What on earth was the deal with Packed to the Rafters last night? In the Seven drama's first post-Rachel episode (Jessica Marais departed the show to pursue other avenues overseas, hence her character left the sunny borough for greener pastures in the big Apple), the show was remarkably heavy on male characters. Whether this was a concerted effort or not, it would still be mildly disconcerting ...
theage.com.au Well, after all the rumors of the Chaser boys splitting up or going their separate ways, they will be back with a "new" show on the ABC again. The show, called The Hamster Wheel will "examine the contemporary media landscape, where everyone from journalists to political fixers is perpetually at risk of spinning out of control"- something that sounds like a cross ...
The "rebooted", "refreshed" version of comedy stalwart Good News Week will premiere September 5, Monday 9:30pm. I don't like to judge shows before they air, especially not Australian ones, but this looks pretty bad. You be the judge: It looks to be a mix between a sketch show, and all manner of other things. Oh dear, let's hope this won't be as bad I think it will be ...
Take a look at the following photos posted on the Facebook page of upcoming Channel Nine show "The Joy of Sets" (featuring Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee). Those hoping for a "Get This with pictures" type scenario will be delighted with the following images. Basically, if the words "Warwick Capper" and "Long Blonde Locks" mean anything to you, you will not be able to wait for this show... There's ...
Take a look at the first new trailer for Community season 3 below. We know already that it will feature John Goodman (who features in the clip) in a recurring guest role (as Vice Dean Laybourne), as well as Martin Starr and Michael Kenneth Williams. And it's clear Goodman is being used as a large selling point this season... you can see him cut Dean Pelton down to size in the ...
In what is a massive coup for the Monday-Friday news program The 7PM Project, it has nabbed an exclusive first interview with ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks. Ten are promoting this as Hicks' "First Australian TV interview" in which he goes "one-on-one" with 7PM co-host Charlie Pickering. It will apparently be "Tell all", with nothing off limits. Even though the ABC say ...
In the penultimate round of the Home and Away AFL season, Before the Game has some good guests lined up. This week on the show, see Bob Murphy from the Western Bulldogs who will likely have some interesting things to say about the sacking of former coach Rodney Eade, as well as the Pies' Travis Cloke. Peter Helliar's Strauchanie will also appear (it seems Peter Helliar can only get ...
Today it was announced that TV veteran Stephen Collins (Private Practice, Seventh Heaven, No Ordinary Family) will appear on The Office's eighth season as Andy's dad. Andy, played by Ed Helms, joined The Office in early Season 3, and since then has become a fan favourite. However, the fact that we will be seeing Andy's dad could in fact mean that there is more of a focus of Andy ...
After the news that Breaking Bad has been renewed for a fifth and final season, why not take a look at an up-to-date (as of Season 4 Episode 5 of Breaking Bad) list of all the people that have kicked the bucket as a result of Walter White's (initially well-intentioned) actions. Can you guess what the total death toll is? And more pertinently, what will it be at the end of the series? (Thanks ...
In yet another case of the dollar winning out over public interest, Channel Seven looks "unlikely" to televise the clash between Carlton and Hawthorn live. Even though they sit fourth and third on the ladder respectively (and the result will dictate who will claim third spot next, and possibly for the rest of these season), Seven seems to be sticking with its strategy ...
This week on Before the Game, catch Carlton star Marc Murphy, as well as the newest smooth operator in the media, Jack Watts, from the Melbourne Football Club. Before the Game airs on Saturday in Melbourne at 6.30pm, Adelaide at 5.30pm and Perth at 4 ...
When the appointment of James Spader to "replace" Steve Carrell was announced, it certainly raised a few eyebrows, but after seeing how the show will handle the new addition to the cast, it could well be the best thing that has happened to the show since the addition of Ed Helms as Andy in Season 3. Here's what we know: "Robert California" is expected to appear in 15 episodes (much ...
Can of Worms seems to have weathered the critical media storm, as well as lukewarm viewer reception to post a respectable 789,000 viewers in its seventh episode on air. And it has seemingly done it against all odds, as it is not being done any favours by Ten by having near-certified flop The Renovators as its lead in. Last night it rated a paltry 670,000. Yes, that means it increased ...
Well, I guess it's good news and bad news for Breaking Bad fans. The show has been renewed for 16 more episodes- that's the really good news...Especially since tense contract negotiations between AMC and Sony were getting many people worried that the show would have to shift networks. And the bad news is that it will be the last 16 episodes the show will ever film- after this current season of 13 episodes of course. And I say "bad news" because knowing that a great show has an imminent end date ...
Heads up for AFL fans: Joel Selwood will appear on tonight's Footy Classified in the hot seat to answer the tough questions. The show hasn't had many guests appear on the show this year, but when they do, it is usually worth watching. Joel will likely receive questions about Sunday's hard-fought win against Adelaide, as well as Geelong's finals campaign; does he think the team has a place for so many talls and what does he think a settled Geelong team will look like. He will likely discuss taking ...
Last week, the media jumped on Hamish and Andy for shedding around 400,000 of viewers from Week 1 to Week 2 for their new TV show Hamish and Andy's Gap Year. I also said that they took a "hit" from their strong first showing, however, any time a show loses that many viewers, it will always be a loss. And the fact that this week, they managed to hold on to their 1 million viewers is a great, great sign for the pair. It means that viewers weren't put off by the few critical reviews in the big papers, ...
The USA program Suits, currently in its first season, has been renewed for a second season. The show stars Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams and is described as a legal dramedy about a lawyer and a college drop out with an eidetic memory. This is great news for Channel Seven in Australia, who have just begun airing its first season - the second season will consist of 16 episod ...
Today the air date has been announced for the ABC's upcoming comedy series At Home With Julia, as well as the other characters and actors that will appear in the series. It will air on September 7 at 9:30PM on ABC1. The series will only be made up of 4 30 minute episodes. It will replace Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey on Wednesday nights. The ABC has also revealed the swathe of actors that will be appearing in the short series:Here they are, complete with "humorous" asides by the ABC:Kevin ...
nndb.com In what is being touted as an "Everybody Loves Raymond" reunion of sorts, Ray Romano will be heading to the ABC comedy The Middle, where he will star alongside his former on-screen wife Patricia Heaton. But it's not the first time a "Raymond" alumnus has guested on the show, with Doris Roberts appearing in the Season 2 premiere. Romano will play "Nicky Kohlbrenner, a man from ...
hitfix.com Today FX has announced that it's bring back three of its off-beat comedies: Wilfred, Louie and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. TV Guide reports that Wilfred- starring Elijah Wood and Jason Gann- will be coming back for a second season of 13 episodes. Louie- starring Louis CK- will return with a third season of 13 episodes. Both series have enjoyed good ratings with Wilfred ...
Following on from my post about Desperate Housewives' Brenda Strong stating that Season 8 would be the final year, it seems that it is pretty much the case. EW has recently reported that the ABC show will end in May, 2012, and also that the core cast of the show, which still comprises of Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria was shocked by the decision - ...
Last night Hamish and Andy's second episode on air pulled 1.069 million. Yes, it's a sizeable difference between its first week audience of 1.456 million, but it is to be expected that a show loses audience from a hyped premiere to a second ep... or if you prefer, a show's premiere figures are usually inflated due to curious channel surfers, etc. And of course the drop is not ideal, but at least it is not "panic stations" yet. However, if the pair bring another average episode like last night's ...
Oh dear, last night's Hamish and Andy's Gap Year was not good. ... Or at least not as good as was expected; I, and many others had hoped for at least a modicum of improvement from week 1 to week 2. But there was hardly any... which doesn't bode well for the series. Last week, the premiere dragged an impressive, but not amazing 1.45 million, and I shudder to think what the tomorrow's ...