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   The latest SoHo staples to make their debut on Sky Box Sets include Masters of Sex, The Newsroom and Boardwalk Empire. Screening 7.30 nightly from next month, in order of their appearance: Teen Wolf S4 Mad Dogs  Z Nation S1 The Newsroom S1 12 Monkeys S1 Mad Dogs  The Newsroom S2 Teen Wolf S5 (eps 1-10) […]

There’s nothing black and white about the week’s most prestigious release, Selma. It’s bound to divide Blu-ray buyers with a transfer that US critics have dubbed both disappointing and flawless. On the one hand … “The image is generally pale and fatigued, with drained colours and very poor black levels. Darker backdrops go a murky shade of grey or brown rather than […]

A TV series that’s yet to be broadcast here leads the charge on Blu-ray. Vikings is exclusive to streaming service Lightbox but won’t ever look as good online as it does on disc. Shot in HD video by John S Bartley (Lost, The X-Files), “the colour palette has the slightly desaturated look often used for […]

Two top British drama series will screen in SoHo in November: Babylon and the return of The Fall. SoHo sneak peeked the pilot for Babylon earlier this year and will air the Channel 4 series 8.30 Thursdays from November 6. A wry take on life in London’s Metropolitan Police Force from Bafta winners Sam Bain […]

HBO and Showtime have ordered further seasons of dramas that are still weeks if not months away from airing on SoHo. True Blood, which has resumed on Prime in SD to predictably low ratings, will be back for a seventh season in 2014 and fixer drama Ray Donovan has been greenlit for a second season […]

Trekkies and True Blood fans will be over the (full) moon about this week’s TV-on-Blu-ray premieres. To coincide with Star Trek Into Darkness’ box office run — it grossed the third highest opening week of the year here – Paramount is releasing three enterprising collections. They range from Star Trek Stardate Collection: I – X, a […]

SoHo will screen the eighth and final season of Dexter only hours after its US broadcast but True Blood again will air first on Prime. Sky’s premium HD drama channel has just announced its July highlights, which are headed by Dexter, and seasons two of Magic City and The Newsroom. But there’s no sign of True […]

Season Pemiere: Shameless (TV2, 11.30, 5.1) It’s summertime and the Gallaghers are hustling. Far better than the UK original, this “black-as-coal comedy” returns for another late-night HD run. One US critic reckons summer brings out the best in the Gallaghers: “The warm weather brings with it a slightly more relaxed tone. The Gallaghers are still under constant threat […]

Network Movie Premiere: Knight and Day (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) How’s this for mission impossible: a silly secret agent romp that entertains despite being top-heavy with star power and a screenplay rewritten so often that the difference between it and the original is like night and day. Yes, the title’s dire but, as a classic odd couple caught […]

SoHo Highlight: The Newsroom (Sky 10, 8.30, 5.1) Mac asserts her control of the News Night rundown; Jim takes a fall for Maggie; a break-up secret gets out. As The Huffington Post observed at this early stage of the news drama’s run: “There appears to be an interesting critical split emerging around The Newsroom. Reviewers — including myself — have […]