The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – 23.02.08

The Good
Big Love (SBS, 8:35pm)- A modern HBO family drama that centres on a man and his three wives. While it is not exactly an ‘honest’ look at polygamy, Big Love is an astoundingly good drama. Tonight is the first episode of the first season.

The Bad
Robocop (7HD, 11pm)- He’s here to serve and protect. Paul Verhoevens classic bad movie gets a screening on the 7HD tonight. Very few movies get more entertaining than this.

The Ugly
The Batman (Nine, 8:05am, 8:40am, and 9:20am)- The Batman is a moderate to poor Kids WB cartoon featuring a Batman in the early days of his career in tights. By no means is the cartoon great, but it is quite watchable, and deserves more than the butchering that Nine is giving it. Nine, in their infinite wisdom, have chopped up his half hour animated adventure into three ten minute segments, sprinkling it throughout their Kids’ WB on Nine lineup. It almost seems like Nine are trying to prepare kids for their primetime boneheaded programming choices later in life.