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Ep 202: Community, Micro Men, Kim Dalton should resign

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:43:06 +0000

Community is a new show from NBC in the US about people in community college that is a lot better than it sounds.

Also, John talks about a BBC telemovie called Micro Men.

Hungry Beast could be better.

And, Kim Dalton should resign.

Find out why:

Spring Break with John Safran

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:57:49 +0000

This week we’re taking a little hiatus. A few weeks ago Josh recorded an interview with John Safran about his new show John Safran’s Race Relations. Here’s the interview in full.

Ep 201: FlashForward, Dominos Pizza, The Future of Television

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:59:39 +0000

This week, we lounge into our new century with a look at the future (ooh, spooky) with FlashForward. There’s an I Don’t Buy It. Also, one of the most interesting discussions in Pork we’ve ever had.

It’s like delicious, fluffy mashed potato but for your ears.

Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 CUTTER)Also in this episode we mention the book Free: The Future of a Radical Price
by Chris Anderson. It’s really worth a read to learn about how the market is changing and think about what this might mean for television.

You might want to grab the novel of Flashforward and see the differences. Maybe one day soon we’ll do a piece looking at adaptations. Just a thought.

If you like Flashforward and think we were unfairly harsh, then by all means let us know what you think.

If you want to see something disgusting, here’s the Dominos website. Click the “watch ad” link. You’ll see what I mean.

Ep 200: Myf Warhurst, Highway Patrol, Surprise Guests

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:05:22 +0000

200 episodes! Wow. It seems like only yesterday we were preparing for our 200th episode (and John’s 54th) and now it’s here already.

The beautiful and delightful Myf Warhurst joins us to talk about Spicks & Specks.

Also, “You’re under arrest” is not one of the things Acting Sergeant Alisdair Farrell says to us. We talk to him about how the police are portrayed in drama and also how they can do their jobs with cameras all up in their grill. He’s on yet another Cops-style show, Highway Patrol.

There’s some special surprises in-store including a guest appearance by our very own James Talia, live from some balcony at Channel 9. (Oh, now that’s no longer a surprise. Damn!)

Thanks so much to everybody who helped make this show wonderful. All the contributions were sublime.

Thanks also to the people who made the last 200 episodes an absolute joy: Marieke Hardy, Nerida Haycock, Tim Ferguson, Pete Smith, Wil Anderson, Daniel Burt, Anne-Marie Peard, Narrelle M. Harris, Jess McGuire, Wilbur Wilde, Ray Punjer, Jim Schembri, Ed Phillips, John Safran, Anna Brain, Josie Parelli, Jeff Jenkins, David Knox, Brian Nankervis, the man with the chicken, Tom Elliot, Matt Govoni, Gerard McCulloch, Ryan Shelton, Janet A. McCleod, Adam Richard, Corinne Grant, Rob Brearly, Leo Laporte, Justin Hamilton, Katrina Mathers, Marc Fennell, Dan Ilic, Alex Papps, Courtney Hocking, Toby Sullivan, Nelly Thomas, Lawrence Mooney, Scott Brennan, Javier Grillo-Marxauch, David Ashton, Damaris Baker, Jane Badler, Yael Bergman, Adam Zwar, Rob Buttery, Dr David Ranson, Andy Anderson, Alexandra Tynan, Lee Zachariah, Shannon Marinko, Doug McLeod, Rod Quantock, Genevieve Lemon, Peter Moon, Brendan Luno, Peter Lane, Sue Taylor, Sam Pang, and especially, Mr Ross McQueen.

If you watch one thing

We all agree: John Safran’s Race Relations, Wednesday 9:30pm, ABC 1.

Ep 199: The Cult, Ads for Shoes, Garry Shandling

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:57:34 +0000

Hi everybody. This is episode 199. We talk about the New Zealand show, The Cult and some other stuff.

Our energy levels were down. We apologise but we’re just saving it up for a big show next week.

Sorry.

If You Watch One Thing

Brett: 4 Corners – Monday at 8.30 pm on ABC 1. Repeated on Tuesday, 13th October at 11.35 pm.
John: The Avengers – Thursday night/Friday morning at 1am, Channel 9.
Josh: Louis Theroux, Channel 7, 11:30pm Wednesday.

Ep 198: Beauty plus Geek, Marc Fennell

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:12:11 +0000

Corin and Jenna, one of the geeks and one of the beauties from Channel 7’s Beauty and the Geek, join us in the studio to talk about what it’s like to be part of a reality television series.

Marc Fennell, the star of ABCTV’s Hungry Beast is on the phone discussing the controversies around the first episode.

Hey, Facebook users, you can become a fan of Beauty and the Geek, and also see Corin and Jenna’s fanpages.

Also, why not get short snippets of Hungry Beast on twitter.

Then there’s always Josh and Brett, who are also on twitter.

If You Watch One Thing

Brett: Hungry Beast – ABC1 Wednesday, 9pm
John: Ace Of Cakes, Lifestyle Food, Saturday, 9.30
Josh: Dancing About Architecture, Channel 31, Thursday 8 Oct

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UPDATE: We’ve just received an anonymous SMS.

‘It’s a famous quote: “Talking about music is like dancing about architecture” – it’s a music panel show.’

You can find some history on the quote and its various attributions all over the web.

Remember When… Tim Ferguson

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:58:22 +0000

With the Boxcutters team scattered around the globe this week, we take a wander down memory lane with an occasional series that we’ve now dubbed Remember When…

Remember When… Tim Ferguson joined us to talk about his impressively long career in Australian television, visiting on the eve of the inaugural Melbourne Comedy Festival show, Axed? If not, this is your lucky week because we’ve got an Encore Presentation in place of the regular show.

Here are the obligatory links:

Now is the time to send your obligatory communiqué through our Contact Form or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 CUTTER)

I’m not sure if Josh and John are going to update this week with their One Thing to watch over the week but I’ll stick this up and we’ll see how we go:

Brett: Hey Hey It’s Saturday ‘Reunion Special’ – Nine – 7:30 Wed, 30 Sep 2009

They’re baaaaaack! Daryl and Ossie Ostrich, Celebrity Heads, Plucka a Duck and most especially and delightfully Red Faces; remember the Luge – older but joyously no wiser – thank goodness. Yet another chance to show how fantastically foolish we can be.

[Thanks to IceTV for the description]

197: Sam Pang, Just Don’t Bother, The Loop, The Brownlow, The Emmys

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:18:02 +0000

Sam Pang, host of the SBS quiz show, ADBC, is our guest this week.
He tells us things about stuff.

There’s a Things You May Have Missed about The Loop, a special Just Don’t Bother, and Brett thinks the Brownlow is both brown and low.

Listen to it y’all:

Ep 196: Wilbur Wilde, Generation Kill, I Don’t Buy It, Letters

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:44:14 +0000

As we sail into our 5th year of Boxcutters – thanks for all the cards and pressies for our birthday last week, BTW – we take a look at the future of another show of longevity, Hey Hey it’s Saturday, as we talk to Wilbur Wilde about how things are going in the run-up to the two special reunion shows, happening on Tuesday(!) September 29 and October 6. Keep an ear out – there seemed to be a strange echo in the studio that sounded a little like some names we know.

Operation Generation Kill is launched, covering the TV series from HBO based on the reports of Evan Wright, reporting for Rolling Stone magazine.

Brett points out the rape of a cultural icon in his I Don’t Buy It.

And we’ve got your Letters, viewing advice for the week with One Thing and the News coverage we’re known and loved for.

Hit us up at Amazon for your own DVD or Blu-ray
copy of Generation Kill.

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[For those affected by the dropout in last week's show during the review of The Lost Room, I've fixed the problem and the new version is available for download through last week's post]

As mentioned by Wilbur, you can become a fan of Hey Hey on Facebook.

If You Watch One Thing

Brett: Glee ‘Pilot. Glee – The Director’s Cut’
—Ten, 7:30 Thu, 17 Sep 2009
Josh: Good Onya, Skip —ABC1, 8:30pm Thursday 17th Sep.
John: will be unwrapping his copy of The Wire

Also, you might like to get your hands on the book of Generation Kill.

Ep 195: Tom Elliott, Flash Forward, The Lost Room

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:10:14 +0000

We have a week full of broken rules of time and finance with:

Tom Elliott ~~inventing the flux capacitor~~ giving us some rational explanations for the asset writedowns and massive profit downgrade at 7 and how hard 9 and 10’s parent companies are doing it;

a preview of Flash Forward, coming to our screens on the 7 network after the ultimate conclusion of Lost; and

The Lost Room from the SciFi Channel in Things You May Have Missed.

Pick up your very own copy of The Lost Room on DVD from Amazon.

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Ep 194: Nurse Jackie, Come Back Mrs Noah, Foot Scrapings

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:17:50 +0000

Nurse Jackie is the new show from Showtime in the US starring Edie Falco. Come Back Mrs Noah is an old show from the late 70s that John once saw. There’s an I don’t buy it and a whole bunch of other stuff to make you laugh, cry and possibly even hit yourself in the nose with a hammer.
Ouch:

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Here’s some Come Back Mrs Noah (it’s terrible):

If you watch one thing:
Brett: The Wire starts on ABC2 Tuesday 9:30 and Saturday 10pm
Josh: Waltz with Bashir, Tuesday 10pm, SBS
John: Has not watched the Wire and therefore is going to bed without any supper.

Ep 193: Hung, Parker Lewis, Hamlet!

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:41:41 +0000

This week we look at the new HBO drama, Hung, and in Before and After School there’s Parker Lewis Can’t Lose.

Parker Lewis Can’t Lose: The Complete First Season
is, of course, available on DVD.

The Triple R Radiothon is on now click here to check out the details including what you could win
– or click here to get straight to the online subscription page.

Ep 192: Southland, Quotes, Crap TV, Letters

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:59:36 +0000

Southland is a new show from the US about police. We review it. The rest of the episode is good and full of information about television. Really. It’s wonderful. Also there’s an I Don’t Buy It to destroy a generation.

Ep 191: James Talia, Torchwood, Hosts of things

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:32:39 +0000

James Talia talks to us about news anchoring. We look at Torchwood: Children of Earth. Woo, says Brett Cropley.

You can buy Torchwood – Children of Earth on DVD and make your own mind up.

Ep 190: Parks and Recreation, Dance Your Ass Off, US 60 Minutes

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:36:11 +0000

Too hot to mention, too cold to hold. Called the Boxcutters and in control.

This episode of Boxcutters has nothing to do with Ghost Busters 2 but we do talk about Parks and Recreation and other things already mentioned in the title of this episode.

If you want to get more of a taste, check out some show-note-action after the jump.

You can find John’s excellent Outland Institute podcast online (because it’s a podcast and that’s where it lives).

If you watch one thing

Brett: Liberal Rule, 8:30pm Tuesday 28th, SBS1
Brett: Fog of War, 10:00pm Tuesday 28th, SBS1
John: Mad Men Box Set
Josh: had his “one thing” lunch cut and is sulking.

John M. asked us if we had seen the promo for The Prisoner. We largely hadn’t.

Ep 189: Psychoville, Leafbusters, MasterChef Postmortem

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:57:47 +0000

We return with a killer episode. The new UK series, Psychoville get a right reviewing, we look at why MasterChef was so bloody popular, and there’s a brief chat about TV series made from novels.

If you want to get more of a taste, check out some show-note-action after the jump.

Also, you can preorder your copy of Psychoville from the Boxcutters Store and be one of the first on your block to get it into you.

You can find John’s excellent Outland Institute podcast online (because it’s a podcast and that’s where it lives).

If you watch one thing

Brett: TV Burp, 9pm Thursday 23rd, Seven
John: Eureka, Midnight Thursday 23rd, Ten
Josh: The Amazing Race, 7:30pm Thursday 23rd, Seven

Winter Nostalgia 2: Peter Smith (aka Mr Television)

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:33:43 +0000

We take a journey into the past and listen to the wonderful Pete Smith. What else do you need to know? Nothing. He is wonderful.

Another trip down memory lane:

Winter Nostalgia 1: Brian Nankervis, The Prisoner

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:10:38 +0000

John and Josh take you into the past with this look at our review of The Prisoner from 2005. John offers up some lovely “making-of” secrets. Then we listen to what Brian Nankervis had to say before he became immortalised in our Pork intro.

A trip down memory lane:

Don’t forget that you can buy The Prisoner from the Boxcutters Store.

Ep 188: Human Giant, Pink and Penguins

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:21:42 +0000

This week was a total mess but we did manage to talk about Human Giant, not buy Optus ads and read out some wonderful letters.

Enjoy the chaos:

Don’t forget that you can buy Human Giant – The Complete First Season from the Boxcutters Store.

If you want to get more of a taste, check out some embedded action after the jump.

Human Giant: Job Interview

Human Giant: Mother Son Moving Co.

Human Giant: Catching a Predator

Ep 187: Genevieve Lemon, East Bound and Down

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:51:43 +0000

Quite simply one of the best guests we’ve ever had on the show, Genevieve Lemon is honest, hilarious and an award winning actress. East Bound and Down is a new comedy from some of the people responsible for Funny or Die and we review it for your aural pleasure.

Find out more about Kenny Powers.

Ep 186: Peter Moon and Brendan Luno from “Whatever Happened to That Guy”

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:48:19 +0000

Peter Moon and Brendan Luno, co-creators of Whatever Happened to That Guy? join us for a very extended chat. Also, we talk about the new TV series, Kings.

Here you go:

News

If you watch one thing

Brett: The Community Cup – 9.30pm, Thursday, 18 June, 2009, C31
Josh: King of the Hill – Thursday Night, Midnight, 7

Ep 185: Peter Lane, Sue Taylor, TV That Kills

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:22:36 +0000

This week: Peter Lane, former Chairman of Channel 31 in Melbourne talks to us about the state of community television in the move to digital; producer Sue Taylor sets our mind at ease about 3 Acts of Murder; and we discuss movies about TV shows from a horrible future where we can only enjoy watching people die.

Also we have the answer to last week’s quiz and a whole bunch of news (and a rant about the whole Chaser thing).

If you were moved by our discussion with Peter Lane and want to help, you can get involved with a campaign at your local community station.

Ep 184: Better Off Ted, Monkey, Squiz

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:20:53 +0000

Better Off Ted is a half hour comedy from ABC in the US. It’s funny. We talk about it. In Before and After School we look at Monkey. Also, Brett has problems with the Age’s TV guide and we take a quick look at the SBS celebrity sports quiz show, Squiz.

Better Off Boxcutters:

Ep 183: Marc Fennell, Movies about TV, Wallander

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:58:50 +0000

Marc Fennell joins us to talk about portrayals of television in film. We talk about the UK detective drama based on a Swedish set of novels starring Kenneth Brannagh, Wallander (just in case you were confused about which Kenneth Brannagh featuring, UK detective telemovie series based on Swedish novels we were talking about).

It’s here:

If You Watch One Thing…

Brett: Hot Docs: The Road to Guantanamo, 10pm Tuesday May 6th on SBS.
John: Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story, 8:30pm Sunday May 31st on ABC1.
Josh: Chaser’s War on Everything, Wednesday 9:00pm ABC1

And because Brett mentioned it:

Ep 182: James Talia, Ashes to Ashes, Eurovision

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:33:05 +0000

James Talia comes in to talk to us about the world of network news and the changes therein. Also, we review the second season of season 2 of Ashes To Ashes and discuss this week’s Eurovision song contest.

You can help support Boxcutters by buying yourself something pretty – like the book Nul Points that John mentioned in this week’s show – from the You Do Buy It stores.

Also, we’ve got new t-shirts, t-shirts, t-shirts!

Here’s the c-span coverage of the Senate Hearing with David Simon:

Also here’s a bit from Party Down on YouTube

Ep 181: Leo Laporte, Party Down, Ten Years Younger in Ten Days

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:05:01 +0000

This week Josh speaks to Leo Laporte, Brett talks about Ten Years Younger in Ten Days and we discuss the US show Party Down.

It’s a corker. Listen to it:

You can help support Boxcutters buy buying yourself something pretty from the You Do Buy It stores.

Also, we’ve got new t-shirts, t-shirts, t-shirts!

Ep 180: Important Things with Demitri Martin, Cadbury Ads, No Logies

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:28:48 +0000

What do you need to know? Important Things with Demitri Martin is a tv show we review. On top of that, some really important news and some less important pork. This week’s quiz is a corker and the prize is a Crumpler Laptop Bag!

Find out more:

You can help support Boxcutters buy buying yourself something pretty from the You Don’t Buy It stores.

Also, we’ve got new t-shirts, t-shirts, t-shirts!

Here are the television Bafta winners.

Ep 179: Freeview, Revisiting Old Television, Shame on Henrie Stride and Channel 10

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:27:56 +0000

Freeview have a new ad out and we don’t buy it. Also we look at why television of yore might not stand up to today’s viewers. There’s some CrapTV from Channel 10 and we (try to) tell you what to watch

Ooh look:

You can help support Boxcutters buy buying yourself something pretty from the You Don’t Buy It stores.

Also, we’ve got new t-shirts! You can buy them, wear them and have people ask you what the hell it’s supposed to mean.

Boxcutters: Now shamelessly trying to sell you crap to cover our costs.

Ep 178: Marc Fennel and Dan Ilic, Slings & Arrows, Crap TV

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:15:31 +0000

Marc Fennel and Dan Ilic come in to talk about Massage My Medium, their comedy festival show about the end of television as we know it. We review the Canadian comedy/drama Slings & Arrows and have some Crap TV, the quiz and tell you what to watch if you watch one thing.

Get it here:

You can buy Slings & Arrows – Season 1 from the Amazon US store.

Try out our new Boxcutters stores available in NTSC (the US store) and PAL (the UK store). Between the two of them you should be able to get your hands on everything we talk about on the show. Also, every time you buy, you help Boxcutters stay alive. And no, there’s no way we’ve found to do this with an Australian store as yet.

Ep 177: Alexandra Tynan, Gloria Jeans and Ingham Chicken Ads, Ladette Quotes

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:05:52 +0000

This week, Alexandra Tynan, the designer of the Cybermen, joins us in the studio to talk about costume design and creating a science fiction icon. Also, we have a couple of I Don’ts Buys Its sent in by listeners (see the clips below).

There’s some great Doctor Who stuff available at Amazon UK:

Remember that every time you make a purchase through the Boxcutters site, you help Boxcutters survive.

Also, check out our US-based store for some excellent TV recommendations.

Gloria Jeans Ad

Ingham Chicken Ad

Diet Tango Ad

Ep 176: Bazura Project, Being Human, Foxtel Ads

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:37:37 +0000

Lee Zachariah and Shannon Marinko from the Bazura Project come in to discuss the controversy surrounding their Logies/TV Week correspondence. We also review the UK series Being Human. Brett doesn’t buy Foxtel Ads and Kerry Armstrong makes a special appearance*.

You can buy Season 1 of Being Human at Amazon UK.

* Kerry Armstrong does not actually appear.

Ep 175: Doug MacLeod, Janet A. McLeod, Dead Set

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:38:18 +0000

Doug MacLeod has written everything from The Comedy Company to Dogstar, and joins us to look back on his career. Janet A. McLeod is our special co-host, Josh Kinal makes a special phone call, there’s special news, special letters and no pork. No pork at all. Oh, all right, there’s a bit.

Also we review the UK horror series Dead Set.

You can buy Dead Set at Amazon UK.

See Doug MacLeod discuss his golden career at Axed! at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

This is what the Boxcutters look like when they appear in The Age – warning! Photo!

Ep 174: Rod Quantock, Josie Parrelli, Breaking Bad, Reality Dancing

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:35:16 +0000

Chartbusting 80s‘ Josie Parrelli is our co-host, Australia, You’re Standing In It’s Rod Quantock is our guest, we review AMC’s new meth-cooking drama Breaking Bad
, Josie talks about reality-based Dancing, John has a rant about BSG, Brett is inscrutable. All this, plus news and pork! You lucky, lucky people…

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Buy Breaking Bad – The Complete First Season on Amazon.com.

See Rod Quantock Eats Himself at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Ep 173: Wilbur Wilde, Anne-Marie Peard, Flight Of The Conchords, musical TV shows

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:58:05 +0000

All singing! All dancing! Repeated sax offender Wilbur Wilde is our guest co-host, aussietheatre.com’s Anne-Marie Peard talks about TV shows that sing (warning: Buffy), we review season 2 of HBO’s Flight Of The Conchords, reminisce about Aussie rock shows and Josh Kinal shows his mad teleportation skills. Oddly, no-one mentions Sweet & Sour (except here).

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Ep 172: James Talia, bushfires, Dollhouse

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:51:15 +0000

James Talia joins us to talk about the way television news covered the Victorian bushfires and we look at the new Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse.

There’s also some letters to Boxcutters and all the news we could fit into the rest of the show. It’s good. Listen to it.

Things we mention:

The Freeview parody we talk about.
The heartbreaking moment where Tony Jones reports on Brian Naylor’s death.

Ep 171: United States of Tara, Terrorist Ringtones, Sunday Night

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:24:19 +0000

The United States of Tara is a new show from Showtime in the US starring Australia’s Own Toni Collette. We also bring you an I Don’t Buy It about mobile phone clubs and a Ray Watch about Sunday Night.

Listen to the show the rest of the media is all a-buzz about:

Write a letter to the Green Guide talking about loving/hating/cooking Boxcutters.

Ep 170: Wil Anderson, Privileged, Letters

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:45:02 +0000

Wil Anderson joins us to talk about the Gruen Transfer, The Glass House and iced confection. Also, we review the new show Privileged and read out a whole heap of letters.

courtesy of Actual Chad

Ep 169: Editor Rob Buttery, Eleventh Hour, Count Duckula

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:09:22 +0000

Editor of shows including Mythbusters and Bondi Rescue, Rob Buttery joins us to talk about the world of television editing.

We do a review of the US show Eleventh Hour and a Before & After School about Count Duckula.

You know you want it:

Ep 168: Bam Boom! Entertainment, Lie to Me, Underbelly 2

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:19:13 +0000

Gillian Bartlett and Donna Lyon from Bam Boom! Entertainment join us to talk about their very unique television jobs. Also there’s a review of the new Underbelly season premier, and the new US show Lie to Me. Also we look at coverage of the Victorian bushfires in a special Raywatch.

Get it:

Ep 167: Narrelle M. Harris, Demons, Bigpond Ads

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:29:07 +0000

Noted local author of vampire novels, Narrelle M. Harris joins us to talk about the world of the vampire in television. We cover the UK drama Demons. A listener sent in an I Don’t Buy It and we create the word “Skad”.

Skad this:

Ep 166: Gavin & Stacey, Soap, Dumb Advertising.

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:05:39 +0000

An information-packed episode of television goodness comes your way in the form of Episode 166 in which we discuss the UK show Gavin and Stacey, a Things You May Have Missed about Soap, and we look at dumb advertising campaigns and the dumb television reports about them. Also news, pork, letters etc.

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Ep 165: Dr David Ranson, Leverage, Production Update

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:09:31 +0000

We find out all about forensic pathology with Dr David Ranson, Forensic Pathologist to the stars. Also we review the show Leverage which started on Fox8 last Wednesday night.

Ep 164: Andy Anderson, Letters, more Andy Anderson

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:02:02 +0000

Star of Heartbreak High, Neighbours, Stingers, Salem’s Lot and pretty much everything you can think of, Andy Anderson joins us for an extended chat.

There’s also some letters, news and pork, of course

Enjoy it immensely:

Ep 163: Swingtown, Number 96, the Bechdel Test

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:28:16 +0000

Welcome to the sexy episode of Boxcutters. We talk about the US show about sex in suburbia, Swingtown, and the Australian 1970s soap, Number 96.

In between we talk about the Bechdel Test and there’s also an I Don’t Buy It about the most complained about ad of 2008.

It’s over here:

Special Epidition Charlie (Many Guests)

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:38:43 +0000

Our wonderfully questionable end of year show. This year we have: Gerard McCulloch, Tom Elliot, Nerida Haycock, Wilbur Wilde, Jess McGuire, and James Talia.

A lovely shambles of rotating guests and our highlights and lowlights from the television year.

Listen to it.

Send us your unordered items by dropping us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 CUTTER)

Ep 162: John Adams and The Dismissal

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:03:35 +0000

John Adams is a great show from HBO and we talk all about it and strangely compare it to the Australian Kennedy-Miller production, The Dismissal. Boxcutters is all about television and there’s plenty of that in 162.

It’s over here:

Ep 161: David Ashton & Damaris Baker, Survivors, News Themes

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:31:57 +0000

David Ashton and Damaris Baker are composers who, amongst other things created the theme for ABC News Breakfast. We talk about the UK series Survivors and have a bunch of quiz, news and pork.

Find out more about Destination Moon.

Ep 160: Jane Badler (Diana from V), Sons of Anarchy

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:42:56 +0000

The woman who played Diana in V, starred in Falcon Crest and Mission: Impossible, appeared in Murder She Wrote, Fantasy Island… The Wonderful Jane Badler is our guest.

We also speak about Sons of Anarchy, there’s some letters to Boxcutters and a bit of news and pork.

You can see Jane Badler singing live at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne.

And if you love the show you can buy the album.

Ep 159: James Talia, Fatty and George, Zoot Reviews

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:13:22 +0000

James Talia is returning to Australia and so this is his last appearance as our European Un-Australian correspondent. We cover Fatty and George in Before and After School and there’s an I Don’t Buy It to fill out the gaps.

Ep 158: Eureka, Top Gear Australia and a Postcard

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:17:26 +0000

Eureka is a show on television and we talk about it because that is what we do. We talk about television. TV News, Top Gear, other shows. If it’s TV we talk about it.

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Ep 157: My Own Worst Enemy, The Worst TV We’ve Ever Seen

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:46:10 +0000

This week we are the Bad News Boxcutters with the Christian Slater vehicle My Own Worst Enemy, there’s a discussion of some of the worst television we’ve ever seen and we’d like you to leave comments with your list, and to top it off there’s also a quick Crap TV.

This week’s Crumpler prize is sensational and the question is a toughy.

Also hear all the television news and pork of the week.

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Ep 156: Yael Bergman, Shark Jumping, Lazy Country Music Stars

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:13:03 +0000

Yael Bergman from Princess Pictures comes in to talk to us about independent production in Australia. There’s an I Don’t Buy It about country music stars, some shark jumping watch and a whole bunch of news and stuff.

Here it is:

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Ep 155: James Talia, Louis Theroux, TV Board Games

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:49:04 +0000

James Talia talks to us all the way from London about the Russell Brand/Jonathan Ross/Andrew Sachs controversy and what that means for the BBC. We take a look some TV-related board games that John’s found and have a look at the work of Louis Theroux. There’s some punchy news, the answer to the quiz and some Letters to Boxcutters, too.

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Ep 154: Adam Zwar, The Ex-List, Tomorrow People

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:25:55 +0000

Star and co-creator of Wilfred joins us in the studio to talk about the process of creating a TV show. We also discuss the US show, The Ex-List and in the segment that is now titled Before and After School, we finally look at The Tomorrow People.

You can have a look at our news items and other points of interest at our delicious bookmarks for this episode.

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Ep 153: The Life and Times of Tim, Worst Week, Review with Myles Barlow

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:17:28 +0000

All about television means all about television, people. The Life and Times of Tim is an excellent new show from HBO, Review with Myles Barlow is a new show on ABC2 and Worst Week is barely worth mentioning.

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Ep 152: Scott Brennan, Life on Mars (US), Kath & Kim (US)

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:17:59 +0000

The delightful and talented Scott Brennan joins us in the studio to raise the tone and tell us about his time in TV sketch comedy and the world of advertising voice-overs. We also take a look at US remakes of two shows that were very successful in their home markets. There’s some special and exciting Letters to Boxcutters and the results of last week’s Quiz.

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Ep 151: The Middleman, Top Gear (Aus), The Mentalist

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:58:39 +0000

A little bit of Crap TV, seriously or not as well as some Letters to Boxcutters round out this episode. A quiz question will get you thinking and of course there is a reference to Battlestar Galactica.

You must watch The Middleman as soon as you have the opportunity and tell all your friends.

Get links and notes for the news and reviews we covered this week.

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Ep 150: Futurama, Fringe (again), Is Television Any Better?

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:51:25 +0000

Episode 150 is full of surprises. Keep your eyes peeled here for show notes in the coming days. Did we mention we’ve done 150 episodes? Well, we have. One Hundred And Fifty! Also, we announce the winner of last week’s quiz.

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Also, thanks so much to Nerida for the absolutely delicious cake. Really, one hundred percent delicious.

Ep 149: Fringe, Theme Tunes, Quiz & John Richards

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:22:00 +0000

The Quiz is Back!

John Richards is our co-host this week and we would be remiss to not mention his website straight away.

We discuss Fringe and John brings in some theme tunes that are so good the shows themselves could not possibly live up to. Brett does not buy some product that turns your girlfriend in to a dog-faced man. Also there’s Pork and News.

You can find news items, shows referenced and some stuff we didn’t get to cover at http://delicious.com/boxcutters/149

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UPDATE: A very big thank you goes out to FeBo for the birthday present.

Ep 148: Lawrence Mooney, James Talia, Very Small Business

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:23:46 +0000

For our 3rd birthday we bring an exclusive breaking story from the Channel Nine news room. There is also some talk about Very Small Business and The Strip. Lawrence Mooney boosts our morale with his excellent insights and James Talia tells us how it is in London.

Blow out the candles for 148:

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Update: See Lawrence Mooney’s part in Very Small Business It’s the second lesson.

Further Update: See the media’s reaction to the news we broke with James Talia. So far in TV Tonight and The Australian.

Ep 147: Directing Live Television with Ray Punjer and Wilbur Wilde

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:08:00 +0000

This week we are lucky enough to have Ray Punjer, director of live television including In Melbourne Tonight, The Panel, World Series Cricket, Bob Dyer’s Pick-A-Box, The Don Lane Show, and World Championship Wrestling amongst so many other credits. He’s a trailblazer in the industry and he brings his expertise to our little show.

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Ep 146: Daria, Australian Idol, with Jess McGuire

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:18:36 +0000

OK. It does not get better than this. Jess McGuire from RRR’s I’d Rather Jack and also Defamer joins us to talk about Australian Idol. We also finally cover off on Daria and mix it up a whole lot around the edges.

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Update:
The Australian Idol related sites Jess mentioned are Scott, To Be Certain and Bland Canyon.

Erratta
During the news it was said that TV Tonight’s David Knox wrote: “Samantha Armytage had been a seamless fill in [for Anna Coren reported]“.
Actually, this was a quote from an article in the Daily Telegraph. David Knox’s post on the blog was a criticism of the Telegraph article. Boxcutters apologises for the mistake.

Ep 145: Quantum Leap with John Richards

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:21:22 +0000

Yes the Olympics are still on but we do our best to find television news amongst all the medal action. We talk about Quantum Leap in a bit of Things You May Have Missed as well as a Crap TV and the world’s quickest I Don’t Buy It. The truly excellent John Richards joins us this week with anecdotes and opinions that can help us all.

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Get more of John Richards at the Outland Institute.

Ep 144: Olympics, Hole in the Wall, Neighbours, Chicken Ads, with Gerard McCulloch

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:17:23 +0000

Gerard McCulloch joins us to look at the first few days of Olympic coverage, Hole in the Wall and Make Me A Supermodel. Keep a look out for another Postcard from A Show as well as some letters to Boxcutters. Plus news and pork and a couple of chicken related I Don’t Buy Its.

Good for what ails ya. It’s 144, senor.

You can hear more of Gerard on Comedy Obscura.

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Ep 143: Sunday, Nightline and the Networks’ Future. With Tom Elliot and James Talia.

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:59:08 +0000

With Tom Elliot and James Talia we talk a lot about the state of commercial television in general, its past, its future and the way things currently stand.

It’s a great chat with some eye or ear opening insights and predictions.

What are your predictions for the future of television?

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Ep 142: Celeb Dog School, Star Dancers, with Adam Richard

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:16:03 +0000

Yes, ladies and gentlemens, we have the one and only fabulous Adam Richard with us in the Ross Seat this week. We talk about Celebrity Dog School, Star Dancers and a thousand other shows. Fun and exciting, it’s 142.

Tell us what you think.

Laurie Oakes writes about the end of Sunday
more notes to come

Ep 141: Making a Pilot, Battle Star Gallactica, Dr Who, with John Richards

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:44:17 +0000

The one hundred percent excellent John Richards joins us as guest co-host this week. We talk about what it’s like to try to get a pilot made and accepted in Australia. There is also heaps of nerdalicious sci-fi and fantasy talk and almost no reality TV coverage. Really!

Ooh look, it’s right here.:

Send us your defence of Alan Ball.

In this episode we discuss:

Hollowmen
True Blood
Being Human
The BBC and The ABC
The Department
Battlestar Galactica
Dr Who
Scrubs

Read John Richards’s blog, The Outland Institute

Ep 140: Save our SBS, with Josie Parelli

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:58:06 +0000

Save Our SBS has been in the news a lot lately with its criticisms of the way Shaun Brown has been running things. We speak to Darce Cassidy from the group about the problems they see with the broadcaster. Queen Josie Parelli sits in the Ross seat this week and we’ve got a bunch of news, pork and an I Don’t Buy It to fill out the rest of the show. It’s a big one.

Hear what it’s all about:

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Ep 139: Press Gang, Media Watch, James Talia & Nerida Haycock

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:22:47 +0000

James Talia joins us on the phone from the UK with a Boxcutters scoop. Not even Media Watch had the information we have for you on this show. Nerida Haycock sits in Ross’s seat, keeping it warm and us informed. We talk about Press Gang in our youth television series and have a super-tough question in the quiz.

It’s all there in 139:

Quiz entries and personal messages accepted here.

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Ep 138: All Saints, Degrassi Junior High, Toby Sullivan

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:12:43 +0000

This week Toby Sullivan joins us in Ross’s chair to discuss Degrassi and arts programmes. We take a quick look at All Saints and there’s also an I Don’t Buy It to pique your interest.

It’s all there in 138:

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You can also win tickets to see Toby’s new comedy laughing show of humour at Trades Hall in Melbourne on July 2. Just email giveaway@tobysullivan.cc to get your laugh on.

Ep 137: Big Brother 8, Nelly Thomas and Ross (via phone)

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:15:50 +0000

What a huge episode of Boxcutters we have in store for you today. Nelly Thomas is our Ross for a day. We have a special surprise phone call, introduce a new segment, talk about Big Brother, Crap TV and have a challenging quiz question for you. All of this is bundled up in blankets of Pork and News.

One Hundred and Thirty Seven

Tell us your favourite kids/young adult TV programmes.

Correction

TV Tonight tells us that, although Brett said the blog alluded to Matthew Newton being in Mark loves Sharon, it is actually Shane Connor. The Matthew Newton comment was an incorrect assumption from a commentor and not in any way misreporting by TV Tonight. That just doesn’t happen. TV Tonight ROCKS!

Ep 136: Ray Watch, Lawrence Mooney

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:48:07 +0000

136 = Lawrence Mooney + Ray Watch + News / Pork(Quiz)

Really that’s all you need to know.

Send us your equations.

Ep 135: Wilbur Wilde & James Talia

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:45:41 +0000

Make yourself comfortable and strap on your ear-goggles. Wilbur Wilde is back filling in for Ross and James Talia phones in with tales of Europe. 100% world-class excellent Boxcutters coming your way. More discussions about all things television than you could ordinarily hope for.

I hope I haven’t built it up too much… Here it is:

Did you like that?

Ep 134: Ice TV and Channel Nine with Jim Schembri

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:09:15 +0000

TV reviewer and columnist for the Age, Jim Schembri joins us as our special co-host. We also speak to Marc Edwards from Ice TV about what’s going on with the whole Channel Nine lawsuit. It’s a great show with information and laughs a-plenty.

We’re reinventing television while talking about it:

Love us or hate us

Ep 133: Australia’s Got Talent, Community TV, Josie Parelli

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:19:20 +0000

This week the wonderful Queen Josie, formerly of Chartbusting ’80s, is our guest host with lots of talk about life in community television, Australia’s Got Talent and what the networks are doing.

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Ep 132: Justin Hamilton, Lost, AFL on 10

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:59:43 +0000

All the fun of the fair with Justin Hamilton as our guest co-host. Of course we discuss Lost and Channel 10 screwing with footy fans. We ask the question: Are the networks losing money? But we don’t have any answers.

Episode 132 is better than…

What did you do on your summer holidays?

Ep 131: David Knox, James Talia, Logies, and Canal Road

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:38:46 +0000

David Knox, James Talia, the Logies, the Fuglies, Big Brother, Canal Road: all of these things go into making a wonderful episode of Boxcutters.

It’s Episode 131!

Give us your opinions.

Check out what David Knox reckons at TV Tonight.

Ep 130: Nelly Thomas, So You Think You Can Dance, Big Brother

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:03:39 +0000

This week the lovely Nelly Thomas joins us as co-host while Ross is still away. We talk about the start new series of Big Brother and the end of So You Think You Can Dance, all garnished with a lovely sprinkling of News, Crap TV, Quiz and Pork.

Episode 130:

Tell us all your secrets.

Ep 129: Courteney Hocking, Saxondale

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:50:03 +0000

80 minutes of nonstop Boxcutters with Courteney Hocking who regales us with tales of working in a network television call centre. We review Saxondale and there’s also a Raywatch and an I Don’t Buy It to keep you on your toes.

129 the goose drank wine:

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Ep 128: Wilbur Wilde, Hey Hey It’s Saturday, jPod

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:54:04 +0000

This week Wilbur Wilde joins us as a special guest co-host. Of course we talk about working on Hey Hey It’s Saturday as well as a review of the Canadian show, jPod, and the answer to our very difficult quiz question.

Where the Wild(e) things are:

Let the rumpus begin.

Ep 127: James Talia, Anna Brain, BBC, Logie nominations

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:56:45 +0000

This week James Talia calls us all the way from London to talk about Olympic flames, news broadcasts and how funny the BBC can be. We have a look at the Logie nominations and there are more clues for the difficult Boxcutters Quiz. Also we are joined by the wonderful Anna Brain while Ross is away on baby-watch.

Get it here:

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Ep 126: Gladiators and East of Everything

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:57:15 +0000

Get ready for a one-hundred percent excitement filled episode of Boxcutters with reviews of Gladiators and East of Everything. We also have all the television News and Pork you could hope for and a tragic crime against decency in I Don’t Buy It.

Episode 126 will get you going:

Tell us all about it.

Ep 125: Tim Ferguson, DAAS Kapital, Big Gig, Emerald Falls

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:21:40 +0000

Boxcutters listens to you!! That’s right. This week as per your request – more boxes, less cutting.

This week the very funny Tim Ferguson takes us through The Big Gig to Axed! and much in between.

We review Emerald Falls.

Plus your latest fix of News and Pork and all things television.

Box Box Boxcutters

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Ep 124: Anna Brain, Project Runway

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:11:50 +0000

This week the wonderful Anna Brain joins us to talk about Project Runway, we continue our investigation into timeslot classification and there’s some Crap TV in there as well. Oh yeah, and the quiz, thanks to Crumpler and some news as well.

It’s over here:

Tell us the good news.

Ep 123: The Thick of It, Lots of Swearing

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:55:13 +0000

This week – A GREAT BIG LANGUAGE WARNING!!!

We discuss classifications and what not and it leads to some rather blue language, so be warned.

Also, the usual smattering of Pork, some News, a little Reality upfront, the Quiz, and a Things We Did Miss – the excellent UK comedy The Thick Of It.

Enjoy

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Ep 122: James Talia, Ashes to Ashes, Tony Mokbel

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:19:56 +0000

Big show this week with James Talia calling in from Greece, the long awaited return of Ray Watch and a review of the new BBC drama Ashes to Ashes. Also listen closely for the Quiz, Pork and News all in the places where you would normally expect them to be in the show.

122 reasons to listen:

Many more reasons to let us know what you’re thinking.

Ep 121: In Treatment, Oscars, The Biggest Loser

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:45:27 +0000

This week we discuss new HBO drama In Treatment. There’s a rural I Don’t Buy It. We complain about Channel 9’s shoddy Oscars telecast. There’s some Biggest Loser Quotes as well as the usual News, Quiz and Pork.

121 – rhythms with fun!

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Ep 120: Cashmere Mafia vs Lipstick Jungle, Underbelly, Monster House

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:16:24 +0000

Uninformed opinion comes home to roost in this episode of Boxcutters. We discuss Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle, have an open inspection of Monster House and talk more about Underbelly than we probably mean to. Plus News, Crap TV, I Don’t Buy It, The Quiz, and PORK!

Wrap your laughing gear around a…*

tell us what you think

* Technically this means your mouth but you should listen to the show with your ears.

Ep 119: Underbelly, Other stuff

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:37:00 +0000

Hugely exciting show this week.

We chat to David Knox the man behind the always informative TV Tonight website about television and television blogging.

We risk life and limb and possible defamation with a review of Underbelly.

There’s a couple of Crap TVs.

And an extra helping of Pork.

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Boxcutters Episode 118

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:19:24 +0000

James Talia joins us all the way from London to talk about journalism, celebrity and parochialism. Also we discuss Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and dumb ads with no common sense. News and Pork fill out the show.

No time to dilly or dally:

boxcutters episode 117

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:06:21 +0000

We’re back baby!! Cutting up them boxes and causing strife.

This week we review what kept us interested televisually over the summer months. Debate rages over the inherent hilarity (or lack thereof) in UK import Peep Show. And we Don’t Buy some ads from the tennis (both long and short form).

Plus all the usual news views and slander you’ve come to know and love.

117 – Hungry for your ears.

One One Seven:

Boxcutters Summer Edition 2: Rob Brearley

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:45:40 +0000

Executive Producer of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Rob Brearley, joins us in our second interview session for the Summer. He talks to us about quiz shows, dealing with 10 year olds and building a career in television.

Tell us what you think about our Summer Series.

Boxcutters Summer Edition 1: Alex Papps

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:07:07 +0000

Alex Papps is in the hot seat for the first of our Summer interviews. With an acting career spanning over 20 years, he lets us know just what it takes to move through the highs and lows of being an actor in this fine country of ours.

Ladies and gentlemen, Alex Papps:

Please, let us know all about your TV Week pin-up collection and your fondness for Humpty and Big Ted.

Boxcutters Special Edition BRAVO

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:36:38 +0000

Welcome to BOXCUTTERS SPECIAL EDITION BRAVO.

For you listening convenience and pleasure this episode has been divided into two parts.

In the first part the three merry men look at the 2007 – the year that was. What rocked, what sucked and everything in-between.

Later some friends drop by the studio for some fun and frivolity, including Marieke Hardy, James Talia and Jess McGuire, while Tom Elliott is kind enough to interrupt his holiday to call in.

Special edition Bravo – more fun than your ears can handle.

BRAVO:

PS – Please note: for legal reasons certain names and places mentioned have been edited out. You’ll know when you hear it…

Boxcutters Episode 116

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:39:06 +0000

Joy to the world, Boxcutters is here.

For our last regular episode of the year we bump it up a notch with 2 I Don’t Buy Its. A Crap TV rears its head and we take a look at The Tudors and Satisfaction.

Hear the three *ahem* wise men:

Send your seasons greetings.

Have a wonderful and safe time over the holiday season and tune in next week for our ordered items edition.

Boxcutters Episode 115

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:03:10 +0000

The black mist slowly clears revealing the fullness of the situation…

Tonight – Two new show reviews, one local – East West 101 and one international –Five Days. Award nominations time with the Golden Globes and the Writer’s Guild.

Plus News, Pork and the long awaited answer to last week’s quiz…

One One Five:

Boxcutters Episode 114

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:01:59 +0000

Does product placement enhance or ruin a tv show? Does Channel 9 hate Survivor, its viewers or are they just losing sight of their audience? Does a 17 year old girl who thinks she’s a vampire have what it takes to be a Supermodel?

These questions and more are answered in episode 114 of Boxcutters.

Ask some questions of your own.

Boxcutter Episode 113

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:30:59 +0000

This week – the always interesting James Talia with the view from the other side of the globe.

We take a look back with the final official rating results for 2007 and look forward to what we can expect from 2008.

There’s Quotes, Quiz and the usual news, views and barely cooked Pork.

All that and much mor… Well, actually no, that’s about it.

113:

Boxcutters Episode 112

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:14:12 +0000

We finish off our coverage of the Fall season with Samantha Who? and Women’s Murder Club and also do a post mortem on the Election coverage. Opinions abound while we talk about Australian drama and the ABC makes an appearance in Crap TV. All of that and a world of TV news for the week. Put it all together and you have Boxcutters Episode 112.

Oh, and we dance on the grave of Coonan’s ministry.

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Don’t forget that you can also use that link above to email us the answer to this week’s quiz question. Have your answers in, via email, by 4pm next Monday AEDT.

boxcutters episode 111

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:58:20 +0000

Firstly there are some issues with sound this week so apologise about that.

Secondly there are some issues with humour, but hey if we haven’t apologised in the last 110 eps we aren’t starting now.

Content a-plenty in this week’s instalment.

In Raywatch we examine the latest Today Tonight/Chaser fiasco.

It’s a BIG Fall with The Big Bang Theory and Big Shots.

There’s an I Don’t Buy It that’s hard to swallow.

We pick over the unsatisfactory bones of Californication. Or was it all a dream?

There’s some Letters To Boxcutters.

And some unexpected DVD bonus features just in time for Christmas.

Plus the sound thing. Must be the heat. And the gremlins. Although the fact that it is a bit strange and really not quite right sums up the whole episode really.

the show:

the thingy