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FivedaysaftersuccessfullyrescuingQuinnErgonfromherprison,GaryGoodspeed,theTeamSquad,andBolofindthemselvestrappedwithinthehorrificdimensionofFinalSpace,witheverythingbeingonlyaquestionofsurvival.PursuedrelentlesslybyInvictus,thenewlyresurrectedLordCommander,andtheTitans,alldeterminedtocaptureMooncaketobecomeevenmorepowerful,theTeamSquad’sonlyhopeistoallythemselveswithEarth’slastsurvivorbeforeit’stoolate.--FinalSpaceWiki

Whenacouplevisitsaremotecabinandcrosspathswithacompulsiveliar,theirvacationtakesadramaticturnfortheworse.

Thesixthandfinalseason(alsoknownasAPlacetoCallHome:TheFinalChapter)oftheSevenNetworktelevisionseriesAPlacetoCallHomepremieredonShowcase19August2018.TheseriesisproducedbyChrisMartin-Jones,andexecutiveproducedbyPennyWinandJulieMcGauran.

Thevitaminindustryisworthmorethan£400millionayearintheUKalone,butwhatarethesepillsactuallydoingforpeople’shealth?DrGilesYeoaimstofindout,exploringifvitaminandmineralsupplementsarewhattheyappeartobeandputtingpeople’sdietstothetesttofindoutiftheyreallyneedthesesupplements.ThosehemeetsincludeascientistinCopenhagen,whosegroundbreakingresearchintoantioxidantsindicatestheymaynothavetheextraordinaryhealth-enhancingpropertiesthatpeoplebelieve,andanutritionscientistfromtheUniversityofGreenwich,whotellsGilesthatonaveragemostpeopleintheUKaremeetingtheirvitaminrequirementsthoroughtheirdiet.

After20yearsoflivinginWashington,D.C.,MarkKleinseeksmuch-neededsolacebymovingtotheremotewildsofWestVirginia.Toeasehisloneliness,hesendsregularvideoupdatestomembersofhisOCD-supportgroupbackinthecity.ButMarkgraduallyrealizesthatdespitehisnew,isolatedsetting,hemaynotbealone.Fromtheendlesswoodssurroundinghishome,somethingelseiswatching.

Basedonthebestsellingbookofthesamename,TheBeckoningSilencefollowsmountainclimberJoeSimpsonashetakesononeoftoughestchallengesofhiscareer.FreshfromhishorrificordealinthePeruvianAndes-asrecountedintheOscar-winningdocumentary"TouchingTheVoid"-SimpsonattemptstoascendthetreacherousNorthFaceoftheEiger,amountainthathasclaimedthelivesofmorethan60people.Facedwithgrowinganxietyanddoubt,Simpsonpushesonwardandupwardinhisunyieldingquesttotraversesomeoftheworld’smostinhospitableterrain.TheBeckoningSilenceisapowerfultestamenttotheenduranceofthehumanspiritinextremeconditions.

In1990sScotland,agroupofCatholicschoolgirlsgetanopportunitytogointoEdinburghforachoircompetition,butthey’remoreinterestedindrinking,partyingandhookingupthanwinningthecompetition.

FaroukOmarisahistoricalArabseriesco-producedbyMBC1andQatarTVanddirectedbyHatemAli,whichisbasedononeofthebestcompanionsofProphetMuhammad(Peacebeuponhim)andthe2ndCaliphoftheIslamicstate,UmarIbnAl-Khattab(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim).A30-episodeseriesshowcasingthevariouseventsduringthelifeofUmarIbnAl-Khattab(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim)fromhispre-Islamicdaystillhisassassination.Theseriesdependssolelyonestablishedhistoricalfactshencedidn’tfacecriticismintermsofitscontentaspastmoviesonsimilarsubjectsdid.Theseriescommenceswiththe23yearofHijraatMakkah,wheretheMuslimpilgrimshavecometogetherfortheHajj.Inmidstofthem,wecanseeUmarIbnAlKhattab(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim)supplicatingtotheLordwhiledoingtheTawaafaroundtheKa’abah.OnthereturnjourneytoMedinahfromMakkah,theypassbyagroupofpeopletendingtotheircamelsinthedesert.Umar(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim)reminisceshispastdays,whenheusedtotendtohisfatherAl-Khattab’scamelsinthedesert,andhowhisfatherusedtoworkhimtoexhaustionandbeathimupifheslackened.However,nowafterhisembracingIslamhowlifehaschangedforhimwithnoonetostandbetweenhimandhisLord.TheseriesthentakesyouonahistoricalrideasmemoriescomegushingbacktoUmar(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim)aboutthevariouseventsthathappenedduringhislifetime.

In2261,theVorlonsjointheShadowWar,buttheirtacticsbecomeaconcernforthealliancewhentheVorlonsbegindestroyingentireplanetswhichtheydeemtohavebeen"influenced"bytheShadows.Disturbedbythisturnofevents,Babylon5recruitsseveralotherpowerfulandancientraces(theFirstOnes)totheircause,againstboththeShadowsandtheVorlons.CaptainJohnSheridanreturnstothestationafterescapingfromZ’ha’dum,butataprice:barringillnessorinjury,hehasonly20yearslefttolive.HeisaccompaniedbyamysteriousaliennamedLorienwhoclaimstobetheoldestsentientbeinginthegalaxy.HoursbeforeSheridan’sreturn,Garibaldiisrescuedandreturnedtothestation,inratherdubiouscircumstances.HeismarkedlymoreparanoidandsuspiciousofotheralienracesandofSheridanthanhewasbefore.CentauriEmperorCartagiaforgesarelationshipwiththeShadows.LondoMollariengineerstheassassinationofCartagiaandrepudiateshisagreementwiththeShadows.LondokillsMr.MordenanddestroystheShadowvesselsbasedontheCentaurihomeworld,inanattempttosavehisplanetfromdestructionbytheVorlons.Aidedbytheotherancientraces,andseveralyoungerones,SheridanluresboththeVorlonsandtheShadowsintoanimmensebattle,duringwhichtheVorlonsandShadowsrevealthattheyhavebeenleftasguardiansoftheyoungerraces,butduetophilosophicaldifferences,endedupusingthemaspawnsintheirendlesswarsthroughouttheages.Theyoungerracesrejecttheircontinuedinterference,andtheVorlonsandShadows,alongwiththeremainingFirstOnes,agreetodepartthegalaxyforever.AftertheShadowsaredefeatedGaribaldileaveshispostassecuritychiefandworksonhisownasa"providerofinformation".HebeginsworkingforoneWilliamEdgars,aMarsTycoon,whoismarriedtoGaribaldi’sformerlove.WhileheworksevercloserwithEdgars,hebecomesincreasinglyaggressivetowardsSheridanandeventuallyleavesBabylon5.MinbarisgrippedbyabriefcivilwarbetweentheWarriorandReligiouscastes.DelennsecretlymeetswithNeroonoftheWarriorcasteandconvinceshimthatneithersidecanbeallowedtowin.Shetellshimthatshewillundergoaritualwhereinshewillbewillingtosacrificeherself,butwillstoptheritualbeforesheactuallydies.WhenNeroonseesthatsheactuallyintendstogothroughtheentireritual,herescuesherandsacrificeshimselfinstead,declaringthat,althoughhewasbornWarrior,inhisheartheisReligious.AspartoftheongoingconflictbetweenEarthandBabylon5,GaribaldieventuallybetraysSheridanandarrangeshiscaptureinordertogainEdgars’trustandlearnhisplans.GaribaldilaterlearnsthatEdgarscreatedavirusthatisdangeroustoonlytelepaths.Itisthenrevealed,thatGaribaldiwasactuallyabductedbythePsi-CorpsattheendofSeason3andre-programmedbyBestertoprovideinformationtohimattherighttime.BesterreleasesGaribaldiofhisprogramming,andallowshimtoremembereverythinghehasdonesincebeingkidnapped.Edgarsiskilledandhiswifedisappears,butisreunitedwithGaribaldiaftertheendofthewar.GaribaldihelpsfreeSheridanandreturnhimtothecampaigntofreeEarth.AnallianceledbyBabylon5freesEarthfromtotalitarianrulebyPresidentClarkinashortbutbloodywar.ThisculminatesinClark’ssuicideandtherestorationofdemocraticgovernment.Marsisgrantedfullindependence,andSheridanagreestoresignhiscommission.TheLeagueofNon-AlignedWorldsisdissolvedandreformedintotheInterstellarAlliance,withSheridanelectedasitsfirstPresidentandcontinuinghiscommandoftheRangers,whoaretoactasagalacticequivalentofUnitedNationspeacekeepers.Intheseasonfinale,theeventsof100,500,1000,andonemillionyearsintothefutureareshown,depictingBabylon5’slastinginfluencethroughouthistory.Amongsttheeventsshownarethepoliticalaftermathofthe2261civilwar,asubsequentnuclearwaronEarthinvolvinganewtotalitariangovernmentintheyearAD2762,theresultingfallofEarthintoapre-industrialsociety,thelossandrestorationofhumanity’sknowledgeofspacetravel,andthefinalevolutionofmankindintoenergybeingssimilartotheVorlons,afterwhichEarth’ssungoesnova.

AninspirationalstoryhonoringthelifeandlegacyofHollywoodlegend,SidneyPoitier.SidneypremieresSeptember23intheatersandonAppleTV+.FromproducerOprahWinfreyanddirectedbyReginaldHudlin,thisrevealingdocumentaryhonorsthelegendarySidneyPoitierandhislegacyasaniconicactor,filmmakerandactivistatthecenterofHollywoodandtheCivilRightsM...