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All Rise | TVNZ OnDemand ☆☆☆☆ “Finding a new way to do a legal procedural is such a difficult prospect at this point that it would be hard to blame TV for giving up entirely and just going on autopilot. All Rise, however, both indulges the basics of the genre and finds some refreshing ways […]

The Resident | TVNZ 2, 8.50 Monday ➢ “Dr. Conrad Hawkins (The Good Wife’s Matt Czuchry), The Resident of Fox’s new medical drama, doesn’t play by the rules. He’s foul-mouthed, obnoxious, has no respect for authority but he gets results. We’ve seen him before. And we’ve seen him on much better shows. Resident (★½ out of four) is an exercise […]

If the acclaimed Good Wife spin-off, The Good Fight, doesn’t land a broadcaster here, expect keen interest from streaming services like Lightbox and Netflix. The series debuted softly on CBS at the weekend but was never intended for broadcast TV, anyway, having been commissioned as the flagship for CBS’ streaming service, AllAccess. Reviewers were quick to embrace the show, […]

BrainDead (The Zone, 8.30 Tuesday) “In BrainDead, it’s not one-per-centers but space aliens who are rigging the system: a mysterious meteorite has crashed to Earth, releasing ants from another planet, which tiptoe into politicians’ ears and literally eat their brains. Sometimes, those ants also fart inside the brain—and then the brain explodes. Perhaps this premise sounds […]

Sky’s The Zone will premiere BrainDead, the new body snatching romp from the creators of The Good Wife, on July 26. The series, which has been dubbed The West Wing meets The Strain, will air 8.30 Tuesdays, six weeks after launching in the US (June 13 on CBS). It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (The Returned) as a new Capitol Hill […]

Prime will acquire the Star Trek revival due to launch next year through its output pact with CBS Studios International. The reboot, which was touted today to advertisers in the US, will be made by CBS Television Studios but screen exclusively on CBS’s digital streaming platform, CBS All Access, following the premiere’s free-to-air showcasing on […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) Ados Addicted to Fishing (Prime, 5.00) The Goldbergs (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) The Middle (TV2, 6.30, 5.1, R)  Hyundai Country Calendar (TV1, 7.00)  Movie: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (TV2, 7.00, R) Network Movie Premiere: The Last Airbender (TV3, 7.00, 5.1) Britain’s Got Talent (TV1, 7.30) Father Brown (Prime, 7.30, F)  […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) Season Premiere: Ados Addicted to Fishing (Prime, 5.00) The Goldbergs (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) The Middle (TV2, 6.30, 5.1, R)  Hyundai Country Calendar (TV1, 7.00)  Movie: Oz The Great and Powerful (TV2, 7.00, R) Movie: Robots(TV3, 7.00, 5.1, R) Britain’s Got Talent (TV1, 7.30) Father Brown (Prime, 7.30)  […]

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is finalising a NZ Blu-ray release date for House of Cards’ third season. It’s been delayed by nearly a year because of a Netflix stuff-up over posting the series on its NZ site. Despite it being known for months that a NZ broadcaster didn’t own the rights to the White House drama, […]

NZ’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i Saturday Series Premiere: Robson Green’s Ultimate Catch (TV1, 5.00) Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) The Simpsons (TV3, 5.30, 5.1, R) Season Premiere: Hyundai Country Calendar (TV1, 7.00) Movie: Kung Fu Panda (TV3, 7.00, 5.1, R) Posh Pawn (TV1, 7.30) Father Brown (Prime, 7.30) Partners in Crime (Prime, 8.35) Movie: Mission: Impossible (TV3, 8.55, 5.1, R) Prime Rugby: Highlanders […]