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Science-fiction and factual science dominate this week’s TV-on-Blu-ray newcomers. Last Chance to See is your first chance to see this Stephen Fry eco-travelogue with a Kiwi connection in HD – it originally aired here in SD on Prime. Unlike many BBC series, the transfer is 1080p rather than 1080i. “The result is a series that […]

TV3’s HD premiere of Tropic Thunder last night bombed opposite TV2’s HD hit, The Mentalist. The latter drew about twice the audience of the former in key demographics, which finished third in the time slot behind TV One’s Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds. However, TV3’s 7.30pm HD half-hour, Road Cops, fared much better, easily beating both […]