5 Highlights of Satellite TV On Demand Programming

No one likes to be boxed in by the whims of television programmers. After all, the habits of internet culture have carried over to the other mediums. Most satellite TV viewers want to call the shots when they sit down for a bit of home entertainment, and fortunately that is quite possible. The easiest way to get it done is simply by flipping over to the On Demand stations and ordering whatever it is you would like to see next. Here are 5 highlights of the current On Demand supply.

1. Wolfman. Benicio Del Toro is howling at the moon and 'Dad' Anthony Hopkins is watching over his Wolfman son - can home entertainment get any better than this? Check out one of the great new Hollywood spectacles by ordering Wolfman On Demand in HD. Del Toro's absence from the screen is recent years is happily reversed, while the old master Hopkins is always ready to deliver an acting clinic.

2. The Road. If you like Cormac McCarthy - or at least film versions of his novels like No Country for Old Men - you are going to get a lot out of the latest adaptation with The Road. Viggo Mortensen stars in this apocalyptic thriller set in the alarming near future. McCarthy has no trouble painting extremely bleak landscapes and Mortensen personifies that setting very well. One of the most acclaimed films of 2009 is already available on satellite TV when you want to see The Road.

3. 2012. Staying on the apocalyptic thread, 2012 is a take on the Mayan calendar prediction that the world will end in that soon-to-arrive date. Will there be any warning? Will certain countries have the means to cope with worldwide devastation? This fantastic film attempts to answer these questions, with a little world-ruling paranoia thrown in for good measure. Take 2012 with a grain of salt, but nonetheless enjoy the showmanship with a 1080p HD viewing on your TV screen.

4. Edge of Darkness. The public's perception of Mel Gibson has shifted from devoted to questionable in recent years, but after some fence-mending and several good films, Gibson is back in star form. Edge of Darkness presents him in a very sympathetic role - that of a bereaved father - but Mel does not sit by idly while his daughter's killers are at large. Heavy on revenge and violence, Edge of Darkness gives Gibson a lot of room to flex his muscles (and his trigger finger).

5. Avatar. Is Avatar the movie of the decade? Filmmakers everywhere are heralding it as the dawn of a new age in cinema, and though it might seem somewhat cartoonish to purists, it ought to be seen before judgment gets passed. A truly stunning HD spectacle is on the menu when take a look at Avatar, a film which is said to have produced a rousing standing ovation from Steven Spielberg himself upon completion. If James Cameron's competition is so enthusiastic, you can see what everyday viewers are so excited about.