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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (1,032 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Season 1 of this intense HBO drama focuses on 17-year-old Rue Bennett (multimedia star Zendaya), a drug addict fresh from rehab who's struggling to stay clean. Ahead of the second season, the Emmy-winning series returns with two special episodes set over the Christmas holiday. Season 2 continues to follow Rue's dynamic group of friends as they enter a new year and question their choices.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (527 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, this series embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (438 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Last season, Dolores sacrificed herself to free humankind from the grip of an artificial intelligence. Season Four picks up seven years after the protracted war. Humanity is finally free...or so it seems. Maeve and Caleb suspect that Hale and a host version of the Man in Black are seeding a conspiracy to regain control"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (417 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kate Winslet plays Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her. The seven-part limited series is an exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series finds the Targaryens ruling over the Seven Kingdoms -- and on the brink of civil war within their own house. Prior to the birth of a son, King Viserys sent shockwaves through the kingdom and declared his daughter, Rhaenyra, his heir. Once a healthy boy entered the picture, plans were afoot to make sure she would never sit on the Iron Throne. Now, with schemes hatched on both sides --...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (521 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2003, a parasitic fungal infection ravages the planet, turning humans into violent creatures known as the Infected. Twenty years later, hardened survivor Joel is hired to smuggle fourteen-year-old Ellie out of an oppressive quarantine zone in hopes of delivering her to the rebel Fireflies. But what should be a quick job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they traverse the desolate U.S. while depending on each other's unique skills...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 619 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin -- exploring a world in which every human appetite, not matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Exploring what it means to be human through the eyes of the lifelike AI "hosts" in the park, the series investigates the boundaries of an exotic world set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past. Meticulously crafted and artfully designed. Westworld...
12) It's bad for ya'
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (69 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Carlin's 14th original solo HBO stand-up special delivers dead-on, laugh-out-loud insights on such issues as: the advantages of being old, child worship, and the failure of the so-called 'self-esteem' movement.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 321 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes. This gripping 5-part HBO miniseries tells the powerful and visceral story of this event and its aftermath.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (471 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The third and final season of Philip Pullman's His Dark Material trilogy returns with an adaptation of the final book in the best-loved book series, The Amber Spyglass. Season Three opens with Lyra unconscious, having been given a sleeping draught by her mother, as Will, still carrying the Subtle Knife, continues his quest to find her in this epic story of love and truth.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (332 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Grace and Jonathan Fraser have the life they've always wanted: she's a successful therapist, he's an acclaimed pediatric oncologist, and their son attends an elite private school in Manhattan. But for Grace, everything unravels overnight with a violent death and a missing husband.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With the Army of the Dead--led by the Night King, his White Walkers and an undead dragon--bearing down on Jon and Dany and their combined forces, a denouement eight seasons in the making will be reached, answering a myriad of questions surrounding the fate of the series' protagonists. Meanwhile, Jon's true identity promises to undermine Dany's claim to the Iron Throne...and, or course, Cersei has a devious strategy of her own."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (516 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For years, Bill Henrickson wished for a world free from the corrupt 'Prophet' of Juniper Creek, Roman Grant. Now that Roman appears to be out of the picture, Bill and his family can breathe easily, or can they? Season 4 continues the Henricksons' story, as Bill launches another business venture: a Mormon-friendly casino. At the same time, Bill eschews a chance to seize the Prophet mantle at Juniper Creek in favor of an even more high-profile calling:...
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From writer/director/actor Lena Dunham and comedy veteran Judd Apatow, this scripted half-hour series focuses on a group of 20-something women in New York and their adventures in post-collegiate floundering. Over the course of Season 1's ten episodes, the four girls try to figure out what they want from life, from boys, from themselves and each other.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 281 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Former Senator Selina Meyer has accepted the call to serve as Vice President of the United States. The job is nothing like she imagined and everything she was warned about. 'Veep' follows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy, without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington.
