Big Brother Australia says hello to a midget — Televised Revolution

While I consider the concept of Big Brother fascinating, I feel the execution has been quite poor since its inception. Not to mention that the majority of contestants have just been horrible, ghastly people. Not…

Underbelly DVD Release — Televised Revolution

Two searches bring folk to Televised Revolution more than anything else. The first is to find out when Underbelly will be available to purchase on DVD. The second is to find nude pictures of Californications Madeline Zima.

How To Be A Studio Executive: Lesson #39 — Televised Revolution

One of the duties of a TV exec is to hire a formidable showrunner. The person(s) responsible for keeping the production, and strength of creativity, on the right track. Usually the showrunner will be the head writer of…

Podcast #50: Smooth Operator — Televised Revolution

This week, Simon and Dan celebrate podcast #50 by doing the same thing they do every week. Bitch each other out and talk about telly.

On this weeks show, they discuss:
*David Leckie and his coma voyage.
*Arena says…

Shrinking audiences and the decline of Big Brother — Televised Revolution

Last night Channel 10 kicked off their season of Big Brother 2008 and, as expected, won across the expected demo’s. With an average of 1.51 million watching throughout the program, the figures were…

What To Do With The Success of Underbelly — Televised Revolution

Channel 9 did something amazing this year in producing the very successful series Underbelly, both a ratings success as well as critically very well received. But, as the zen master once asked, “What next?”

TV Highlights: Good Night and Good Luck — Televised Revolution

As recommended in the Televised Revolution podcast, one cannot recommend this film enough. If you have a passion for news and a consideration for the standards of ethics in journalism, this look back at Edward R Murrow and…

Podcast #49: The Wind Tunnel — Televised Revolution

This week on Televised Revolution, Dan and Simon discuss:
*Canal Road distributed online by Nine and its DRM inclusion
*Channel 9 celebrates incest on 60 Minutes
*ABC2 goes 2020 crazy with a full weekend of programing.

Podcast #48: Everybody is off to the sauna — Televised Revolution

This week on the all new and soon to be improved Televised Revolution podcast, Dan and Simon discuss a number of weighty issues, such as:
*The Gladiators re-launch
*Project Runway kicks off on Foxtel
*Television at…

It’s a shame you don’t get to see…John Adams — Televised Revolution

HBO have been struggling creatively of late. The only new show launched by HBO in the past year or two that has made for great television has been In Treatment, a re-make of an Israeli series. They’ve turned that…