“After The Tennis”

“After The Tennis”

What a country we live in. So many other ball sports dominate the year – cricket, AFL, NRL, A League – and yet for the last two weeks in January while Channel 7 broadcast the first international tennis grand slam for the year in the Australian Open, the...
PREDICTION: The Misses of 2013

PREDICTION: The Misses of 2013

For every success, there’s a number of failures that don’t get to pilot stage. Then there are some shows that you simply wonder how they even got that far, let alone onto our screens. Inclusions in this list aren’t meant to be the kiss of death...
PREDICTION: The Hmms of 2013

PREDICTION: The Hmms of 2013

Adequate. There will always be shows that not everyone loves but has enough of an audience (or management’s support) to see it through its run. Good enough is near enough. Many may suggest that most primetime schedules are full of this kind of slot-filler but no...
PREDICTION: The Hits of 2013

PREDICTION: The Hits of 2013

2013 will be the year that makes or breaks at least one Network. Expectations have risen on both the ABC and Nine; Seven are needing to either continue to assert dominance or make the battle a street brawl; SBS are likely to continue to surprise and disappoint; and...
TV Guide for week ending 12/01/13

TV Guide for week ending 12/01/13

Merlin finishes up its series with a cliffhanger of sorts, yet a worthy ending to a show that went on one series too long. Lots of great new programming drops out this week, with Upstairs Downstairs S02, Golden, Next Stop Hollywood & Dirty Business: How Mining...