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Strike Back - Where to find it:

Strike Back. Never heard of it? You have no idea what you are missing. Stop reading and get it now from the iTunes store or Amazon.com. What are you waiting on? More information? Ok, I'll oblige, but first a preamble.

Strike Back - The Premise and Action:

I discovered Strike Back towards the end of last year, a series put on by Cinemax. It is about Section 20 - a secret unit of the British military intelligence, whose team of special operations personnel conduct high-risk missions around the world. There is non-stop action, explosions, fighting, sex and profanity. It is just awesome!

The cast did a lot of special training and can actually handle the weapons they shoot, and Winchester and Stapleton, the two leads, did a lot of their own (dangerous) stunts on the show. Not convinced? Here are a few teasers about the action:

Strike Back - How to Blow up Actors

Strike Back - How to Dangle from a Helicopter

Strike Back - How to Drive a Flaming Armoured Truck

And in case you think I am alone in my delight about this show, I'll have you know that Forbes did an article about it with a byline of  Television's Best Action Drama...

It is a complete adrenaline rush, so much so that I can't watch the episodes at night, I need to watch during the day so I have time to calm down. The series started originally with Richard Armitage as the lead, who later went on to do The Hobbit. It continued for 4 more seasons with Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton as Michael Stonebridge and Damien Scott respectively in the lead roles, and ended in 2015. (Note: I don't believe the season with Armitage is available in the US on Amazon nor iTunes, so they refer to the Seasons as 1-4, while in England you may see Seasons 1-5.)

Strike Back - About the 2 leads:

If you are a fan already, I'd love to hear about it - put your comments on my blog. If you have never seen it and you took a look, let me know what you think in the comments section.  You can see Sullivan Stapleton on NBC's Blindspot. Philip Winchester was most recently on NBC's The Player which was cancelled.

So if you see random posts from me about the show or their projects, you'll know why.

Here's hoping for a Strike Back movie!

Go and watch it now!! Or even just the couple of clips I included here!

p.s.  It may be obvious, but this is not for kids
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