The Insiders (TV series) dancers in Michael Jackson's video "Beat It". This show follows the smash hit success of "Miami Vice", which it greatly resembled in style and content, and came from the same production company. The Insiders (TV series) The Insiders is an American drama series that aired on ABC from September 25, 1985 until June 2, 1986. starring Nicholas Campbell, Stoney Jackson and Gail Strickland. The one season program aired on Wednesday nights on ABC in the fall of 1985. It was directed by Bobby Roth, now known for the series "Prison Break". It is also known for its popular theme song
Rake (U.S. TV series) ever-popular tortured white male." Jeff Jensen from "Entertainment Weekly" awarded the series a B grade, stating ""Rake" is yet another show that tries to entertain us with a boorish, morally sketchy protagonist. Comparisons have been made to "House" or cable drama cads like Don Draper, but it's the differences from the 'Unlikeable Antihero' archetypes of current TV that define the show." Not all reviews were favorable: James Poniewozik of "Time" stated "You get the sense that the show ... is vacillating. Maybe it wants to be the kind of raw indictment/worship of reckless masculinity we've seen on cable. Or maybe