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The good news is this might be the best season of
Vikings yet. The even better news is that it's a split
season, with a further 10 episodes due to air before the
end of the year. Volume One picks up after the attack
on Paris that left Ragnar wounded and hellbent on
punishing Floki for an unforgivable betrayal. Meanwhile
in France, Rollo is settling into his new life as a
nobleman, learning the local lingo and customs and
getting friendly with Princess Gisla. Lagertha finds her
earldom threatened, Bjorn ventures into the wilderness
to find himself and wrestle a bear (Revenant style), and the stage is
set for a spectacular showdown between Ragnar and his treacherous
brother. Game of Thrones gets all the Emmys, but Vikings is every bit
as good. If you're not watching it, you should be. SH (See page 26)
The storm is coming...
VIKINGS: SEASON 4, Volume 1
The first series of Aussie cyber-
thriller The Code surprised
many with its ability to take
the best of Scandinavian-styled
TV fare like The Bridge and
The Killing and bring it to the
sunnier climes of Canberra and
Broken Hill. Giving us many
threads to follow in its first
outing – all stemming from a
car crash, a secret research
project and two nosy brothers
in journo Ned and his hacker
brother Jesse – we kick into
series two with a murder in
West Papua. Then there’s a call
to our guys from the Feds, a
kidnapping, trust issues and...
Look, this is top Aussie drama,
so trust us and just tune in! AF
THE CODE: SEASON 2
Release Date:
12/10/16
Format:
Lucas Hood, we barely knew
you. This cracking crime series
featuring the aforementioned
ex-con (Antony Starr), who
managed to masquerade as
Banshee's sheriff for four years,
wraps up in bone-crunching style.
There's a satanic serial killer on
the loose, who has taken the
life of somebody close to Hood.
When meth-smoking FBI agent
Eliza Dushku (Buffy) arrives in
town, it's not so much a question
of whether she'll find the killer as
how long before she sleeps with
Hood! There's a lot of ground
to cover in just 8-episodes,
but Banshee concludes on a
satisfying (and of course bloody)
note, with no loose ends. SH
BANSHEE: SEASON 4
Release Date:
05/10/16
Format:
Release Date: 12/10/16 Format:
his TV series continuation of Sam Raimi's horror cult
lassic is every bit as groovy as the movie trilogy. It
elps to have the original team back on board, with
he great Bruce Campbell reprising his signature role
s the clueless Deadite slayer, and Raimi directing the
ilot episode. When the middle-aged Ash's bumbling
nce again unleashes the demons from the Book of
he Dead, he must team up with workmate Pablo (Ray
antiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) to stop the Evil
Dead in the only way he knows how: through the act of
bodily dismemberment. Yes, just because it's a TV series doesn't mean
it skimps on the splatter that the fans love and expect. And if you need
further recommendation, Lucy Lawless is lurking on the sidelines as a
mysterious figure who may be friend or foe. SH (See page 30)
The Book of the Dead reopened.
ASH VS. EVIL DEAD: SEASON 1
A bloke pops a pill that gives
him access to his every brain
cell, letting him accomplish
incredible things. Sound familiar?
Yep, it’s what happened in the
movie of the same name. In this
TV remix, Braddles Cooper is
busy going political (although he
pops by to say hello). Our main
man is 28-year-old Brian Finch
(Greek’s Jake McDorman), who’s
rudderless until he pops miracle
pill NZT, given to him by an old
pal. Newfound clarity leads to a
consultancy gig with the FBI, and
a “handler” in Rebecca Harris
(Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter, sans
potty mouth). Limitless delivers
classic buddy cop formula that’s
high on intrigue. AF
LIMITLESS: SEASON 1
Release Date:
29/09/16
Format:
Lady Gaga joins the cast for season
five and won an Emmy for her
performance as a seductive, vampire
Countess! While this might sound
as crazy as the events that transpire
on AHS, the pop queen is actually
pretty good as the mother monster
lurking at the heart of a gothic L.A.
hotel that's filled with the damned
souls of those who checked in, but
never checked out. All the regular
cast are back, sans Jessica Lange,
with Denis O'Hare stealing this
season as the hotel's transgender
bartender, Liz Taylor (see page 32).
This uncut, R-rated version restores
all the gore and perversion that was
snipped for broadcast, including a
now notorious scene from the first
episode. SH
AMERICAN HORROR
STORY: HOTEL
Release Date:
06/10/16
Format:
Release Date: 26/10/16 Format:
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