Secret TV pleasures

Secret TV pleasures

 There is some television that is so abhorrent – so terrible – it should never be watched. At least that’s what your friends say. To you, it’s adorable/compelling/enjoyable – and oh so comfortable. These horribly wonderful shows are...
The IT Crowd

The IT Crowd

I work in IT. Have done my whole professional life. I like funny, but I do not get The IT Crowd. I feel like a pariah.  The show operates on a simple enough premise: Moss & Roy run the IT Support for the company. Jen is their boss, and she has no idea about IT....
7Mate, GEM and the end of HD FTA sport

7Mate, GEM and the end of HD FTA sport

With the recent launch of 7Mate (Ch73) and GEM (Ch90), both Channels 7 & 9 have made a fairly dramatic change to how we consume our free to air television: they are broadcasting on their High Definition channels, and as such our weekly fixes of NRL & AFL...