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262 TV series · 613 films · 142 games · 669 people · 67 characters · 64,195 facts
Lists by the Arka Evren editor
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6 picksThe 6 Best Series Released on Digital PlatformsBlack Mirror · House of Cards · Severance · Dopesick …Open the list 


20 picksThe 20 Best TV Series That Have EndedThe Wire · Breaking Bad · The Sopranos · Oz …Open the list 


9 picksThe 9 Best Non-English TV SeriesDekalog · Bron/Broen · Le Bureau des Légendes · Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 2 (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) …Open the list
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FilmWhat Do the Box Office Revenues of Films Like Avatar Show Us?Avatar is not a film that offers people something different in the world of cinema. Nor is it a film that…Read the analysis
FilmThe Dark Knight: Is Christopher Nolan's Cinema an Illusion?I watched Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and then The Dark Knight. I didn't watch the last film of the…Read the analysis
FilmInterstellar: An Overrated FilmInterstellar is a good film, even ambitious enough to push the peaks of the sci-fi genre. However, there is a…Read the analysis
GameThe Best Call of Duty GameI am known for my objectivity. My critiques, reviews, and comments focus on the objective aspects of a work…Read the analysis
TV seriesThe Best of Television History: Breaking BadBreaking Bad is a shocking story revolving around the main character Walter White. However, this shock does…Read the analysis
GameSoma - Human Consciousness and the Source of Existential SufferingSoma is a psychological, existential horror game released in 2015. It wouldn't be wrong to say that it is…Read the analysis
FilmThe Godfather - The Best Film in Cinema HistoryThe Godfather is one of the two works we could send to aliens, along with The Brothers Karamazov, if they had…Read the analysis
TV seriesThe Wire - The Most Realistic and Most Heavyweight Series in TV HistoryAlthough The Wire may initially seem like a fiction that doesn't mean much, it is not what it appears to be…Read the analysis
TV seriesBreaking Bad - The Injustice Done to SkylerI very often come across people who have made negative comments about the character Skyler White. I see her…Read the analysis
TV seriesDekalog - Kieslowski's Most Valuable Legacy and the Work That Received Stanley Kubrick's PraiseDekalog contains pessimism, melancholy, depressiveness within it. This comes about through the sprinkling of…Read the analysis
TV seriesBlack Mirror (White Christmas) Episode AnalysisI wrote my thoughts on consciousness in the games list, under the SOMA entry; here I'm only looking at the…Read the analysis
TV seriesFriends - TV's Warmest ComedyFriends is not a series made just to make people laugh. The events revolving around 6 characters, the…Read the analysis Facts enriched with the editor’s notes
33 pages · 453 notes Worlds with Editor’s Notes
27 notes→The GodfatherFilm · 1972Read the notes
19 notes→OzTV series · 1997Read the notes
18 notes→Se7enFilm · 1995Read the notes
18 notes→Sons of AnarchyTV series · 2008Read the notes
16 notes→Breaking BadTV series · 2008Read the notes
16 notes→The WireTV series · 2002Read the notes
16 notes→Fight ClubFilm · 1999Read the notes
16 notes→Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombFilm · 1964Read the notes
15 notes→InterstellarFilm · 2014Read the notes
14 notes→DekalogTV series · 1989Read the notes
14 notes→Pulp FictionFilm · 1994Read the notes
14 notes→ScarfaceFilm · 1983Read the notes
14 notes→The Shawshank RedemptionFilm · 1994Read the notes
14 notes→Avengers: Infinity WarFilm · 2018Read the notes
14 notes→Avengers: EndgameFilm · 2019Read the notes
14 notes→Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last JediFilm · 2017Read the notes
14 notes→The MentalistTV series · 2008Read the notes
13 notes→The Godfather Part IIFilm · 1974Read the notes
13 notes→Spider-Man: No Way HomeFilm · 2021Read the notes
13 notes→Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireFilm · 2005Read the notes
12 notes→Six Feet UnderTV series · 2001Read the notes
12 notes→Mad Max: Fury RoadFilm · 2015Read the notes
12 notes→The Dark KnightFilm · 2008Read the notes
12 notes→GladiatorFilm · 2000Read the notes
12 notes→Resident EvilFilm · 2026Read the notes
11 notes→The SopranosTV series · 1999Read the notes
11 notes→Battlestar GalacticaTV series · 2004Read the notes
11 notes→InceptionFilm · 2010Read the notes
11 notes→The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingFilm · 2003Read the notes
11 notes→Forrest GumpFilm · 1994Read the notes
11 notes→FriendsTV series · 1994Read the notes
11 notes→Practical Magic 2Film · 2026Read the notes
4 notes→Crew GirlTV series · 2026Read the notes What should we investigate next? Tell us, and we’ll start digging.
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Portal2007
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