Problems for ABC1

Problems for ABC1

Australia has always struggled to deliver good sketch comedy consistently. We’ve had it in spits and spurts, but then the networks stop funding it, presumably because good sketch comedy costs a lot of money to make. This announcement from ABC1 that they’re...
Big Brother recap (Mon 01/10/12) #BBAU

Big Brother recap (Mon 01/10/12) #BBAU

Big Brother Australia – Sun 6:30pm, Mon-Fri 7pm, Ch9 http://www.bigbrother.com.au/ Oh my god, I don’t know about you but I have had separation anxiety because there was no Big Brother on Sunday night. I literally had nothing else to do. And tonight, Big...
Underground: The Julian Assange Story

Underground: The Julian Assange Story

A teenager taps away on a Commodore 64 and, a few moments later, up on his monitor pops the welcome screen to MILNET – the US Army’s computer network. Long before the internet, even longer before Wikileaks, Julian Assange was a teenage hacker. But he...
Brynne: My Bedazzled Life

Brynne: My Bedazzled Life

Imagine, if you will, an innocent young woman with no financial limitations. She’s attracted to the shiny lights and all the sparkly things and has the means to possess everything she sees. Whatever she wants, she gets – but not in a malicious way;...
TV Guide for week ending 06/10/12

TV Guide for week ending 06/10/12

It’s the start of something big. For some reason, the networks have seen fit to go through a staggered 4th schedule relaunch leading into the last 8 weeks of the ratings year. Why? Because they can (and because Ch10 need to). The Festival of the Boot continues...
Super Sunday 2.0

Super Sunday 2.0

While it’s certainly not fast-tracked (2 weeks later doesn’t fill that definition), the announcement of Ch10’s new Super Sunday line-up looks to be an absolute cracker. The return of the Emmy winning programs Modern Family and Homeland are sure to...