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Ryan = Stupid. But we already knew that
Fans of Big Brother are debating whether a comment during last night’s Friday Night Live from presenter Ryan Fitzgerald was homophobic or not.During the episode both Fitzgerald and Mike Goldman were shirtless, prompting Fitzgerald to comment that it was a “Good thing Zach wasn’t evicted last week. We’d have been mobbed by now.”Zach is an openly gay-contestant in the BB house.The implication, suggests the Behind Big Brother …
Confirmed: Nine execs gone
As leaked to TV Tonight late yesterday afternoon, today we have confirmation that two Nine executives have been rolled at Nine.Cos Cardone, Head of Entertainment, is to go. Cordone had a background in sports but has been in charge of the ailing The Nation. He was a “right-hand man” to Eddie McGuire, whose role as CEO ended this week.Another executive, Gary Fenton, is taking a package which sees him continue …
SBS closes long running Hotline
Where does SBS suggest we write to complain about the end of Hotline? comments@sbs.com.au ? Booo!The 5 minute viewer feedback programme which has been running for 17 years ended this week!The show has had welcome boquets and briquettes via phone, fax, letters and emails, and included everything from voxpops to the hotcam booth. Host Electra Manikakis took over from Silvio Rivier since 1999 and you can watch her final ever episode …
Rumour: More staff changes at Nine?
An anonymous tipster has suggested that there have been more staff movements at Nine with a possible sacking and another executive taking a package.If the rumour is true the key executives are believed to be have overseen light entertainment and sports production at GTV9 in Melbourne.Significantly, today also marks the end of the reign of one Eddie McGuire. Could those who have been too closely aligned with the now-former CEO be facing the chop too?…
First Review: Gay, Straight or Taken
When Bravo TV launched Boy Meets Boy in 2004 the luvly James Getzlaff was the Bachelor-style hero in a dating show that offered gay beaus and straight wolves in designer-sheep clothing. According to Getzlaff, this twist by gay-owned production company Evolution was part of an agenda to get the show into mainstream television when Queer Eye was hot. It was probably a delicious idea. Once. Suddenly straight men …
Explosive tell-all in Nine book
Gerald Stone’s new book Who Killed Channel Nine? likens the death of Kerry Packer to a dying king, unable to protect his kingdom from a greedy prince.Stone was Executive Producer of 60 Minutes from 1974 to 1989 and the man credited with leading the #1 show in the country. But his book, which has taken 13 months to write, will spill the beans on the inner workings of the once-glorious network.Stone asserts …
Jeepers. Seven’s creeper movie
There sure is some interesting stuff on telly this weekend.Amongst some of the more dubious choices is Seven’s airing of Jeepers Creepers 2. The film is directed by Victor Salva who was convicted of pedophilia during an earlier film he made, “Clownhouse” in 1989. Salva pleaded guilty and served 15 months for charges relating to acts involving a child under the age of 14. He later made films for Disney which unsurprisingly led to a considerable …
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FRIDAY 29[Showtime/8:30pm] Masters of Horror 2. Christopher Lloyd.[Ovation/7:30pm] Inside the Actor’s Studio. Ethan Hawke.[Bio/7:30pm] An Audience With… The Spice Girls.[Ten/4:00pm] The Lost Children. Premiere. Ethan, sister Amy and their mother abandon ship when a storm hits their vessel. Follow them on a high-spirited adventure as they awake on a wild shore and begin the battle for survival….
Indifference of Opinion?
Must admit I’m not exactly looking forward to Jeff McMullen’s debate series Difference of Opinion returning. It didn’t exactly set the world on fire when it aired earlier this year.The new series will record 4 eps in Sydney before moving to its new base in Melbourne. And the show has a timeslot change. Now Denton is back, McMullen has been pushed to 9:25pm Thursdays.The first ep will feature an …
Neighbours recast a "huge mistake."
Ian Smith, who plays the lovable ‘Harold Bishop,’ has criticised cast changes in Neighbours upcoming revamp.Along with switches to the set, some contracts were not renewed, in particular some favourites of Smith’s.”I think it was a huge mistake to get rid of them – I was in love with every single one,” Smith told Inside Soap.Warning: Spoilers follow. The Timmins family will depart Erinsborough, meaning the actors to disappear …
Key writer returns to Home and Away
Home and Away will see the return of Bevan Lee, a former Script Producer, return to the show.Lee was brought on board to the long-running soap in its first year to rewrite the pilot episode. He has since acted as a Script Producer on the show at varying stages and Script Executive for the Seven Network.Lee will replace Script Producer Sarah Walker who finishes this week after plotting eps until the end of …