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British Intelligence agent James Bond is assigned by his boss, M, to take up the workload of a deceased fellow agent who was working on a case related to a European drug smuggling syndicate. Following a lead to Berlin, Bond is met by Dharma Reach, who is posing as a CIA contact. She tries to kill him, but fails and escapes. Bond meets with Slaven Kurjak, a rich Serbian scientist who was disabled during the Kosovo War. Kurjak now develops advanced technology for prosthetics. When asked about the unusual drugs spreading across London and Europe, Kurjak directs Bond to a suspicious laboratory. Unbeknownst to 007, Kurjak is the one who sent Dharma to kill him. At the laboratory, Bond engages in a firefight with a Lebanese crime clan. After the battle is over, Bond learns that he was tricked by Kurjak and the Lebanese were not connected to the drugs.

What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?

The film explores the legacy and complex life of the legendary Boston Red Sox hitter, examining his prowess as the greatest hitter and his life beyond baseball.

Lost Pilot

The film introduces the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, who experience a plane crash and end up on a mysterious island. Three of the characters, Jack Shephard, Kate Austen and Charlie Pace, are featured before the crash in flashbacks of their experiences on the plane as it breaks apart in mid-air.

Tim Burton's The Killing Joke

The Joker's supposed origin as a tragic character; a family man and failed comedian who suffered "one bad day" that finally drove him insane is presented via flashback, while simultaneously depicting his attempt to drive Jim Gordon insane and Batman's desperate attempt to stop him after the shooting and paralysis of Barbara Gordon.

Marvel's Dagwood Universe

In the 2000s, Dagwood got upset at the editors and writers at Marvel for what he perceived as basically taking a hacksaw to the universe. So, in a fit of what can be considered equal parts genius and insanity, he got it in his head to basically restart the Marvel Universe from the beginning, doing a kind of "Year One" for the setting, putting a date to the Reboot as opposed to a sliding time scale.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Set in 1964, the film follows a FOX operative codenamed Snake, who must rescue a prominent Soviet rocket scientist and sabotage the Soviet nuclear superweapon Shagohod, while clearing the United States from Soviet suspicion amid Cold War tensions, and confronting his former mentor, The Boss, who has defected to their side.

HBO's The Walking Dead

Rick Grimes, a Kentucky deputy, is shot in the line of duty and awakens from a coma in a zombie apocalypse that has resulted in a state-wide quarantine. After joining with some other survivors, he gradually takes on the role of leader of a community as it struggles to survive the zombie apocalypse.

Fantastic Four: The First Family

The film is set in the 1960s of a retro-futuristic world which the Fantastic Four must protect from the planet-devouring cosmic being Galactus.

Jax Jonez's Red vs. Blue

The film centers on two opposite teams fighting in an ostensible civil war—shown to actually be a live fire exercise for elite soldiers—in the middle of Blood Gulch, a desolate box canyon.

Man of Steel: Legacy

After Superman intervenes in an international conflict orchestrated by billionaire Lex Luthor, he faces unintended consequences and must win back public support with the help of his reporter and superhero colleagues.

Terminator: Dawn of Fate

The Terminator: Dawn of Fate is a prequel to the first two films. It is set in the future during a post-apocalyptic war between humans and machines. John Connor leads the human resistance against the Terminator machines, which are led by Skynet. The film follows three members of the resistance: Kyle Reese, Catherine Luna, and Justin Perry. The film ends with Kyle Reese being sent back in time to prevent a Terminator from killing John's mother, Sarah Connor, before he is born. The ending precedes the events depicted in the 1984 film The Terminator.

The New Jedi Order

The series revolves around the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy 21–25 years after the events depicted in Return of the Jedi. The New Jedi Order was the restored and reformed Jedi organization, following the Great Jedi Purge and subsequent fall of the Galactic Empire. The Jedi Knights, reduced in number to only a handful, were slowly restored, primarily under the leadership of Luke Skywalker. The series begins 21 years after the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Second Death Star. The New Republic is facing internal conflict while trying to maintain peace. A new, powerful enemy, known as the Yuuzhan Vong, emerges from the outer galaxy, beginning what will be known as the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. The Jedi along with the New Republic, struggle to resist this new alien race while it steadily pushes forward, annihilating or occupying different parts of the galaxy.

Ben Affleck's Uncasted Batverse

Bruce Wayne was born on February 19, 1970, to Martha and Thomas Wayne. In 1981, after watching Excalibur with his parents, a mugger holds his parents at gunpoint, shooting both dead after a struggle in front of Bruce. During the funeral, Wayne runs off, only to fall into a dry well, and get attacked by a swarm of bats. This would later inspire him to use that fear to battle the criminal element that took his parents' lives. Years later, Wayne becomes the CEO of his father's company, Wayne Enterprises, while also becoming Batman in 1995, defending Gotham City from danger. At some point, Wayne recruited Robin who was then killed by Joker in 2005, with Wayne later keeping his vandalized suit to commemorate him.

Casino Royale (1980s Version)

The story concerns the British secret agent James Bond, gambling at the casino in Royale-les-Eaux to try to bankrupt Le Chiffre, the treasurer of a French union and a member of the Soviet secret service. Bond is supported in his endeavours by Vesper Lynd, a member of his own service, as well as Felix Leiter of the CIA and René Mathis of the French Deuxième Bureau.

Raylan Goes to Detroit

After an altercation with his superiors in Miami, Florida, Deputy US Marshal, Raylan Givens is offered two choices. He can either retire or finish his career on the fugitive task force in the crime-ridden precincts of Detroit. Acting on a tip, Raylan and his new partner, deputy marshal Bobby Torres arrest Jose Rindo, a destructive and violent criminal. Rindo is also being pursued by the FBI who arrive shortly after he is in custody. Raylan bumps heads with a beautiful FBI agent named Nora Sanchez, who wants Rindo for the murder of a one of their own. When Rindo escapes from the county jail and is arrested in Ohio, Raylan and FBI Special Agent Sanchez drive south to pick up the fugitive and bring him back to stand trial. Later, when Rindo escapes again, Raylan and Nora―still at odds―are reunited and follow the elusive fugitive's trail across Arizona to El Centro, California and into Mexico where they have no jurisdiction or authority. How are they going to bring Rindo, a Mexican citizen, across the border without anyone knowing?

Warner Bros. Blue Ribbon Content Presents: Static Shock

The show revolves around Virgil Hawkins, who uses the secret identity of "Static" after exposure to a mutagen gas during a gang fight which gave him electromagnetic powers.

Superman: The Metal Curtain

When the planet Krypton exploded, its last son was rocketed across the cosmos and came to settle in a small town in Kansas. But what else came with him, and what if a piece of his home landed somewhere we never knew about? As Superman has become a symbol of strength and pride for America, Russia looks to crush that image with a creation of their own, built by their own might and forged by their own power!

Superman: Brainiac

A bright, shining day in Metropolis is interrupted by a mysterious drone that crash-lands in the city and starts wreaking havoc. This looks like a job for Superman! But where did the metallic menace come from, what is its purpose, and who is Brainiac?

Punch-Out!!

Young up-and-coming boxer Little Mac, raised in a poor neighborhood, sees boxing as his only way out. Inspired by fighters like his grizzled yet charismatic trainer, Doc Louis, he sets his sights on winning the World Video Boxing Association (WVBA) Championship.

The Blofeld Trilogy

Thunderball whisks Bond to the Bahamas, where Blofeld and the SPECTRE organization threaten to destabilize the world with two stolen atomic bombs. On Her Majesty's Secret Service features a thrilling Alpine ski chase and sees Bond's new wife killed by Blofeld. The British agent is sent into a tailspin that nearly destroys him before he's finally able to exact revenge in You Only Live Twice.