2011 Report Card – Channel 9

2011 Report Card – Channel 9

If Channel 9 could have tried any harder in 2011 I’m not sure how. It threw everything it had at the opposition and while some of it worked, a fair chunk of it didn’t. It’s not like they didn’t go down swinging though. It’s just that lots...
TV audiences now have too much power

TV audiences now have too much power

Back in the “golden years” of television, pictures streamed forth from the 4:3 cathode-ray tube in the corner that audiences worshipped. Changing channels was a physical activity (thus the channel didn’t change often). We accepted what the networks...
Overpromised, Underdelivered… (#TopGearAU)

Overpromised, Underdelivered… (#TopGearAU)

When Channel 9 delivered their first (and the franchise’s third) series of Top Gear Australia to our screens last year, there was a lot of consternation. The hosts alone polarised people, and their interaction with each other would have made the Trojan Horse cry...
Top Gear Australia (season four) is back!

Top Gear Australia (season four) is back!

It’s back for a fourth season (second season on Channel 9), and Top Gear Austrlia is finally allowing the hosts to show some of the camaradarie that has developed over the last 12 months of sproadic filming and challenges. It’s a reasonable observation...
Welcome Home indeed…

Welcome Home indeed…

The following conversation is a transcript of a fictitious recording that found its way into my possession. The integrity and anonymity of my source must be protected so no names will be revealed, either those involved or the source. I offer this as an insight into...