The bold and the comical
The world's most-watched soap brings melodramatic mayhem to prime
time.
TV highlights, December 5
Rewind: before the freefall, a smorgasbord of Wall Street bankers talk about big bucks.
Ex-Age TV reviewer dies
Dennis Pryor, whose acerbic, witty and pertinent television columns appeared in Saturday editions of The Age for more than 20 years, has died unexpectedly. He was 83.
Prophet from his experience
With his angelic smile, knack for taking legal cases from left
field and a tendency to be swallowed in his own dream sequences,
Eli Stone is a latter-day Ally McBeal.
Dishing up the dirt on teens
Whether they're rich or poor, the voice of youth is curiously
consistent, says Stephanie Savage, executive producer and co-writer
of Gossip Girl.
Avatar angst
In October 2007, Gartner, the respected technology research company, made what seemed to be an outrageous claim: by 2011, 80 per cent of the world's internet users will have an avatar.
An Idol boast from the world of reality
For the first time ever, this year I felt confident predicting the outcome of a reality series long before it even had time to reach the finish line.
Harsh reality of the road
Wes Crook flinches at the term "car crash TV".
Celebrating home-grown cinema
It's Stephen Curry's turn to hand out the gongs at the 50th AFI
awards. By Bridget McManus.
Grubby and Dee Dee's decade of Gold
Gold breakfast presenters Grubby and Dee Dee have met their fair share of eccentric celebrities over the years, but none was as kooky as Cybill Shepherd.
Networking
Veteran actor John Wood will star in Underbelly 2: A Tale of Two Cities.
At home on the soccer field
There must be 30 players on the soccer field, men and women of all ages, shapes and skin shades in a sprawl of ad hoc colours.
A long way from Angelina
Along with Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman has ridden his motorcycle to some exotic, fascinating places.
Hip hop hurrah
If you don't know about Australia's hip hop scene, or do know but think white guys freestylin' about Broady isn't authentic, Aussie Battlers will open your eyes.
TV highlights, December 4
A new reality show set in a hospital waiting room - and detective
dog Rex.
SBS Swift action at Kovcos' complaint
SBS has been forced to pull an episode of comedy series Swift and Shift Couriers after receiving complaints from the family of deceased Australian soldier Private Jake Kovco.
Akmal Saleh quits radio
Comedian Akmal Saleh is quitting radio to write a book and make a
documentary movie.
Thank Dog we're here: show goes to Seven
In a coup for the Seven Network, it has signed one of Australia's
most-popular comedies and lured a valuable asset from its rival,
Ten.
TV highlights, December 3
Gossip Girl, a a bitchy blog tracking the lives of wealthy
kids, makes its series premiere.
ABC gets the boot as Roy and HG go commercial
After 22 years, ABC stalwarts HG Nelson and Roy Slaven are leaving
for a new drive-time show on commercial rival Triple M.
TV REVIEWS
TV highlights, Thursday 20th
Adam Hills Live, Review with Myles Barlow and Out of the Blue.
TV highlights, Wednesday 19th
A Well-Founded Fear, Fakes and Sleep Clinic.
TV highlights, Tuesday 18th
The Last Aztec, Packed to the Rafters and Foreign Correspondent.
TV highlights Monday 17th
Face Painting with Bill Leak, Zoo Days and The Rich List.
DVD REVIEWS
The Band's Visit
Almost note-perfect and an ensemble cast of wry, touching
performances,
Iron Man
Iron Man has the virtue of novelty: he's not a sequel or a remake
and there is a terrific actor to bring him to life.
The Dennis O'Rourke Collection
Shock is releasing two box sets of the work of Australian filmmaker
Dennis O'Rourke.
Inland Empire
David Lynch's Inland Empire is a dark, haunting,
proliferating stew of stories, non-linear narratives that open and
morph into each other.
Dexter: Season Two
Dexter Morgan (Michael Hall), returns for a second round of blackly
comic murder and mayhem in the Miami sunshine.
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