Childhood's End -- apparently indebted to Kurd Lasswitz's Utopian romance, Auf Zwei Planeten ( 1897 ), and also to Wells's Histories Of The Future, especially, The World Set Free ( 1914 ) and The Shape Of Things To Come ( 1933 ) -- describes the bloodless conquest of earth by the Overlords, vastly superior creatures who come to our world in order to prepare the human race for its next stage of development, an eventual merging with the composite mind of the universe.

Set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts, and talking animals, the series narrates the adventures of various children who play central roles in the unfolding history of that world.

* Marvel 2099 – Set in a dystopian world with new characters looking to the original X-Men as history, becoming X-Men 2099 and X-Nation 2099.

* Mutant X – Set in a world where Scott Summers was captured along with his parents by the Shi ' ar and only Alex escaped, allowing him to be the eventual leader of this Universe's X-Factor (" The Six ").

Set in both a contemporary and an ancient world predating the Roman Empire, the adaptation begins with a group of salesmen trying to sell real estate ; gated communities which they proclaim as " Terra Secura ", where women and children are secure from " theft, rape and kidnapping.

Set at Ingalls Harbor, along the beautiful Tennessee River, barbecuers come from all over the country to try their luck at beating Big Bob Gibson's Barbecue, the seven-time world champion.

Set in a heroic-fantasy world Asheron's Call allows players to create a character, or avatar from one of six ( as of March 2010 Event ) in-game races.

Set after the events of the PlayStation game, Snake, Meryl, Campbell and Mei Ling ( all portrayed by their original Japanese voice actors ) pursue missions in hostile third world nations as FOXHOUND.

Later on, it would be a big influence in the rest of the world, ranging from the poetic movement known as Beat poetry to the pop song " Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun ".

Set in a medieval Europe-inspired fantasy world, the story centers around the characters of Guts, an orphaned mercenary, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the.

At the end of their discussion, Julian finally encourages Kempe to " Set all your trust in God and fear not the language of the world.

Set up in 1960 to provide a similar service to that provided by the Black Ball Line and the Canadian Pacific Railway, which were affected by job action at the time, BC Ferries has become the largest passenger ferry line in North America and the second largest in the world, boasting a fleet of 36 vessels with a total passenger and crew capacity of over 27, 000, serving 49

Set design for the world premiere of the ballet Daphnis et Chloë ( music by Maurice Ravel ), Paris 1912.

Set the world right ;

Set in the seedy world of strip clubs, hardcore pornography and lap dancing bars, it was an hour-long documentary with drug references, frequent violence, strong language and sexual scenes, including bestiality.

Set in a world where martial arts battles and Eastern magic are commonplace, the series follows four young warriors in training that battle the forces of evil.

Some time later, a German Messerschmitt plane arrives over the campsite, drops a Carolinum bomb ( analogous to an atomic bomb in our world ; see Wells's The World Set Free ), and devastates the time-traveling Juggernauts and all but twelve of the Force.

It is best known for introducing the Erector Set ( a construction toy similar to Meccano in the rest of the world ) to the marketplace.

Set almost a decade after Rainbow Valley, Europe is on the brink of the First World War, and Anne's youngest daughter Rilla is an irrepressible almost-15-year-old, excited about her first adult party and blissfully unaware of the chaos that the Western world is about to enter.

He tells them that the scroll tells of the power of Set and that whoever kidnapped Professor Botch is attempting to unleash it to wreak havoc in the world.

Not wanting to let Set wreak havoc upon the world, the ClueFinders formulate a plan.

Set in Peking ( today Beijing ) as its name implies, and in the then present, surprisingly the work does not allude to the war with Japan at all, but chronicles the history of a well-heeled family that is incapable of surviving and adapting to social changes which are destroying the traditional world and culture in which they live.

Acting work includes Dogman, The Dead Set, and sketch shows touring the world from Mexico to the Palestinian Territories.

The Afghan Hound features prominently in the avant-garde music video of popular French band M83's, " Set in Stone ( M83 Remix ).

Set in Paris in 1828, it was voted Best French Film of the Century in a poll of 600 French critics and professionals in the late 1990s.

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it follows two French Hussar officers, D ' Hubert and Feraud ( Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel ) whose quarrel over an initially minor incident turns into a bitter extended feud spanning fifteen years, interwoven with the larger conflict that provides its backdrop.

He later produced a group of etchings known as " The French Set ", with the help of French master printer Auguste Delâtre.

After a year in London, as counterpoint to his 1858 French set, in 1860, he produced another set of etchings called Thames Set, as well as some early impressionistic work, including The Thames in Ice.

Set among French POWs during their internment in labor camps by the Nazis during World War II, the film explores the twin human needs for freedom, on the one hand, and emotional and economic security, on the other.

Set against the backdrop of French colonial Vietnam, The Lover reveals the intimacies and intricacies of a clandestine romance between a pubescent girl from a financially strapped French family and an older, wealthy Chinese man.

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* French Animated Series RoboAnimals is Set in the Year 2867.

Set in a French retirement home for Russian-speaking clientele.

The band's name ( French for " New Club ") was changed from its original incarnation, Jet Set, to exploit the breakup of the Timex Social Club.

The original TV anime has been distributed in Europe, with the titles Jenny la tennista or " Jenny, the Tennis Player " ( Italian ), Jeu, Set et Match, or " Game, Set and Match " ( French ), and Raqueta de oro or " Golden Racket " ( Spanish ).

Set on the Orient Express in 1914, the player takes on the role of Robert Cath, an American doctor on the train's final journey from Paris to Constantinople ( modern Istanbul ) before World War I. Cath, already wanted by French police as he is suspected of the murder of an Irish police officer, is contacted urgently by his old friend Tyler Whitney, to join him on the Orient Express, gateway to the East, and a possible exit from all his troubles.

Set in a Vietnam locale nicknamed " Bac My An Beach " at the 510th Evacuation Hospital and R & R ( the " Five-and-Dime " Rest & Recreation ) facility, the cast of characters includes US Army doctors and nurses, officers, soldiers, Red Cross volunteers, and civilian personnel ( American, French, and Vietnamese ).

Set in 22nd Century in New London, Inspector Beth Lestrade of New Scotland Yard is chasing grotesquely deformed French rogue geneticist Martin Fenwick, when she realizes that his companion is none other than the 19th century criminal mastermind, Professor James Moriarty.

), and in 2000 French comedy Jet Set made fun of this ' art de vivre '.

Set in the Reconstruction period following the U. S. Civil War, the story is adapted from the historical account of 16th century French peasant Martin Guerre ( previously filmed by Daniel Vigne as The Return of Martin Guerre in 1982 ).

Set for theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles starting September 4, 2009, the film will be also be released on DVD with English, French, Spanish and Mandarin subtitles and will include a Director ’ s Commentary and Director ’ s Interview.

Set in the picturesque French countryside A Common Thread is a touching, thought-provoking drama about the bond that forms between two women.