meet the sleuthing duo of Warehouse 13 TV Show. U.S. Secret Service agents, Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly) and Peter Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) get an odd promotion after saving the life of the president. They get assigned to Warehouse 13"”a state-run, well-hidden facility that keeps alien souvenirs, mythical relics and all sorts of hard-to-explain artifacts. Warehouse 13 TV Show features their caseworks together. Although this sci-fi series portrays the lives of American special agents, it has been entirely shot in Toronto, Quebec, Montreal and other parts of Canada.
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