When Strike Back (Cinemax, Fridays, 10/9C) premiered, it was a pleasant surprise: a smart, dark, funny, explosive action series that gave as much of a damn about its character as blowing stuff up real good. Now well into its second American season – and third season overall (you should find the first UK series because […]
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Strike Back Explodes Back Onto Cinemax!
When Cinemax become co-producer of Strike Back (Fridays, 10/9C), it promised a show that would be action-packed and surprising. The biggest surprise that it wasn’t just brainless blowin’ stuff up real good. Instead, we got a series that was smart, witty (check out the tagline on the poster) and, yes, explosive. Now the question is […]
Cinemax Changes Focus with Strike Back!
With Strike Back, HBO’s racier cable outlet steps away from its ‘Skinema’ nickname and moves into the realm of hard-edged action-adventure. The premise of new series [which premieres on Friday, August 12th at 10/9C] is as follows: when a resourceful international terrorist group plots an attack, a charismatic former U.S. Special Forces operative joins forces […]