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Apologies for the belated round-up of noteworthy new releases but if you haven’t already done so, give X-Men: Days of Future Past a big tick. “Digitally shot with the Arri Alexa and for the first time in native 3D for its 3D version, X-Men: Days of Future Past is an invigorating viewing experience, though sharpness and clarity […]

Fishers, flying sharks and those who sleep with the fishes sum up this week’s new TV-on-Blu-ray releases, along with Revolution: The Complete First Season. “Warner delivers another pristine 1080p/AVC-encoded television presentation that’s as crisp and clean as its faux-grit digital source allows.” “Detail is spectacular, especially in close ups, with pores and facial hair incredibly […]

TV2 will air an adults-only episode of Two And A Half Men at 9.00 on June 12. The plot revolves around Alan agreeing to a threesome with Lyndsey and Walden, and has the less-than-subtle title of Four Balls, Two Bats and One Mitt (taken from Alan’s description of Lyndsey’s idea of a threesome). Despite the titillation factor, […]

Arrow continues to fly high on TV2, with Wednesday’s episode drawing 2-4 times the viewership of the competition on TV One and TV3. It averaged 9.7% – 13.6% of the major demographics, which is phenomenal for a 9.30 drama. Arrow’s popularity also is helping to boost viewership of lead-out Revolution, which averaged an unusually high […]

The Good Wife has just been renewed for a fifth season in the US but NZ fans will have to wait until late this year to see the third in HD. TV3 is repeating season two of the legal drama late-night Tuesdays from April 16 and is expected to succeed it with season three in […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i on the networks:   Saturday Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) MasterChef MasterClass (TV One, 7.30) Series premiere: Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (TV2, 7.30) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) CSI: New York (TV3, 9.30, 5.1) MasterChef NZ (TV One, 9.35, R) Network Movie Premiere: Gran Torino (TV One, 10.35, […]

TV2’s new variety show, Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, will screen in HD from April 6. The Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly-fronted series has been an ITV institution since 2002 but has never screened in NZ. TV2 is picking it up from the latest season, which went to air in the UK a month ago, […]

Sky has picked up the war-of-the-worlds drama series TV2 quit, Falling Skies, but not in HD. The Steven Spielberg production, which first aired here 15 months ago, will resume on Sky’s SD entertainment channel, The Box, from April 7, in the 9.30 Sunday slot. There’s more bad news for fans impatient to see season two: […]

TV2 will air the season finale of Revolution two weeks after its US broadcast, on December 12. Although the sci-fi adventure has regularly won its slot on NBC, the series was in ratings decline until it bounced back this week with its mid-season finale. It doesn’t resume on US TV until March, which creator Eric […]

The Walking Dead enlivened TV2’s late-night ratings when season three premiered 10.30 Wednesday. It averaged 3.4% – 5.9% of the key demographics, and out-rated lead-in Revolution (4.6% – 6.9%) among household shoppers with kids. However, it was least popular with TV2’s target audience, 18-39 year-olds, despite the third season largely being acclaimed as the best […]