Movies:
On the Beach (original and remake), To Kill a Mockingbird
Television:
Star Trek (any flavor except "Voyager"), Cops, That 70's Show, Scrubs, Nature shows, Showtime produced episodes of StarGate SG1 (anything the SciFi channel produces is garbage IMHO).
Books:
Anything by Harry Turtledove, All James Michener books, All books by Robert McCammon
Heroes:
Can't think of any