Gallery: Rove retrospective

November 16, 2009  Filed Under Programming, 11 Comments » 

Just ten episodes of Rove aired on the Nine Network in 1999.

Rove McManus had been brought across to Nine after being lured across from Channel 31 by then-director Craig Campbell.

He brought with him his mates Peter Helliar, Corinne Grant and Dave Callan. But Nine wanted the fresh-faced host to abandon his pals on air and tried to offer him game shows. As Campbell recently told TV Tonight, “They had weddings and parties, all these ‘great’ formats they wanted Rove to …

Returning: The Go Show

September 28, 2009  Filed Under Pay TV, 8 Comments » 

Nickelodeon’s magazine-style show The Go Show is back in October, with five new hosts and a mashed-up format.

The show has been juiced up with new, kid-generated content, fresh music, mad skits, celebrity interviews, awesome competitions, and an access-all-areas sneak peek at preparations for the 2009 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

Its last episode on Friday November 13 will culminate with the Orange Carpet from the KCAs from Hisense Arena in Melbourne.

Contributors to the comedy sketches for The Go Show are Richard Thorp, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths …