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Tuesday, 16 August 2011
The novelty of seeing Brisbane on the telly was enough to pique my interest in the new Foxtel youth series SLiDE.
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/ Daniel Barrett
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Rumours have been building in recent months that Apple is set to move in a big way into television. The possibilities are revolutionary to home entertainment.
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/ Daniel Barrett
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
The casting of the US remake of Wilfred is great.
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Friday, 20 May 2011
The new television production of Cloudstreet is a high quality Australian story that will be very well received by many who will tune in to watch it. Of course, that isn’t to say that I enjoyed it.
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Friday, 15 April 2011
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo is a well worn, seen-it-all-before, paint by numbers mini-series — that you’ll love to bits. Tune in for revolutionary ideas, bad hair and the birth of an iconic media brand.
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Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Conan is back! After spending 10 months in the wilderness, Conan O’Brien has taken to the TV stage once more. And it’s a welcome return to a goofy, apolitical chat format.
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Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Defying the notion that the western is not in vogue is the most-excellent video game Red Dead Redemption. Best described as Grand Theft Auto, but set in the wild west, RDR offers the same wonderful amoral gameplay.
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Much like the rise of the indie film market in the early to mid-90s, filmmakers wishing to explore serialised storytelling are taking the DIY approach. Pioneer One, says Dan Barrett, is a cliché-laden sci-fi drama that offers a glimpse into the future of TV.
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Friday, 20 August 2010
Tomorrow, each of the networks has invested heavily in its election coverage, seeing this as a significant branding opportunity.
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Tuesday, 3 August 2010
SBS has reached a new low … reports show that Sunday night saw the channel achieve a new low share of 3.5%, placing the channel as eighth for the night.
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/ Daniel Barrett
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Today marks an interesting time in Australian television history. At 9 o’clock this morning in Mildura, the analogue system was shut off, with television screens going dark. Some of them permanently.
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/ Daniel Barrett
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Chuck certainly won’t be a taxing viewing experience for you, but it’s a great distraction each week, an adventure spy romance series built for the whole family.
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/ Daniel Barrett
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Thursday, 13 May 2010
If you’re most familiar with the streets of Baltimore by way of The Wire, then it’s time to get another view of the city with Homicide: Life on The Streets.
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/ Daniel Barrett
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Friday, 7 May 2010
After six seasons, Lost is winding up. What makes this so important for narrative TV in the US? It’s the first time a show has been able to structure itself to end on its own terms. And that’s been a very good thing.
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Thursday, 6 May 2010
With comic books so in vogue these days, you may have been looking for a comic book series to sample. Don’t hesitate in giving Y: The Last Man, a series where all men have died, a go.
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/ Daniel Barrett
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Sunrise dumped its entire format, keeping its focus on the Bieber situation. News bulletins continued as scheduled, but the rest of the show was wall-to-wall Bieber.
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/ Daniel Barrett
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Monday, 12 April 2010
Press Gang was intended to be an issues-based teen drama about some high school kids working on a teen-oriented newspaper. 20 years on, the fashion has dated but the storylines haven’t.
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/ Daniel Barrett
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010
70s classic action show The Professionals is everything you’d want in a crime drama: gun fights, fast cars, excellent sideburns, British accents, and split screen opening credits.
