Michael Boyle

Neil Patrick Harris'first apparent attempt to escape the shadow of his breakout role in "Doogie Howser, M.D." sadly crashed and burned. His hit medical series ended in 1993, and after several years of mostly playing TV guest roles, Harris became a lead cast member of NBC's

Neil Patrick Harris' first apparent attempt to escape the shadow of his breakout role in "Doogie Howser, M.D." sadly crashed and burned.

A lot of sitcoms feature smart children in the cast, but they're usually not that smart. Alex Dunphy (Ariel Winter) from "Modern Family" gets high grades, sure, but she's not skipping multiple school years or, like one kid on this list, successfully taking over the world.

Gary Sinise might be best known today for his role as Lieutenant Dan in "Forrest Gump," but two months before the film released, he starred in another huge project: The ABC mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand." The show, made up of four hour-and-a-half long episodes, ranks high on the list of best Stephen King TV shows

“One Night Only” could’ve been a lot more fun.

Last October, the "Yellowjackets" showrunners announced that Season 4 would be the show's last. "After three incredible seasons, and great consideration, we're excited to announce that we will be bringing the story of 'Yellowjackets' to its twisted conclusion," co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson said in a statement. "We've always known there would come a point when the story would tell us it wants to end, and it's our belief that our job — our responsibility — is to listen."

'70s sitcoms weren't always content to simply make audiences laugh. Some writers pushed into increasingly serious territory, taking advantage of the creative room they were given. "We were allowed as much latitude as we could envision," "M*A*S*H" creator Larry Gelbart told The Atlanta Constitution. "Sure, there were differences of opinion, but CBS has been absolutely splendid in letting us do the kind of show we wanted to do."

'70s sitcoms weren't always content to simply make audiences laugh. Some writers pushed into increasingly serious territory, taking advantage of the creative room they were given.

Marvel's TV endeavors had a very different reputation in the 2010s, and that's partly because of this criminally underrated adventure program.

The "Reacher" three-part Season 4 premiere introduces presidential candidate, John Sampson, a guy who keeps bucking Jack Reacher's (Alan Ritchson) expectations by being more straightforward and less corrupt than you'd expect from a politician in a political thriller. It may turn out this is all an act, but three episodes in, it seems like Sampson's just as in the dark as Reacher on this new conspiracy.