Newstopia Returns — Televised Revolution

SBS have announced the return of Newstopia on February 27 at 10pm.

Newstopia, entering its second season, is a half hour news program that seeks to be funnier than the actual television news. It’s a testiment to the comedic skills of…

Rebranding JTV — Televised Revolution

ABC have been in a terrible quandry regarding what to do with Triple J. The national ‘yoof’ network has sought to achieve the requirements of its brief by targetting the youth market. The problem being that this same demo is joining the rest of the marketplace in…

Podcast #43: What Toni Pearon Thinks — Televised Revolution

The Televised Revolution podcast was rocked to its core this week with an explosion of TV-related news.

This week, Dan and Simon discuss:
*Sunday moves to 7:30am, surprising Ray Martin.
*The return of…

Pirates May Walk Plank — Televised Revolution

It looks like the Swedish authorities are keen to see the owners of The Pirate Bay prosecuted. Whether they have the legal standing to do so is the big question.

Skins — Televised Revolution

I have always fantasized about what would happen if author Bret Easton Ellis was hired to write Dawsons Creek. And now I think I know, but it’s a bit more British than I’d imagined.

The ABC Gets A Re-Branding — Televised Revolution

The date has been set. February 4 2008. After 52 years of broadcasting, the ABC will undergo one of the most significant changes in its history. Re-titling ABC TV as ABC1, the ABC is set to follow the BBC mode of branding with its (soon-to-be)…

The return of Lost — Televised Revolution

The Lost experience always had me feeling somewhat cold. While the island adventure stuff was always enthralling, the flash back stories always felt horribly tacked on and ultimately inconsequential. Season three destroyed this sentiment by heavily linking…

Resurrected Like Lazarus: The Lissajouse — Televised Revolution

My what a matter of a few hours makes. The ABC’s Kim Dalton has come out stating that the ABC lissajouse will remain on ABC TV, despite the re-branding of ABC to ABC1.

TV Rev Podcast #41: Hole In The Wall — Televised Revolution

This week, Dan and Simon discuss the writers strike (again), TV’s without cables, Journeyman on Ten HD, and provide the usual inane discussion and poorly conceived banter.

Good News Week, Back On Ten — Televised Revolution

In a remarkably unexpected move, Channel 10 have just announced the return of Good News Week to be hosted by Paul McDermott. Ten have admitted that the return of the 90’s panel program has been a direct result of needing content to fill the…

The Writers Strike Disrupts 2008/09 Season — Televised Revolution

The US 2007/08 TV season has been permanently disrupted by the writers strike which means that even if the writers strike winds up within the next 2–3 weeks, it is likely too late in the season to really ramp up…

Farewell Old Friend — Televised Revolution

The ABC TV lissajous
1965–2008
Lest we forget

TV Rev Podcast #42: Across 110th Street — Televised Revolution

This week on the Televised Revolution podcast, Dan and Simon discuss:

*Newscorp finally add HD multichannel listings to the TV Guide
*The writers strike continues
*Jamie Lyn Spears
*The death of a…

Neighbours: Timeslot Speculation is Out of The Blue — Televised Revolution

The Daily Telegraph are today reporting that Channel 10 have signed on to screen the new Australian drama Out Of The Blue.