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Random acts of carpetness 2010
…just back from Logies Red Carpet…..
….another crazy afternoon as Australian media descends upon the Crown foyer. There were fans, stars, cameras, frocks and the distant sound of jackpot machines.
First on the carpet was Hi-5, unless you include Brynne Edelsten. Couldn’t work out if she was a guest or part of media. Didn’t really care either way…
Publicists escorted their talent to a sea of community radio, regional media, internet TV, wire photographers, daily print media and more. It’s funny when they bring someone up to you and you have to feign interest …
2010 Logies: Who didn’t make the cut already?
Sarah Wilson was Presenter on the highest rating show in 2009 -but it wasn’t enough to land her on the shortlist for 2010 Logie Nominations.
The Masterchef host is now out of the race for Best Presenter and Gold Logie before the race even begins. But she is in good company.
Yesterday’s list of possible contenders published by TV Week again utilised a voting system it has employed in recent years: an individual numerical code for each actor, actress and presenter as a way of facilitating the results. It contrasts with a historical …
TV Tonight Awards 2009: The year of Shaun Micallef
The votes are in.
Readers have spoken on their best and worst television for 2009 in the third annual TV Tonight Awards.
The winners: Shaun Micallef, MasterChef and Packed to the Rafters.
Over 1000 surveys were completed this year, and there were some definite trends. Some choices were clear decisions, others were tight races.
Several “winners” were also “losers” elsewhere, showing a divided audience, and a number of populist shows proved their mettle by staying ahead of underdogs.
Shaun Micallef won both Favourite Male and Most Underrated Performer, while Talkin’ ‘Bout Your …
February 09: Black Saturday, Underbelly, Harold Bishop
February:
Christian Television quits Brissy base
TT producer: Journos got it wrong
Australia scoops TV awards in New York
Axed: Kyle XY
Nine gives Underbelly promise to ACMA
Top Gear hits Sydney
TEN reporter to undergo major surgery
iiNet copyright case set for October
Seven accused of ganging up on race relations
Black Saturday bushfires
Networks adjust schedules for bushfires
Nine launches bushfire appeal
Vale: Brian Naylor
CanWest in E! sale to meet debts
2.58m: Underbelly sets new record
Nine gives Underbelly downloads the OK
30 years ticks over for …
Carols by Candlelight: a very Idol xmas
The full line-up for Carols by Candlelight has now been announced.
Lisa Wilkinson and Karl Stefanovic will once again host for Nine. John Foreman is again conducting.
The roll call includes
- Carols by Candlelight ambassador Anthony Callea
- Guy Sebastian
- Ricki-Lee Coulter
- Paulini Curuenavuli
- Carl Riseley
- The Ten Tenors
- Jersey Boys
- Frankie J. Holden
- Wilbur Wilde
- Joe Camilleri
- Ross Wilson
- Glen Shorrock
- Hi-5
- Humphrey B. Bear
- and Santa Claus who will take time out from his busy schedule to make an appearance at the Bowl.
It airs 8pm December 24th on Nine.
Returning: Carols by Candelight
The first names are in for the 2009 Carols by Candlelight xmas event in Melbourne.
They include Guy Sebastian, The Jersey Boys, The Ten Tenors and Hi 5. And Santa….
More acts are yet to be be revealed.
Lisa Wilkinson & Karl Stefanovic will return to host the night once more.
It kicks off at 8pm on Thursday December 24th on Nine and ends at 10:30pm.
Kirk Pengilly rises first in Celebrity MasterChef
A very surprised Kirk Pengilly took out the first win in Celebrity MasterChef last night.
The INXS rocker defeated Indira Naidoo and Josh Thomas, to proceed to the semi-finals. All three seemed very proficient in the kitchen, but the pressure and the timing conspired against them.
“Wow, I can’t believe it. I just don’t think I’m worthy,” Pengilly said.
“Josh seems to be better around the kitchen, and Indira has a lot more experience, so I’m kind of shocked.”
Pengilly cooked up a blackened tuna as his signature dish challenge, which allowed him to choose …
Celebrity MasterChef: Indira, Kirk & Josh.
The first week’s contestants on TEN’s Celebrity MasterChef are Indira Naidoo, Kirk Pengilly and Josh Thomas.
A week later it’s Biggest Loser trainer Michelle Bridges, former member of Hi-5 Kathleen de Leon & author / journalist Peter Fitzsimons.
Only one winner from each week will make it through to the semi-finals.
The show premieres at 7:30pm Wednesday September 30th on TEN.
Auditions: The Shak
Channel Nine is looking for a new female member to join The Shak.
Kendal Rae Negorcka (Picasso) has decided to return to acting, after four years and over 500 episodes on the kids’ show.
“I took on a challenge four years ago when I started on The Shak and now I’m ready for a new one. I’m a firm believer in not letting fear make my decisions for me and I’ve decided the time is right to move on,” she said.
Filmed predominantly on the Gold Coast, the show has been running since 2007. …
5 seasons for new look Hi-5
Channel Nine has committed to five new seasons of Hi-5, stretching from 2009 – 2013.
Yesterday it announced three new cast members, Lauren Brant, Tim Maddren and Fely Irvine who join Stevie Nicholson and Casey Burgess (good luck explaining this to the littlies!).
All five also appeared on Mornings With Kerri-Anne yesterday.
Irvine, Maddren and Brant collectively arrive with backrounds in music theatre, WA Academy of Performing Arts, plus roles in Blue Water High, H2O, Mortified and The Starter Wife.
Hi-5 is now Nine / South Star controlled. Martin Hersov and Cathy Payne, Directors of …
TV Tonight Awards: Underbelly wins Best Drama
TV Tonight readers have voted Underbelly the Best Australian Drama of 2008.
Channel Nine’s gangland mini-series polled ahead of Seven’s Packed to the Rafters and City Homicide. TEN’s Rush came in fourth place.
Kat Stewart and Gyton Grantley, who played the role of Roberta Williams and Carl Williams, both thanked readers for the win.
“Thank you TV Tonight readers, for voting Underbelly as Best Drama for 2008!” said Kat Stewart.
“Being based on real events that were still unfolding around us, the stakes felt pretty high. You dream of getting a job where cracker scripts …
Sun fades from Hi-5 role
It will surely be a new-look Hi-5 in 2009 with news that performer Sun Park is now leaving the show.
She is the third cast member to recently announce her departure following the resignation of original members Nathan Foley and Kellie Crawford.
“I didn’t really see myself doing Hi-5 into my 30s,” Park, who has been with the troupe for three years, told The Sunday Telegraph.
“I’m getting married next year and some time in the future I’d like to have kids and settle down.”
2008 has been a year of change for Hi-5, including …