After a few stagnant years, it looks like all the best TV is coming from HBO once again. Two of the shows I am most excited about are the Julia Louise Dreyfus helmed Veep and the Lena Dunham comedy Girls. Trailers for both have hit the Internet in the past week and both look like [...]
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Woodley – The next Australian classic
[Laugh Track blogger Matt Smith weighs in with his thoughts on the new ABC1 sitcom Woodley] Long under development, Woodley is now hitting the screens of ABC1. While it might come in a little low on the radar, it was worth the wait. What Frank Woodley has delivered is something that builds on his established [...]
READ MOREDanger 5 – I Want You In Me
I try not to indulge in too much hyperbole, so allow me to say this as calmly and as rationally as possible: Danger 5 is my new favourite TV show ever. All I’ve seen is the trailer, but my word. What a trailer. Danger 5 launches online this Monday night at 10pm. SBS will broadcast [...]
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One HD finally deliver The League
When the rebrand of One HD was announced, a number of FX series were mentioned as having been acquired to get a run on the channel. With the shows on FX skewing towards guys and several of them having strong sports-related elements to their core concept, it was a great fit for One HD. The [...]
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Terra Nova: First Thoughts
Terra Nova was better when it was called Earth 2 – notable considering how silly and mundane Earth 2 was. But, at least that show was original. The series concerns a group of American pilgrims who have fled the pollution-filled planet that Earth had become via a Stargate-type device which has taken them 65 million [...]
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SBS delivers your video hits!
Ten may have decided to bring to an end the long-running Video Hits, but that doesn’t mean your Sunday mornings are now lacking music videos. As you wake up each Sunday morning fighting the sleep in your eyes and hunting groggily around the kitchen for a box of Special K, you can fill your Video [...]
READ MOREJedis and Juggalos: Your Census Guide
Tonight’s episode of Artscape is worth a look with a John Safran hosted special “Jedis and Juggalos: Your Census Guide”. The special examines people who incorporate pop culture into their religious doctrine. While the obvious targets like Star Wars and Harry Potter are referenced, there are also some unique pop cultural influences cited, such as [...]
READ MORESmash
When reading up on the pilots set to be greenlit for the new US TV season, one of the pilots to be generating the most heat was Smash. Heavily inspired by the success of Glee, Smash was conceived by Steven Spielberg and developed by Spielberg and then-Showtime President Robert Greenblatt. The show is about the [...]
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