New on
M-Net Action in August, 2008:
The Contender 3Premiere date: Monday 4 August at 19h00
The Contender is a reality show that sees 10 fighters step through boxing ropes and do battle in 5-round bouts. Some will move on. Most will not. And this time, more than ever, every round counts.
For the third time, the Tournament of contenders has issued the challenge for the world's best boxers to fight for The Contender championship.
This time, the best super-middleweight fighters from four different continents have answered the call and will assemble in Los Angeles. They come from different backgrounds but they all have the same dream - to become the champion.
TVSA's The Contender
Season 1 and
Season 2 Show Pages.
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The Wire 5Premiere date: Monday 4 August at 20h00
In this fifth and final season of The Wire the show's sortylines centre round the media's role in addressing - or failing to address - the fundamental political, economic and social realities depicted over the course of the series, while also resolving storylines of the numerous characters woven throughout the narrative arc of the show.
TVSA's The Wire Mini-Site.
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Moonlight Premiere date: Friday 22 August at 20h00
Moonlight is a romantic thriller with a twist on the vampire legend.
Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles who defies the traditional bloodsucking norms of his vampire tendencies by using his wit and powerful supernatural abilities to help the living.
In a life-altering twist of fate, Mick was bitten 60 years ago by his then-new bride, the seductive Coraline.
Forever 30 years of age, Mick is as handsome and charismatic as the day he was "turned" and he eschews others of his kind who view humans only as a source of nourishment.
With only a handful of like-minded confidantes for company, including the eternally young, wealthy and mischievous Josef Kostan, a hedge-fund trader who relishes his uniqueness, Mick fills his infinite days protecting the living.
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Outer Limits 7 Premiere date: Thursday 28 August at 19h00
The Outer Limits is a revival of the 60s science fiction anthology show created by Leslie Stevens. Each episode is a self-contained story, ranging from encounters with aliens to experiments with new technology.
TVSA's Outer Limits Mini-Site.