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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

M-NET SERIES HIGHLIGHTS


M-Net Series, channel 114 on DStv offers a selection of new series in January:

January 4 at 19h30: Secret Circle. The ordinary becomes the extraordinary in The Secret Circle, a romantic drama full of mystery, intrigue and danger is centred on a young girl who discovers not only that she is a witch and part of a secret coven, but that she is the key which will unlock a centuries-old battle of good versus evil.

January 5 at 18h00: The Neighbours. This is a comedy series about Marty Weaver who recently bought a home for his family in Hidden Hills, a gated New Jersey townhome community. It’s clear from day one that the residents are a little … different. The neighbours all have pro-athlete names like Larry Bird and Reggie Jackson and, instead of eating, receive nourishment through their eyes and mind by reading books. Turns out the community is comprised of aliens who’ve been stationed on Earth for 10 years. The aliens seem harmless and there is a lot of closet space so the Weavers stay and discover that some things — the ups and downs of marriage, the desire to raise a happy family — are universal, intergalactic even.

January 5 at 20h30: 90210 IV (NB: This series will have a double bill every week) Based on the 1990s, Beverly Hills, 90210, the series revolves around a new generation of friends dealing with the trials and tribulations of life while living in the most glamorous city in America. In the season IV premiere, gang from Beverly Hills have graduated from high school. Naomi has spent the summer dealing with the shocking news of her pregnancy and quickly discovers she doesn’t have the status at college that she did in high school.

January 8 at 20h30: Private Practice VI (Season Six will premiere on M-Net Series Season Five was previously on M-Net channel 101. Private Practice is about gifted doctors working together to change the lives of their patients. Having made a home in Los Angeles and among her friends at the practice, renowned neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery may have at last found true love with fellow doctor and long-time friend Sam.

January 10 at 22h30: Warehouse 13 IV. Having saved the life of the President, two Secret Service agents find themselves been transferred to Warehouse 13. Warehouse 13 is a top-secret storage facility that houses every strange artefact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and supernatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government. The Warehouse's caretaker Artie charges Pete and Myka with chasing down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects to cache at the Warehouse, as well as helping him to control the warehouse, itself.

January 11 at 22h30: True Blood V. Returning for its fifth season, True Blood is sexy, scary, wildly entertaining drama series based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. True Blood Season 5 goes deep into the battle between the Vampire Authority and “vampire fundamentalists” – a political power play whose outcome could decide not only the fate of Sookie