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  1. One of the more prominent channels, TCM (Turner Classic Movies) has ceased operations in the UK after 23 years. This happened 3 days ago from posting this. There has been a progressive shutdown over the years of the international affiliates or versions of TCM.

  2. Just finished Deadloch on Prime Video and wow!! Excellent!! This is what I’m looking for in a show setting itself apart from other similar shows recently cluttering up streaming services. Expertly written (I don’t typically like the two Kate’s but they have impressed me here), wonderfully acted (I’d watch Kate Box read the phone book) and a genuinely intriguing story with a satisfying ending culminating in one of my favourite shows of the year. Admittedly the first few episodes were difficult to get through because of Madeleine Sami‘s Eddie… the way she came in was so unrealistic and hard to believe… but they managed to settle her down, explain her outlandishness to a degree and create a compelling character out of her. I especially loved the dry wit and humour littered throughout, some of it genuinely had me laughing out loud. I really hope it gets a second season because this is high quality Aussie content. Super impressed. Bay Of Fires has a lot to live up to in a similar setting…

  3. Gecko launched on 1 July in Southern Cross areas on LCN 57 in Southern NSW/ACT, Regional Victoria, Regional Queensland, Broken Hill, and the Spencer Gulf, as well as on LCN 67 in Tasmania, and maybe LCN 77 in Darwin, I’m not sure exactly just yet. This is my 1st comment on this site by the way. Sorry if others haven’t posted this on this site.

      1. The problem is when one of them triggers a rescan they all pop back again. I have to use parental controls to lock them out. I only use 1/3 of the channels and of my viewing is on half of those. The other 25 are all duplicates, shopping channels and other rubbish.

  4. Repeats of ‘The Late, Late Show’ with James C start very late night on 11 after Colbert next week-somewhat surprised this wasn’t done before now. given 10s need for filler material late night.

  5. With last year’s gold Logie award recipient being Hamish Blake, it’ll be interesting to see if it can be 2 or more in a row with another win this year.

    Is it possible? It has been achieved before by Graham Kennedy, Ray Martin, Daryl Somers, Lisa McCune and Rove McManus. At the same time, there can be contest from the other nominees and the notion to share the love. For example, the case for Leigh Sales winning the award is quite strong, given the end of an 11 year tenure at The 7.30 Report. As Tom Gleeson had also shown, it’s up to the audience and the nicest or most deserved person may or may not win.

    A few factors to look at or consider for this year’s Logie Awards.

  7. James Warburton and Seven must be sitting back tonight wondering how they let themselves lose all those sports to Nine… Once the network that prided itseelf on sport (with the pinnacle of Olympics from 1980 – 2020 bar three including Sydney 2000) even when Nine ruled under Kerry Parker… Nine really are the ‘Wide World of Sprots’! Olympics including Brisbane 2032, Winter Olympics, every Tennis, Mid-Year Ashes, CWC, NRL including Origin and GFs, Swimming and maybe even Victoria Comm Games and Melbourne Cup! Not to mention the others they have and Stan.

    1. Seven was relying on their relationship with TA (which ended up in court) and Nine’s investment in the Cricket to get the AO for $26m, far less that it was worth. When CA wouldn’t give Nine what they wanted they put in a fake bid fooling Ten, their bid partner, and Seven and offered $50m for the AO. Stokes’s empire with tractors , loss making newspapers and magazines ended up with serious debt they had to pay down and didn’t think they could pay for a decade of @l^mp!cs to ensure they got Brisbane. We will see who’s right in 2032. The Melbourne Cup was Ten’s and other tennis majors have been on SBS and Nine before, as has the swimming. With Nine and Stan they are better placed to fund such buying. Ten is in worse shape than Seven.

  8. I read today that Disney+ is removing the ‘Crater’ movie from their streaming list after only two months, this is another tax depreciation move for Disney as they look to claw back billions to get themselves financial again.
    If Disney wants a list of shows and movies to remove I would be happy to supply it, Crator was probably one of their better recent efforts.

  9. Just voted for the 2023 TV Week Logie Awards and noticed that the nominees were listed in alphabetical order. I think that could affect the outcome for the general categories where the nominees are new talent or new shows, and establishing a presence on the scene.

    The premise is that if a voter sees the category, they may choose the first answer in alphabetical order if unsure or just wanting to move on. If the voting ballots for the Logie Awards are in that order, it might be worth creating a show called Aardvark and try to get it nominated.

    1. Wouldn’t we look to past examples to measure the result? I really don’t see this happening. If people are invested to log on to vote, they are invested to choose their faves, and in any case what are you suggesting is the fairer alternative? ABC, 7, 9, 10, SBS, Subscription? Then all the ABC shows win based on same argument….

      1. I did think about that and came up with the old picking post-it notes with the nominees written on them out of a hat or bucket for the ballots.

        1. It’s online voting, so they could just randomise the ballots every time it displays. But Donkey Voting is a problem because we threaten to fine (and gaol for federal elections) people who don’t vote and many of them have no idea who the candidates are. For people choosing to vote from a list of celebrities the effect would be small. And it doesn’t really matter anyway.

        2. There are way too many nominations from ABC TV. If Mystery Road fell under entertainment and lifestyle it probably may have been nominated in every category. People could be mistaken that the awards are shown on ABC not 7.

    2. David Knox is channel 10 paramount launching Pluto tv this week or next because someone on mediaspy had pics of live TV guide from Pluto tv website.

    3. I couldn’t disagree more. People that bother to vote here, are doing it because they want to. Its not like its an election, where nobody wants to be there, but they show up and get their name ticked off, just to avoid a fine…

  10. I apologise cos I’m about to stink up the lounge by talking about The Idol. You can throw its carcass on the ‘23 scrap heap along with Black Snow (Stan), Velma (Binge), Mrs. Davis (Binge), Gossip Girl S2 (Binge) and Up Here (Disney+) to create quite the mound of trash.
    Its a weird one because it was never boring.. the production values and the actors were all first class (just no decent material), the music was not to my taste but fit the feel of the show (I also realised that basically the entirety of the show took place in one location)… it has a lot going right for it… it was just the most self absorbed, basic piece of high end TV I’ve seen in quite some time. What was the point of any of it? I clearly have missed what the creators were trying to do and say with this piece of s**t. It’s a different kind of crap compared to those other shows I listed… what an atrociously jarring vanity project this was for the Weeknd… Who btw was far and away the worst thing about it. Any thoughts?

    2. @troy_story I have not read one good review of The Idol anywhere, the promos were enough for me and together with David’s view on it I chose not to watch it and am now very glad I didn’t. I was really looking forward to Mrs Davis and all it did was confuse the hell out of me…..so disappointing. However I actually liked Black Snow ! Go figure 🙂

  11. Have been watching the american version of Shark Tank for a while now. I notice like a lot of reality shows they have a “bad guy” shark (Kevin). With the australian Shark Tank I don’t think they had a bad guy maybe this is why it did not take off.

  12. Free to air TV. Channel 10.Saturday and Sunday. On both days from about 8.am till 5.pm there was nothing to watch except cooking shows and a couple of travel shows. Very boring!

    2. I kind of agree to a point, as Saturday morning Tv hasn’t been the same since things like: The Thunderbirds, Hey Hey, It’s a Knockout, Saved by the Bell and Sounds et al left our screens…

  13. Mega fortnight of sport, mostly on Nine (Wimbledon, Ashes, State of Origin, AFL, NRL, Tour de France, Women’s Ashes, Women’s Origin, Rugby Championship to name some)!

    And another ridiculous article from Annette Sharp in Daily Telegraph overnight, suggesting Nine’s sport stable isn’t up to scratch and the like with Paris 2024 Olympics around the corner (she seems to dislike anything to do with Melbourne as well). They’ll surely use James Bracey, Roz Kelly and Tony Jones, maybe with Eddie McGuire and Karl Stefanovic for ceremonies and Todd Woodbridge too. As per Australian Opens and this Origin / Ashes.

    1. Not to mention that Nine also have the fina swimming champs in Fukuoka, Japan. The same time zone difference will be beneficial to Australian audiences. I saw this on Sports Sunday & noticed that the swimming champs will begin on 23 Jul on Nine/9Now.

  15. Have just finished watching Bump. Only started it a week or so ago. Loved it. I’m normally a fan of Aussie drama, and this one seemed to slip under the radar, hence why I was late to the party with this great show.
    Think it wrapped up nicely if there isn’t to be a fourth season.

    1. Yes it’s a good Aussie show. S1 and 3 were great… S2 was a mess imo. If you want to stick to that world though, you may want to check out Year Of (also on Stan)… it’s billed as a Bump spinoff but has little in common with its mother show, it’s certainly got a darker tone and heavier subject matter. The one link I’ve seen between the two shows so far is the addition of Bowie, in what appears to be a point in time post-Bump, as he’s far less aloof and more mature than he was in the original show.

      1. Loved his character. He very much gives me Ryan Corr vibes (big fan of him).
        Speaking off, also just watched In Limbo on ABC iview. Enjoyed that also. Good balance of funny and seriousness.

  16. Here’s some odd scheduling. 10 will begin replaying 2019 episodes of ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ on 10Peach, with double episodes airing Thursday-Monday at 3:30am. 10Peach starts with episode 8194 from October 2019. I’m not sure regular Bold fans will tune in given the irregular hour.

      1. Before the scurge that is home shopping took over, I remember in my teenage years watching shows like Cop Shop, Prisoner and The Sullivans (and others) at ungodly hours.

      1. I’ve checked through my EPG & noticed that there is a repeat of Travel Guides (Maurtitus) penciled in on 5 Jul. The following Wed, ORigin will take place on 12 Jul, though is a dead rubber game. I’d expect that new eps of Travel Guides to be rolled out on 19 and 26 Jul. After Travel Guides ends, I wonder if The Block will take its 7:30pm place?

        1. This is how nine killed ratings beast the mentalist back in the day – by throwing in random repeats when they had plenty of new episodes up their sleeves

          1. Yes, I recall that, but other networks did the same. I never watched NCIS, but think that suffered the same treatment! 94 do it now with all the life style shows, they show repeats and then quietly play new seasons with no advertising, and we’re expected to know that they will do this!?!

  18. Do 9 or 9Go! have any plans showing Young Sheldon’s 6th season? Why has 9 gone back to airing repeats of Pointless? David keep up the great work!

    1. Nine don’t seem in any hurry to show Young Sheldon S6, they weren’t quick to show S5 either. Maybe they hope someone will make an offer for it, maybe they want to air it later. Pointless S28 ran late due to the Queen’s death. S29 has had two production breaks in it, and hasn’t finished yet. It probably hasn’t been made available for international distribution yet. The BBC only make 110 episodes a year, so Nine have to show around 150 repeats.

  19. David, do any BET+ shows screen in Australia? I’m keen to watch their new show ‘Average Joe’ but I can’t find info on where it will land?

  20. The Sister Boniface Mystery has disappeared from. ABC Saturday yet they have only aired 6 of the 10 episodes of Season 1. What’s going on?
    Or is the internet wrong and there’s not 10 episodes a season?

  21. Did anyone else notice what a coincidence Seven re-running their old Disney staple “Air Force One” (which premiered after Sydney Olympics to over 2 million metro in the old ABNielsen!) last night, involving the plot of a captured Russian rogue general/dictator attempting to be freed by loyalist terrorists hijacking the aforementioned. On the same day big news was breaking from the Russia/Ukraine/Vladimir Putin crisis… Somewhat oops. Usually networks play it ultra safe and react to similarly themed shows/movies to news events and pull them (such as Mt Everest death lately).

      1. It’s a pretty common plotline for a lot of action/suspense movies and TV-see ‘Crimson Tide’, a film that the USN refused to provide any assistance in the making of due to some of the plot.

  23. Just wanted to acknowledge the passing earlier this week of Angela Thorne – best known as Marjory Frobisher from To The Manor Born, also mother of Rupert Penry-Jones. Discovered today she was even in an ep of The Good Life! (S04E03 “Our Speaker Today” – easy enough to find – just watched it)

  24. Why does Seven have to hold back new seasons of Family Guy and American Dad even though they have life-of-series first-run rights? They should move them to Disney+ and be done with them.

  25. David, I did not notice an obit tribute to Treat Williams on here. I just did a search. Highly unusual as you always have notices of even obscure celebrities. I go on here to confirm sometimes too. Does this mean Treat Williams did not die in a car crash in the last week?

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