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From the previous featured list (Monday, March 24)
The second generation of the Pokémon franchise features 100 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series in the Game Boy Color games Pokémon Gold and Silver. In these games and their sequels, the player assumes the role of a Trainer whose goal is to capture and use the creatures' special abilities to combat other Pokémon. The generation was unveiled at the beginning of Nintendo Space World 1997, with Gold and Silver first released in November 1999. Pokémon Gold and Silver take place in Johto, which is based on the Kansai region of Japan. Due to the games acting as a sequel to the first generation, the Pokémon designs of the second generation share a strong association with those from the first. Many designs of unused Pokémon for Gold and Silver have surfaced online in the years following its release. (Full list...)
From the next featured list (Friday, March 28)
Following Doctor Who's successful return to television screens in 2005 the BBC commissioned Torchwood, a spin-off series intended for mature audiences. The programme centres around Captain Jack Harkness, a former time-traveling companion of the Doctor, who leads a Cardiff-based team of black operatives that investigate extraterrestrial incidents and are collectively referred to as "Torchwood". Between 22 October 2006 and 15 September 2011, Torchwood broadcast 41 episodes split across four series. Over the course of the programme, Torchwood moved channels. It originally aired on BBC Three while the second series was broadcast on BBC Two and the final two were transmitted on BBC One. The last series also acquired an American co-production deal with the premium cable network Starz. The show initially utilized a monster of the week format but later shifted to a serialised format in Children of Earth and Miracle Day. Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who that was used as a title ruse during Doctor Who's revival process. (Full list...)