Archive for the ‘On The Tube’ Category

Words that rhyme with Corey: Story, allegory…

March 5th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
When I first heard about a reality show featuring the Coreys, Feldman and Haim, I was rather non-plussed. It seemed like another in a long line of trite former quasi-celebrities ...

Orson Welles / Pinky & The Brain Mash Up

February 28th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
There is a great audio clip of audio engineers getting irritated by a very particular Orson Welles recording an advertisement for frozen peas. We here at Televised Revolution have a ...

Shame on you, Ryan Seacrest

February 25th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 3 Comments
It is a complete travesty that E! Entertainments Ryan Seacrest doesn’t seem to know who Gary Busey is. The dude is supposedly an entertainment reporter. Surely he should have some ...

Hitler backs HD-DVD

February 16th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments

My Mother The Car vs Heil Honey, Im Home

February 7th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
Just what is the worst television show ever made? The easy answer is the much maligned My Mother The Car. For those of you unaware, the premise for My Mother The ...

Who Sarah Silverman is f*&king!

February 3rd, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
Comedian Sarah Silverman (star of The Sarah Silverman Show) this week appeared on her boyfriends TV show (The Jimmy Kimmel Show). After launching into a bit about wanting to do ...

Newstopia Returns

January 31st, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
SBS have announced the return of Newstopia on February 27 at 10pm. Newstopia, entering its second season, is a half hour news program that seeks to be funnier than the actual ...

ACA – Hard Hitting? Insightful?

January 15th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
When one watches hard hitting news like this, it’s difficult not to think of how proud Edward R Murrow would be.

Farewell 2007: Californication

December 31st, 2007 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
By far the show that rocked 2007 the most was the short-run US cable series Californication. From it’s opening scene it caused all manner of controversy in Australia with Channel ...

Farewell 2007: The Catch-Up

December 31st, 2007 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
I think we’re all in agreement that the greatest tragedy of 2007 was the cancellation of The Catch-Up. Sorry, did I say cancellation? I meant to say debut.