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Series: Wizards Vs Aliens

A 2012 children's series from Russell T Davies and Phil Ford, and something of a Spiritual Successor to The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The premise is Exactly What It Says on the Tin - the evil magic-eating Nekross have come to Earth, the last source of magic in the entire universe, to seek new sources of magic to consume. They are opposed by young wizard Tom, his Muggle friend Benny, and Tom's eccentric grandmother Ursula.

This show provides examples of:

Adipose Rex: The Nekross King - we only ever see his vast head.
Artistic License - Astronomy: A ship hiding behind the moon wouldn't be in geostationary orbit. Selenostationary, maybe.
Catch Phrase: THE NECROSS SHALL FEAST!!!
Covered in Gunge: Aliens that explode in showers of orange goo when killed? Check.
Enemy Mine: The heroes and Varg team up after Tom and Lexi are kidnapped:
Nekross King: A COALITION?!?
Varg: That will end, as all coalitions must.
Energy Absorption: The Nekross can't be harmed by magic; rather, they feed on it.
Insistent Terminology:
- Tom is a wizard, not a magician.
- Randal Moon is a hobgoblin.
- It's Grim Magic.
Killer Rabbit: The Grazlak.
Large Ham: Given that the King of the Nekross is voiced by BRIANBLESSED, it's only to be expected.
Mana: Wizards can cast at most three spells in a day...
- Regenerating Mana: ... and their magic is recharged at sunrise.
Portal Door: With the appropriate incantations, the door that normally leads to Ursula's downstairs lavatory gives access to her magical chamber.
Precision F-Strike: In Grazlax Attacks.
Tom (to Benny): You really are a dick!
Rule of Three: Magic runs on it.
Teleport Interdiction: Magical teleportation can't breach the hull of the Nekross' ship. Justified, since they feed on magic.