Archive for March, 2009

Law & Order: UK

March 29th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
The adaptation of a US series made for a UK market is always going to be an interesting proposition. But when the property being adapted is the long-running Law & ...

Before They Were Famous: Evangaline Lilly

March 25th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
Usually when scouring YouTube for Lost-related video, it’s while I am hunting through one of their many viral campaigns that ultimately have very little to do with my actual enjoyment ...

The digital landscape – Nine pops its head in

March 24th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 2 Comments
Yesterday, something funny happened on the way to the digital convergence revolution. Nine, akin to the older neighbour living next door, decided to pop its head in and try to ...

Farewell Ron Silver

March 21st, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
Earlier this week actor Ron Silver passed away after a two year battle with esophageal cancer. Ron Silver was one of those guys who has managed to appear in hundreds of ...

Programing Alert: My Boys

March 19th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
Television should be good, but it doesn’t have to be great. For every TV show that is a critical or popular hit, there is an abysmally bad show, and another ...

Channel 9 Delivers on 50 Years Potential

March 18th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 4 Comments
Yesterday morning, we here at Televised Revolution cited our displeasure that Channel 9 seemed to be doing little to provide an on-air experience to celebrate their anniversary of 50 years ...

Twitter: What the networks have to say. Spoiler alert: Very little.

March 17th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
With Televised Revolution getting its Twitter feed out there, we thought it would be interesting to see what the Australian TV networks are doing with their Twitter feeds. Why, though, should ...

How to mark Ch 9's 50th Birthday without trying.

March 17th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 5 Comments
Channel 9 Brisbane this year will mark its 50th anniversary by holding two balls – one at Movie World, with a second at Jupiters Casino. Invited will be a number ...

Gossip Girl Deathwatch? Josh Schwartz Kamikaze?

March 14th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
One can easily tell the difference between a television show with a great showrunner and one with a poor one. Productions helmed by a great showrunner usually feature plots, characters, motivations, ...

Televised Revolution is Twittering. Just like everyone else.

March 14th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
About a month or so ago, I jumped on the Twittering bandwagon just as the mainstream popularity of Twitter exploded harder than McHale on shore leave. It felt somewhat right ...
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