
Acorn Antiques
Acorn Antiques is a parodic soap opera written by Victoria Wood as a regular feature in the two seasons of Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, which ran from 1985 to 1987. It was turned into a musical by Wood, opening in 2005.
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Acorn Antiques is a parodic soap opera written by Victoria Wood as a regular feature in the two seasons of Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, which ran from 1985 to 1987. It was turned into a musical by Wood, opening in 2005.

"A corporate executive who hates hobbies is trapped in an endless hobby hell at a cultural center!" Dotori Cultural Center. A hot spot for middle-aged people, where they can learn and make friends. On Mondays, it is filled with the scent of ink from calligraphy, and on Saturdays, it is a peaceful place filled with the sounds of the grandmothers' funky town. The story of a slightly odd group of grandmothers who end up defending the Dotori Cultural Center from the destruction brought by Goo Doo-ri, the vice president of Universe Group, and their humorous journey of growth.

Everyone at some point goes through a life changing transition. These acorns are doing just that. They are small acorns ejected from their home tree who must go on a journey to transform into mighty oak trees.

These are the adventures of Acquisitions Incorporated, a workplace comedy set in a legalistic fantasy dystopia with a family-drama candy shell hugging a rich, chocolatey corporate-horror center.

Chizuko is a normal otaku girl in Niigata Prefecture. She’s obsessed with Berry Blossom, a magical heroine who protects the city. But the battles with her inept nemesis, Chroma, have become so lackluster that they’re not even worth watching. Chizuko wants to see Berry’s full power, a desire that quickly leads this seemingly timid girl down a path of evil.

Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a Greek cafe in Melbourne of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy stage show, Wogs out of Work. The title is a play on the film Apocalypse Now. Each episode was 30 minutes in length and filmed in front of a live audience. Jim's father asks him to run the family business, the Acropolis café, when he suddenly leaves Australia to return to his homeland Greece. The series centres around the activities of the cafe staff. Greek Jim Stephanidis, is the immature owner and his best friend, Spaniard Ricky Martinez is the sensible manager. Memo is the traditional Greek waiter, Liz is the liberated Australian waitress. Skip is the naïve new cook from the bush and Manolis is the stubborn cook from the old cafe. 'Hilarity' prevails from the clash of cultures and beliefs. Jim's hairdresser cousin Effie, played by Mary Coustas, became a hugely popular and enduring character during the run of the show. Coustas later reprised the role for several TV specials and series including Effie, Just Quietly, an SBS comedy / interview show, and Greeks on the Roof, a short-lived Greek-Australian version of the British talk show The Kumars at No. 42.

After her divorce, Su Mang returns to China as the CEO of a tourism company branch, where she clashes with hotel expert Zhang Chu due to a misunderstanding. Her tough leadership sparks workplace gossip about her failed marriage, but Zhang Chu steps in to help, gradually changing their dynamic in unexpected ways.

Follows three girls in the prime of their lives. The will show a world where individually they shine but they also show support for one another.

"Act of Faith" is a musical comedy series about the chaos that ensues in the community around a religious youth theatre organization when one of the company's administrative employees is outed as a gay man.

Vyacheslav Tretyakov is a superstar of modern Russian cinema. The perfect picture is spoiled only by a devastating review of his latest film from the blogger-film critic Nikita Kislyak. Tretyakov tries to force Kislyak to delete the video, but instead arranges a public fight. To restore her reputation and avoid trial, the star will have to fulfill the condition of the hated film critic — forgetting about pride and large contracts, play the main role in an unknown provincial theater.

Acting Dead is a satirical dark comedy about the world of Hollywood zombies, and not just the ones leaving their Botox appointments in Beverly Hills. What if your acting career took a turn for the worse, and the only way to be cast in the ever-growing number of zombie-based TV show and movies was to...actually become one? Welcome to the afterlife of Tate and Alex, both struggling to get by, living in their new skin, or what's left of it. But life doesn't slow down just because your heart stopped beating. Sometimes you have to go six feet under to get to the top.

After a botched attempt to move to Winnipeg, Paul retreats back to his eccentric family in the fly-in community of Grouse Lake First Nation.

Siblings Julie and James Williamson attempt to retrieve their inheritance, finding that they must run Cornshuck Community Theatre for a year in order to claim it.

Follow the life of Peter Dragon, an egotistic Hollywood movie producer who has built his career on the three pillars of sleazy show business - prostitution, nepotism and dishonesty.

Following the success of his 4/20 special, Traveling the Stars: Ancient Aliens with Action Bronson and Friends, Bronson and co-host The Alchemist are back combining their two favorite things: the hit HISTORY series "Ancient Aliens" and smoking weed. Joined by his producers, friends, and special guests, Bronson will watch, comment on, and give the highest praise to some of the series' most iconic episodes.
The story revolves around Liz Ramsey (Chelan Simmons) and her little brother Mick Ramsey (Ashleigh Ball Joel McFarlene in the pilot), two normal teenagers with one exception; their father Chuck Ramsey (Michael Donovan) is a secret spy and their mother Angela Ramsey (Sarah Johns) is a super-villain. Although the two parents work for both good and evil, they have the same intention of keeping their children out of harm from their missions and enemies.


The "local heroine fighter" of a certain city became popular and a national star. Because of this, "local heroines" debuted in various other places, and their action live events became a hit trend nationally. In Hinano City, high school girl Misaki Shirogane and other girls become local heroines (at the urging of Misaki's aunt, the prefectural governor) and vow to produce action live events.

Action League Now! is a stop motion children's television series that was originally part of All That and then KaBlam! on Nickelodeon, and was later spun off into its own short-lived show. It was made using "chuckimation". The series follows the adventures of a superhero league, composed of various action figures, toys, and dolls. The show was created by Tim Hill. Most episodes took place in a house of an unseen resident. Many of the characters were voiced by radio personalities from Pittsburgh.

Following a decline in the amount of monster movies created, Meng Qi, a director who is obsessed with the monster movie genre, becomes unsure about his persistence—he never expected that one day an actual monster would appear in front of him! In order to fulfill his dream, Meng Qi decides to cooperate with the demon girl Liya and help her shoot a demon themed movie. However, as the shooting progresses, Meng Qi discovers that things in the other world are closely related to him...

Explosive comedy Action Team follows the exploits of a top-secret team of special agents charged with saving the world.

The story centers on two clubs: the music club and the basketball club of an international university. Due to a cut in the budgets of one of the clubs, these come into conflict. Minh Lam (president of the music club) and Hoang Dang (president of the basketball club) challenge each other to be the club that gets the highest budget from the university. The music club will become a basketball warrior, while the basketball club will be forced to sing and dance.

Contemporary drama actress Zhao Shaohuan was forced to work in ancient times. She reinvigorated a theatrical troupe that was about to break up, creating a legend in theater using modern thoughts. During this, Zhao Shaohuan and Nangong Jing gradually fell in love with each other and a series of funny, romantic and warm stories followed.