Title Recommendations based on Derek Shepherd
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for 'Master of the Universe' Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he's pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy. But Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.
Earth is facing an apocalyptic future, and five ordinary people are the world's only hope: a cheerleader, a webcam stripper, a hospice nurse, a computer programmer, and a paper executive. They have each just discovered their unique powers (including telekinesis and seeing the future), but evil Sylar is trying to steal all their powers for himself.
Supergirl Kara spent most of her life hiding her powers. But after discovering the joy of helping people she decides to put her strength, speed, and ability to fly to good use. Unfortunately, there's a little bit of a learning curve when it comes to being a hero, and Kara has to figure that out while keeping up her secret identity.
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
Firefly is set onboard of Malcolm Reynolds's space ship the Serenity, with Hoban "Wash" Washburn and his wife Zoe and six other crew members. The Serenity is a smuggling ship that drifts through the galaxy looking for the jobs that other people can't or won't do. Mal and his crew live a dangerous lifestyle, and it requires laser focus and the expertise of a pilot like Wash to keep them alive.
Teenage Mary, Queen of Scots, arrives in France for her wedding to Prince Francis. But the ceremony get derailed when Francis' mom sees visions of Francis dying if he goes through with the wedding. And it truly becomes a family affair after Francis' half brother starts to fall for Mary.
Jean-Luc Picard commands his ship USS Enterterprise as he and his crew explore the final frontier, "boldly going where no one has gone before." Perhaps the biggest threat to the ship's peaceful exploration of the cosmos is Q, an omnipotent being who is hell-bent on destroying humans because he considers them savages. Picard is determined to show Q just how evolved humans can be.
When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five—Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey—to give it a try.
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Samantha's life is going downhill fast. She has a crush on the most popular boy in school, but the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her sixteenth birthday!
Torchwood features characters who have fallen deep into the rabbit hole that is the darker side of the Whovian universe. Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, and Gwen Cooper are part of Torchwood Three—a secret organization whose mission is to protect earth from evil extraterrestrial beings. The three of them are complex and at times flawed characters—but, do not get too attached, because central characters are not protected from their own potential demise.
Madoka Kaname might not be extremely popular, but she tries her best to be kind to everyone. It's why she tries to befriend aloof transfer student Homura. It's also why she ends up adopting Kyubey, a cute, cat-like creature who offers Madoka the chance become a "magical girl." However, there's much more to becoming a magical girl than pretty dresses, and Madoka might not be prepared for the ruthless new world she's entered.
Yukiteru Amano (Yuki) is a loner who never really interacts with people and prefers writing a diary on his cell phone with his only companion being an imaginary friend named Deus Ex Machina, the God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is not a figment of his imagination but real when Deus makes him a participant in a battle royale with eleven others. Within this "Diary Game", the contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future with each diary having unique features that gives them both advantages and disadvantages.
Mikado Ryugamine grew up in an ordinary town, with an ordinary life. Now he's living in the Ikekuburo district of Tokyo, where he is attending high school. Ikekuburo, however, has adventure—and danger—lurking around every corner. From men who can fling vending machines to cursed swords to a supposedly headless biker riding around, the city is a far cry from his quiet hometown. Plus, there's Dollars, the mysterious new gang that no one seems to know too much about.
