April, 2011

Each year I am involved with a live call of the Logie Awards. Last year it was broadcast on the radio on 102.1fm 4ZZZ in Brisbane. This year we’re embracing a pure Internet experience. How will it work? On Sunday night the Televised Revolution studios will be filled with people seated in front of the [...]

TV Highlights The Chasers War on Everything (ABC2, 8:30pm), Unbeatable Banzuke (SBS2, 8:30pm), Ninja Warrior (SBS2, 9pm), Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (Go!, 9:15pm), How To Get More Sex (SBS1, 10:05pm), Ricky Gervais: Politics (ABC2, 10:30pm), Left Bank (SBS2, 10:35pm), Return of the Magnificent Seven (7Two, 10:30pm). The Fairytale Wedding will be difficult to escape [...]

TV Highlights Q&A: Is The Royal Romance Over? (ABC1, 8:30pm), Party Down (ABC2, 8:30pm), Star Trek: The Next Generation (Eleven, 9:30pm). Assigned Reading Charlie Sheen is Australia-bound. Or so says Scott Dooley. Days of Our Lives and Young & The Restless are set to hire a bunch of actors dumped after the cancellation of All [...]

Do you remember that time that we found ourselves in a studio recording a podcast about TV shows? Yeah, those were some crazy times. This week on The 400 Club Podcast we take a look at flashback episodes. This week in the US, 30 Rock and Community both aired flashback episodes with each taking a [...]

With Easter having just passed and a Royal Wedding at the tail end of this week, it’s an unusual week. All the more unusual for the fact that there’s quite a bit to talk about. This week Dan and Simon discuss: •Adam Boland makes his bid to leave Seven. •4 notable industry veterans pass on. [...]

TV Highlights The Amazing Race (7Mate, 7:30pm), East West 101 (SBS1, 8:30pm), Big Man Japan (SBS1, 10:05pm). Of course, if you hate television and yourself, you may be keen on: William and; Kate: A Modern-Day Fairytale (Ch 10, 8:30pm). Assigned Reading Channel 7 appear to have secured the AFL rights. The official announcement may be [...]

TV Highlights Sixteen Candles (7Two, 7:30pm), Party Down (ABC2, 8:30pm),Salome (SBS2, 9:30pm), The Breakfast Club (7Two, 9:30pm), Star Trek: The Next Generation (Eleven, 9:30pm). Assigned Reading Louie and the US Wilfred remake are given airdates. ABC2 rebrands its kids programing. Nine have picked up the pseudo-sequel to Paper Giants, setting a focus on Packer and [...]

TV Highlights The Amazing Race (7Mate, 7:30pm), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (One HD, 8:30pm), East West 101 (SBS1, 8:30pm), Detroit 1-8-7 (Ch 7, 9:30pm), Death of a President (SBS1, 10:05pm), Titus: The Gorilla King (ABC1, 11:30pm). Assigned Reading Elisabeth Sladen has passed away. Sladen is best known as Doctor Who’s companion Sarah [...]