Whoa. What a week! The Ten CEO was replaced by a member of the Ten Board. The star of the biggest TV show in the world has had his show canceled on him due to his own poor behavior. And the third biggest ISP in Australia are back in court fighting Hollywood. So, if you’re [...]
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[TV Diary] Monday 28 February 2011
TV Highlights The 83rd Academy Awards (Ch 9, 11:30am AEDST), Rake (ABC2, 8:35pm), Generation Kill (ABC2, 9:30pm), The Silence of the Lambs (GEM, 8:30pm), Ugly Americans (SBS1, 10pm), Being Erica (ABC2, 11:30pm). The big show on today is the 83rd Academy Awards. Kudos to Nine for simulcasting them live around the country during the day, [...]
READ MORETwo & A Half Men: It’s Toast
On Friday I wrote that the cancellation of the current season of Two & A Half Men would not lead to a permanent cancellation. Money talks and there is a whole lot of money at stake with this awful, unfunny show. But, an awful, unfunny show that is one of the biggest and most profitable [...]
READ MORE[TV Diary] Friday 24 February 2011
TV Highlights FRI: The Tudors (ABC2, 9:30pm), Mad Max (Go!, 9:30pm), The Wire (ABC2, 10:30pm). SAT: Platoon (ABC2, 8:30pm), Role Models (Ch 7, 9:15pm), Tango & Cash (Go!, 9:30pm), Get Shorty (Ch 7, 11:15pm). SUN: Ninja Warrior (SBS2, 7:30pm), John Adams (SBS1, 10:35pm). Assigned Reading iiNet take a victory in the Federal Court. Apparently 7Mate [...]
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Two & A Half Men: In Limbo
Don’t get too excited by some of the headlines floating around today. Two & A Half Men has not been cancelled. It’s more in a limbo state. Following comments made by Charlie Sheen this morning about the showrunner of the sitcom, Chuck Lorre, Warner Bros have announced that this current season of the show is [...]
READ MORE[TV Diary] Thursday 24 February 2011
TV Highlights Jurassic Park (7Two, 7:30pm), Party Down (ABC2, 8:30pm), Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (SBS1, 8:30pm), Starman (7Two, 10:10pm). Further Reading David Knox pens an open letter to Lachlan Murdoch informing him of what he likes about Channel Ten. Why do anime fans continue to pirate their shows? David Koch apologises for his Twitter blunder. [...]
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Ben Elton: Live From Planet Earth – Axed
TV Tonight are reporting that Ben Elton: Live From Planet Earth has been axed after just three episodes went to air.
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Lachlan takes the big chair at Ten
CEO Grant Blackley is out and Lachlan Murdoch is in as Acting CEO. Is anyone surprised? No? I thought as much. Despite the clearest strategy of any of the commercial broadcasters, Ten and One HD haven’t been performing well, with Eleven faring well and serving as a strong alternative to Go! The new Board have [...]
READ MOREMake sure charity ain’t beached az, bro!
Nooooooo way! Kudos to The Handsomity Institute (creators of Beached Az) for producing this video intended to inspire people to donate to the Red Cross to assist those in New Zealand right now.
READ MORE[TV Diary] Wednesday 23 February 2011
TV Highlights Extreme Fishing with Robson Green (One HD, 7:30pm), River Monsters: Amazon Assassins (ABC2, 7:30pm), The Filth and the Fury (ABC2, 8:30pm), Blue Bloods (Ch 10, 9pm), Laid (ABC2, 9:30pm). Further Reading My Kitchen Rules, from tonight, will include on-screen tweets from the Audience Q&A-style. Great idea for those on AEDST, but may risk [...]
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