Outrageous Fortune

Outrageous Fortune

2005
Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune

Outrageous Fortune

8.5 | en | Drama

After her husband is incarcerated, matriarch Cheryl decides that her career criminal family should go straight and abide by the law.

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EP18  Tis So Concluded
Nov. 09,2010
Tis So Concluded

Cheryl is determined to set her house in order as there are scores to settle, wrongs to right, and something very ugly in the driveway in the last ever Outrageous Fortune episode

EP17  Blood and Judgement
Nov. 02,2010
Blood and Judgement

As the Wests are divided over vengeance and lynching, there are tribulations and also some trials.

EP16  Give Me Up The Truth
Oct. 22,2010
Give Me Up The Truth

Cheryl is asked to narc and Jethro’s game plan faces some opposition. But one way or another, the truth will out.

EP15  Desperate Undertakings
Oct. 19,2010
Desperate Undertakings

Van gets in the crapper for love; and Hayden and Loretta fight for public enemy number one.

EP14  Their Grand Commission
Oct. 12,2010
Their Grand Commission

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EP13  Look Here, Upon This Picture
Oct. 05,2010
Look Here, Upon This Picture

A Tool Guy crisis sets Van on a path of higher learning and naked ambition as Pascalle gets the ultimate offer.

EP12  Let The Door Be Lock’d
Sep. 28,2010
Let The Door Be Lock’d

Judd puts a lock on the bathroom door, but will it be enough to stop Mandy the Mauler?

EP11  Make Love to This Employment
Sep. 21,2010
Make Love to This Employment

Grandpa sees potential in an old associate, as Hayden harnesses creative man power.

EP10  The Loving Father
Sep. 14,2010
The Loving Father

Who's your Daddy now' is a very good question to ask Van, Jethro and Judd

EP9  Follow Her Close
Sep. 07,2010
Follow Her Close

Pascalle’s love life is the cause of much speculation – but can Aaron Spiller really be her new true love?

EP8  Help, help, ho!
Aug. 31,2010
Help, help, ho!

Aaron goes all out when he learns Munter's shameful secret, but Loretta's not taking any help from anyone.

EP7  Go Seek Him Out
Aug. 24,2010
Go Seek Him Out

Pascalle's future is in the balance as Nicky is sentenced and the Wests attract more unwelcome police attention.

EP6  When Both Contend
Aug. 17,2010
When Both Contend

There is horror, outrage and also much rejoicing when Van and Jethro are on with the same woman. And Munter has some chick trouble as well.

EP5  The Power to Seduce
Aug. 10,2010
The Power to Seduce

Van goes all out for love as Pascalle discovers Hayden and Loretta’s marriage is based on lies.

EP4  Make Mad The Guilty and Appal The Free
Aug. 03,2010
Make Mad The Guilty and Appal The Free

Bad girls abound as Cheryl becomes a prison vixen and Jethro unleashes the most unstoppable female force.

EP3  To a Radiant Angel Link'd
Jul. 27,2010
To a Radiant Angel Link'd

Loretta works hard for the money as Judd gets an offer he would really, really like to refuse.

EP2  Do Your Mother's Commandment
Jul. 20,2010
Do Your Mother's Commandment

Van embraces the law; Loretta embraces Eric; and Judd's time may well be up.

EP1  What a Rash and Bloody Deed Is This
Jul. 13,2010
What a Rash and Bloody Deed Is This

Who was shot? Will Gerard live? How are the Wests going to get out of this one?!

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8.5 | en | Drama , Comedy | More Info
Released: 2005-07-12 | Released Producted By: South Pacific Pictures , Country: New Zealand Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.outrageousfortune.co.nz
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After her husband is incarcerated, matriarch Cheryl decides that her career criminal family should go straight and abide by the law.

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Antonia Prebble , Grant Bowler , Robyn Malcolm

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Reviews

nicolehollander I am binging on this show. Of course I am ashamed of constant watching of TV when I could be reading all of the great books I have ignored these many years. The inventiveness and the freshness of the show mixing comedy and drama is amazing. I'm on episode 80 or 81 and it has turned dark and Shakespearian. I have never seen a comedy/drama show that didn't pale after 10 episodes. The acting is excellent and the enormous cast, each of whom are pitch perfect gives a base of characters to wrap ever new story lines around. The female characters are such a great blend of evil and wit, smart and amazingly thick. I welcome the variety and nuance in the women of the cast. Thanks New Zealand.
patrick-782-678023 I'll keep the review short. This is my first review but this show deserved it. Every kiwi i've watched I eventually lost interest, possibly due to culture differences? I'm not sure. I work from home and usually turn some sort of show on from netflix while i work for background noise. So Outrageous Fortune was a show i was to leave on in the background, peak at here and there while i work.The first episode caught my attention a little bit but i was distracted with work, second, then third came on and i was hooked. Paying more attention to the TV then my own work.I in my entire life have never found a show that has such an amazing cast. You eventually begin to like the cast, then love them. Feel apart of their lives. The show just takes hold of you and doesn't let go until the very end. Not once did i find a single episode boring. The highs, the lows, the emotional twists really take hold. Van and Loretta were my favourites. Loretta would smile and you knew something cheeky was going to happen. I won't give any spoilers but this show is a must for everyone.I was truly sad when it was done. For the first time i really truly loved a show, and couldn't wait to watch the next one. What an amazing job the whole team involved did with it. Kudos to Antony Starr for his dual role. Bravo with an amazingly well done job, especially as Van. In short: Give it a chance, this is one show that will grow on you and you won't regret watching. I wish it would come back for some more seasons, i'm already missing my daily dose of it.
Jiji-3 There are about... 6 TV shows I value very, very highly. Of those, Outrageous Fortune is the only one I started watching again, from scratch, as soon as the last episode of season 5 was over. I've done that about 3 times now, and I'm not planning to stop at 4. It amazes me I don't get tired or bored of it. Nor do I ever start feeling like my initial "wow" reaction was misplaced. It really is as brilliantly written as I thought the moment I first laid eyes on it, which was 2 years ago.I translate TV series and movies for a living, and as such, a lot of crap has gone through my hands. Outragous Fortune is solid gold. It comes once in a few decades, if that. It follows the lives, tribulations and evolving personalities of a family of career criminals, a handful of their friends, and a cop who falls in love with the strong, stubborn, ever caring matriarch, Sheryl West. I'd say the show falls into the comedy-drama (dramedy?) genre, and even though it's deliberately over the top at times, it feels amazingly true to life.The writing is very brave, not only in its bluntness and razor-sharp wit, but in its treatment of social norms we've been struggling to alter for years. For example, I've yet to see another show where people in their late 40s and 60s are represented not just as somebody's parents /grandparents, but as human beings with sex lives of their own (which are going splendidly well, too).The male characters are beautifully multifaceted, each and every one of them (which men in television and real life are rarely allowed to be). The female characters also break taboos about how women "are supposed and expected to be" by being independent and tough as nails, each in her very own way. (Check out the magnificent Ngaire Munroe who's plain fierce.) The acting is superb, and it's a pity that because of US's hegemony in every cultural sphere, audiences worldwide (minus Nz and Oz) aren't already familiar with these actors. We should have all known who some of them are long before the show aired. Many are no spring chickens, and are certainly brilliant enough to deserve the international recognition American stars get so easily, including those that are objectively mediocre.With that said, it's the writers' work and specifically the character development that's the spark of genius making the show one of a kind. There's no flatness, no predictability, personalities grow and change, revealing sides the viewer was previously unaware of - some good, some terrible. Same as in real life, which is exactly where many writes fail (in books, too). To date, all story lines have been worth following and every single episode has been memorable, some to the point they shook me and stayed with me for days. I pray that Outrageous Fortune won't stop at 6 seasons. If it does, I'll try to move to New Zealand in hopes of living to see the day Kiwi television produces another gem like that.
originalreplica05 This is undoubtedly one of the greatest Kiwi drama's ever created.The acting is brilliant with a "who's who" of Kiwi actors (Robyn Malcolm, Frank Whitten) and also some great newcomers (Siobhan Marshall, Antony Starr) This show lets Kiwi's laugh at themselves, it's something that we can all relate to. An old 70's style house. A funeral party with a BBQ and heavy drinking.Although it's hard to determine whether some parts of the show are comedy or drama, it's fairly easy and enjoyable to watch.Thankfully it's been commissioned for a second season, a rare thing that happens with New Zealand TV. TV3 has finally seen that people enjoy homegrown shows, lets hope TVNZ does the same and would STOP CANCELLING ALL HOMEGROWN SHOWS! Overall - 9.5/10