The BEST episodes written by Paul Barber

Manhunt
star
8.99
59 votes

#1 - Manhunt

Nash Bridges - Season 6 - Episode 5

A drug gang knocks over a DEA evidence warehouse and proves elusive for the members of the team; Antwon has a seizure while chasing down the leader of the gang.

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Daybreak
star
8.25
4 votes

#2 - Daybreak

Roar - Season 1 - Episode 11

When Conor recovers the remains of his family, he makes plans to bury them at his father's village his father, but thanks to Longinus's interference, he's not welcomed with open arms.

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Quantum Tractate Delirium
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8.05
419 votes

#3 - Quantum Tractate Delirium

Andromeda - Season 5 - Episode 18

As Trance's sun closes on Seefra-9, Rommie is rebuilt by Doyle to help evacuate the planet.

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Soon the Nearing Vortex (1)
star
8.01
461 votes

#4 - Soon the Nearing Vortex (1)

Andromeda - Season 4 - Episode 6

Tyr returns and he's sided with the Collectors against his former crew. He wants the map for the Route of Ages.

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The Heart of the Journey (1)
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7.97
400 votes

#5 - The Heart of the Journey (1)

Andromeda - Season 5 - Episode 21

Dylan and his crew deal with the survivors on Seefra One promising them that it will soon become like Tarn-Vedra once was. Harper works on getting the "low-tech" mechanism inside the planet to work properly, while Trance explores her new powers resulting from the re-establishment of her sun. She introduces Dylan to the group that her impersonator worked for, "the Nebula," a group of stars controlling all the galaxies, also an enemy of the Abyss.

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Attempting Screed
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7.88
420 votes

#6 - Attempting Screed

Andromeda - Season 5 - Episode 7

The return of Flavin sparks a conflict between two rival gangs over who gets his ship and the bounties within. Rhade and Harper play the two sides to make money off their enmity. Meanwhile Flavin leads Dylan on a journey to help him develop as a Paradine.

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Waking the Tyrant's Device
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7.86
437 votes

#7 - Waking the Tyrant's Device

Andromeda - Season 4 - Episode 3

Dylan is sent on a mission by a triumvir, but is not well informed of the danger he faces. After a haphazard reentry from slipstream, the Andromeda is captured by a gravity field projected from the moon that is the target of their mission. Dylan discovers that the moon is the base of Kroton, a half-human, half-android genius that created the Magog world-ship. Dylan attempts to take out Kroton along with the new weapon he has developed.

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The World Turns All Around Her (2)
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7.86
408 votes

#8 - The World Turns All Around Her (2)

Andromeda - Season 4 - Episode 7

The collectors tell Tyr why they need the map for the Route of Ages. It's a map to the Abyss, and hopefully a way to contain it. Tyr has Beka and the crew has the map. Now it's a race to the Route of Ages. Tyr makes a deal with the Abyss, and a final confrontation will ensue.

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The Eschatology of Our Present
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7.83
360 votes

#9 - The Eschatology of Our Present

Andromeda - Season 5 - Episode 5

Beka receives a message from Virgil Vox, the radio personality, concerning a secret from her past. She follows his instructions to a secluded community, where she impersonates a dead child, who would be about her age now. Her "father" reveals that he has been guarding a secret and that it is now time for him to pass it on to her.

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Phear Phactor Phenom
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7.81
424 votes

#10 - Phear Phactor Phenom

Andromeda - Season 5 - Episode 3

Dylan finds Harper, he's not happy to see his former Boss. He's adjusted to life on Seefra. Soon he'll need Dylan's help to help him out of some trouble with one of his project. Dylan also finds another member of his crew.

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Red Boot
star
7.80
5 votes

#11 - Red Boot

Roar - Season 1 - Episode 6

Caitlin comes into the possession of a stolen Roman scroll showing the way to the Rock Tower, and her and Conor must fight to keep it out of the hands of Red Boot.

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Past is Prolix
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7.79
443 votes

#12 - Past is Prolix

Andromeda - Season 5 - Episode 14

Harper discovers a program built into the Seefra system that can destroy eight of the planets, likely as a defense mechanism. Dylan begins plans to evacuate the eight planets, but is interrupted by a new arrival through the Route of Ages. The rest of Trance has returned to remake Tarn-Vedra, but the mechanism designed to that is not working.

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The Dissonant Interval (1)
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7.68
456 votes

#13 - The Dissonant Interval (1)

Andromeda - Season 4 - Episode 21

With the Magog World-Ship at hand, Dylan must defend Arkology as one of the Paradine, beings said to have witnessed the creation of the universe. Beka makes her decision to leave the battle while she still can. Harper and Rommie attempt to get Arkology slip-capable again before the World-Ship destroys it.

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Lost in a Space That Isn't There
star
7.62
359 votes

#14 - Lost in a Space That Isn't There

Andromeda - Season 4 - Episode 16

Beka's recent behavior is explained. The Abyss has infected her, they must find a way to cure Beka, and free her of the Abyss.

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Trusting the Gordian Maze
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7.60
393 votes

#15 - Trusting the Gordian Maze

Andromeda - Season 4 - Episode 18

An emissary from Tri Gemma arrives, claiming that Tri Gemma is still on the crew's side, despite the current circumstances. Is she telling the truth or is she after something?

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Pieces of Eight
star
7.53
468 votes

#16 - Pieces of Eight

Andromeda - Season 4 - Episode 2

The governing body of the Commonwealth has voted "no-confidence" in triumvir Tri-Jema, she sends Dylan to get the Andromeda refitted and visit an augur, who is told to be infallible. This augur, dubbed Citizen Eight, aims to take Tri-Jema's place as triumvir and, according to the triumvir, remove Dylan from command of the Andromeda. The robots sent to the Andromeda to start pre-upgrade repairs turn against the crew, forcing Dylan and Harper to shut them down. Dylan must deal with Citizen Eight before he can bring down the Commonwealth from within.

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Underworld
star
7.43
107 votes

#17 - Underworld

First Wave - Season 2 - Episode 20

Foster uncovers an alien experiment with ties to the mob. - - - ""City of Fountains"" is a nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, a town whose headlines have screamed of a gangland war that left over 30 dead. It's no mystery why the Gua would seek out organized crime. Drugs, gambling, prostitution – all things that could weaken mankind's resolve. But why did Nostradamus point to this gang war? The quatrain suggested I form an alliance with ""the steed,"" a man I suspected to be Sammy ""The Horse"" Kozak, head of a Kansas City crime family for over 10 years. I'm wanted for capital murder, so mixing with mobsters might be insane – Eddie sure thought so. But checking Sammy out could lead me to the Gua, and that's an offer I can't refuse… Took the name Nick Flynn and checked out the '88s Club, Sammy's totally nude strip bar and a front for his operations. Met a brick-wall bartender named Pete, told him I was looking for Sammy. My cover – ""Loma Cinquemani"" had sent me up from the Miami families wi

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Blackout
star
7.38
8 votes

#18 - Blackout

21 Jump Street - Season 4 - Episode 26

Hoffs, Hanson and Penhall find themselves at the mercy of a defiant gang when all of them become trapped inside a school with out power.

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The Pit and the Pendulum
star
7.34
124 votes

#19 - The Pit and the Pendulum

Beverly Hills, 90210 - Season 2 - Episode 24

Brandon participates in a teen review committee that provides input to one of Jim's clients, who is building a gigantic new mall. Marcie, the developer's college-age daughter, aggressively pursues Brandon. Brandon is incensed to learn that the project would require the demolition of the Peach Pit. He squares off with Jim, who promises to stand up for Nat's interests. Brandon takes Marcie to the Peach Pit in the hopes of gaining her support, but realizes that she only cares about her father and his business. The gang (except Brenda) tries to stage a rally, but Nat has already agreed to sell. Brandon becomes jaded, and refuses to listen when Jim explains the financial realities associated with adulthood. The deal eventually falls through, allowing Nat to keep the Peach Pit. Music: 'Blue Suede Shoes' by Carl Perkins, 'Don't Get Around Much Anymore' by Nat King Cole.

Gender Bender
star
7.25
2222 votes

#20 - Gender Bender

The X-Files - Season 1 - Episode 14

A series of sexually-oriented murders, which are identical except that the killer appears to be both male and female, draws Scully and Mulder to an Amish-type community of people called the Kindred.

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Kill the Buddha
star
7.15
66 votes

#21 - Kill the Buddha

The Net - Season 1 - Episode 6

While working as a barmaid, Angela befriends the owner and becomes friends with him and his wife, who are an interracial couple. When Eric is murdered, Angela finds out they were policemen. Wanting not to get involved due to trying to protect herself from discovery by the Praetorians, Angela is torn between helping the widow and protecting herself.

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La Bizca
star
7.14
7 votes

#22 - La Bizca

21 Jump Street - Season 4 - Episode 19

Penhall ends up taking his nephew back to America after he and Hanson travel to El Salvador in order to find Penhall's wife, whom they learn was killed in the fighting.

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Come from the Shadows
star
7.10
10 votes

#23 - Come from the Shadows

21 Jump Street - Season 4 - Episode 4

Penhall finds himself falling for an illegal immigrant from El Salvador when the Jump Street unit is sent in to investigate a priest suspected of selling babies.

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Shirts and Skins
star
6.97
35 votes

#24 - Shirts and Skins

21 Jump Street - Season 4 - Episode 22

When the leader of a neo-Nazi group is murdered, Hoffs & Ioki go undercover in the liberal group suspected of the killing. While Penhall joins the Nazis to learn if they plan a violent reprisal.

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Projector
star
6.92
13 votes

#25 - Projector

Roar - Season 1 - Episode 2

Conor faces Vorgeen, a rival chieftan, when the two are both after the same powder that has magical properties.

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Static
star
6.91
150 votes

#26 - Static

Witchblade - Season 2 - Episode 5

When a rock star meets his untimely demise, Sara and Danny are called in on a series of strange homicides. But when Sara discovers that the killer is using a trail of mayhem to lure her into a trap, her investigation turns into a fight for the Witchblade.

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Agape
star
6.90
150 votes

#27 - Agape

Witchblade - Season 2 - Episode 3

As Sara and Danny investigate a series of bizarre drug-related murders, rookie detective Jake is pulled into a sting with a questionable cop. Now Sara must learn to use the Witchblade to solve the crime and save Jake before it's too late.

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Bulls and Bears
star
6.69
67 votes

#28 - Bulls and Bears

The Net - Season 1 - Episode 4

The Praetorians are trying to manipulate the stock market to raise $100 million cash to finance a Praetorian needed satellite from the Russians. Angela joins the stock brokerage to prevent the theft. Angela's voice activated computer is destroyed while Trelawney meets up the some really bad boys.

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Lucy's Life
star
6.37
35 votes

#29 - Lucy's Life

The Net - Season 1 - Episode 14

The Praetorians set up a camera accessible via the Internet in a student's dorm in an attempt to trap Angela.

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Zero
star
6.33
36 votes

#30 - Zero

The Net - Season 1 - Episode 19

A sinister new drug leads Angela and Jacob to a showdown with the Praetorians. Angela becomes an FBI CIC agent.

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Go Like You Know
star
5.46
35 votes

#31 - Go Like You Know

The Net - Season 1 - Episode 9

Angela joins forces with a streetwise guy to fight a cyber terrorist who is overloading power grids on the east coast.

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