AUG30

Guess who's a fan of the Kardashians?

Controversial author Bret Easton Ellis, that's who. We couldn't wait to hear his thoughts on Dexter, but it seems Mr Easton Ellis prefers his TV drama to have a little less ... meat. So does the man behind such controversial tomes as American Psycho, Less Than Zero and now Imperial Bedrooms, consider himself responsible for TV's plethora of gory crime dramas?

Andrew meets an idol and discovers an interesting man with a fondness for reality TV.


LABELS:    E!    Go!    MTV    Seven    Showcase

AUG27

How to Make it in America ... in denim!

Andrew talks with Emma Tom (The Australian) and Scott Ellis (The Sun Herald) about the new series from HBO, How to Make it in America. It's the American Dream, writ large on a bolt of denim and the latest TV dramedy from Entourage EP (Marky) Mark Wahlberg.  


LABELS:    Arena    FOX8    SBS    Showcase

AUG23

True Blood 3: The Wait's Over

There's no disputing the popularity of True Blood, but by the end of season 2, MaryAnn and her obsidian eyed devotees were starting to seem just a little bit wacky.  So what a relief to discover werewolves lurking in the shadows of the new season.  Yes we know, they're EVERYWHERE at the moment, but you know the ones in the Bon Temps are gonna be bad. And sexy. 

Andrew talks with Emma "take me to the Vamp King" Tom (The Australian) and Scott "the Wolfman" Ellis (The Sun Herald) about True Blood 3 and Grant Bowler's (pelt optional) new form.


LABELS:    Seven    Showcase

AUG20

Dear Spirited, we think we love you ...

With Offspring off and running and maintaining a steady pace on Sundays, it's time to check out the latest Aussie drama to leave the gates - Spirited. Starring Claudia Karvan, Matt King and Rodger Corser it's a rom com, but not as we know it.

Andrew talks with the show's creators - two very talented TV slashies, actor/ producer Claudia Karvan and writer/ producer Jacquelin Perske about their supernatural new series.


LABELS:    The Lifestyle Channel    W.

AUG16

Tuesday Nights on Seven: it's a Family Affair

If you're onto a good thing then milk it.  Seven have picked up another family drama to join  Packed to the Rafters  on Tuesday nights. It's Parenthood, the TV spinoff from the Steve Martin movie, but does it have what it takes to tag team with Australia's number 1 drama?

Andrew asks Jo Casamento (The Sun Herald) and Richard Clune (The Sunday Telegraph) what they think.


LABELS:    Go!    Seven

AUG13

Offspring: A Welcome Addition to the Schedule

We're loving the buffet of tasty Aussie dramas on offer at the moment: Underbelly (Nine), Satisfaction (showcase), City Homicide (Seven), Rescue Special Ops (Nine), Rush (Ten), Packed to the Rafters (Seven), Tangle (showcase), and still to come Spirited (W) and Killing Time (TV1).  

Finally it seems the networks are getting it right and backing the quality programs we deserve. So will Offspring, this week's addition to Sunday nights prove to be a winner for Ten? It's got sexy stars (Asher Keddie, Don Hany, Kat Stewart, John Waters) producers with pedigree (The Secret Life of Us, Love My Way, Tangle) and a serious dose of cool (hello Fitzroy).  Andrew asks Jo Casamento (The Sun Herald) and Richard Clune (The Sunday Telegraph) if Offspring's got what it takes to turn them on.


AUG09

Wanted: Entourage for Rex Lee

With Andrew on holidays, it was left to Dianne Butler (News Limited) and Brendan Moar (The Lifestyle Channel) to chat with actor Rex "Lloyd from Entourage" Lee. 


LABELS:    Arena    The Lifestyle Channel

AUG09

Political Correctness on TV: Where do we Draw the Line?

In a recent episode of  TV comedy Modern Family, gay dads Mitchell and Cameron dress their adopted baby Lily a la Diana Ross complete with "ghetto-fabulous-afro". The inevitable dancing that ensues results in baby Lily's head being accidentally slammed against the doorway. It's hilarious - in an OM(F)G what just happened kind of way - and plunges long, sharp knives into a couple of sacred cows. 

But there are still scenarios and subjects that are too sensitive for TV writers to take on.  Andrew talks TV PC with Emma Tom (The Australian) and Byron Cooke (Triple M).


LABELS:    Seven TWO    Ten    UKTV    W.

AUG02

The Cliffhanger

The cliffhanger has come a long way since the days of Scheherazade. Or has it? With many of our favourite series recently drawing to their season ends, we noticed some tired old devices being trotted out to keep us dangling. 

Andrew talks with TV critics Annette Chegwidden (TV Week) and Scott Ellis (Sun Herald) about the latest round of car crashes, deaths and over the top plot twists to hit the small screen.


LABELS:    Arena    FOX8    Go!    Nine    Seven    Showcase    Ten    tv1    W.

JUL30

Ramsay Street: Cul-de-Sac or End of the Road?

25 years in TV years is like really (really) old. And impressive as its run has been, has Neighbours come to the end of the road? If Ramsay Street was an actor, she'd have become a creaseless, botoxed version of her younger self by now. So has this ageing diva had her day? And what if that day was way back in 1987 at the wedding of Scott and Charlene?

Andrew asks writer Josh Mapleston (I Rock) and TV journalist John Burfitt what they would do to inject some life into the old girl.


LABELS:    Ten    UKTV