Should you head to Netflix, Stan, Presto, Foxtel, or Quickflix to watch your favourite TV show?
Here's where to find where to watch the top TV shows in 2016.
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1. Game of Thrones (IMDb rating: 9.5)
Watch it on: Foxtel (Seasons 1–5)
Season 5 of television phenomenon Game of Thrones will be available on Foxtel and Foxtel Now. HBO will simulcast the show round the world, so come April 13 you can watch it from 11am, AEST.
Cost: $90 minimum
($15 per month for Foxtel Now subscription with either the Pop or Drama package, both of which contain the Showcase channel, Foxtel's home for HBO content like Game of Thrones.)
2. Sherlock (IMDb rating: 9.3)
Watch it on: Stan
Get your Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman fix on Stan, which currently has the back catalog of seasons 1–3. Fans of the show are used to waiting a while for new seasons; showrunners Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have promised a special in 2016, followed by a fourth series of three episodes later in the year.
Sherlock is currently available on Netflix US, so we'll have to wait and see if the show's home stays on Stan.
Cost: $10 per month
3. True Detective (IMDb rating: 9.3)
Watch it on: Foxtel (Seasons 1–2)
The HBO drama's second season will be screened express from the US in mid-2016, starring Collin Farrell and Vince Vaughn. In the meantime, catch up on the critically acclaimed season 1, which boasted Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as its leads.
Cost: $25 per month subscription (Available in "Drama")
4. Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (IMDb rating: 9.3)
Watch it on: Foxtel (Seasons 1–2)
Comedian John Oliver is changing the way Americans watch news, and Australians are loving it. Catch up on the first season of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver on Foxtel, and get new episodes of the second season at the same time as the US.
Cost: $25 per month subscription + $10 per month Entertainment Plus Pack
5. Better Call Saul (IMDb rating: 9.2)
Watch it on:
The spin off to Breaking Bad is being hosted exclusively on Stan. Catch the first season on there now, and – we can guess – every future season, too.
Cost: $10 per month
6. Rick and Morty (IMDb rating: 9.2)
Watch it on: iTunes
Make no mistake – Rick and Morty might be a cartoon, but its humour is adult. And off balance. It's one of those shows you'll either love or you'll hate, but that's a pretty solid IMDb rating to at least give one episode a go. Forgo all your new streaming options and catch it on iTunes instead. Season 2 is predicted to come out mid-2016.
Cost: $3.49 per episode, or $26.99 for Season 1.
7. Arrested Development (IMDb rating: 9.1)
After Netflix resurrected season 4 of Arrested Development, seven years after the last season aired, there was speculation if the comedy would come back for a fifth. Right now, it's looking likely. Catch up on old episodes (starring Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Will Arnett and Portia de Rossi, amongst others) on Netflix. Quickflix also has seasons 1–4 on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Cost: $8.99 per month for Netflix, $12.99 per month for Quickflix's DVD and Blu-Ray membership.
8. Hunter x Hunter (IMDb rating: 9.1)
Watch it on: unavailable
At the moment, anime Hunter x Hunter is unavailable anywhere in Australia, but it is on Netflix US. Hopefully this means it'll be coming across to Netflix Australia soon, but in the meantime I have Very Poor kNowledge on how you can access it.
9. House of Cards (IMDb rating: 9.1)
Considering House of Cards is Netflix commissioned AND a huge success, it makes sense to find it front and centre of their Australian content lineup. Stream the entirety of season 3 on Netflix now (as well as catch up on 1–2), or get seasons 1–2 through Quickflix.
*Ed's note: You expected this to be higher on the list, didn't you? Surprise, surprise.
Cost: $8.99 per month on Netflix, or starting from $9.99 per month on Quickflix
10. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (IMDb rating: 9.1)
Watch it on: Netflix
Another anime offering, all five seasons of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood are available on Netflix Australia.
Cost: $8.99 per month.
Honourable Mention: Orange Is The New Black (IMDb rating: 8.5)
Watch it on: Foxtel (Seasons 1–3)
C'mon, you were wondering where Orange Is The New Black was on this list, right? Didn't even make the top 100 on IMDb. Ouch.
OITNB is another Netflix original, so you can safely bet all future seasons will be available on Netflix Australia. Currently you can binge seasons 1–3 on Netflix or Foxtel, or catch up with season 1–2 on Quickflix
Cost: $8.99 per month on Netflix, $9.99 per month on Quickflix,
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If I get the iTunes downloads of Rick and Morty, do I end up with the censored or un-censored versions?
Hi there!
As far as I can tell, the Rick and Morty episodes you purchase through iTunes are censored. The only way to get an uncensored copy is to wait for the DVD/Bluray release.
Cheers,
Brodie