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The Greatest TV Shows Of The Noughties?
Lists, lists and more lists emerging as the year and the decade draw to a close.
There are many opinions about which shows have shaped the last ten years of television.
The Sunday Age on the weekend noted: The Sopranos, The Office, Australian Idol, Big Brother and Lost.
“Big Brother debuted in the Netherlands in 1999. By 2001 we had our own version, and we could not believe our eyes. For the first time we were seeing not just real people on television, but real people like us. Despite furious denial in some …
7TWO for Tassie / Darwin, ONE for Mildura.
7TWO launches on Southern Cross Television today in both Tasmania and Darwin today.
In Tasmania it can be found on Channel 62.
Southern Cross Television’s Group General Manager, Craig Davies has previously said, “We are particularly excited that 7TWO will be the new home for premiere episodes of international hit series including J.J Abrams’ Lost, Ugly Betty, Heroes and 24. Iconic programs including mob hit The Sopranos, much loved drama Six Feet Under and comedy, Murphy Brown will screen on the new channel alongside new primetime episodes of The Jay Leno Show.”
But launching …
7TWO: TV’s “best kept secret”
When the Seven Network finally unveiled its new digital channel, 7TWO, last week, it sent a clear message to its rivals. It was not going niche.
Unlike the sports-mad ONE and the youth-skewed GO!, 7TWO is a defiantly broad entertainment channel.
As Programming chief Tim Worner told TV Tonight, he is happy to embrace anybody with ‘a set of eyeballs and a digital telly.’
“We’ve gone for a strategy that uses our main channel to sell our digital channel. We lead in the main channel stakes. Our aim is to grow the number of …
7TWO to launch November 1st
Channel Seven has unveiled its free-to-air digital channel 7TWO, a broad entertainment channel set to launch on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 12noon on Channel 72.
Channel Seven’s Director of Programming and Production Tim Worner said, “I am pleased to announce that 7TWO will be the new home for premiere episodes of our international hits including J.J Abrams’ Lost, Ugly Betty, Heroes and 24,” said Worner.
“We’ve been strategic in putting together a program schedule for 7TWO that allows us to grow our audience between our two channels, without sacrificing one for …
True Blood
Everything Alan Ball touches turn to gold: American Beauty, Six Feet Under and now True Blood – his television follow up. Produced for HBO, it’s already got street cred and industry awards. This here is the hot new thang.
Set just a few years into the future there are vampires amongst us. But since the widespread availability of synthetic blood, they no longer need to devour humans. Instead they fight for respectability and advocate acceptance. Vampires suffer prejudice, simply for being different. Are you getting the metaphors here?
Based on the book The …
Airdate: True Blood
One of 2009’s most anticipated new shows begins in February on the Showcase channel: True Blood.
The gothic vampire series is created by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty) and stars Australia’s Ryan Kwanten and New Zealander Anna Paquin.
According to the show’s synopsis, ‘Thanks to a Japanese scientist’s invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures “coming out of the coffin.” Religious leaders and government officials around the world …
Airdate: True Blood
Fans of gothic, you wanted to know?
True Blood, the newest series developed by Alan Ball, will air next February on Showcase. Ball also created the acclaimed Six Feet Under.
The series, starring former Home and Away graduate Ryan Kwanten, and New Zealand’s Anna Paquin looks at the co-existence of vampires and humans in a fictional Louisiana town. Paquin plays a waitress “cursed” with the ability to listen in on people’s thoughts.
Despite some mixed reviews, audience numbers for the HBO series have been picking up.
It will premiere on Showcase on February 10.
Chris Lilley’s cable assault
Summer Heights High gets its US premiere on the Home Box Office (HBO) cable network on Sunday November 9th at 10:30pm. It will follow Entourage.
The promos for the ABC comedy, to air in its original form, suggest the series represents “a new learning curve.” HBO’s site has three clips showcasing Ja’mie, Jonah and Mr. G.
Chris Lilley is said to have headed stateside ahead of the launch.
The 10.30pm Sunday timeslot is currently home to Little Britain USA and was the slot where Sex and the City and Six Feet Under previously …