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We take a look at the US series Suits which begins airing on Seven this week.
Also, we take the opportunity, with the chatty Dave Lawson as our cohost, to talk about our television watching habits and the effects our friends have on us.
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Finally we get to episode 274 and to reward you for your long wait we give you 20% more Boxcutters. Or something. It’s long. That’s what we’re saying.
Franklin & Bash is a show from the US about frat-style lawyers.
We take a deeper look at last week’s announcements of ABC cuts and discuss the positives and negatives.
Continue reading “Ep 274: Franklin & Bash, ABC Cuts” »
Sorry to spoil your Tuesday morning commute but we’ve had to postpone Episode 274.
The wonderful 3RRR need all of their studios for their excellent radio training programme. If you want to learn how to make great radio, we can highly recommend this course.
However, it means we have to wait until Wednesday before we can record Ep 274.
We promise it will be worth the wait.
In the mean time, have you seen what we look like?
There have been many changes to the Boxcutters line up since the last portrait and it’s been a struggle to get everyone together for a new photo but we managed it over the weekend.
So, if you’ve wondered what we all look like, here is your chance.
The Australian Press Council, earlier this week, released new guidelines with respect to reporting suicide cases in the news.
This report in the Age outlines all the details.
We’ve covered this concept a lot in the past on Boxcutters and the trend to euphemise suicide has definitely waned in TV journalism.
We wonder if there will be an official statement instructing TV and radio journalists to be more explicit about suicide.
Considering that the statistics show increased suicides after a suicide report, will we see a spike in the number of suicides? Has the euphemism of “no suspicious circumstances” become so well-known now that it’s a bit ridiculous to continue with the ruse?
You wanted us to review Falling Skies so we did. It’s a humans versus aliens war and we have to work out whether it’s worth watching.
Courteney’s been watching some Australian classic television. She talks about Phoenix in Things You May Have Missed and it causes us to reminisce a bit about the good Australian TV of the past.
Then, while we’re in the mood, we take a look back at Angry Boys and try to work out whether or not it was successful.
Continue reading “Ep 273: Falling Skies, Phoenix” »
Usually when a USA network remakes a foreign series, it pales in comparison to the original. The US’s version of The Office is clearly an exception to that rule, but what about the new version of Wilfred? They’ve brought Jason Gann on board to play the title role, but how does it compare?
In I Don’t Buy It, Brett has problems with McDonald’s.
Continue reading “Ep 272: Wilfred” »
After a short break we return with a review of the ABC’s new sexy legal drama, Crownies. Did we like it? You’ll have to listen to the episode to find out. If we told you here, that would spoil things.
Sue Spencer is the Executive Producer of the long-running investigative journalism programme, Four Corners. Josh spoke her to find out if people still want investigative reporting. Do they? You’ll find out by listening to the episode. That’s how this thing works.
There’s some news in which we’re flippant about death, there’s some hating on MasterChef and religious figures, there’s some things to watch if you were going to.
Continue reading “Ep 271: Crownies, Four Corners” »
At a time when soap operas are falling off free to air television in the developed world, its lack of subtext helps developing nations overcome disturbing social issues.
In a great episode of Radio National’s Future Tense we get to hear about the after-life of the soap opera.
It kind of gives more credence to this idea that the soap opera is an important part of television’s childhood and that in a lot of countries that’s exactly where television still exists.
In Australia, Neighbours has be moved to a “non-core” channel and in the US shows including All My Children and One Life to Live have been cancelled.
The question remains, though, if this is the end of our childhood then what sort of adolescence are we expecting for television? Is it going to be another 50 years? What is that 50 years going to look like?
Have a listen to the episode and then please leave your thoughts in the comments.
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