Edison
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: David J. Burke
Starring: Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, John Heard, Kevin Spacey, Roselyn Sanchez, Piper Perabo, Justin Timberlake
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
Year: 2005
Country: Kazakhstan, France
Director: Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer
Starring: Kuno Becker, Mark Dacascos, Jay Hernandez, Jason Scott Lee, Doskhan Zholzhaksynov, Ashir Chokubayev, Zhanas Iskakov
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA, Canada
Director: James C.E. Burke
Starring: Joshua Jackson, Louise Fletcher, Juliette Lewis, Donald Sutherland, Tyler Labine, Zack Ward, Timm Sharp
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Matthew Blaine, Toby Oppenheimer
Starring: Kathy Griffin, Maggie Griffin, Tiffany Rinehart
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: UK
Director: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni
Starring: Ben Miller, Alison Steadman, Sarah Alexander
Available Quality: DivX
'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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Jim Geoghan, Danny Kallis
Starring: Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Brenda Song
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: Canada
Director: Brent Butt
Starring: Fred Ewanuick, Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri
Starring: Matt LeBlanc, Drea de Matteo, Paulo Costanzo
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Keith L. Garside
Starring: Dionne Audain, Katrea Carbone
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: Germany, USA
Director: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Mark Feuerstein, Cameron Diaz, Richard Burgi, Toni Collette, Brooke Smith, Anson Mount, Candice Azzara
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, iPod
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Gina Riley, Jane Turner
Starring: Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Glenn Robbins
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Robert Borden, Bruce Helford, George Lopez
Starring: Valente Rodriguez, George Lopez, Belita Moreno
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Craig McCracken
Starring: Grey DeLisle, Keith Ferguson, Sean Marquette
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Butch Hartman
Starring: Tara Strong, Daran Norris, Susanne Blakeslee
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: Japan
Director: Mike McFarland, Joel Bergen
Starring: Vic Mignogna, Romi Pak, Aaron Dismuke
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Jeff Tremaine, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Sean Cliver
Starring: Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Manny Puig
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: Tim Conrad, Steve Kroopnick
Starring: Zelda Rubinstein, Linda Blair, Alan Robson
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
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
Year: 2005
Country: Australia
Director: Anthony Wemyss, Jackson Taylor, Taylor Bates
Starring: Anthony Wemyss, Jackson Taylor, Taylor Bates
Available Quality: DivX
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
Year: 2005
Country: Canada
Director: Brooks T. Moore, Lynne Adams, Lynn Herzeg
Starring: Lynne Adams, Brooks T. Moore, Lynn Herzeg
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
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
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Director: David Kohan, Max Mutchnick
Starring: Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Eric McCormack
Available Quality: DivX
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...