Channel Ten needs to stop exploiting bogans
Seriously, Ten? It’s no secret that Channel Ten is resembling a ship leaking so fast that even Clive Palmer wouldn’t want to recreate it. Consistently beaten in the ratings into … Continue reading
A Logie award should be a valuable prize
First published in The Punch on 25th January, 2012. Voting is now open for TV Week’s Logie Awards, have you got your vote in? No? That’s not surprising. I’m sure … Continue reading
New rollout of Knockout is a sellout and a copout
First published in The Punch on 29th November, 2011. Every now and then, you might come across a disaster of some kind and have the inexplicable urge to stare at … Continue reading
Snuggle up to the movies
First published in Crikey on 16th March, 2011. With television screens becoming larger, sofas becoming comfier, and snacking options becoming infinite, it’s never been a better time to combine all … Continue reading
See a TV show in the making
First published in Crikey on 17th September, 2010 Every evening millions of people sit in front of their TVs and tune into live panel shows, reality shows and game shows. … Continue reading
Why the best shows go unwatched
First published in The National Times on 10th September, 2010 The Emmy Awards have been handed out for another year, but if you’ve missed that fact you can be forgiven. … Continue reading
Filling the Masterchef void
First published on The Punch on 30th July, 2010 I was spending some quality time with channel 10 the other night. It was blathering on about how good it’s life … Continue reading
Are we Ready for the Third Dimension?
First Published in the National Times on 20th July, 2010 Marvel Studios has just announced that its two big cinema releases for next year, Thor and Captain America, will be … Continue reading
The Doctor is in, but the storyline is hard to find
First published on The Punch on 12th July, 2010 Doctor Who has just finished its most recent series, with what could be classed as “pretty good ratings for the ABC”. … Continue reading
Hey Hey it's… Hey, where did everyone go?
First published on The Punch on 8th July, 2010 Were you one of the 637,000 or so people who watched Hey Hey it’s Saturday this week? No? How about one … Continue reading
Matt Smith's End of the Spectrum 