TV movies, miniseries & straight-to-DVD
Here are some shows that don’t always get the notice they deserve. None of them ever played on the big screen — they were either on TV or went straight to DVD.
Best of the best
- Anne of Green Gables (1985)
- Babylon 5: In the Beginning
- Battlestar Galactica (2003)
- Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
- Political Animals
- Shackleton
Runner ups
- Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
- Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
- Babylon 5: Thirdspace
- Battlestar Galactica: Razor
- The Bourne Identity (1988)
- Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
- Dead Like Me: Life After Death
- The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- The Lost Room
- RKO 281
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth
- Stargate: Continuum
Honourable mentions
- Babylon 5: The Gathering
- Babylon 5: The Lost Tales
- Babylon 5: The River of Souls
- Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
- Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
- Children of Dune
- Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury, etc.
- Dune (2000)
- Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
- Gulliver’s Travels (1996)
- The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
Worth watching once
- Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
- Futurama: Bender’s Big Score
- Futurama: Bender’s Game
- Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
- Gormenghast
- The IT Crowd: The Internet is Coming