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I don’t know what to think of the Heroes finale. It seems all the characters got closure, but when I think back on it nothing much has actually happened this season. At all. Still better than Fugitives though.
the guy and his flattmate from SA in MKR are fantastic.
@ClownDog – what the 2nd ep is going to be the final, I’ll try and not look shocked.
Nine is to start filming the australian version of “The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show” next week with NZ host Nigel Latta flying over. You can be a part of the studio audience for the show too. Info on the 9 website.
Hi David
Will SBS be playing season 2 of Jaquie Brown anytime soon?
Absolutely fabulous show, I loved it.
@ Craig
“But what else would you expect from Nine or any of the commercial networks when you think about it”
I know it is Very anoying.
I remember a while back Ten’s ‘previews’ for House were so missleading. They used the fotage and quotes from the eps but just missued quoted them to make up their own ’sensational’ story line. When you actualy saw the episode it had nothing to do with what was on the ad!
Seven News had new graphics in Sydney and Brisbane (and a new set in Perth) last night. By most accounts, the new graphics were described as awful.
@ CC- Read the message in purple box, Curb is back on March 8th ! it has been confirmed many times on this site.
@ Craig / anthony
According to YourTV Channel 9 are jumping straight to the 6th episode of the latest Top Gear series – The Bolivia special. That ran for 75 mins in the UK and here it is stretched out to 105 mins.
@anthony – I know the first is new from the most recent UK series (great show BTW) but the way it’s being represented in TV Week and the Nine promos it’s like they are together or something and Eric plays a bigger part in the show than he does.
But what else would you expect from Nine or any of the commercial networks when you think about it.
I’ll still watch to see what is cut (yes I know BBC sends them the show already cut) but will they leave the end credits in tacked?
@CC — I’ve also been buying Curb’s seasons from Amazon over the years. Channel 9 is far and away the worst channel when it comes to chopping up shows, or dragging them out ad infinitum. ER is another well known example of the contemptuous way Channel 9 treats its viewers.
The guy I spoke to at Channel 9 didn’t know what time Curb is going to be shown on Mondays. He wasn’t even sure on which Monday in March it’s going to start being shown again. I guess we’ll just have to keep checking the program each week.
I know it’s late notice but is any of the networks planning to cover Endevours take off tonight?
Hey Phoenix – thanks for that but its just ridiculous how this show has been treated over the years. Is nine going to show Curb at 2.00 am again? I already ordered season 7 on Amazon anyway. Interestingly the Sopranos is going to be shown on 7Two. Thats another show that was totally chopped up and shown all over the place and in different timeslots by nine.
@ craig, the first episode of Top Gear next Tuesday is brand new from the latest season. Nine are not twisting the truth. Only the second episode from 8.30 is a repeat.
Naomi Robson is back. And she’s viral.
Did anyone else read the Top Gear listing for the first ep in TV Week?
It starts, “Aussie star Eric Bana takes on Jeremy in a Winter Olympic special…”
Talk about twisting the truth, the winter special aired 4 yeas ago (almost to the day) for the previous winter games. It has nothing to do with Eric Bana who is just the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car for the first week.
Will Nine cut the intro as well, to make it look like they are in Canada?
many thanks for the reply David
Lost: Special 8:30, Ep 1 9:30, Ep 2 10:30 on 7TWO.
No date for V yet. Curb is back March 8 on GO!
Will check on Good Game.
Lethal W / Miss Imp 3 aired in different cities.
Yes Aust Greatest Athlete was on 9 last year.
Week 1 of ratings covers each day of the week, not half of it. I’m not getting enough Timeshift info to justify adding them yet.
No word on Community (9) yet.
Come Dine with Me is returning shortly after they get their Encores over with for new shows.
Natalie Gruzlewski will be weather presenter on Nine’s Sydney News from Monday through Thursday and Jaynie Seal the remainder.
David, Loston Wednesday will the new episodes be at 8.30 or 9.30?? The ads say starting at 8.30, but in my tv guide it’s got Lost:The Final Chapter followed by a double episode at 9.30. Can i afford to miss the 8.30 thing and record Criminal Minds instead?
can channel 9 give a date as of when V is going to be on im getting sick and tired of just hearing coming soon
@CC — I’ve spoken to someone from Channel 9’s programming dept and he said that Curb will be returning to GO! on Monday nights in March.
Hey Guys,
I was wondering if anyone knew what the dates were for the return of Good Game & The Premiere of Good Game SP? I’ve tried the website, but it hasn’t been updated since Dec 09 and the Forums are a bit contradicting, with some users saying there is a “special” on 12th or 13th Feb?
Any help would be great
Cheers!
Dak
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Congratulations to the ABC on such a well put together doco. Inside the Firestorm. Powerful Powerful Stuff.
According to all the schedules, Lethal Weapon 3 was suppose to be airing tonight. Instead by surprise channel 9 is screening Mission Impossible III.
Does anyone feel a bit cheated by TBYG tonight? 3D? Hardly. Sat here like a dork with 3D glasses ready for action. Very disappointing.
Guano, yeah I agree with you about not having emotion-charged items in the news bulletins. Sadly, it hasn’t stopped Seven and Nine from doing.
Just looked at the TV schedule for Go tonight and Curb has disappeared. WTF happened. Damn you Channel Nine.
Wasn’t Australias greatest athlete on nine last year?
David, i was just wondering with the timeshift ratings i noticed you’ve only had half of the 1st wk in week 1 of 2010 then nothing else i know it was the summer non ratings period but i though we would of got a bit more info with the timeshift ratings, so i suppose we should get a more indepth ratings for timeshift with the ratings period to start today and more weekly timeshift ratings as there available.
Is there any word yet on when NBC’s Community will air in Australia?
David, has Seven dumped Come Dine With Me _again_ ??!? According to the Yahoo guide it’s been replaced by repeats of 10 Years Younger…?
This is the 2nd time Seven has done this with Come Dine With Me!!! Such a lame effort, how does any show build up an audience with no promotion and a 3.00pm timeslot? Give the show a chance. So Seven, just put it on 7TWO and be done with it.
@Xavvvy – I guess the relevance to cooking in Katy Perry’s Hot ‘n’ Cold is that food is served either “Hot” or “Cold”. Not really that impressive, but then there aren’t many (well known) songs about cooking. As for My Kitchen Rules using Tik Tok, it’s clearly just a pathetic attempt at trying to copy Master Chef, because the two songs sound quite similar.
IMO one of the top reason people will watch Marriage Ref is the stars that will appear on it and like I said the only reason I’m remotely interested is for one star in particular so unless the local version had top stars I won’t give it a 2nd thought.
BTW they are filming it now with the 4ep set to shoot in NYC in less than 2 weeks.
Has Jaynie Seal left Nine News in Sydney…. just saw an article that a news website that Natalie (from Getaway) was joining as the Weather Presenter… and Jaynie’s page has been removed from the ninemsn sydney news team website
Checked out the Review (TV) section of the Australian today. I estimate 25% of prime time on 7&9 are noted as tba. this includes a review of Cougar Town that doesnt have a viewing time. How can the networks expect shows to rate when 3 or 4 days out no-one knows if they are even going to be on?
@RichW Yeah, I know that, but those shows are still the place for opinion items. While the 6PM News is not.
Despite its title, A Current Affair is not actually a current affairs program. Rather it is a lowbrow and crass variant, and hosted by a person who claims to be Australia’s best interviewer.
If you want a proper current affairs program, try The 7.30 Report, Four Corners or perhaps Dateline. These actually focus on proper news items and not celebrities, weight loss or miracle medical cures as do the aforementioned.
Items that look back on National- or Local Tragedies are not News. They are Current Affairs. Any approach to a News item that is deliberately trying to elicit an emotional response such as sympathy or outrage should not be allowed on News reports. Leave that to “Today Tonight” or “60 Minutes”.
Can someone explain how come Shortland Street is on ABC1 at 4.30am next week on Monday and other weekdays ?
i hope 7 don’t air the US marriage ref befor the aussie one. airing US versions makes the Aus versions so much less enjoyable, and i rekon it costs ratings too.
if the Aus version is inferior to the US (and it usually is) people will always compare knowing what the show could be and switch off. i think shows like wipeout Australia could have been a big hit if the US version wasn’t shown first.
but7 have paid for the rights to it so maybe they should play it in a late night slot somewhere.
@wally otto i havent seen the 7 promos, but 7 are pretty late on that, sweet disposition has been oversaturated in movies and tv lately, Channel V used it for their summer campaign since last year.
Also second hand embarrassment @ My Kitchen Rules using Kesha’s Tik Tok as their theme song. Do they realise the song’s lyrics have little to do with cooking? Also draws parallels to MasterChef using a popular radio song by Katy Perry as their theme song (which also fails to be relevant to the show). I dislike when FTA networks try to capitalize on pop songs…
Re the scheduling of Outrageous Fortune by Ten, the same thing happened last year with Go Girls.
I guess if it has actors and a script and is not from the US, Ten is not really interested. Also, neither of these quite good shows are likely to appeal to Ten’s youth-oriented audience.
It’s a shame, but just another example of the dumbing down process employed by the commercial networks here in Australia.
Seven has the rights to both US and local. With nothing filmed yet, and Jerry’s name it’s no surprise we have seen him in association with the show. It’s no guarantee they will roll out the US version ahead of their own.
David I did see a promo (part of the 2010 line up) which included Seinfeld and Marriage Ref, maybe he’s promoting the local version? Guess it means another trip to the US next month
No guarantee Seven will air US version of The Marriage Ref as it may prejudice their local verison. Remember Aussie Queer Eye?
Mercy coming back to 7TWO, See Programming.
ONE guides added (it arrived late).
Outrageous Fortune has been on Pay TV previously. no doubt it will pick up new eps too. The show gets TEN drama points, it should come back at some point.
I watched “Outrageous Fortune” last night & enjoy the show heaps. At the end of the show they said that Outrageous Fortune will return late in the year.
I don’t why channel 10 has dumped the show cause i think it’s very good quality drama from NZ. Is there any chance foxtel could show the current series ?
Channel 10 has stuffed around with outrageous fortune, first putting at on at 9:30pm friday nights then after two weeks they moved it to 10:30pm & some weeks it’s been shown after 11:30pm. So i bet channel 10 will now show repeats of sex & the city again or maybe the simpsons. Not happy.
@jay jay – oh no people might not want to wait and download it LOL
David – The Marriage Ref to air on Seven, any chance of an air date and yes like Parenthood its yet to air in the US, starts early March as you may know. I only ask as apparently Lauren Graham is one of the stars to appear on the show, ep 4 in fact.
Does anyone else think that 7’s new promo music (Sweet Disposition) sound a lot like the 1999-2002 One to Watch promos?
I’ve just heard that Adelaide will be showing Top Gear a week before the rest of Australia…not like Adelaide to be ahead of the game
@vinny – thanks for the info. Guess I’ll have to be patient!
@goffy – Who’s on the radio?
@ Shelly – ABC 2 has the rights to Being Erica Season 2 however a broadcast date is yet to be announced.
@ Rob – I asked this on ABC forums online and they said they have the rights to Season 2 and 1.
Considering they haven’t shown any of the show. They will most likely start at Season 1 and then go onto Season 2.
Seven only had the rights to the first series.
Just on Gavin and Stacey on ABC2 – will they broadcast Season 2 or just Season 1?
Hi David,
Wondering if you’ve had any update on Mercy? Seven promised it would move to 7TWO but I’ve seen no sign of it!
Also, wondering if ABC2 will air the second series of Being Erica? Thanks
OMG your on the radio!!!!!
@Ross – Indeed the fun has been Youtubed!
youtube.com/watch?v=55jei_J9qXs
Hope someone YouTubed channel 10’s Late Night News groundhog day gag! Actually pretty funny, repeating a coughing fit and playing the same groundhog day story three times.
QI is back on ABC1 next week!
TEN / ONE
where is one hd Feb 14 Advance Guides or where can i get it from
Does anybody know` when Underbelly 3 The Golden Mile is going to air extremely anxious to know
Yeah I just saw the Today Tonight story on hoon drivers blaming Top Gear OMG they show has been for how many years and now with the switch to Nine they jump on them! I mean grow up TT.
The things they do on TG is under controlled conditions most of the time on a closed circuit/airfield or closed roads. They may talk about speed a lot on the challenges but they don’t exceed speed limits and remember the high speeds they do on the open roads are on the auto-barn where it’s legal or closed roads.
The BBC simply would not allow them on TV if they were breaking the law. TG is like WWE, a show which is staged. If people think otherwise they need to grow up!