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Seven showing Lost -but where is Part 2?
First the accolades…
It’s great that 7TWO is screening Lost at a decent timeslot tomorrow night.
It premieres at 9:30pm in a two hour episode, following a one hour special at 8:30. A week later it settles into the 8:30pm slot.
It’s also great that it is screening at 11:30pm on Seven for those without Digital TV, and even better that it can be seen in high definition on 7HD.
What’s not so great is that Seven has opted to screen just the first episode on Seven / 7HD. Instead of showing Part 2 as …
Airdate: Kings
US drama Kings, which stars former Home and Away actor Christopher Egan, will get a run on 7TWO later this month.
The bold series, a modern-day drama based loosely on the Biblical story of King David, set in the fictional city of Gilboa currently at war with its neighbour, Gath.
Noted as being unlike anything else on the box, some reviews were robustly favourable. Brian Ford Sullivan of The Futon Critic said “Kings is ultimately a show you’re either going to dismiss as silly and pretentious or fall in love with …
Sopranos finally sing on 7TWO
Acclaimed HBO drama The Sopranos finally begins its rerun on 7TWO next week.
The show was promised as part of the channel’s line-up when it launched last November, but has taken several months to be realised.
It will premiere at 9:30pm Tuesday February 16th following 24.
…and have you heard about the ending?
Meet Tony Soprano: your average, middle-aged businessman. Tony’s got a dutiful wife, a not-so-dutiful daughter, a son named Anthony Jr, a pill of a mother, a hot-headed uncle, a not-too-secret mistress and a shrink to whom he tells all his secrets including …
Bumped: Saturday Disney
As expected, Seven is moving Saturday Disney to make room for Weekend Sunrise.
Beginning this Saturday it will now air at 9am -11am.
The shift replaces a Disney movie: Kronk’s New Groove and knocks The Emporer’s New School out of schedule.
Weekend Sunrise is yet to confirm Andrew O’Keefe and Samantha Armytage as hosts for the new Saturday edition.
And yes, that makes Seven the second amendment of the 2010 ratings year.
And the first amendment of the 2010 ratings year goes to…
Channel Nine is officially holder of the first amendment of the 2010 ratings year after it issued a switch this morning.
It’s adding a repeat of The Mentalist to 9:30pm this Thursday, in place of a double episode of CSI: New York.
Now instead of two CSI episodes airing, it will just be one, “Communication Breakdown” moved to 10:30pm.
The Mentalist repeat is “Bloodshot” S1E16.
Of course late on Friday TEN also suddenly dumped Malcolm in the Middle in favour of more Simpsons repeats plus Biggest Loser replays, while Seven last week added a bunch …
Returning: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
It may have finished its run in the US, but Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles still has some episodes to air on Free to Air in Australia.
The series returns at 9:30pm Wednesday February 24th on GO! with the episode “Samson and Delilah.”
It is the first of 22 episodes in the second season.
Rocked by the Jeep explosion on his 16th birthday, John is forced to confront the reality of his destiny alone. And Agent Ellison faces off with his faith and the feds in the aftermath of Cromartie’s massacre. Stars Lena Headey, …
Media Watch ready for new targets
Jonathan Holmes returns tonight for his third year of hosting Media Watch for the ABC.
This year the show will have extra targets in sight, including the ABC’s continuous News channel and the prospect that free newspaper websites might disappear. It is assured of more ‘beat-ups and stuff-ups’ along the way.
Says Holmes, “I don’t particularly enjoy lambasting my colleagues – well sometimes I do – but not when it involves criticising serious journalists for their work on complex issues,” he says. “I’m all too aware myself of how hard it can …
Cougar Town
If we were to drop in on Monica Geller ten years after her life on Friends, would we find her living in a suburban cul de sac in the state of Florida? Very possibly.
At least that’s what it feels like on Cougar Town. Here is Courteney Cox, still doing schtick, slapstick and sexy, only this time with a teenage son and an ex-husband. The thing is, Cox does this sort of thing very, very well.
Real estate saleswoman Jules Cobb (Cox) spends most of her Friday night with scrabble, wine and her …
Returning: Scrubs
The new series of Scrubs, now set in medical school, returns to Seven next Sunday night at the new time of 10:30pm.
It sees J.D., Turk, Drs. Cox and Kelso and Intern Denise return to Sacred Heart to teach med school, with a new bunch of med students who are put through the ringer on their first day of school.
Set one year after the finale of Season 8, just two original cast members will be regulars on the show: Donald Faison as Christopher Turk, and John C. McGinley as Perry Cox.
Zach Braff …
Four Corners: A Good Death
Four Corners returns tomorrow with a report by Deb Masters who spent 10 weeks over Christmas at the Sacred Heart Palliative Care Unit, part of St Vincent’s public hospital in Darlinghurst.
Masters followed four Australians all diagnosed with a terminal illness, as well as the people that are determined to give them a good death – doctors, nurses, partners, children.
Seven out of ten Australians die what might be called an “expected death”. In many cases doctors can tell patients roughly how long they have to live. However, only a few take advantage …
SuperBowl ads
A number of readers have been asking about seeing American ads during the SuperBowl on Monday morning.
The game airs live on TEN / ONE, FOX Sports 3, FOX Sports HD and ESPN.
Networks have advised TV Tonight that unfortunately there are licensing issues in showing full ads, but TEN will be airing “best of” segments from SuperBowl ads throughout the telecast.
The game airs live on ONE at 10am AEDT around the country. It is repeated at 6:10pm AEDT.
On TEN it airs at 10am local time in all cities (meaning a delay in …
Generation 3D
If you have a pair of those red and blue 3D glasses handy, then tomorrow night’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation’s segment in 3D is a bit of fun.
Apart from the drained colour, it works pretty well for those who have never seen the effect via Free to Air Television before.
In truth it’s Amanda Keller and Basil Brush who steal the show. Joe Hockey is a good sport but needs to loosen up -still, at least he played along.
…and wait for the Panda.
The 3D specs are available in select mags this …