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'Black Snow' is a solid crime offering from Stan. Both seasons follow kooky detective James, played by Travis Fimmel with brilliant ease, as he delves into two cold cases in small Queensland towns. A story thread through both seasons is the question of if James' brother is alive and certainly leaves room for a Season 3 of this show.

Season 1 is set near the cane fields of rural Queensland, where a message in a recently dug up high school time capsule reopens a case relating to the disappearance of Isabel Baker 25 years earlier. There are many suspects in this case and the audience is kept guessing for most of the show whether the strange occurrences and cover ups in the town are at all relevant to Isabel's disappearance. There are some touching moments relating to Isabel's South Sea Islander family and the bond between her and her sister. This season had a satisfying conclusion.

Season 2 centres on the disappearance of Zoe Jacobs on her 21st birthday, around 20 years earlier, and is filmed near the Glasshouse Mountains. This season adds more depth to Fimmel's character, but this at times distracts from the main mystery. The last episode was largely focused on James' story and wrapped up the conclusion of what happened to Zoe quite quickly, after spending 5 episodes before that taking the audience down different paths with the many potential people involved in her disappearance. In saying that, I enjoyed understanding more about James' past and his scenes with his therapist. This series also featured some brilliant performances notably by Jana McKinnon and Victoria Haralabidou and left enough of a story open for a Season 3.

'Black Snow' is a well acted, artistically shot crime drama, with some moments of comedy naturally delivered by Fimmel and compelling supporting characters to draw you into wanting to know the stories of the disappearances of these young women.

'Offspring' is a loveable Australian series with a great blend of drama and comedy and a strong ensemble cast. Offspring was hugely popular in Australia upon airing, especially due to the nation's love of main character Nina Proudman, played by the award winning Asher Keddie.

The show centres on Nina, an unlucky in love obstectrician, living in Melbourne, and her life balancing her career, romances and fabulously messy family relationships. Offspring has a strong identity and feel, including quirky flashback and fantasy scenes, music, wacky opening titles, trendy fashion (Nina has been called the Carrie Bradshaw of Australia for her ability to inspire the public to buy her looks) and utilised the street art look and historic buildings of Fitzroy in Melbourne.

The first season was a little slow, but by Season 2 it felt like the show knew what it was and carried on strongly until Season 5. The stars, especially Asher and Kat Stewart, who played Nina's sister Billie, were brilliant at balancing the lighter humour of the show with the sad, emotional scenes, especially in Season 4-5. Offspring went on a two year hiatus after Season 5 and then returned for a 6th and 7th season. Personally I think Season 6-7 were unnecessary and the Season 5 finale tied up the show beautifully.

Enjoy, grab some comfort food and maybe a few tissues and bingewatch one of Australia's most loved shows!