"The book explores the history of swashbuckling television from its origins in the 1950s to the present day. It maps the major production cycles of the Anglophone swashbuckler both in Britain and in the United States and places the genre in its historical, cultural and institutional contexts. It shows how the success of The Adventures of Robin Hood in the 1950s established a template for a genre that has been one of the most successful of British...

1715. New Providence Island is a lawless territory, controlled by notorious pirate captains. The most feared is Captain Flint. As the British Navy returns to exterminate Flint and his crew, another side of him emerges. He allies himself with Eleanor Guthrie, daughter of the local kingpin, to ensure their survival. Many opponents stand in their way: rival captains; Eleanor's father; and John Silver, recently recruited onto Flint's crew, who constantly...

A 'rescue team' lands on the island and the survivors gear up to go home.

The complete fourth season of the TV series Alias. When Sydney leaves the CIA to join a powerful new Black Ops unit, she has no idea of the reunion in store for her. Family secrets are revealed and old adversaries come together for a year of betrayal, suspense and breathtaking surprises.

President's man (2000, 89 min.): Joshua McCord is a Presidential secret agent. Though still quite virile and limber, McCord feels that he is getting too old for his job. He begins training a younger man named Deke Slater as his replacement. But McCord springs back into action when the first lady is kidnapped by a terrorist organization. President's man: a line in the sand (2002, 89 min.): Terrorism just met its worst enemy! A counterterrorism specialist...

A dedicated veterinarian runs an animal research center in Africa with the help of his daughter, two courageous aides, a mischievous chimp, and a cross-eyed lion named Clarence. Action, laughs, and breathtaking encounters with exotic animals highlight the eighteen episodes of the complete Season One as Tracy and his crew handle everything from poachers to diamond thieves to a raging fire that threatens the nearby game preserve.

The adventures of an undercover special agent, Angus MacGyver, who uses his practical knowledge of science to solve any problem that he faces.