New on
SABC3 this May, 2010:
The Suite Life on DeckPremiere date: Monday, 17 May 2010 at 19h30
The Suite Life on Deck is the sequel spin-off to
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. The series follows twin brothers Zack and Cody Martin and hotel heiress London Tipton in a new setting, the S.S. Tipton.
Here they attend classes at "Seven Seas High" and meet Bailey Pickett while Mr. Moseby manages the ship. The ship travels around the world to countries such as Italy, Greece, India, and the United Kingdom where the characters experience different cultures and adventures.
Cole and Dylan Sprouse play the lead characters.
Rules of Engagement 2Premiere date: Wednesday, 19 May 2010 at 19h30
Rules of Engagement returns for Season 2. Season 1 was on SABC3 in December 2008.
The series is a comedy about the different phases of male/female relationships, as seen through the eyes of a newly engaged couple: Adam (Oliver Hudson) and Jennifer (Bianca Kajlich), a long-time married pair: Jeff (Patrick Warburton) and Audrey (Megyn Price), and a single guy on the prowl, Russell (David Spade).
As they find out, the often confusing stages of a relationship can seem like being on a roller coaster.
For more about the show, see:
TVSA's Rules Of Engagement Mini-Site.
Avoiding ArmageddonPremiere date: Sunday, 23 May 2010 at 18h00
Runs Sundays at the same time
Avoiding Armageddon, the inaugural production from Ted Turner Documentaries, examines the threats posed by nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and brings viewers face-to-face with the people racing to use them.
It looks at the explosive connection between terrorism and these weapons. And it asks whether the world has the ability and the will to control the weapons that ironically came from the best of mankind’s ingenuity, but have been perverted to advance the worst of mankind’s instincts.
The eight-part series is hosted by renowned journalist Walter Cronkite, and each episode concludes with a discussion on the provocative issues raised, moderated by veteran journalist Frank Sesno.
Capturing stories that convey these issues in compelling human terms, series producers have travelled to some of the most dangerous places in the world, such as Iraq, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Kashmir and throughout the Middle East.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 5Premiere date: Monday, 24 May 2010 at 22h15
Runs Mondays to Thursdays at the same time
This fifth season features the addition of Detectives Mike Logan (Chris Noth, reprising his former Law & Order role) and Carolyn Barek (Annabella Sciorra).
Partners Logan and Barek join the Major Case Squad alongside long-time partners Detectives Robert Goren (Vincent D’Onofrio) and Alexandra Eames (Kathryn Erbe).
The two Major Case Squad detective teams will split the caseloads, fronting 11 episodes each.
The series takes viewers into the minds of its criminals while following the psychological approaches the squad uses to solve the crimes.
For more about the show, including the characters, see:
TVSA's Law & Order Crimial Intent Mini-Site.
CanePremiere date: Tuesday, 25 May 2010 at 21h00
Runs Mondays to Wednesdays at 21h00
Pancho Duque (played by Jimmy Smits) is the family patriarch who has built himself a multi-million dollar sugar empire as a result of his hard work and efforts since arriving in the United States from Cuba.
The show chronicles the lives and internal power struggles of this powerful and wealthy Cuban-American family running an immensely successful rum and sugar cane business in Florida.
For more about the show, see:
TVSA's Cane Mini-Site.
Please note: Prison Break 4 was originally scheduled to premiere as listed below, but has been replaced with Prison Break 3.
Season 4 will premiere later in the year: date unconfirmed.
Prison Break 4Premiere date: Sunday, 30 May 2010 at 20h30
The major storyline for the fourth season centres round the team of ex-cons recruited by Homeland Security agent Don Self (Michael Rapaport) to obtain Scylla.
Although the team initially believes it to be the Company's "black book", it is later revealed to contain information on an advanced renewable power cell.
Over the course of the first half of the season, they manage to obtain cards to access Scylla, which they hope to use to break into Company headquarters to steal.
The show then reaches the series conclusion in the second half of the season.
The season finale is followed a special movie tited Prison Break: The Final Break. The movie tells the story of what happens following the events of the last episode Season 4.
For more about the show, see:
TVSA's Prison Break Mini-Site.