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Mindy Kaling left The Office at the end of last season and created her own show. It forces us to think about the nature of the modern sitcom as a whole and leads to a really interesting discussion.
John brings us a bit of missable delight with another Just Don’t Bother.
There’s also some letters and we each have one thing.
Continue reading “Ep 326: The Mindy Project” »
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In news that is sure to raise many more questions about ratings and the ABC’s responsibility to the community, The Marngrook Footy Show was axed this week. We interview executive producer Grant Hansen about the future of what is arguably the best sports show on television.
Also, Brett has some more juicy bits from The Vault and there are some Letters to Boxcutters.
Continue reading “Ep 325: Marngrook Footy Show” »
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Sometimes a show comes along that seems simple on the surface but really requires a lot more investigation. Cuckoo is a show exactly like that. Luckily, we’re reviewing it this week.
We take a look at the highlights of the US election coverage, cover the BBC controversies and receive some emails from General Petraeus or something.
Have a listen, if you dare:
Continue reading “Ep 324: Cuckoo” »
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It’s always exciting to have new TV makers in the studio and Kate Pappas and Ben Eriksen are the perfect people to be excited about. They’ve made a doco called Future Radicals that appears on ABC 2 as part of the Opening Shot series.
Then there’s a review of Arrow and we try to help you work out if you’ll like it or if you will do something else.
Continue reading “Ep 323: Arrow, Kate Pappas & Ben Eriksen” »
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Go On is a new sitcom with some surprises in store for our panel of television experts who watch tv shows especially to tell you good folk what to expect from them. The last thing they want is for you to be disappointed.
Josh goes head-to-head with Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton and Brett sticks his arm deep into The Vault.
Continue reading “Ep 322: Go On, Lewis Hamilton” »
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Why is Glenn so Angry? Why does Josh keep laughing? Does Brett still have a stash of VHS tapes to watch? What’s Brenna’s big secret? Why did John cut out one of the best jokes of the show?
These questions might be answered on this episode.
PLUS: We look at Last Resort, a show that may, or may not, be really excellent.
There are also some Letters to Boxcutters and our special guest donor brings us some fascinating stories.
Continue reading “Ep 321: Last Resort” »
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There is so much to talk about that we struggle to fit it all into one episode.
We review the new show from NBC in the US (and it appears on Fox 8 in Australia), Revolution. The second "o" is supposed to be an on/off symbol but that’s too hard to do.
Also, we look through all the TV shows we’ve dealt with this year, so far, and see how they stack up in the Bechdel Test.
There are a few surprises as well so listen carefully.
Continue reading “Ep 320: Revolution, Bechdel Test” »
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In the lead-up to the Paralympics, the UK’s Channel 4 presented a fortnight of comedy including some one-offs, some brand new work from geniuses you might be familiar with and some fantastic older comedy from their collection. We take a look at everything we can possibly think of to do with this.
Also, are you sick of us talking about The Newswroom? No? Excellent. Because there’s more of that.
Continue reading “Ep 319: Channel 4 Comedy Fortnight” »
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Courteney takes a post modern look at Breaking Bad, Mad Men with a little bit of Dexter thrown in. It becomes a fascinating discussion of the journey of men in current American TV. Fascinating!
Continue reading “Ep 318: Breaking Bad & Mad Men” »
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Bobby Flynn was a contestant on Australian Idol in 2006. Last week we lost a game show about rewarding group talent (Everybody Dance Now). We talk to Bobby about the value of such talent shows and what happens to the people we loved for those moments.
Continue reading “Ep 317: Bobby Flynn’s Reality” »
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