One might wonder what former Channel 9 owner Kerry Packer would make of the current malaise at his beloved network (“Toxic TV,” DT 18/10). Who could forget his famous phone […]
Read MoreUgly scenes at the Oscars
Although apologising for impulsively defending his wife physically, actor Will Smith generated an equally impulsive response from an audience seeing a man standing up for his mocked wife. Hopefully, Chris […]
Read MoreReal survivor
There’s little doubt that Channel 10’s Survivor program needs some entertainment value for us couch potatoes. While noisy George Mladenov’s antics created a fan base, his boast of owning only […]
Read MoreYou’ll hear it from us, confidentially
Sydney Confidential continues to offer worthy insights into the TV industry and its prospects (Viewers slam ‘trashy’ 60 Minutes, 3/6). As SC takes the pulse of our morally challenged airways, […]
Read MoreTime to get back to ABC of reporting
Andrew Bolt succinctly makes the case that true journalism is identifying the “who, what, how, when and where” of news items. (ABC code of silence, 2/12). The journalist’s skill is […]
Read MoreWelcome to Parradise
It may not surprise too many fans of TV’s Goggle Box that the cheeky and loveable, if occasionally irritating, Jad Nehmetallah, would have to buy the restaurant before you would […]
Read MoreBarry was almost too close for comfort
While stage curtains fall to end the show and the audience is sent packing, the sudden death of Barry Humphries surely has an encore of echoing applause transcending up high […]
Read MoreCheers To Beers
The Sunday Telegraph must immediately check for escape clauses in correspondent James Weir’s contract, least he be lured away by Channel 7 executives after his brilliant writing. (ST, 12/3). While […]
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