Broadcast TV Spotlight Waltz With Bashir (SBS2, 9:30pm), Deadwood (ABC2, 9:30pm), The Sopranos (7Two, 10:30pm) Fresh Downloadables Weeds, Lie To Me, The Closer. Assigned reading SBS is the last one to supply a report to ACMA on the 3D TV trials that took place mid-year. I wonder what the reports say? “The broadcasts went without [...]
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Emmy Award Predictions
Publishing this just after 10am is cutting it close, I’ll admit, but below are my 2010 Emmy Award predictions. Feel free to drop your own into the comments below. Best Series, Drama ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Dexter’ ,’Lost’, ‘Mad Men’ ,’The Good Wife’ ,’True Blood’ Deserve: Mad Men Likely: Lost may score a win as it was [...]
READ MORETV Diary: 30 August 2010
Broadcast TV Spotlight Hairspray (Go!, 7:30pm), The Goodies (ABC2, 8pm), Summer Heights High (ABC2, 9pm), The 2010 Emmy Awards (Edited) (Ch10, 10pm), Almost Famous (Go!, 10pm). Fresh Downloadables True Blood, Hung, Entourage, Mad Men, Leverage, 2010 Emmy Awards Assigned Reading Steven Moffat announces that Doctor Who will be split in two for its 2011 season. [...]
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Your Guide to the 2010 Emmy Awards
The 2010 Emmy Awards are set to air today in the US. If you’re anything like me, this means a day of hiding from the radio and websites to avoid results being revealed prior to watching the awards tonight. But, what are your viewing options? E! Entertainment – The E! red carpet coverage starts off [...]
READ MORETV Diary: Friday 27 August 2010
Broadcast TV Spotlight Life on Mars (ABC2, 8:30pm), The IT Crowd (ABC2, 10:55pm), Infernal Affairs (SBS2, 11:50pm). Fresh Downloadables Burn Notice, Futurama, Royal Pains, Top Chef, Psych, Dark Blue Assigned reading The Daily Beast takes a look at envelope pushing explorations of sexuality in television. Japan has developed a touchable 3D television. Dodgy-sounding Showtime production [...]
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Ten Network Announce ‘Eleven’
Hot on the heels of the 7Mate announcement by Seven and the announcement that Channel 9 will launch…something, the Ten Network have today announced the launch of their new digital multi-channel. Named ‘Eleven’, the channel will offer general entertainment content featuring recognised titles from the Ten library. Little about the announcement has been a surprise, [...]
READ MORETV Diary: Thursday 26 August 2010
Broadcast TV Spotlight Review with Myles Barlow (ABC2, 9:30pm), Moonraker (Ch7, 9:10pm), Burn Notice (Ch10, 9:30pm), and Dirty Dancing (Go!, 9:30pm). Fresh Downloadables Louie, Dark Blue Assigned Reading What do the BBC Controllers want to see on television? The Guardian takes a look. The Lost Season 6 DVD/Bluray is due for release. On the set [...]
READ MOREThe Walking Dead
I’ve spoken about The Walking Dead already at White Noise, but it’s worthy of note today as AMC have released a legitimate trailer for the series online. For those unaware, The Walking Dead is based on the comic book series of the same name. Written by Robert Kirkman, it sets its focus on Rick Grimes, [...]
READ MORETV Diary: Wednesday 25 August 2010
Broadcast TV Spotlight Human Target (Go!, 8:30pm), Yes We Canberra (ABC1, 9:30pm), Dark Blue (Go!, 10:30pm) Fresh Downloadables Warehouse 13, White Collar, Rescue me, Better off Ted, The Big C. Assigned Reading Web video is on the rise in the US, but it still doesn’t beat the cable TV experience. Did the ABC go too [...]
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TV Diary: Tuesday 24 August 2010
Broadcast TV Spotlight Deadwood (ABC2, 9:30pm), Tango & Cash (Go!, 9:30pm), QI (ABC1, 9:35pm), American Splendour (SBS1, 10pm). Last night television came to a standstill when news broke about a bus hostage situation in Manilla. Chilling and captivating TV. Tonight there is the always dependable Deadwood and QI, but if you’re looking for something far [...]
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