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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:

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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).

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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:

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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:

As mentioned, news from this week’s episode and other points of interest are covered by our delicious bookmarks for this episode.

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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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If you like filling out surveys then you can Have Your Say about the ABC.

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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Brett on Twitter.
Josh’s Twitterness.

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:

Tell us your thoughts.

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Find out more about Save Our SBS.

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:

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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:

Clap hands (send us an email).

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

Boxcutters Episode 110

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:13:25 +0000

This week Tom Elliot comes in to talk about the WGA strike in the US and what it means. We talk about Cane and Aliens in America in Fall Season and we discuss some more election coverage as well as the usual helpings of News and Pork.

Give it up for 110:

and let us know what you think.

Boxcutters Episode 109

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:47:15 +0000

James Talia LIVE from London. Long awaited Sopranos wrap. Reaper and Pushing Daisies in Pork. Get into it.

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Boxcutters Episode 108

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:39:53 +0000

Boxcutters 108 - Show Of Mystery

This week we continue Fall with a look at Carpoolers and Dirty Sexy Money.

We start to correct our UK imbalance with The Secret Life Of A Call Girl.

There’s a Crap TV about Channel’s 10 useless time keeping.

Two weeks in we look at the Election coverage and we disect the recently concluded Summer Heights High.

Plus plenty of opinion, slander and heated discussions.

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Boxcutters Episode 107

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:59:23 +0000

What a great big show we have for you. We discuss The Leaders Debate and National Bingo Night and decide which one is more relevant to our lives. The Fall Season brings us Moonlight and Cavemen. I Don’t Buy It looks at bad ad execution and we welcome the return of Deirdre Says.

Big Bubbles:

No Troubles: So send us a letter already.

Boxcutters Episode 106

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:51:42 +0000

All you need to know from the world of television (and more).

This week we continue looking at Fall with Chuck and Gossip Girl. Plus we examine The Abbey and Newstopia. There’s a couple of Raywatches and a bit of Crap TV and Crap Press.

106.

Hear here:

And congratulations to Nigel who won last week’s Crumpler prize.

Boxcutters Episode 105

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:48:38 +0000

This week we talk about Back to You and Journeyman in our look at the Fall Lineup. A serious Raywatch brings a sombre note to the show before we can laugh at the world again with a Raywatch related Quote.

We announce the winners of last week’s Quiz and we bring you all the News and Pork you could possibly want.

It’s 105 reasons to watch TV and then talk about it:

And if you’re talking about it, why not tell us what you think.

Also, just a bit of an early erratum. Towards the end of the show Brett says that Robyn Butler is married to Bob Franklin. This is incorrect. She is married to Wayne Hope.

Boxcutters Episode 104

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:12:49 +0000

Tonight (or whenever you happen to listen) on the Boxes:

Live from London, James Talia. Some stuff not to buy. Memorable things people have said. A triple attack of new US shows. Answer the questions, win a prize.

Plus everything you need to know from and for the world of television for this week.

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Boxcutters Episode 103

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:26:48 +0000

Back from our break and ready to wow you with talk of television.

The US fall lineup rears its head again and this week we look at Tell Me You Love Me and Kid Nation
We examine the Australian networks new “Fast Tracking” programming
Revisiting the controversy of our last Quiz and creating new controversy
Crap TV seems ever present as long as Channel 7 refuse to program properly
and there’s also lots of Pork and News to keep you going for another week.

That’s episode 103 people. We’re glad to be back.

Get it now:

And let us know what you think.

Boxcutters Epsiode 102

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:58:26 +0000

Arguments aplenty in this week’s instalment as we examine The Chaser’s APEC stunt, look at local hero Chris Lilley’s new production Summer Heights High, go slightly further a field for the New Zealand via New York lunacy of Flight of the Conchords and dissect a doco on the Human Brain.

Plus when we get sick of arguing with each other then we pick fights with those who have been kind enough to write and can’t answer back in Letters.

Don’t just sit there reading - write in to the Quiz for your chance to win some Crumpler coolness.

102, tomorrow’s podcast today.

Oh, and thanks again to Catbrain for this week’s delicious cake.

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Boxcutters Episode 101

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:45:25 +0000

Exciting news just at hand STOP James Talia in Australia STOP Brings foreign I Don’t Buy It STOP Adds to discussions of City Homicide and Californication STOP

Podcasts are so much better than telegrams, wouldn’t you agree?

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Boxcutters Episode 100

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:57:06 +0000

100 episodes - 100 reasons to smile.

Big name guests, surprises, enormous givaways… we’ve got none of it. Thats right for ep 100 we just decided to go classic Boxcutters. Three guys eating cake and talking telly. An ep with the lot. One of everything. All our segments are here, including: News, Ratings, a Raywatch actually about Ray (and Mary And Gary), an all time classic on Things You May Have Missed, a very special I Don’t Buy It, a look at new show The Kill Point, an investigation into Media Watch, Quotes, Quiz and of course some Pork.

Thanks to Catbrain for the delicious cake.

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Boxcutters Episode 99

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:57:28 +0000

“He swore he’d get revenge, even if it took 100 episodes. And here it is, slightly over 99 episodes later and still no revenge. We’re essentially in the clear.”

Tonight on Boxcutters… John’s rotting corpse is discovered, but the post mortem answers few questions. There is mystery and intrigue as the gang assess the full extent of the Damages. A trip to Paris gets Sarah Jessica in trouble; while some questions are answered about the Doctor’s mysterious Master. Meanwhile, Mr Foxtel is in for a shock when one of his closest supports turns on I.Q.

99 Baby!!:

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Boxcutters Episode 98

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:58:42 +0000

Strap yourselves in for a long and spikey one, people. We’ve got Katrina Mathers from The Wedge in to face the hard questions and then we all do the same during the final and controversial Golden Age of Television. There’s also I Don’t Buy It, Quotes and a short chat about Mad Men.

Help the radio station that helps us so much and click on the 3RRR link in the sidebar to subscribe to that wonderful station during their radiothon and don’t forget about our competition to win a Crumpler bean-bag.

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and spikey (letters to us).

Boxcutters Episode 97

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:32:37 +0000

This week we talk the talk with our always entertaining international correspondent James Talia.

Perfect 10 or wipeout? We look at the mysterious John From Cincinnati.

Crap TV focuses on some dodgy gag editing and credits erasing, while Crap Press examines a pointless spoiler.

Plus, it’s the return of the Quiz. Win stuff from us.

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Boxcutters Episode 96

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:52:29 +0000

In a huge episode this week we have our resident Doctor of Lost, Justin Hamilton, in to talk about the season finale. We also have some Crap TV, some Crap Press, the second last Golden Age of Television discussion, and a decent helping of Pork as well as the week’s news.

Episode 96 is crunchy, tasty and goes well with milk:

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Boxcutters Episode 95

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:04:15 +0000

Trust us - even if you have only got Dodo broadband this weeks show is worth a quarter of your monthly download.

In the Golden Age of Television we look at a couple of ‘the’ shows - namely The Shield and The Wire.

There is also double trouble in I Don’t Buy It focusing on two different types of rip offs.

There’s some chat about reality show On The Lot. Plus News and Pork.

And stay tuned for details of our long awaited Crumpler Beanbag comp giveaway! (see below)

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Boxcutters Episode 94

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:27:47 +0000

Thursday night viewing (including Sea Patrol, The Great Global Warming Swindle and Age of Love) are discussed. Brett does not buy bad Scottish accents, Ross looks at the politics of Raywatch, Josh professes his love for John From Cincinnati. Also, News, Pork and two network shows in Golden Age of Television.

That’s all in Boxcutters Episode 94. It’s a podcast all about television and all about you.

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Boxcutters Episode 93

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:47:56 +0000

Big ep.

James Talia calls up for a chat and a special Raywatch. We go in depth on ‘Who Killed Channel 9?’. Plus News, Quotes, Pork and other other general good stuff.

93 - made to enjoy.

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Boxcutters Episode 92

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:06:45 +0000

Ross is away so Josh and Brett get to play - getting down and dirty with funny-guy and Rove writer, Gerard McCulloch.

Golden Age of Television gets all Joss Whedon on yo ass with Buffy and Firefly.

There’s a couple of big calls as we have a chat about new variety pilots at 7 and speculate on which one will win out.

Rounded off with news and Pork, this week’s Boxcutters is a great part of any televisual diet.

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Boxcutters Episode 91

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:47:02 +0000

IceTV made its way into the Boxcutters news a lot in the past and this week Marc Edwards from the electronic program guide company comes in to tell us all about EPGs, PVRs and the stoush with Channel 9.

In a controversial Golden Age of Television we look at Six Feet Under.

Presents abound in I Don’t Buy It and there’s some Letters to Boxcutters as well as the regular looks at news, ratings and a small helping of Pork.

It’s episode 91, divisible by 7:

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Boxcutters Episode 90

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:02:45 +0000

Lots of good stuff

Lots of News

Lots of Jess McGuire (after lots of time with none)

Lots of anger over Telstra and Sopranos spoilsports

Lots of animated Golden Age of Television

A little Sesame

Lots of pork

Lots of fun

Lots of ways:

Boxcutters Episode 89

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:35:01 +0000

A sad farewell to an old friend in Golden Age of Television, an exciting new competition in Pork, we look at new shows including Kick and The Nation, and a dirty farming sequence confuses us in I Don’t Buy It. Plus the regular helping of news in the world of television.

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Boxcutters Episode 88

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:38:36 +0000

A day late yes, but choc-full of chocky goodness.

This week the man JT, our International Correspondent James Talia joins us live from far away. There are more adventures from the Golden Age of Television. Thereâ€™s Quotes. And Brett takes us through the weird and wonderful searches that bring people to Boxcutters.

Plus heaps of News, and a helping of Pork.

88 - Late but great:

International Post Express

Boxcutters Episode 87

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:04:19 +0000

Big name guests! We gottem. (Queen Josie from Chartbusting 80s is in to tell us of her television adventures.)

Actual prizes for our listeners! We gottem. (Really, we do. No more joking around about this.)

Huge announcements! We gottem. (But I would rather not spoil the surprise.)

Also the Golden Age of Television takes a turn to the half-hour dramedy, Telstra ads are not bought and an international Crap TV.

It’s Boxcutters and it’s all about television.

It’s free to listen:

And fun to respond: hooray@boxcutters.net

Boxcutters Episode 86

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:56:02 +0000

On the big show this week we have the always fabulous Marieke Hardy, spilling it to us mere mortals about what it is like writing television, writing about television and being on television.

We look at another dodgy scam trying to lure in people with bad credit history and low I.Q.s in I Don’t Buy It.

There is another installment of The Golden Age of Television, featuring two ripper HBO shows - Carnivale and Oz.

And we finally get to the much promised Letters To Boxcutters.

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Boxcutters Episode 85

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:18:56 +0000

In this very special episode of Boxcutters that no parent should miss:

Tom Elliot discusses the Nine vs WIN Malachi Crunch
Yahoo 7 Lost is mentioned repeatedly for reasons known only to ourselves
We discuss the upcoming telemovie The King
A quick look at October Rd
A new segment looking at this Golden Age of Television
More on Yahoo 7 and Lost
Pork and News and Ratings and such.

Yahoo 7:

Lost: hooray@boxcutters.net

Boxcutters Episode 84

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 07 May 2007 13:18:46 +0000

Huge show. Logies wrap, I Don’t Buy Propoganda, Raywatch, Crap TV all top and tailed with News and Pork.

Enjoy.

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Boxcutters Episode 83

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:10:17 +0000

Boxcutters Episode 83 is the extended remix. Brett drops the dope beats in his review of The Sideshow, Ross has the funky col’ fresh rhythm with Ratings and Josh kicks it old school with Big Brother.

Also, dropping his needle on the wax this week is James Talia who tells us all about being an international news correspondent.

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Boxcutters Episode 82

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:26:49 +0000

It’s Boxcutters Episode 82 SHOW OF MYSTERY!!!

What is happening this week? Are there any segments? If so, what? I Donâ€™t Buy It? Crap TV? WHO KNOWS!

And what about guests? Maybe there are and maybe thereâ€™s not. What about inflamed rhetoric?

You will have to listen in to find out.

Itâ€™s all in Boxcutters Episode 82 SHOW OF MYSTERY!!!

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Boxcutters Episode 81

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:13:42 +0000

HUGE guest in the studio this week, with the voice of television, the one the only MR PETE SMITH!!

Fantastic special guest. We delve into just a small sample of his incredible, four decade career.

Plus News, Quotes, Raines, good and bad cooking shows, factual inaccuracies, blah, blah, blah

but Pete Smith!! Wow.

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Boxcutters Episode 80

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:00:28 +0000

Rove, Quotes (from Australia’s Next Top Model), Footy Classified, I Don’t Buy It (lite) and the Logies are all part of this fantastic milestone episode.

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Boxcutters Episode 79

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:59:44 +0000

This week featuring brass big band backing!!

Epsidoe 79 - So fresh and crispy we had to deliver it a full day early.

And what a show. This week we chortle over the new Eddie Izzard comedy The Riches, we reveal who said what to who with Quotes from the upcoming Amazing Race All Stars, we have a bit of a kick of the footy, and we bank some cliches in I Don’t Buy It. Plus we read the news and pork the pork.

More fun than a talking parrot doll.

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Boxcutters Episode 78

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:00:51 +0000

Last week is in the past. This week is in the now… or present… or something. More poignant thoughts are discussed in this fantastic episode of Boxcutters. We talk about The Black Donnellys and This American Life as well as throwing out a bunch of criticisms of our Communications Minister.

Plus Josh really wants tickets to see the Pixies.

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Boxcutters Episode 77

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:57:14 +0000

Ah, episode 77. Full of … stuff. Lots to hear, not so much to learn.

This week we have a Things You May Have Missed Life On Mars, two, count ‘em two I Don’t Buy Its, News, Ratings, Pork and a Raywatch (although frankly I don’t think the Raywatch has leg to stand on).

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Boxcutters Episode 76

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:33:40 +0000

News, quotes, The Biggest Loser, a review of the book Prisoner of Trebekistan, some Pork and a monkey in the mail. That and more is what you can expect from episode 76. All gold, no lead.

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Boxcutters Episode 75

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:22:10 +0000

Goldberg, Goldberg, Goldberg…

Aaaah, the memories. That’s right - tonight after 74 episodes we FINALLY discuss the wrestling!!

So BRING IT!!! It’s Showtime. This week:

We lay the smackdown on some craptacular Crap TV nonsense from Channel 7.

We reveal a huge Trump secret (an exclusive if you ignore all other media reports).

And we bust a chair on some News, before throwing some Quotes and Pork through some tables, but only if you smeeeeelll what the Boxcutters are cooking.

Also this weeks audience poll: Ratings discussion, should we? Ratings yes, ratings no, let us know.

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Boxcutters Episode 74

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:04:35 +0000

Here it finally is. We are back in our usual form.

James Talia joins us on the phone from London to talk about the world of a European Correspondent and how Nine have managed to maintain their international edge. There’s some talk of ratings and a review of the Sunday night shows as well as a discussion of ACA vs TT and the Schappelle/Jody/Mercedes shenanigans.

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Boxcutters Episode 73

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:34:34 +0000

Roll out the barrel….

Hey all - Join us as we leisurely pick our way through the bits and pieces of television whatever for the week.

There’s News, so you are informed and update with all TV’s doings. It’s that time of year again so we take a look at the big ratings wars, focusing in on Monday and Wednesday showdowns. We lift the embargo long enough to rant and rave and rant some more about the insidious new footy broadcast deal. We dive into the somehow life affirming crapness that is The Con Test. There is a sneak peek at the new Series 18 of The Simpson. All this and a generous helping of Pork.

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Boxcutters Episode 72

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:18:12 +0000

You asked for a longer show and you got a longer show. 62ish semi-solid minutes of non-stop Boxcutters. We talk about the Superbowl ads (which you can find here), Ross doesn’t buy Pensioners Insurance, Brett finally reviews So noTORIous, and there’s a look back at the Summer of Sport.

Of course there’s Pork and the News as well.

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Boxcutters Episode 71

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:23:32 +0000

Look out! Bring in the fans! Because things get a little heated in the studio this week.

We continue our ongoing local content debate with special guest and prominent local writer Marieke Hardy weighing in.

Luckily we couldn’t get rid of her, so Marieke sticks around for a discussion on 24 and the usual helping of pork.

Add in some News and you have the big show.

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Boxcutters Episode 70

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:57:36 +0000

James Talia joins us on the phone from London to discuss the Big Brother controversy over there. We talk about 1 vs 100 and The Rich List, both starting on air next Monday. There’s an I Don’t Buy It about Australia Day and a whole bunch of news.

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Boxcutters Epsiode 69

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:12:18 +0000

Hey hey, another fun filled show filled with fun.

This week more of your favourites, the stuff you asked for, the stuff you love!!

Yes, there is a Crap TV looking at the ACA and the cricket, a slamming of the ridiculous Channel 10 Supernatural download deal that we trumpeted last week, there’s an I Don’t Buy All Bran with Merv Hughes, News, Pork PLUS the original Steve Irwin doll, live in the studio. CRICKEY! You won’t believe your ears.

All this and maybe something else.

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Boxcutters Episode 68

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:10:57 +0000

Another fun filled ep on the old radi-ola. But for those of you not yet across this radio wave transmitting technology we are putting the show up in the more traditional, old fashioned podcast format too.

Lots of fun here. Our special guest: Corinne Grant drops in to give us the inside goss on the Glass House and her other TV projects (both involvement and watching).

There’s a Raywatch where we exposing a Today Tonight scandal that goes all the way to the Mayor’s office (which unfortunately was empty).

And a bunch of other stuff.

All this plus on the radio we had music (and possibly do on this if there is a technical error).

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Boxcutters Episode 67

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:53:35 +0000

It’s Episode 67 - Choc full of fun-o-rama and excitment.

Why’s that you ask? Well, just take a look at this.

There’s a Crap TV, the return of Raywatch, an I Don’t Buy It, a look at the continued fizzing of The Apprentice, some suggested websites to peruse, News and a tiny serving of Pork (we figure you’re probably all still full after Christmas) all packed into an airtight 45 minutes of happy, smiley gooeyness.

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Boxcutters Episode 66

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:45:43 +0000

We are joined this week by Tom Elliot who talks to us about Channel 9, our Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand, and a whole bunch of fascinatingly interesting stuff about how television works. Also, we talk a little about the Federal Communications Commission in the US and how they’re ruining everything for everybody.

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Boxcutters Special Episode Alpha

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:02:51 +0000

It’s that time of year again - Boxcutters Christmas, end of year, review wrap dealie - just don’t mention lists.

Who will win? What will be Number 1? And will you thoughts be the same as ours?

Much content, some special guests, a few old gags, many ordered items and even some of the year’s favourite moments from the ol’ podcast (how could you do a show about telly in ‘06 without some nostalgia?)

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Boxcutters Episode 65

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:10:31 +0000

Marieke Hardy joins us as we talk about stocking stuffers, another bloody countdown show and all the news we can fit into the time we have.

I’d write more but I have to conserve all of my energy for this weekend’s Christmas/New Year Countdown Show (because, if you can’t beat ‘em…).

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Boxcutters Episode 64

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:10:34 +0000

Great big Episode 64 {aka ep 2 via the waves}.

Some News, some Pork, more Crap TV care of Channel 9 and Weeds (or should that be Wds given the amount they are editing), a look at regional tv and James Talia, Boxcutters’ European correspondent in a north bound train, somewhere in England, via a very dodgy phone line.

What more could you want?

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Boxcutters Episode 63

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:37:25 +0000

Our first week on radio and… well, WE HAVE A FANTASTIC SHOW.

Now with 50% less news, we get a chance to bring more wonderful segments. Brett looks at My Australia in I Don’t Buy It, Josh looks at guest roles in television series and Ross takes a look at a very special Amazing Race.

We also talk about new Channel 9 shows for 2007.

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Boxcutters Episode 62

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:30:42 +0000

At Boxcutters we’re all about choice. That’s why from next week you will have the option of listening live on the airwaves or via the more traditional podcast. But more of that later.

This week we take advantage of the old format and luxuriate in the freedom of being able to take our time. There is news, pork, a look at what’s coming our way over summer, the final in out fall line up series, talk of comedies and South Park and the reurn of the old favourite I Don’t Buy It. Plus I say a bunch of stuff nobody agrees with.

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Boxcutters Episode 61

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:33:37 +0000

Channel 10 and CBS, SBS and ads, Channel 9 and The Apprentice, Fall and Autumn, Pork and News and Letters to Boxcutters.

This week Marieke Hardy sticks around to keep us company (and ply us with alcohol) for the whole episode. Bless.

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Boxcutters Episode 60

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:12:58 +0000

10 big reasons to love this week’s show:

Number 10: The best pork in town
Number 9: A great quote from The Office (get on board NOW!!)
Number 8: The second part of the I Don’t Buy It featuring Jericho’s identity crisis
Number 7: All the week’s news
Number 6: The first part of the I Don’t Buy It about gloves and cereals and beaches
Number 5: A review of the Fall Lineup thus far
Number 4: Josh’s Skeet/Giant Ant joke
Number 3: A look at the surprisingly good Friday Night Lights in the Fall Lineup
Number 2: The return of our European correspondant James Talia and an incredible televisual virtual connection
And the Number 1 reason to love this weeks show: Cause it’s rockin’.

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Boxcutters Episode 59

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:02:06 +0000

In this week’s episode of Boxcutters:

Boxcutters’ special European correspondent, James Talia calls in from the super-secret Boxcutters Fortress of TV Goodness
We speculate on the possible reasons why the ABC would decide to drop a well performing show like The Glasshouse
Ross‘ friends have all been telling him how full of preservatives he is and he’s sick of it. That’s why he has special reason to go the latest McDonalds campaign in I Don’t Buy It
We take a look at a couple of new shows from the US Fall season - this time it’s Shark and The Class
And with all the TV news and more Pork on your fork, every single minute of this show is gold

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Boxcutters Episode 58

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:23:12 +0000

Another big show…

Firstly, it’s back!! After many weeks away Letters To Boxcutters returns, with a very interesting look at that horrible Mentos ad (You know the one - big nipples).

Also, we take a look at the new Ch 10/UK co pro Tripping Over.

In Fall we examine 30 Rock and Men In Trees

And we sort the trash that will be Jason Alexander’s Comedy Christmas.

Plus News and Pork and oh so much more.

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Boxcutters Episode 57

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:31:12 +0000

In a week of speculation about the future of television in this country, we get Tom Elliot back in to put everything into perspective. We then blow that persepctive away with our discussion of the ABC. In our ongoing look at new shows from the US fall season we get some perspective on Brothers & Sisters and Dexter. We also have Quotes, some Porkand a whole bunch of TV news.

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Boxcutters Episode 56

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:10:53 +0000

Hey all

This week not one but two, count ‘em two big special guests. Our first ever guest Ed Phillips makes his triumphant return to celebrate Temptation’s 300.

And Jess McGuire returns (more a correspondent than a guest, but we haven’t seen her for a while) to bring us up to speed on Idol.

Plus more Crap TV ranting against Channel 9’s blatant stupidity with Sopranos, a few little Raywatches, our continuing Fall line up preview, as well as news and pork.

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Boxcutters Episode 55

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:35:47 +0000

This is where all the TV news is. Ross talks about another bank ad in I Don’t Buy It. Brett talks about the dodgy dealings of Fox News in Raywatch. Josh gets very angry about Free TV Australia. There’s a discussion of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Heroes in our ongoing look at the fall schedule from the US. Ross fills us in on Britney and Kevin: Chaotic and then we finish the whole thing up with some pork.

Nobody could ask for anything more.

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Boxcutters Episode 54

hooray@boxcutters.net (Boxcutters) — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:45:09 +0000

You wanna know stuff? About TV? Well, you’ve come to right place.

On this week’s thrilling installment we solve the mystery of the two version of Rome (Of course we don’t solve why the bbc butchered it, or why Channel 9 showed the bbc version or even why Channel 9 thought it apt to axe it just hours after the first ep went to air… sigh…).

There’s not 1, not 2 but four “I Don’t Buy It”s, focusing on pasta, sweat and other unmentionables.

We take an extended look at the real good HBO drama “Big Love“, as well as a smaller look at some of the newies in the US Fall schedule.

Plus news, pork and more pork.

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