On the Teev October Road (7Two, 1:30pm), Durham County (ABC2, 8:30pm), Jerry Maguire (GEM, 8:30pm), The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs (SBS2, 8:30pm), Generation Kill (ABC2, 9:30pm), Akira (SBS2, 10:30pm), Being Erica (ABC2, 11:30pm), Last Man Standing (7Two, 11:50pm). If you haven’t given it a look before, give Being Erica an hour of your week. It’s [...]
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David Brent meets Michael Scott
I’m a big fan of The Office (US). The past two seasons have been lacklustre and haven’t quite managed to maintain the heart and wit of previous seasons, but with Michael Scott (Steve Carell) leaving the show soon, I’m hopefull it may invigorate the show. Or it may kill it. Todays episode in the US [...]
READ MORE[TV Diary] Friday 28 January 2011
On The Teev FRI: The Tudors (ABC2, 9:30pm), Beetlejuice (Go!, 9:30pm), The Wire (ABC2, 10:30pm), John Safran’s Race Relations (10:45pm, ABC1) SAT: Dance Academy (ABC3, 10:30am), Sunset Blvd (ABC2, 8:30pm), The Orphanage (SBS1, 10:05pm), Rio Grande (ABC2, 10:20pm). SUN: Dance Academy (ABC3, 10:30am), Casino Royale (7Two, 11:55am), The American President (Ch 10, 2pm), Wallace and [...]
READ MORE[TV Diary] Thursday 27 January 2011
On the Teev Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial (SBS2, 7:30pm), Party Down (ABC2, 8:30pm), Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (SBS1, 8:30pm), The People vs. Larry Flynt (Go!, 9:30pm), The Shield (7Mate, 10:30pm), Inside the Actors Studio: Jason Bateman (ABC2, 11:10pm), Superspy: The Man Who Betrayed the West (ABC1, 11:30pm), Burn Notice (Ch 10, 11:55pm). It’s [...]
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Negus – Early Days
Like many last night, I was disappointed by 6PM With George Negus. The show promised a thoughtful analytical look at the days news. In my mind, I’d been expecting a snappier, faster paced version of the PBS Newshour. What we got felt more like a cut down version of the SBS World News with an [...]
READ MORE[TV Diary] Tuesday 25 January 2011
On the Teev Generation Kill (ABC2, 10pm), Californication (Eleven, 10:45pm), Who Killed Dr Bogle And Mrs Chandler? (ABC1, 11:45pm). On the Web ‘Tragedy is Easy, Comedy is Hard’, A UK TV Writer complains that comedy isn’t taken seriously. Said writer is responsible for Birds Of A feather. Just saying. Josh Thomas called Ruby Rose a [...]
READ MORE[TV Diary] Monday 24 January 2011
On the Teev The Most Secret Place On Earth: The CIA’s Covert War on Laos (ABC1, 9:30pm), Generation Kill (ABC2, 9:30pm), CNNNN: Chaser Non-Stop News Network (7Mate, 10:30pm), Being Erica (ABC2, 11:30pm). On The Web Will Negus be the key to Ten’s success? Marc Fennell takes a look at 10 O’Clock Live, which made its [...]
READ MORETelevised Revolution Podcast – Episode 25
On this, the final week of the low-news volume summer season, Televised Revolution is back for another week. We’ve moved Televised Revolution to the brand new recording time of Saturday mornings, so you should expect to see the program published now on Saturdays. This week we discuss: Roger Ebert has a prosthetic chin. Angry Birds: [...]
READ MORE[TV Diary] Friday 21 January 2011
On the Teev FRI: Lock, Stock, & 2 Smoking Barrels (7Mate, 9:30pm), St Trinians (Go!, 9:30pm), Lethal Weapon 3 (Ch 9, 10pm), The Wire (ABC2, 10:25pm). SAT: Escape From Alcatraz (ABC2, 8:30pm), The Fugitive (Ch 9, 8:30pm), Candy (SBS1, 10:05pm). SUN: Clash of The Titans (GEM, 11am), Ninja Warrior (SBS2, 7:30pm), Joan Baez: How Sweet [...]
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Raiding The Vaults: Don’t Forget The Telly
The value of most movie studios lie not in their yearly production slates, but rather in their film archives. This value comes from their supplying the thousands of TV channels with movies to screen, DVD/Bluray disc sales, and the emerging online market with services like Hulu. As valuable as these libraries are, not every film [...]
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