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The Mist | Netflix, from Friday ➢ “Stephen King’s 1980 novella about a strange fog that rolls into a small town (providing a shrouded habitat for bloodthirsty creatures) has already been tried on the movie screen in a 2007 adaptation, but creator Christian Torpe has some new ideas meant to turn the story into a […]

Sky’s sci-fi/fantasy channel The Zone will air season three of Under the Dome in HD within days of its US broadcast. Previously a Prime property, the Stephen King dramatisation will now screen first on The Zone, only three days behind CBS. Season three will open with a movie-length premiere on June 29 and will air […]

As frustrating as it is to see series like Under the Dome suffer in SD on Prime, the good news is the channel’s fast-tracking of US shows ensures their prompt Blu-ray release here. So fast in fact that Dome’s second season lands here a week ahead of the US. Similarly, Lightbox’s streaming of Black Sails […]

Sky continues to maximise its programming budget by rotating drama series among its channels, with The Zone picking up two that previously were exclusive to SoHo and Prime. Season one of Orphan Black will screen 9.30 Tuesdays on the fantasy channel from January 13 while season one of Under the Dome will air back-to-back as […]

Two HD series that suffered in SD on Prime — Under the Dome and Downton Abbey — get a 1080p spruce-up this week on Blu-ray. “Under the Dome fares well on Blu-ray. The HD video photography delivers a very clean, accurate image. Daytime exteriors are particularly stunning.” “I was simply delighted by the 5.1 DTS-HD […]

Prime scored top ratings for its SD premiere of Under the Dome on Wednesday. But even better news for fans of the Stephen King adaptation is its scheduled release on Blu-ray. It goes on sale in the US and Australia, where the series started nearly three months ago, in early November and should bow here […]