Archive for November, 2008

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

November 9th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | 4 Comments
Tonight on Channel 10 (11:20pm) we will get free-to-air the weekly “Global Edition” of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Weekly-Daily? Probably not Media Watch worthy. The global edition (perhaps ...

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. ...

US Presidential Fever

November 5th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
You may have heard it mention in passing on the news tonight, but it appears that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has won the US election today. While the historical and ...

CNN: Situation Room Chic

November 5th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
For much of the year, 24 hour cable news television is a waste of bandwidth. Often the news is simply a series of talking heads offering little of value. When ...

So, you still want to be in show business?

November 4th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
The Business (from KCRW in LA) recently took a look at the affect of the economic crash on the television industry. While the show is US-centric, it’s certainly worth taking ...

ABC Breakfast: Hearty Breakfast

November 4th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 6 Comments
On Monday Nov 3 the ABC have launched its news program ABC Breakfast on its ABC2 digital platform. Airing between 6am to 9am, the program is designed to counter the ...
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