WARNING: The below post contains material that some may see as spoilers. If you’re sensitive to such things, maybe move on to one of the other fine articles on Crikey. The Inbetweeners Movie has opened in cinemas this week. Spinning off from the UK TV series, the movie takes the boys from high school to [...]
READ MOREABC1 announce Auction Room
There are already an ample supply of auction shows on television. Auction Room doesn’t contribute to the national discussion.There are no cultural benefits to this at all, from what I can tell. Really, ABC Television, is there a need to be producing this? Can’t the money on this production be more wisely allocated? WILLIAM McINNES [...]
READ MOREApple To Bid For Hulu?
If this comes to pass, Apple purchasing Hulu would alter television distribution to a degree that we’ve not yet seen before. The ramifications of such a purchase would be felt wide. It would also practically confirm the rumours that Apple are set to launch an actual Apple TV. A couple of weeks ago on White [...]
READ MOREGiving TV Week The Once-Over
On June 26, TV Week underwent a revamp. The TV Week logo was spruced up, along with much of the magazines layout and graphics. Gone are the weekly Home & Away covers, replaced with a mixture of other shows. This has all been part of an effort to make the magazine feel more contemporary, relevant, [...]
READ MOREIs Apple TV Set To Offer TV?
Rumours have been building in recent months that Apple are set to move in a big way into television. There’s been talk of some sort of partnership with Samsung, Steve Jobs wanting to ‘revolutionise television’ prior to the publication of an authorised biography next year (and before he moves beyond this mortal coil), and then [...]
READ MOREThe Killing: It’s About The Structure, Stupid.
{NOTE: This post features spoilers about The Killing, including the final episode of season one. Read at your own peril} The Killing is a series that launched on AMC earlier this year to strong critical reaction. The show is based on a Danish series and follows the murder investigation of high school student Rosie Larsen. [...]
READ MOREYou can never go home to comedy again
home noun, adjective, adverb, verb, homed, hom·ing. –noun 1. a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household. 2. the place in which one’s domestic affections are centered. 3. an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home. As the 2011 TV season kicked off, Channel 9 proudly boasted [...]
READ MOREThe Logies: Shape Up Or Ship Out
The Logies are like the pretty girl at the party that you couldn’t be keener on until you actually find yourself in a conversation with her. Vacuous, superficial, and ultimately a waste of your time. Each year, the complaints about the Logies are exactly the same. They run for too long, they’re self-serving, we don’t [...]
READ MORERaiding 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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