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THIS IS THE NEWS: Susan Boyle finishes in second on 'Talent'

May 31st, 2009 | Posted by Simon Band | 1 Comment
The wonderful Anders in the week sent an article in “There’s no lancing this Boyle”. But guess what? BAM! Second place! Apparently every dog doesn’t have their day….. Complete article in the ...

Telstra To Launch IPTV Services

May 5th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 2 Comments
The evolution of television services in Australia just got exciting. B&T have today reported that Telstra are set to launch IPTV services before Christmas. In a Tender document obtained by B&T’s ...

Television, cynicism, and you: SUSAN BOYLE IS A FAKE!

April 20th, 2009 | Posted by Simon Band | 10 Comments
Don’t get carried away with the title, this isn’t a post slagging out hairy Scottish virgins (both of them, Susan Boyle and Gordon Brown). With every unexpected, nay unbelievable, revelation of ...

If you're only going to watch 9 minutes and 13 seconds of TV this long weekend …

April 12th, 2009 | Posted by Simon Band | 1 Comment
Around here we say “TV should be good” and Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe really does answer this mandate. Around here we also say “Dan, you used to be fat, greasy, and weird, ...

The misfortune of television networks and the internet.

April 1st, 2009 | Posted by Simon Band | 2 Comments
I had the misfortune of watching Larry Emdur Rapping with Vanilla Ice this morning on Channel 7′s “The Morning Show”. I then, out of some sick sense of curiosity, wanted ...

Who's Dr Who? Pt 3

January 4th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 5 Comments
So, who is the new Doctor Who? Matt Smith, of whom many of you may have seen on the BBC series Party Animals (currently screening in Australia on ABC1), has been ...

Joss plays within the Dollhouse

November 7th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 8 Comments
Everyone seems convinced the show will get canned early in. And that was before we got to see a frame of it. Joss Whedon (Firefly, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel) has ...

The Daily Bugle claims victory for Colbert

November 6th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 3 Comments
During yesterdays Presidential television coverage, the broadcast news services were exceedingly cautious to not jump the gun and announce a winner until they were certain who the victor actually was. ...

"Be my hive brain!": Help dress the set for the next season of The IT Crowd

August 13th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | No Comments
Graham Linehan of Father Ted, Hippies (which was actually a little gem of a show), Black Books, Big Train, and The IT Crowd fame NEEDS YOUR HELP Over at Graham’s Blog ...

The X-Files: I Want To Believe (in a better movie)

July 25th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
Viewers approach scripted television from a variety of perspectives. If you are like me, scripted telly is all about the script. The dialogue, the form, the structure, and any ingenuity ...
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