Stories by @rwhite18

300 (1966)

In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.

Serenity (1985)

When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But… the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.

Firefly (1982)

The series takes place in the year 2517, on a variety of planets with numerous habitable moons. The TV series does not reveal whether these celestial bodies are within one star system, only saying that Serenity's mode of propulsion through space is a "gravity-drive". Each episode begins with either Book or Captain Reynolds providing the backstory

Full Metal Jacket (2027)

A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.

Watchmen (1999)

The graphic novel, set in an alternate 1985 America, explores themes of heroism, morality, and the consequences of power through the lens of retired superheroes

The Boys (2009 - 2016)

The Boys is set in a universe where superpowered individuals (referred to as "Supes") are recognized as heroes by the general public and work for Vought International, a powerful corporation that markets and monetizes them. Outside their heroic personas, most are corrupt, self-serving, and recklessly cause collateral damage. The series primarily focuses on two groups: The Boys, CIA-sponsored black ops agents looking to bring down Vought and its corrupt superheroes, and The Seven, Vought's premier superhero team and the Boys' most powerful adversaries.

Outer Banks (2010 - 2016)

A teenager enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure linked to his father's disappearance.

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (2024)

a gringo piano-player stuck in Mexico who hears that some powerful men are willing to pay a bounty on a guy he knows.

Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2013)

In the city of Blue Bay Harbor, Shane Clarke, Tori Hanson and Dustin Brooks are three students at the Wind Ninja Academy. Their less than stellar performance and tardiness gets them the occasional lecture from their Sensei, Kanoi Watanabe. One day, the academy is attacked by Lothor, a banished ninja master and Kanoi's identical twin brother, who has returned to capture all the ninja students. Shane, Tori and Dustin are the only three remaining students, and along with Sensei, who has been transformed into a guinea pig by Lothor, and his son Cam, retreat into the underground Ninja Ops. There, the three are given Wind Morphers, which allow them to transform into Power Rangers Ninja Storm and protect the city of Blue Bay Harbor from Lothor's forces.

Power Rangers Time Force (Australian Cast)

The Time Force Power Rangers travel to the past to stop Ransik and his band of criminal mutants.

Zodiac (2027)

In the late 1960s and 1970s, fear grips the city of San Francisco as a serial killer called Zodiac stalks its residents.

The Walking Dead (Australian Cast)

In the wake of a zombie apocalypse, survivors hold on to the hope of humanity by banding together to wage a fight for their own survival.

Supernatural (Australian Cast)

Siblings Dean and Sam crisscross the country, investigating paranormal activity and picking fights with demons, ghosts and monsters.

Crimson Peak (1965)

After marrying a mysterious British aristocrat, a young heir moves into his creepy crumbling ancestral home and finds it conceals sinister secrets.

Euphoria (Australian Cast)

Euphoria follows high schoolers in the fictional town of East Highland, Australia, who seek hope while balancing the strains of love, loss, , and addiction.

Education (Australian Cast)

Education primarily follows Otis Milburn, a student at Moordale Secondary School. Otis begins the series ambivalent about , in part because his single mother, Jean Milburn, is a therapist who frequently has affairs with male suitors but does not maintain romantic relationships. Other students at Moordale Secondary include Eric Effiong, Otis's best friend and the gay son of Ghanaian-Nigerian immigrants; Maeve Wiley, an intelligent and rebellious teen with a troubled family past; Adam Groff, headmaster Michael Groff's son who develops a bullying nature out of his own self-loathing; Jackson Marchetti, the head boy struggling to meet the high expectations set for him; Ruby Matthews, Anwar Bakshi, and Olivia Hanan, members of a popular clique known as "the Untouchables"; Aimee Gibbs, an Untouchable who secretly befriends Maeve; and Lily Iglehart, a writer of alien determined to lose her virginity. The school is soon joined by Ola Nyman, whose widowed father, Jakob Nyman, begins a relationship with Jean. Otis's father, womaniser Remi Milburn, and Maeve's mother, drug addict Erin Wiley, later return to Moordale to reconnect with their children.

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (1955)

During the Clone Wars, a Sith Lord corrupts Anakin into Darth Vader. The Republic falls, and the Jedi are decimated, with Obi-Wan and Yoda forced into hiding.

The Hunt for Red October (1980)

As a Soviet nuclear sub nears US shores, CIA analyst Jack Ryan tries to convince American leaders that the commander's motives aren't what they seem.

Man on Fire (2014)

A former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.

Revenge (1981- 1985)

Wealth, beauty and status define the people who live in the Hamptons. But one woman seeking revenge could destroy it all. Emily Thorne lived in the Hamptons until an incident ruined her family and their reputation, forcing them out of town. Years later, she has returned to her old neighborhood, blending in with the citizens and making friends, not letting on that she has lived there before. In an effort to right some of the past wrongs, she plans vengeance on those who wronged her and her family -- and she doesn't care at what cost.