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It’s Glenn’s last episode and so we talk a lot about how TV has ruined sport. Or is it the other way around? We review the US cable show based on a comedian and his podcast and desperate cries for love. It’s Maron! You might already listen to his show. You should listen to ours […]
Welcome to BOXCUTTERS SPECIAL EDITION BRAVO. For your 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 […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to Spring Break in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 […]
Warning: This one is a bit sweary. Lilyhammer is a fish-out-of-water story starring Steven Van Zandt as a gangster turned rat. We review the hell out of it. Then we dissect the coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest and go home. Josh’s voice sounds like a dying fish and that’s a noise that should be […]
From Boxcutters founding co-host, Josh Kinal, comes a new podcast: This is Modern Living. This is the pre-release episode where Josh explains what it’s all about and tantalises you with what’s to come. This new show will be about the place where humanity and technology meet. The first full length show is currently in production […]
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 […]
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: RSS feed iTunes […]
Things get a little bit Frenchy/Sexy this episode as Lauren Rosewarne joins us for a review of the spooky Canal+ show, Les Revenants (The Returned). Then we go back in time, through the Boxcutters vault, for a review that has turned into a Things You May Have Missed as we revisit January 2008 for a […]
This week we take a look at the thriller/comedy from the BBC, The Wrong Mans, created by and starring James Corden and Mathew Baynton. Brett brings us an I Don’t Buy It or two – something a little on the freaky side… If you want to see them, check the show notes below. Along with […]
It may not be strictly all about TV but it’s a big one and it’s full of entertainment. And it’s all dediKated. We have a rollicking time talking to writer/director, Lucas Testro about his work on quality Australian TV and also touch on his podcast, NonCanonical. It’s a fantastic show and you should all listen […]
Don’t call it a christmas show or even an end-of-year wrap up – we will be touching on that in our next episode – but another hard and fast Boxcutters episode. We have a bit of a tussle over the polarising Stephen Merchant US comedy on HBO, Hello Ladies. Tuddy give us some Angry Old […]
It’s a hard and fast episode of Boxcutters this week. Steele Saunders is back as we take a look at the Toni Collette/Dylan McDermott series, Hostages. We’ve got a rant from our Angry Old Man for the good of the country. Marian‘s All My Crushes is a rather Doctor influenced affair. And there’s fascinating tidbits […]
We have a very smart-sexy Boxcutters for you this week after our short hiatus (sorry about the delay). Masters of Sex comes into the lab and goes under the microscope, fully wired up with a loom of response sensors. We’ve been going over the data and have some results to report. Dr Lauren Rosewarne is […]
Hey you guys. Steele Saunders joins the team on Boxcutters as we take a look at Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. There’s a self referential rant from our Angry Old Man. A bit of local colour fills Marian‘s All My Crushes. And we talk a little bit about some Green Guide Letters. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep358.mp3|titles=Episode 358|artists=Boxcutters] Notes Check […]
In this Dave Lawson filled episode of Boxcutters we take a look at the new James Spader starring, thriller series, The Blacklist. The Angry Old Man has a rant about suspension of disbelief, amongst other things. Marian‘s All My Crushes are exposed and Dave has some conspiracy theories regarding a certain .org [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep357.mp3|titles=Episode 357|artists=Boxcutters] Notes […]
This episode of Boxcutters feels like we went to the hairdresser and they were a little over-exuberant… it feels a little short is what I’m saying. We’ve got some surprising views on our reviewed show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, with Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher. Our Angry Old Man has some barely contained rage, Marian defends and […]
In a show that turned out to be surprisingly full, we review the new Fox show, Sleepy Hollow. We take a look at the stages of mourning with particular focus on the loss of TV shows that have a place in our hearts. For a special one from Dave, check after the jump. We tell […]
Bored of the staid, monotheistic existence of the everyday, this week we take a look at the new History Channel drama, Vikings with its enlightened love and gods aplenty. Marian’s Crush straddles the Scandanavian and rural Victorian worlds. We take a look at a series of ads with Brett’s I Don’t Buy It. The Letters […]
It’s a all about the controversy in this episode of Boxcutters. We’ve got a review of the new BBC1 sitcom, Big School, starring your favourite UK comic actors. Being Emmys week, we talk about some of the controversy coming out of the ceremony. Our resident Angry Old Man is back to vent about TV cooks. […]
Dave’s back!! Yes, Dave Lawson returns to us on this episode where we review the Showtime series, Ray Donovan, starring Liev Schreiber. Our Angry Old Man makes his debut. Marian kicks off her All My Crushes segment and also takes a look at the latest Bad Reality TV treat, The Bachelor. It’s a cracker of […]
We’re back with new faces, new voices, new innovations and more great TV chat. We welcome Marian Blythe, Rachel Howe and Chris Rankine to the fold and immediately get down to the nitty gritty with a review of ABC1’s family drama, The Time Of Our Lives. Marian gives us a bit of a rundown on […]
Things have been progressing very interestingly in the Boxcutters kitchen and I think we’ve got some new dishes you’re going to like. There are going to be new ways to interact with Boxcutters, new hosts and contributors to meet, new segments, new events, new voices and the legendary video podcast. So you guys can follow […]
As Trudy said, change is normal, natural, inevitable, exciting … and sad. After we review the latest show from Netflix, Orange is the New Black, cover some critical Kids Jeopardy! news and discover, for the last time, what type of hat Ben’s wearing, we have a bumper crop of letters from you, the listener, before […]
As we count down to Boxcutters 2.0 with more tearful goodbyes, the good times keep trundling along. We review Rectify, starring Australia’s own Aden Young, showing on the Sundance Channel. With the official commencement of the federal election campaign, Josh isn’t buying either of the offerings from the major parties, TV commercial wise. And Dave […]
Almost everyone is going. A whole bunch of brand new people are coming. This is an exciting time for Boxcutters. It’s our first ever gritty re-boot. As you already know, Josh is leaving, Brett is staying and John has already left. Glenn is leaving. Courteney is leaving. Ben is leaving. Dave is probably leaving but […]
In the lead-up to the next iteration of Boxcutters, we say good-bye to John Richards in this special episode that no mother should miss. John wants to make sure that we never forget him, so he brings us the greatest Just Don’t Bother ever. It’s a show called The Starlost. Then, just in case you […]
We review season 4 of Arrested Development and then talk about American exceptionalism and how it relates to US television post September 11 because we know how to have fun.
Sorry to say that this week’s episode won’t be available until next week when we actually record it. Meanwhile, have a listen to an old episode and think about the good times. This is a picture of the plane I was on when we should have been recording. It’s all my fault. Sorry. Josh
The Goodies was a BBC television show in the 70s. It lasted for 10 years. We ask all the tough questions about its television validity.
People were sick and we still wanted to give you a special something. So Josh interviewed Sammy J about his television career so far and how he feels about hosting a new comedy show on the ABC.
Due to popular demand, we review Hannibal. Is it as tasty as everyone says? Is it best viewed while sipping on some fine chianti? Only by listening will you have the answer.
We also have an interview with Rob Lloyd, the host of Channel 31's Live on Bowen about hosting live TV and what he wanted to be when he grew up.
Every now and then a show comes along that really makes you think about the world. Banshee may or may not be that show. We discuss it this week. Also, why is Josh excited about reading? It must be a book about television. Find out more in this episode, filled with more sex and violence […]
Have you ever wondered why celebrities actually go onto celebrity reality tv shows? We have. So we ask Adam Richard what the story is. You’re going to be shocked or not. Also, Brett disturbs us with some people driving tiny little cars and trying to sell us insurance or supermarkets or something. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep342.mp3|titles=Episode 342|artists=Boxcutters] Notes […]
Another documentary about Whitlam? You might be shocked to discover they’re not as common as Mad As Hell would have us believe. Penny Robins tells us about creating the new doco for the ABC. Shane Dunlop is the writer/director of new community television comedy series Leongatha. He tells us about making TV location-based narrative comedy […]
Are you sick of films and tv shows about zombies? Then listen to this discussion of In The Flesh, a three part drama from BBC Three. Also, John reaches into the past for a Things You May Have Missed about rock’n’roll and the 80s. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep340.mp3|titles=Episode 340|artists=Boxcutters] Notes Watch this space.
Sabour Bradley is the writer, director and host of the new ABC2 factual series, Head First, but can it be called documentary? He takes us through the mind of a daredevil in search of the truth. Also, splendid chap and Graeme Garden impersonator, Ben McKenzie comes on board with a slew of facts to be […]
Mr Selfridge is a period drama starring Jeremy Piven and a bunch of English people. We reach deep into our reviewing hole to investigate a show that has no urgent shouting nor any blood splatter.
There’s a UK show from Channel 4 that aired earlier this year called Utopia. We review it at the risk of being discovered and chased through England. Also, is sketch comedy still as relevant as it used to be? We make a clumsy attempt to answer that question. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep337.mp3|titles=Episode 337|artists=Boxcutters] Notes Did we miss something? […]
some back stories don’t cut it. I was inspired to write all this when I saw a kid on The Voice who couldn’t sing. Her back story was that her grandmother died a few years ago. And last year there was another girl whose back story was that she used to have a big nose. No really. She used to have a big nose.
A co-production between three countries about a small town in New Zealand that first airs on US television? It’s not some make-believe parallel universe. It’s Top of the Lake, the new TV show by Jane Campion and friends. Also, are the Logies now just the blood stains on the handkerchief that betray Australian television’s consumption? […]
Everybody’s favourite human, Ben McKenzie talks to us about songs, singles and albums tied to television shows. Then we review the FX show, The Americans. Also, Dave Lawson continues to be hilarious. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep335.mp3|titles=Episode 335|artists=Boxcutters] Notes New Notes 8 April 2013 Ben McKenzie has shared these links for your own investigation into songs and TV shows. […]
Look, I won’t lie to you. This episode might be a bit messy. We make some great points about the Kevin Bacon series created by Kevin Williamson, The Following, but they might not all be in the right order. And we say good-bye to Brenna. Sad face. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep334.mp3|titles=Episode 334|artists=Boxcutters] Notes Glenn spoke about this article […]
Guests and controversial discussion: that’s what you get from this episode. Kirsten Drysdale is part of the new ABC TV show The Checkout, Steele Saunders is the host of the I Love Green Guide Letters podcast and we review the Ricky Gervais series, Derek. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep333.mp3|titles=Episode 333|artists=Boxcutters] Notes Plugs See Steele Saunders and guests live during […]
You’ve heard a lot about House of Cards but you haven’t heard it from us. So put your little earbuddies in and check it out. Also, Con Frantzeskos of the Penso Agency tells us all about how TV advertising works, how networks can best use the concept of the second screen and what everyone is […]
Sure, we’re looking at Girls for the second week in a row. Maybe because we think the show is worth it or maybe it’s because we’re all out of ideas. You decide. We’re too busy concentrating on what makes good TV. Meanwhile there’s also terrible ads to talk about and letters to read out. That’s […]
In our remarkable return from the fight at Reichenbach Falls, we begin, once again, to investigate the world of television and what it’s good for. We cover the way Girls has been covered in the media. Nelly Thomas tells us all about My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef: The Professionals. Also, in our news we spend […]
Look. We’re not going to lie to you. This is the last episode of Boxcutters for the year. For the rest of the year you will have to busy yourself by playing this episode over and over again. We have a little look at the concept of the second screen and try to evaluate its […]
You want the laughs and good joy times? Well, we have an episode all about death and horror to knock that smile and cheer right off your face. Take that, Happy Pants. John takes you through death affected tv shows while Josh tries to look at the difficulties of horror on the small screen or […]
We take a look back at the last couple of years and give little updates on how shows have behaved since we first cast our eyes upon them. Glenn posits that Europe is beating HBO’s pants, Brett fails to understand how calendars work and Brenna brings back some Australian classics. Listen to it or be […]
Mindy Kaling left The Office at the end of last season and created her own show. It forces us to think about the nature of the modern sitcom as a whole and leads to a really interesting discussion. John brings us a bit of missable delight with another Just Don’t Bother. There’s also some letters […]
In news that is sure to raise many more questions about ratings and the ABC’s responsibility to the community, The Marngrook Footy Show was axed this week. We interview executive producer Grant Hansen about the future of what is arguably the best sports show on television. Also, Brett has some more juicy bits from The […]
Sometimes a show comes along that seems simple on the surface but really requires a lot more investigation. Cuckoo is a show exactly like that. Luckily, we’re reviewing it this week. We take a look at the highlights of the US election coverage, cover the BBC controversies and receive some emails from General Petraeus or […]
It’s always exciting to have new TV makers in the studio and Kate Pappas and Ben Eriksen are the perfect people to be excited about. They’ve made a doco called Future Radicals that appears on ABC 2 as part of the Opening Shot series. Then there’s a review of Arrow and we try to help […]
Go On is a new sitcom with some surprises in store for our panel of television experts who watch tv shows especially to tell you good folk what to expect from them. The last thing they want is for you to be disappointed. Josh goes head-to-head with Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton and Brett sticks […]
Why is Glenn so Angry? Why does Josh keep laughing? Does Brett still have a stash of VHS tapes to watch? What’s Brenna’s big secret? Why did John cut out one of the best jokes of the show? These questions might be answered on this episode. PLUS: We look at Last Resort, a show that […]
There is so much to talk about that we struggle to fit it all into one episode. We review the new show from NBC in the US (and it appears on Fox 8 in Australia), Revolution. The second "o" is supposed to be an on/off symbol but that’s too hard to do. Also, we look […]
The huge audience drop for Homeland raises serious questions about the challenges facing traditional TV. The brutal reality is this: content that has screened in other parts of the world is increasingly subject to online piracy and other platforms that allow internet browsers to get around ‘geo-blocks’ on content. From ‘TV isn’t broadcasting impressive numbers’ […]
In the lead-up to the Paralympics, the UK’s Channel 4 presented a fortnight of comedy including some one-offs, some brand new work from geniuses you might be familiar with and some fantastic older comedy from their collection. We take a look at everything we can possibly think of to do with this. Also, are you […]
Courteney takes a post modern look at Breaking Bad, Mad Men with a little bit of Dexter thrown in. It becomes a fascinating discussion of the journey of men in current American TV. Fascinating! [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep318.mp3|titles=Episode 318|artists=Boxcutters] Notes If you’re here early, sorry. We’ll regather our notes in a day or so.
Bobby Flynn was a contestant on Australian Idol in 2006. Last week we lost a game show about rewarding group talent (Everybody Dance Now). We talk to Bobby about the value of such talent shows and what happens to the people we loved for those moments. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep317.mp3|titles=Episode 317|artists=Boxcutters] Notes One Thing You know, we recorded […]
The very excited Paul Verhoeven has just spent a month hosting a children’s TV game show that he happily tells us all about. It’s fascinating. Really. Brett has an I Don’t Buy It that brings to light many economic decisions. Also there are jokes. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep316.mp3|titles=Episode 316|artists=Boxcutters] Notes One Thing Howzat!: Kerry Packer’s War 8:30pm Sunday, […]
We have a guest donor in the house, Danny Oz, who brings us a story of a BBC-led Doctor Who animation project. In an I Don’t Buy It as large as a tauntaun, John brings us advertisements from the Star Wars Holiday Special. If we didn’t cover science fiction so often we could say it’s […]
Have you noticed that the Olympics is on television? It’s probably the most important time in television. Every four years we get to play with new technologies and see what’s in store for viewers. We talk about all of that and some of the advertising around this year’s Olympics coverage. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep314.mp3|titles=Episode 314|artists=Boxcutters] Notes One Thing […]
This week we take a special look at the new Aaron Sorkin show, The Newsroom. Passions fly and loyalty is laid on the line. We lined up some experts from both sides of the Sorkin fence to investigate exactly what it is that makes this show so loved and hated. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep313b.mp3|titles=Episode 313|artists=Boxcutters] Notes You can […]
Hey look! Courteney Hocking wrote a great piece in the Age about how commercial radio sucks and podcasting is ace. For those who want a bit of titillation, she does mention her (well-trained) breasts and a whole bunch of (metaphorical) cocks. Otherwise it’s just a great read and you should be doing that of this. […]
John Clarke is, without hyperbole, one of the most important figures in Australian TV comedy. His latest project was a documentary series about Australia’s great sporting history called Sporting Nation, which appeared on ABC1 as a lead-up to the Olympics to which the ABC doesn’t have rights. He tells us all about The Games, Farnarkelling, […]
Back in episode 295 we had our own ürbernerd, Ben McKenzie, talk about The Big Bang Theory and its poor portrayal of nerds on TV. Listener David Lay sent in his thoughts and we present them here in a slightly edited form. I recall having a first look at The Big Bang Theory when Channel […]
Shows that are too good to watch Like the depression that follows finishing a really good book, receiving technically faultless oral sex, or meeting someone with visible abdominal muscles, true excellence makes my heart sink. As a rule, I will only watch shows which fall into the Golden Zone of “good enough that most people […]
Continuum is a future-cop procedural from Canada. We pull it to pieces to work out if it’s genius or horrendous. Then we take a trip into the mind of a Bollywood Star contestant in Quotes. Also, there’s a bunch of news and stuff. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep311.mp3|titles=Episode 311|artists=Boxcutters] Notes One Thing Sporting Nation – 7:30pm Sunday, ABC1 References […]
Myf Warhurst is famous from the television. That’s why we’re speaking to her. She has a new show called Nice and it’s kind of like her first solo album. We speak to her about the emotional journey. And we look at the ridiculousness of FTA commercial news in Raywatch. There are some great letters to […]
New Hollywoonderkind, Lena Dumham is behind the HBO series, Girls: a look at four 20-something women in New York trying to make sense of their lives and relationships. Dunham plays Hannah, an aspiring writer who is forced to quit her internship when her parents cut off her allowance. She’s in a relationship with a guy […]
This is a very special episode of Boxcutters, recorded in front of a live audience at the 51st Annual National SF Convention. John Richards and Josh Kinal had a debate (aka a word fight) with the topic “That All Science Fiction Television is Rubbish.” Josh took the affirmative and John the negative. Gasp and be […]
We won’t lie to you. This is one of the best episodes we’ve done*. In Things We May Have Missed we look at the cartoon series Animaniacs and there’s a special Crap TV that no self-respecting Boxcutters listener should miss. Toby Halligan is in with Places We Have Strayed and John Richards brings his usual […]
We’ve been waiting for a show that created some controversy and passion in the studio. From the media that’s been going around HBO’s Girls, we thought we found just the thing. Have we? Also, everybody’s favourite Ben McKenzie comes in to talk about a very merry Things You May Have Missed (pssst! It’s Maid Marian […]
John Richards has been to Sydney to present Outland at Input, an international public television conference. Also, the New York Times says that homosexuality is a lot more acceptable on television than it was 10 years ago. We try to see if that’s true the world over. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep305.mp3|titles=Episode 304|artists=Boxcutters] Notes One Thing Outland – 10pm […]
Creepy stories, trashy TV and the need for a new season of Big Brother are all covered in this special episode of Boxcutters that no parent should miss. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep304.mp3|titles=Episode 304|artists=Boxcutters] Notes One Thing Laid – 9pm Wednesday night, ABC1 Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook – 9:30pm Thursday, ABC1 Insight: ‘Generation XXX’ – 8:30pm Tuesday, SBSONE
Remember that whole Optus vs Telstra, AFL and NFL case that was either going to mean the end of sport forever or the death of the internet? Well, Optus lost last week and we speak to to Lucy Battersby from The Age to find out what the judgement means. Glenn Peters has been watching The […]
Christine Lawrence has made a career out of analysing what people love and hate about television shows, how they work and how they can be better. She used to work for the Nielson company in their TV ratings department. When Josh spoke to her in December she was a Senior Analyst in Programming Research at […]
House of Lies airs on Showtime in the US and stars Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell and Dave Lawson’s brother, Josh. We review and try to work out why some people might not like it. There’s an ad that involves some kind of yodelling. Brett takes a look at that in I Don’t Buy It and […]
We went all the way to Texas and recorded a show live at SXSW Interactive. Kyle Killen is the creator of the new NBC drama Awake. He took time out of his weekend to sit with us and talk about what it takes to make a series in the US and why it seems so […]
I’ve moved to Amsterdam. Yesterday it got to a balmy -4 degrees and my partner Todd and I got all excited. Not so excited that we took our gloves, hats, coats, thermals, scarves or sheepskin boots off… but still. The best part of being in a new country is watching locally-produced TV. In Japan I […]
Marieke Hardy teaches us all about finishing a series with a cliffhanger and how it has nothing to do with tricking the network into a second series. Courteney Hocking looks at the difference between the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in real life and how it’s portrayed on television. In news we discuss Mark Scott’s direction […]
Till Death Do Us Part, All in the Family and Kingswood Country were all the same show in three different nations. We take a look at the similarities between them and try to work out what they say about the different countries at the times they were made. There’s an I Don’t Buy It and […]
This week we look at a new development in television. It’s part of the whole grammar of drama thing and it’s a fascinating discussion that we don’t want to spoil for you (although the title of the episode will give it away, maybe). Then, following up from last week’s discussion of ABC’s special set-top box […]
Luck is a new show on HBO in the US. It’s created by David Milch so we know from the start that there’s a lot to love and a lot to hate. We try to look at it all. Courteney Hocking’s been looking at the UK series Luther and gives us a rundown on what […]
Ben McKenzie is a bonafide nerd who takes the label to an almost professional level. He talks to us about how the nerd is culturally represented on television with a particular focus on The Big Bang Theory. TV ads are upsetting and confusing as we discover in I Don’t Buy It. Then we have a […]
Frank Woodley comes in to talk to us about doing physical comedy on Australian television and how it really hasn’t been done before. He has a new show starting on ABC1 on Wednesday 22 Feb. Then, Glenn Peters has seen two foreign language series, Spiral and The Killing. He sets them head to head in […]
It’s guestarama this week with Nelly Thomas in to talk about Excess Baggage and how it compares to The Biggest Loser. Paul Ireland talks to us about being a young actor in The Bill and an older actor in Outland. There’s One Thing and Pork and News and what else do you need to know? […]
We talk to Penny Chapman, the producer of the new ABC1 series, The Straits. There’s a review of Grimm vs Once Upon a Time and a Raywatch about Channel 9’s coverage of Australia Day protests. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep292.mp3|titles=Episode 292|artists=Boxcutters] Notes One Thing The Straits: 8:30pm Thursday, ABC1 The Office – BBC version: DVD Raywatch You can play […]
Toby Truslove is an actor. You’ll know him from Laid and the soon to premier Outland. He talks to us about the plight of the Australian actor and what he looks for in a role. There’s a whole heap of news and some great Trotters thanks to Toby Halligan. Don’t forget there are still Crumpler […]
American Horror Story was created by the people who brought us Glee but there’s no singing and dancing, just murder, insanity and old-fashioned haunting. Is it as good as everybody thinks? Is it as bad as everybody thinks? Also, Josh spent some time in New York and discovered just how intrusive television can be in […]
We’re back from our Summer Holidays and ready to wow you with a review of the new Kelsey Grammer TV show, Boss. We don’t think we’re going too far by saying it’s the best review we’ve ever done!* Also, marvel at Lee Zachariah’s excellent knowledge of film makers who have crossed over into television. There’s […]
Lucy Battersby, writing for the Age, continues her coverage of the most important TV news story of the moment. If you’ll remember back to last year, Optus’s TV Now product reopened the whole time-shifting/personal recording debate with the notion of “platform/location-shifting”. Justice Rares of the Federal Court understands the implications for future commercial and technological […]
A couple of years ago, while in New York, I went to see a taping of the Late Show with David Letterman. I detailed the experience in an episode of Boxcutters. To precis, the audience ticket and loading procedure took twice as long as the taping itself and the overall event was hand-clappingly cultish. During […]
Larry Writer wrote the book about the crime wars in Sydney in the 20s and 30s called Razor. It was picked up by the Underbelly team and turned into the latest instalment of the true crime dramatisation that has proven so successful for Channel Nine. We talk to him about the whole process. Also, Courteney […]
I’m watching I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and wondering what happened to Britain. These people used to run the world. Now they spend their evenings watching Z-list celebrities participate in quizzes – about themselves. The show takes place in the jungle. The jungle has never looked so much like the smoking balcony […]
Earlier in the year John and Josh presented a night at ACMI all about the Muppet Show and how it changed the world of television. It sold out very quickly and chances are you missed it. Never fear, though. Through the magic of modern technology we’re able to bring you an edited audio version of […]
It’s a superstar episode with Courteney Hocking, John Richards and Glenn Peters all making appearances. Courteney joins Brett and Josh to discuss what it’s like when we watch TV with our parents. Which shows survive the intergenerational divide? Then John and Glenn, proving they are different people, discuss the concept of abandoning TV shows. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.boxcutters.net/BCep285.mp3|titles=Episode […]
We review a new comedy / drama from Channel 4 in the UK. It’s called Fresh Meat and it caused some controversy in the Boxcutters studio. John Richards is cohost and he tells us tales of his journey to Seattle where Outland premiered. We finally get around to your letters and Toby Halligan brings us […]
When Nelly Thomas comes in to talk about Survivor, you know that it’s like a party for your ears, but is she losing faith in her one time bucket of television joy? And what’s with this new fascination with Celebrity Rehab? She explains all. Also, with Glenn Peters in the co-host seat, we discuss the […]
Features an interview with Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap, and we review 2 Broke Girls and Whitney… And see Outland in Seattle!
Rick Kalowski is the executive producer and one of the three writer/creators of At Home With Julia. We spoke to him about the controversy the show caused but also look at the intentions and decisions behind making the show itself. Glenn Peters is in the co-host seat and we talk about the Boxcutters Rule of […]
We interview ABC2's the Bazura Project, talk about watching Doctor Who in the cinema and discuss the Arrested Development rumours.
Glenn Peters admits that he loves boring TV and hates it when producers try to make it more interesting. His reckoning is that, even if you don't enjoy the Brownlow count itself, you appreciate the integrity and importance of boring TV. The only way to find out more about this, and yourself, is to read even further. Enter the world of Boring TV.
Josh spoke to Chas Licciardello about causing offence and becoming more mature. The interview is tasteful but may contain references to jokes about incest.
Toby Halligan presents his brand new comedy show at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. See him at Lithuanian Club in North Melbourne until 8 Oct
Optus has a service called “TV Now” that works as a kind of mobile phone PVR for its customers. At the end of last month, the AFL and NRL started questioning the copyright issues related to the service.
It's our sixth birthday show and we take a look at all the TV that shaped us when we were six as individuals. It's a world of reminiscence.
James Talia has resigned from Channel Nine News and the Channel Nine News website is grossly out of date.
We speak to you Jess and Josh from twentysomething, a new show starting on ABC2. Also, there's some first impressions of FetchTV.
We're making some changes to the way we produce the Boxcutters. It will now be released on Tuesday afternoons. At least for a while.
Is cloudstreet the best television drama creation to come out of Australia? Are David & Margaret taking out a court order against John? All of these questions may be answered.
The Smug People of the Land Of Smug and their idiot cousins have broken into my lounge room through their twitter accounts. Twitter hashtags on television are just the work of marketing people trying to make more money because that's what they do. Sorry, but getting your tweets read out on air by Larry Emdur won't make you famous.
We review Suits and discuss our own personal television watching habits. Is the iPhone killing our concentration?
Review of Franklin and Bash, discuss the ABC cuts and look at the weekly news of television.
The Australian Press Council, earlier this week, released new guidelines with respect to reporting suicide cases in the news but is it the same for TV?
We review the new US series Falling Skies and look back at Phoenix in Things You May Have Missed. Also, we analyse Angry Boys. Courteney Hocking is our co-host.
A review of the US version of Wilfred. Two questionable McDonald's ads. Foxtel v Austar discussion and news of Marvel live action TV series.
Review of Australian TV series, Crownies. Executive producer of current affairs programme, Four Corners, is interviewed. Amazing Race Australia news.
At a time when soap operas are falling off free to air television in the developed world, its lack of subtext helps developing nations overcome disturbing social issues. In a great episode of Radio National’s Future Tense we get to hear about the after-life of the soap opera. It kind of gives more credence to […]
The Federal Government in conjunction with the Victorian and NSW State Governments have launched a scheme to recycle old televisions.
We’re so happy to unveil the new Boxcutters website design. We’ve been working on it for quite a while. What you’ll see here is part of our new direction with Boxcutters. It’s not really a change in direction but filling out some ideas we’ve had for a long time. We want to have more reviews […]
This week’s episode of Radio National’s Background Briefing programme is all about the battle for the lounge room and speaks to our question of how to define television. They do a great job (much better than we’ve done) of explaining how simultaneously simple and complex the concepts are. People really have no idea what is […]
It’s quite fitting that we review the show Happy Endings this week because that’s the one we all watched during the week. John’s done a special Just Don’t Bother about the late 70s failure, Supertrain. There’s an Amazing Race Minute, an I Don’t Buy It, some Quotes and more mentions of Channel 11 than ever […]
John and Josh wanted to investigate the reasons behind Australia makes so much acclaimed television science fiction and fantasy for children but never attempts to do anything for families or adults.
John and Josh will investigate the ins and outs of the Muppet Show live at ACMI on 28 July. Remember how good the Press Gang and Degrassi show was back in February? Oh, you wanted to get tickets but couldn’t because it sold out? Well, don’t make that same mistake this time. There will be […]
This is a massive show with Lawrence Leung telling us all about his new show Unbelievable. For the last few months, Channel 7 has had a new show on air called Winners & Losers. We thought it was about time we reviewed it. So we do that. We also watched it. In news we talk […]
In totally exciting news we won a Chronos Award at this year’s Continuum, Melbourne’s spec fiction and pop culture convention.Specifically we won the Best Fan Publication for our our live interview with Paul Cornell and Robert Shearman about writing for Dr Who. Thanks so much to everybody who voted. We are glad to be amongst […]
John and I are both going to be on a few panels at Continuum this weekend but there’s one we’re co-hosting that is very exciting. The premise is: Australian science fiction, fantasy and other speculative genres is very successful in children’s TV, so why don’t we make any for adults? We’ll be interviewing: Chris Gist, […]
Remember ages ago when John told us that in New Zealand they were making a show about Norse gods who all lived in modern day Auckland? Well he did and it’s called the Almighty Johnsons and we review it for your pleasure. John and Josh went to a Channel 9 event where they pretended they […]
We review the AMC remake of the Danish drama The Killing. In Good Die Young we look at Terriers. Our cohost this week is the ever-pleasant and totally ROCKING, Courteney Hocking. Listen to episode 266 Subscribe to the RSS Feed Subscribe using iTunes
We review the HBO series Game of Thrones. In Good Die Young we look at Freaks and Geeks. Our cohost this week is copywriter and man-about-town, Glenn Peters. Listen to episode 265 Subscribe to the RSS Feed Subscribe using iTunes
Television is getting a lot more complicated as new technologies come forward. Last week we tried to cover the AFL rights issue but it’s really complicated. That why we brought in the big guns. Lucy Battersby from the Age and Sydney Morning Herald comes in to explain it to us properly. In the Good Die […]
You want the truth? You can probably handle the truth. But can you handle our review of the BBC2 series, The Trip? Okay, you can probably handle that. In fact, we recommend that you handle that. We also recommend that you handle our new segment already changing its name. Now it’s called “The Good Die […]
Due to popular demand and direct from her tour of North East Melbourne, Nelly Thomas is back to tell us all about the latest season of Survivor and why it’s still one of the best shows on television. We talk about some of the new technology involved in broadcasting the Royal Wedding and discuss the […]
YOU are invited to the Boxcutters Eurovision Party upstairs at Seraphim (formerly Vibe), 123 Smith Street, Fitzroy on Sunday, May 15th, 2011. 43 countries enter… one country leaves. Join the excitement and the insanity as the glitter hits the fan.
Free Tickets for Lucky Boxcutters Listeners Come and see our own Toby Halligan in his Melbourne Comedy Festival show, Electile Dysfunction. Mixing politics, pop culture & growing up gay with ADHD in Canberra, Toby tries to make sense of an Australia that went to bed with Kevin, woke up with Julia and found Tony Abbott […]
Pat Mastroianni played the celebrated Joey Jeremiah on the classic late-80s / early-90s Canadian teen drama, Degrassi Junior High (and its subsequent series). He joined us live via Skype to discuss his involvement in the series.
With co-host Courteney Hocking we take you on a magical journey through site, sound and cat noises. Marc Fennell, star of Hungry Beast and the Circle talks to us about the not so surprise third season of Hungry Beast. Sophie Geffros gives us an insider’s view of what the whole controversy over non-disabled actors playing […]
In the last couple of weeks we’ve asked for donations during the episode. Some listeners requested more information about how we use the money we raise. Here’s a little history of the money we’ve raised so far and what we plan for the future. Due to the generosity of a small percentage of our listeners, […]
John Richards went to the former Channel 9 studios in Bendigo St Richmond to help pull it apart. He tells us why. Brett and Josh review the US series Perfect Couples. Brett tells us why. Josh has been watching The Celebrity Apprentice and you probably already know why. Enjoy responsibly: RSS feed iTunes or listen […]
You want in-depth and slightly waffly discussions about what makes good television? You have come to the right place. Dave Lawson joins us as regular co-host, a role he will share with John and Courteney from now on. We review the new show from Shaun Ryan, the creator of the Shield, The Chicago Code. If […]
Sometimes we just need to say what needs to be said. That’s exactly what we do this week. We pull no punches and we reveal all our opinions. Which opinions? Well, we tell you exactly what we think of Bob’s Burgers, the new animated series that airs on Eleven in Australia. Not enough? We also […]
Last week John and Josh hosted the sell-out session at ACMI all about Press Gang and Degrassi. For those of you who missed out, we’ll be bringing you bits and pieces, leading up to playing the audio version in late March. The first of those is this video that we created out of the testimonials […]
Courteney Hocking sits in the co-host chair to talk to Jean-Vital Syverin, the sous chef from Conviction Kitchen. We take a look at the new sketch comedy from the Independent Film Channel in the US, Portlandia. Toby Halligan’s Trotters brings us home and there’s the week’s TV news and what you should watch this week. […]
Last week we mentioned the ratings for Ben Elton: Live from Planet Earth across the country. That graphic didn’t give the full picture because, while it showed a big drop off for the show itself it didn’t give an indication of what happens generally at that timeslot. So, for last Tuesday (15 Feb) we have […]
ACMA Chair, Chris Chapman, talks to us about the crazy things that those whacky regulators at the Communications and Media Authority get up to. He also goes into the details behind last week’s controversial David Campbell / Channel 7 decision. Then we talk to author and artist turned TV animation writer/director, Emma Magenta. Her new […]
The ratings for last night’s Live From Planet Earth debut on Channel 9 tell a sad tale of a program that had viewers fleeing from their sets to avoid any stray contagion that may come through the screen and infect them with whatever it was that made anybody think putting this on TV in the […]
The wonderfully talented and outrageously charming Dave Lawson joins us as cohost. We discuss recent news coverage and the secret lives of journalists with James Talia. Also we review Harry’s Law, the new David E Kelley drama. Expect, as well, the usual fare of news and pork with trotters. Smell the audio treats: RSS feed […]
2011 is going to be a great year for television. At least we hope it is because otherwise we’re pretty screwed. This week we talk about the UK/US co-production Episodes starring Matt LeBlanc, Steven Mangan and Tamsin Greig. We also take a look at some of the shows we hope to watch this year on […]
As you’ve probably heard by now, Boxcutters is presenting a night at ACMI where we’ll be discussing Press Gang and the Degrassi series as well as some other after school early 90s faves. We want to hear from you. If you were a fan of these shows, if you were influenced by Lynda Day, Spike […]
In this, the Grand Final of Boxcutters episodes for 2010, all the players are in to give 110% in the name of the TV game. Geraldine Hickey joins us with her special comments on her selection of the best show of 2010 and like a fantastic meeting of all the Big Chiefs, we have drawn […]
Okay. Really, all anybody has been talking about for the last two weeks, it seems, is how Oprah is in Australia and Julian Assange is not. While we can’t bring you any information about Assange, you can bet that Nelly and Brett both have opinions, information and a whole world of words to say about […]
We get to speak to the extraordinarily delightful Peter Hitchener, newsreader for Channel 9 Melbourne, about how he just gives and gives to his viewers. After many requests from listeners we finally have a look at the comic book adaptation, The Walking Dead. I still wish it was called “They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They?” In […]
We had a lot of comments about the three or so minutes of reverse-Pete-Smithing that Brett included as a little Twin Peaks nod at the end of episode 251. Actual Chad went one step further and created the feel-good hit of the summer. Have a listen after the jump: Thanks, Chad. You are a very […]
It’s so good to have Nelly Thomas back in the Nelly chair. We’ve all missed her but now she’s back and full of fight. She brings us a hilarious summary of the current season of Survivor. For the uninitiated, Nelly’s Survivor summaries are probably better than watching the show and it’s pretty damn good show. […]
Here’s the thing. We did 250 episodes of this show. This is episode 250 but we did our 250th a while ago so here’s one we did this week? Did you follow that? Well, can you follow a whole review of the new ABC show, Rake? I’m sure you can. Also, Toby Halligan starts us […]
John Richards makes a surprise appearance in the studio to give us an update on the shooting of Outland and he also tells us about your chance to be a part of Australian television history. We review the new US comedy Mike & Molly. Geraldine Hickey is our very special guest host. RSS feed iTunes […]
There’s not really much more I can add. Have you seen the title of the episode? Tony Freakin’ Martin calls us up to talk about A Quiet Word with Carrie Fisher. We end up talking about all sorts of things but it’s Tony Freakin’ Martin so you’ll listen because he’s a genius. In case that’s […]
Did you miss us? Well, we’ve returned anyway so deal with it. One way you could deal with it is by enjoying this wonderful episode in which Riley Boxcutter gives us an exclusive report on the Rally to Restore Sanity (aka the March to Keep Fear Alive). For the first time ever there is a […]
Last September, in Melbourne, science fiction fans came from all over the world to hear us interview two of the writers of the new series of Doctor Who, Paul Cornell and Robert Shearman. You can feel like you were actually there by listening to this episode. You will miss all the visual jokes but you’ll […]
When I, Josh, was in the US earlier this year, I stopped by the house of a pair of web-based film makers to talk about the definition of television. Kim Evey and Greg Benson are two of the people behind the very successful web series, the Guild, but they also produce their own stuff with […]
Brett has some Crap TVs that he needs to offload on us all. The fact that one of them may have been a misnamed Raywatch will go without saying because it doesn’t change the episode really. And who actually understands the definitions of these segment titles anyway? We may as well call the whole show […]
Is 3D ruining our sports coverage? We take a look at Channel 7’s coverage of the AFL Grand Final and wonder what has changed. Toby gives us a rundown on what Strictly Speaking is all about. There’s also some Letters to Boxcutters and an I Don’t Buy It to sink your teeth into (or sync […]
With poor Nelly away sick, the wonderful Geraldine Hickey comes in to take her place for a week. Brett doesn’t buy an ad for a genealogy website. We start talking about what television actually means and how the very concept is changing and where it’s going. That’s going to be a long journey but we’ll […]
This week we finally reveal who is number 5 in the Boxcutters Greatest Characters of All Time (there’s a clue in the title of this week’s episode but don’t tell anyone). Also there’s a review of the new CW series Huge from some of the creators of My So Called Life. Josh does a Rule […]
Yes, the rumours are true. Boxcutters has been around for five years. You’d think we’d have quit by now but no, we are very bad at learning lessons. To celebrate our podcast longevity we give you a gift. In fact we give you the greatest gift. We reveal to you, in this very episode, the […]
We review Rubicon and John talks about Margot Leadbetter in the Greatest TV Characters of All Time. None of us were paying much attention. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 239 in your browser Send us an email about all the things we asked you to this week. This episode is supported by IceTV, giving […]
To top off what has already been a really busy week full of too much information, we bring in Claire Hooper from Good News Week to talk about the election night coverage. Remember the extreme game show / early reality series The Mole? Well, Brooke Marshall was the winner of series 2 of that show […]
Are you sad, alone, or just generally unhappy with your life? Then you need the LATEST EPISODE OF BOXCUTTERS! Star of Kath & Kim, Comedy Company, Let the Blood Run Free and, most recently Can We Help, Peter Rowsthorn joins us in the studio to discuss his extensive career. We also get a chance to […]
The excellent Geraldine Hickey joins us to tell us tales of what young children like to watch. Also, we review the new Louis CK show, Louie. I don’t want to build it up too much but it’s really fun. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 236 in your browser Send us an email about all […]
Kevin Clash performs Elmo on Sesame Street and Leslie Carrara-Rudolph does the same for Abby Cadabby. We have them live in the studio talking about puppetry, children’s television and adult humour. Also, Wil Anderson joins us on the phone to discuss The Gruen Nation. It’s really good. Really it is. RSS feed iTunes or listen […]
There’s lots of talk and stuff about the things in the title of this post. What more do you want to know? Spend some quality time with us and we’ll tell you everything you need. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 234 in your browser Send us an email about all the things we asked […]
John is back from Japan and he’s brought us some weird flavoured Kit Kats. You can hear us eat them. Also TV happens. Get yourself more of Declan Fay at the Sweet Plumb podcast. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 233 in your browser Why not send us an email to agree with Brett or […]
This week Rob Brearley, Creative Producer with Roving Enterprises, talks to us about his work with the 7pm Project. In our continuing look at the Greatest TV Characters of All Time, the excellent Lawrence Mooney joins us to talk about Al Swearengen. There’s a new quiz question with another DVD box set to win. RSS […]
Danny Blay is an Executive Officer from No to Violence. He comes in to talk about representations of sexual violence on television. If that doesn’t sound like enough fun and good times, we look at some characters from 30 Rock in the Greatest TV Characters of All Time. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 231 […]
Rajendra Roy is the head film curator for MoMA in New York and we have a little discussion with him about what Television actually means. John talks about The Doctor as one of the Greatest TV Characters of All Time. Brett and John have an argument about politics that gets really boring but ends in […]
We’ve had some scheduling difficulties getting the team together for a Monday night record so this week’s show will come out on Tuesday night. It’s worth waiting for, though. It’s John’s turn to discuss one of his Greatest TV Characters of All Time and I’ve done a brief interview with Raj Roy about the place […]
Two brothers wage a war on evil, fuelled by their loved ones taken from them prematurely and the legacy left to them by their father. Wow. So dramatic? Already? On the one hand, that really is Supernatural in a nutshell. It is an ultimate battle against demons, wraiths, succubi, ghosts and, yes, the occasional vampire. […]
We really say the word “box” about 50 times in this episode. We can be so infantile sometimes. Those are the times we like the best. We look at Daria as a contender for the Greatest TV Characters of All Time. Nelly talks about her new PVR. And there’s some other stuff. RSS feed iTunes […]
We’re recording this week’s Boxcutters episode a couple of days earlier because of various Monday night commitments. Therefore, if you want to call us to talk about Daria Morgendorfer or any other character you think should be listed in the Greatest TV Characters of All Time, you need to do so before 2pm Saturday to […]
The recent decision by the BBC to revive Terry Nation’s 1970s dystopian series Survivors probably wasn’t that much of a surprise. In the wake of the hugely successful Doctor Who (and copious spin-offs), we’ve seen the return of Quatermass, Captain Scarlet and Day Of The Triffids. There’s even endless rumours (or threats) of a rebooted […]
Yes. We finally review How to Make it in America. “About bloody time,” you all shout in a wondrous chorus. Also, John goes through why he chose Lynda Day for his choice to include in the list of Greatest TV Characters of All Time. We had a lot of fun putting this one together. Probably […]
To help you get your true emotions off your chest and to help us get a better understanding of who you think is the Greatest TV Character of All Time, we now have a phone number you can leave a message on. +613 9016 9269 will get you some voicemail goodness. Leave a message after […]
This is turning into a massive operation. We have created a provisional list of the Greatest TV Characters of All Time taken from your suggestions over the last two weeks and our own personal top tens. You can hear all about how we’re putting the list together and our continual investigation about what makes a […]
So here we go. This is in no way the final list. These are just the finalists we’ve all chosen from our own brains. We’re waiting on all of you to get us all of your lists. Send them to us or leave them as comments in the blog and next Monday on the show […]
James Talia joins us to discuss the recent controversy over Channel 7 news and the former NSW Minister for Transport. We review this year’s Eurovision coverage and the Lost finale. And we look at the recent shows we’ve reviewed and see how they match up against the Bechdel Test. All that and more. Just listen. […]
Treme is the new David Simon drama on HBO. We review it for your listening pleasure. Also, by request, Nelly does a run down of the latest season of Survivor in anticipation of tomorrow night’s finale. Brett discusses some bad reporting in Ray Watch. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 225 in your browser Hey […]
John and his friends have made a smashing poster for the Boxcutters Eurovision party at Vibe on Smith Street.
We speak with creators of ABC TV’s Lowdown, Amanda Brotchie and Adam Zwar. Also we review the recent HBO series, How to Make it in America. Update: We were planning on reviewing this show but ended up talking to our excellent guests for a little longer than expected. We’ll pick this up in a couple […]
We don’t even once accidentally call The Circle “the Coven” but that would have been hilarious if we had. There is a heap of other segments as well and hilarious puns and stuff. Articulate and everything. Listen: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 223 in your browser Hey you. Come and celebrate the wonder of […]
In the post coital-type bliss of that flamin’ mongrel Alf taking out the gold Logie, Boxcutters gets back to basics with: Our take on the latest offering from non-pejorative basic-cable channel, FX, Justified, starring Timothy Oliyphant in the titular role as Justin Timberlake in a hat; The shooting down of another TV Cliche seen on […]
Here are some news items we meant to cover on the show over the last couple of weeks but ran out of time. Contrary to my comment in a previous episode, sport IS going to be broadcast in 3D. — “World Cup to be broadcast in 3D” (Variety) Australian magician, James Gallea is working on […]
Nelly Thomas is back in the co-host chair after a very successful comedy festival. We discuss the changes in this year’s Masterchef and review the ABC kids’ series, Dead Gorgeous, in ‘Before and After School’. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 221 in your browser News Items Here are some news items we didn’t get […]
This afternoon Channel 9 announced a new show starting this Sunday. Not sure if they were planning this before Carl Williams was killed but it’s definitely related to their Carl Williams: Baby Faced Killer show from earlier this week. It’s possible that they discovered how quickly they can put this kind of material together and […]
Dave Lawson tells us all about the goal of combining football and family entertainment on the Bounce. Drew Rhodes was the location manager for The Pacific. We find out all about recreating 1940s Melbourne in 2009 and just what the hell a location manager does anyway? Oh, and also we review the Pacific, just in […]
With just two and a half months to go before the first part of our country (Mildura/Sunraysia) is left without access to a free-to-air analogue television, Senator Conroy announced this morning a joint venture between the Government, Southern Cross Media and Imparja. The Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) service will be available to all areas […]
Lin Buckfield is the new executive producer of Media Watch. We speak to her about her anticipation of the new job. Also we kind of review the new show Spartacus: Blood and Sand. It’s silly but fun: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 219 in your browser
This week we talk to Dan Ilic about the ads he created for the VicRoads road-safety campaign. You probably would have seen them referred to because of their controversy. Also, Dave Bloustien discusses writing for Good News Week and the Glass House. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 218 in your browser Maybe after listening […]
Long running and still excellent ABC music video programme, Rage, is conducting a really interesting competition that’s totally piqued my interest. Firstly, the prize allows the winner to programme an hour of Rage. This is something I’ve always wanted to do. Really. Programming Rage, in my mind, means that somebody has, in someway, made it. […]
In Things You May Have Missed, John introduces us to An Englishman in New York, the continuation of the story of Quentin Crisp. We discuss the changes going ahead at the BBC and also look at whether or not the Golden Age of Television has now passed. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 217 in […]
We love it when our friends come back from an overseas jaunt, bearing gifts from foreign lands, and we always try to catch the magic of the joy and surprise on Boxcutters. In this week’s fresh-off-the-plane episode, Josh brings us an audio journey through the trials and tribulations of getting into the Ed Sullivan Theater […]
When the opportunity arrived to speak to the Executive Producer of one of the most influential TV shows on the planet, there was absolutely no question about it. Josh spoke to Carol-Lynn Parente about Sesame Street, the death of Mr Hooper, the introduction of new characters, and using TV as an educational tool. Brought to […]
Hey, hey Kids! We do have a show for you this week, with a fascinating conversation with Carol-Lynn Parente, the Executive Producer of Sesame Street, but I’ve had a couple of corrupt file issues in the elements of the show. All being well, it was just an issue with the transport media and the recordings […]
As you will no doubt remember, the first time we had Craig McLachlan in the studio we were all so impressed, charmed and generally gooey about the experience that we had to invite him back to: Finish examining his career thus far; and See if multiple exposure to his delightful personality returned us to our […]
It’s like going to the fights and having a hockey game break out this week on Boxcutters as we tie up the trans-Pacific phone lines, talking with Peter Campbell (Director of FOXTEL Sport and Olympic Games) and Giaan Rooney (former Australian Olympian and Channel 9 Winter Olympics 2010 commentator) live and direct from Vancouver, BC, […]
Earlier today we received a barrage of text messages from Alex Boxcutter complaining about the poor Winter Olympics coverage on Channel 9: No aussies in event means 9 don’t think we care. God forbid we’d enjoy something other than the summer swimming. Fucking disgaceful! I wish i had fox! -Alex b On Twitter we saw […]
Archer is an animated series on FX in the US. Fox 8 announced it will air on March 7 in Australia so we take a little look. We talk about Chuck vs the shudder “shippers”. In the news we discuss The Biggest Loser fans gone silly, David Leckie on record and Senator Conroy skis his […]
It’s all in the title. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 211 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 CUTTER) Here are some things we mentioned during the show: Gorge Yourself It’s like Hulu but we can see it in Australia. But for […]
The League is another show about men and their relationships with one another. We take a good long look at it. We also have a long conversation about whether or not there is a place for episodic drama on television. It’s a very interesting chat with lots of information. We go a little bit high-brow […]
Comedian Nazeem Hussain joins us in the studio to talk about how dark people, Muslims and immigrants in general are portrayed on Australian television. Then Ben McNair from Channel 7 News sits down for a chat about Haiti, Black Saturday, the ABC’s 24-hour news channel and Kevin Rudd. It’s jam-packed information from start to finish. […]
Oh yes. We’re back, and we’ve prepared for your listening pleasure the greatest 70 minutes of television related discussion OF ALL TIME. Nelly Thomas joins us at the start of the show to prove that she is not just John putting on a funny voice. Then we discuss Men of a Certain Age, a new […]
We’re very excited to welcome Nelly Thomas to the regular Boxcutters team. Long-term listeners might remember Nelly from her co-hosting duties on episodes 130 and 137. Joining us fortnightly, Nelly will bring her wonderful experience in all matter of media, her unabashed love of good television and excellent comedic sensibility to Boxcutters. She will alternate […]
Note: At the end of last year I talked about East West 101 as an Australian TV highlight. Here’s some extended thoughts. I continue to beleive that one of the last things we need in this country is more cop dramas but when a good one comes along, it’s really hard to ignore. The second […]
Hey there lovely Boxcutters Family. We’ve decided we need just one more week to get everything back in order for a wonderful 2010 Boxcutters-style. We’ll be back with normal, but seemingly fresher, programming about programming, programmes and other television-related discussions on 18 January. Thanks for understanding.
“In the history of network television, no remake of a previous hit series has ever become a hit itself on network television. “Plenty have been tried… Digging through the files of series past, one could perhaps make an argument for some shows spawned from original hits. Star Trek, of course, gave birth to four separate […]
There were a number of things that we neglected to cover in the last show or maybe we just touched upon them. One of those things was a look at the decade 2000-2009. For those pedants who say 2010 was not the start of a new decade (and you know who you are), we’re defining […]
In our last episode for the year we look back at the year with some of our regulars. Wilbur Wilde talks about Hey Hey It’s Saturday‘s return, James Talia looks back at the year’s news and Tom Elliott talks more about the death of television. It’s some interesting conversation and some messy amateurs holding it […]
Modern Family, not a black and white like it or not review about the new series from ABC in the US. Intrigued? You should be. It was an intriguing conversation. Also, the Twilight Zone is a beguiling series that we talk about in Things You May Have Missed. There’s News, Letters, Raywatch, Pork, One Thing […]
Misfits comes from the UK, is filled with unattractive and very annoying characters and is essentially Skins meets Heroes. So why do we find it so strangely compelling? Also, Corin and Toby from Beauty & the Geek give us a review of the remake of The Prisoner in a segment I think we should call […]
Dear Listener, We present, for your entertainment, Mr Adam Christou, who shares with us a brand new world of adult entertainment based on parodying television shows. Also, we review the new series of Melrose Place. We investigate the universe’s disturbing quarters so that you can sound more knowledgeable at dinner parties. Learn something: RSS feed […]
Bored to Death was on HBO in the US and we discuss its merits with almost argumentative tones. OK, they are argumentative tones but with good points. It’s an interesting conversation and you should listen to it. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 204 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send […]
This week we speak at length to Craig McLachlan. He tells us all about Neighbours, the record industry, the wilderness and Alan Dale. He’s a wonderful guest. Listen to it. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 203 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 […]
In episode 202 we suggested there should be a action show called “ACMA Squad”. Actualchad agreed, and sent us this:
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 202 in your […]
Tivo announced it will change the ‘Watch Live TV’ option to ‘Watch Freeview’ …. http://smarthouse.com.au/Media_Centres/Set_Top_Boxes/V5V6V4B5 Although none of us know what Freeview is, it has enough pull to trick Tivo US into allowing the name change.
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 201 in your […]
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 […]
There’s been a lot of talk about Variety coming back in the last couple of weeks. Everything to do with the Hey Hey It’s Saturday reunion (other than the obvious criticisms) shows has been about variety coming back. “Isn’t it great to have variety back?” people will say. Of course, people said the same thing […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 199 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or […]
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 […]
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? […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to […]
The following took place as part of the Outland Institute radio show and our controversial “Rule of One” review process. Since this aired, last Friday, there has been another episode of :30 Seconds but the Rule of One prevails. Last Monday, the first episode of the new sitcom from Andrew Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films aired […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
For this week’s episode, the computer decided that we should largely sound like Davros. Sorry but we’re not going to put it up. It was hilarious and insightful but clearly just wasn’t meant to be. If you want, you can take this opportunity to listen to John interview Alan Brough. It has swears in it! […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 193 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an […]
So there’s this thing that’s been on the television for a while, I’m not sure if you’ve heard of it, but the kids are calling it “Reality Television“. Anyway it’s this thing where you get real people in real life situations and follow them around or see them in fish-out-of-water scenarios like the mother from […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 192 in your browser Contact us by sending us […]
James Talia talks to us about news anchoring. We look at Torchwood: Children of Earth. Woo, says Brett Cropley. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 191 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 CUTTER) You can buy Torchwood – Children of Earth on […]
This week I've seen the first episode of two new shows from the US. Drop Dead Diva and Ruby and the Rockits.
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 190 in your browser […]
It’s time to talk about the Boxcutters/Crumpler Beanbag Competition. We’re asking you to come up with a pitch for a new TV show. That pitch must contain audio and or visual components because the greatest way to get someone interested in your idea is to show people. You can enter from anywhere in the world. […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 189 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an […]
The following, in a different form, was used as a rant on John Richard’s excellent The Outland Institute radio show. In case you missed it, which you shouldn’t have because it’s an excellent show, as I previously stated. This week’s television controversy surrounds MasterChef. We’ve been sold a bill of goods. We’ve invited into our […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to Winter Nostalgia in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 188 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 CUTTER) […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 186 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 […]
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 […]
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: RSS […]
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: […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 182 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 181 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 […]
If you’d like even more Boxcutter action – and who wouldn’t? – here are a few other shows you may enjoy: The Podcraft – Jade Gulliver‘s show about podcasting – is usually a tight half hour. Not this week. Really, it’s like a bonus episode of Boxcutters as?the fabulous Jade tries to get a word […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 180 in […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 179 in your browser Contact us […]
In a ruling this morning, the High Court of Australia found in favour of IceTV in its appeal over a decision that said the EPG provider was involved in copyright infringement. The Nine Network originally alleged that IceTV was reproducing a literary work when it published a version of the programming schedule for the network. […]
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: […]
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). RSS feed iTunes or listen to 177 in your browser Contact us […]
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*. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 176 in your browser You can buy Season 1 […]
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 […]
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… RSS feed iTunes or listen […]
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). […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to […]
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: RSS feed iTunes […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 170 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 169 in your browser Contact […]
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: RSS feed iTunes […]
Due to the nature of our arrangement with 3RRR, the best radio station in the world, we sometimes have to give up our spot in the studio so that they can train new people to make more excellent radio. As such, we’ll record Episode 168 on Tuesday and it will be available on Tuesday night. […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 167 in your browser Contact […]
People using IE7 have reported to us that they’ve had issues using the Disqus commenting system. Until we can fix this, we’ll be turning Disqus off but leaving comments open. This means that we won’t have any threaded comments but you will be able to comment more easily. Sorry for the inconvenience this has or […]
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. Get your episode […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 165 in your browser Contact us by dropping us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 164 in your browser Contact us by dropping us email or send us […]
OK, so it took us a little while to figure out what was going wrong but it turns out our contact form wasn’t working properly. Bad Contact Form! It has been disciplined appropriately and we are all sincerely sorry if any of your messages went missing over the past few weeks. In other news, we’ve […]
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: RSS feed iTunes […]
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. RSS feed, iTunes or listen to Special Epidition Charlie in your browser Send […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 162 in your browser Contact us by dropping us […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 161 in your browser Contact us by dropping us email or send us an SMS […]
I was going to bring this up in Pork (or “Brett’s Special Moment” as Josh and I have now renamed it) but we ran out of time… You may remember back in episode 155 we talked about Louis Theroux, who is now (rather belatedly) playing on Channel 7. They seem to have bought an enormous […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 160 in […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 159 in your browser Contact us by dropping us […]
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. Listen to it in one of these ways: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 158 in your browser Take a few […]
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 […]
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: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 156 in your browser As mentioned, news from […]
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 […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 154 in […]
A few weeks ago I talked about how Brett’s Special Fancy (the internet proxy and not the biscuit) didn’t really work so well anymore and how there was a new option. It took me a while to hunt through my notes and find what I was talking about but here is a tutorial about using […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 153 in your browser Send us email or send us an […]
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 […]
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 […]
Due to circumstances beyond our control, including 3RRR training sessions, we won’t be able to bring you Boxcutters this week. We will endeavour to bring you as much news and opinion about television via the blog to fill the gap. Next week it’s back to business as usual with Boxcutters going up onto the internetwebs […]
Mia Cross has started to Twitter. That’s right. The fictional, plagiarising Lolita from Californication is now also pretending to be a real person in the lead-up to the new series of the show that disappointed everybody with its final episode. Showtime, the cable network in the US that produces Californication has been using viral marketing […]
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. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 150 in your browser Send us email or […]
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 […]
Due to circumstances beyond our control, namely 3RRR needing to use the studios that we use for recording the podcast each and every week, episodes 149 and 150 will be recorded on Tuesday nights. That means they will probably be available for download around 11:30pm Tuesday, AEST. Thanks for understanding. By the way, anybody who […]
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: RSS feed […]
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. Get […]
In very sad news today, reports that Mark Priestley who played Dan Goldman in All Saints was found dead in Sydney. He had apparently been suffering from depression. (See stories at: The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald and the ABC online.) Anybody who had seen All Saints in the last four years would have been aware […]
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. Get some: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 146 in your browser also […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Boxcutters on Last.FM What are your predictions for the […]
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. RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Tell us what you think. Laurie Oakes writes about the end […]
The Australian reports that Sunday and Nightline have both been axed by the Nine Network. Two news and current affairs programmes that once stood tall in the jungle of commercial network reportage are now gone. Over the past few years both shows, but Sunday especially, were stripped of their traditions and leadership. It’s a sad […]
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.: RSS feed […]
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 […]
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 […]
The past couple of months have been all go go go at Boxcutters HQ so we’ve decided to take a week off. We’ll be back with our big 140th 139th episode on July 7th. We hope you can find out a way to entertain yourselves until then. On another note, thanks to Paddy who created […]
Channel Nine will not be moving from its Sydney and Melbourne bases. They have withdrawn both sites from sale. The Age reports: The network is now expected to inject capital to digitise its Artarmon Road, Willoughby, studios in Sydney’s north, and the Bendigo Street, Richmond, studios in Melbourne’s east. When PBL Media listed the properties […]
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Write to us. You can also win tickets to see […]
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 […]
136 = Lawrence Mooney + Ray Watch + News / Pork(Quiz) Really that’s all you need to know. RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Send us your equations.
Bravo TV, who we mentioned a few weeks ago now have a deal with our own Arena, threw their own awards ceremony the other day called The A-List Awards. Anyway, Lauren Hutton won something called the Beuty Icon or something like that. You can see her acceptance speech at http://video.bravotv.com/player/?id=259862. It’s worth clicking on. Trust […]
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download […]
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. RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Write to us
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… RSS feed iTunes Direct Download What did you do on […]
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! RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Give us your opinions. Check out what David Knox reckons at TV Tonight.
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download […]
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Clap hands (send us […]
“Some things I know and some things I don’t.” – John Monad What I do know is that John from Cincinnati starts screening on Showcase this Monday at 8.30pm, around the time many of us here experience the earliest rumblings of our weekly granola cravings. This show has divided audiences, and my reaction to it […]
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Let the rumpus begin.
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 […]
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Tell […]
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 […]
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Tell us the good news.
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 […]
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 […]
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! Listen: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download say
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…* RSS feed […]
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. Listen: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download […]
After 30 years at Nine, Ray Martin has quit the network. With reports of his discontent last year – before the reinstatement of David Gyngell as network chief executive – the snubbing of his pitch for a chat show and the earlier start time for the Sunday programme, it’s not much of a surprise. Martin […]
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download contact us
Ross mentioned this in the comments but it’s worth having its own post. Wayne Carey, after being arrested the other night (as we discussed on episode 117), has been fired from Nine. And the Nine Network this morning said it had sacked the former football great turned commentator, a day after radio station 3AW announced […]
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 […]
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. RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Tell us what you think about our Summer Series.
If you’re interested in testing out the new Australian version of TiVo, they’re currently looking for Beta testers. You will get a TiVo box in your home and will have to do some homework that goes along with it but I’m sure it will be an interesting look at how it’s going to work. It […]
Just watched the first ep of SKINS the new UK comedy from the writers of Shameless and stuff. I thought it was great. Loads of fun and very funny. Anybody else see it? Screening 10pm Mondays for the next 8 weeks.
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Send […]
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: RSS feed […]
First there was that whole thing with Christine Spiteri (which we covered in Episode 113) and now it seems John Westacott has made another Channel 9 female news presenter unhappy. This article from the Daily Telegraph details the rumours of goings on at Nine in Sydney with Majella Weimers, fill-in weather presenter, who apparently stormed […]
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. […]
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 […]
This news just in via a Channel 7 media release: In a joint statement today David Leckie, CEO of Channel 7, and Tom Maclean, CEO of Somers Carroll Productions, announced that Daryl Somers has decided not to sign for another series of Dancing with the Stars. After seven hugely successful seasons of the show he […]
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. […]
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 […]
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: RSS feed iTunes […]
Check out the preview to the first of the new Futurama movies here. Alternately check out the cover and special features here
James Talia LIVE from London. Long awaited Sopranos wrap. Reaper and Pushing Daisies in Pork. Get into it. Hear: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Say
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 […]
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: […]
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Contact us […]
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 […]
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. Listen: […]
Don’t forget that you’ve got until midnight on Sunday (30th September) to enter into the Crumpler Beanbag Competition. If you know a great way to get your link clicked on a lot in the next 24 hours then go ahead and do it. You could be sitting in front of the tube in Crumpler comfort.
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 […]
In a move that shows that TV networks might actually, finally, understand the way the world works, this was reported in the New York Times: NBC Universal, acknowledging that viewers are increasingly moving away from traditional television viewing, announced plans today for a service that will make popular NBC programs available to download free to […]
This came in a Seven media release this afternoon: Tonight on Australia’s number one public affairs program, Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd opens his home and sits down with host Anna Coren for an intimate interview. During the very candid interview, the man who wants to be Prime Minister talks to Coren about his family, the […]
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 […]
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? Get episode 101 here: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Send us more modern communications STOP
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 […]
?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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Emotions: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Thoughts.
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 […]
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 […]
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: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Lots of feedback.
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. For your ears: RSS […]
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. There’s Quotes. And Brett takes us through the weird and wonderful searches that bring people to Boxcutters. Plus heaps of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Huge show. Logies wrap, I Don’t Buy Propaganda, Raywatch, Crap TV all top and tailed with News and Pork. Enjoy. Listen: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Say: send us email
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 […]
It’s Boxcutters Episode 82 SHOW OF MYSTERY!!! What is happening this week? Are there any segments? If so, what? I Don’t Buy It? Crap TV? WHO KNOWS! And what about guests? Maybe there are and maybe there’s not. What about inflamed rhetoric? You will have to listen in to find out. It’s all in Boxcutters […]
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. Enjoy: RSS […]
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. Don’t believe us? Check it out for yourself. RSS feed iTunes Direct Download And tell us how much you don’t believe us: send us email
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, […]
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 […]
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). Enjoy […]
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. This is the sound: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Send us the words: send us email
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. The sound: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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. Listen […]
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 […]
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…). Get the excellent episode […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. Suck it up: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Spit it out: hooray@boxcutters.net
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 & […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ooh, look at all the goodies. Here we have a discussion about the ratings. If you wander over here you can hear the sounds of Crap TV. Cast your eyes skyward and see a flock of news items. Sleeping soundly are some Things You May Have Missed which really are People Like Us. Tiptoe through […]
Another great show. Fun for all the family. This week as well as the usual News, Ratings and Pork we’ve got an “I Don’t Buy Them“ (or two “I Don’t Buy Its”), Al Gore takes on Penn and Teller over Enviromental Issues, there’s an awesome Quotes, and a look at some New Shows. Lots of […]
WE CELEBRATE OUR FIRST BIRTHDAY! We talk to Marieke Hardy about the lot of a modern TV writer. We discuss the wonders of being around for a full year. We don’t buy advertisements for pizza and tatoos. We discuss the disgrace that was the television media’s tributes to Steve Irwin. We are graced with the […]
wow episode 50 the big five oh and they said we’d never make it ha we showed them and to prove it a show that is as scattered and messy as anything we’ve done show who what I forget maybe we shouldn’t record the show so late this week featuring the usual news rating and […]
Remember Boxcutters episode 49? Oh, how we laughed and laughed and laughed. It was the week when Dicko‘s Australian Celebrity Survivor and David Tench Tonight started and RoBo and BreBo laughed about them. The Crap TV and Raywatch were such a hoot! And the Ratings report and TV/Internet crossover episodes – I couldn’t stop chuckling. […]
Roll up, roll up!! Come see the greatest show in town!! Yes it’s Episode 48!! Be amazed this week’s special guest, Real Stories star Ryan Shelton and his insight into the world of comedy! Thrill at our look into The Master! Gasp at our sting tirade on unjustified TV hosts! Be dazzled by a Seinfeld […]
This week we’re joined by guest co-host James Talia who helps us keep things in perspective about all things Channel Nine. Brett tells us about his investigation in Top Gear editing practices. Ross brings us a review of the new Ricky Gervais/Steve Merchant comedy series, Extras. We all discuss the nature of JTV and Josh […]
Back by popular demand – special guest panellist Marieke Hardy. And what a big show it is!! So many grudge matches you’ll think it’s Wrestmania 46 not Box Cutters 46. They said we should never let them in the studio together, but we did it anyway – Marieke Hardy and Jess McGuire square off (and […]
Big show. Brian Nankervis from Rockwiz joins us via the telephonic machine to talk about his involvement in TV history. We each take a turn in getting angry through some Crap TV, reviews of Penn & Teller: Bullshit and the Lady Voldemort. Our ending is very APT and compelling. Listen for clues and help solve […]
In shocking news for Dave fans this week, channel 9 will cease to show The Late Show with David Letterman from Monday night. We want you, the loyal Boxcutters family members, to take part in our letter writing campaign to stop them taking off Dave. Check back soon for details on where to send your […]
As with every week, this was a big one in television. Most notably the Emmy nominations came out this week. Brett looks at ads past their used-by date in I Don’t Buy It. Ross wonders about why Channel 10 are such derr-brains in Crap TV. Also, Josh loses his cool and moves further away from […]
Well, there is just too much television to bother with almost witty introductions. Of course we have Jess in to talk about all the Big Brother controversy. There is a whole bunch of other news as well. Josh talks about Dinner Party Inspectors. There’s been some issues around the Showtime US website and Ross discusses […]
All you need to know is: Boxcutters equals TV plus talk. In this episode we look at how ads tell us about the social embarrassment of taking public transport (I Don’t Buy It). There’s lots of talk about new shows, some Quotes and Letters to Boxcutters, a quick look at Crap TV and a week’s […]
Wow! The big 40! I wonder when we’ll get sick of discussing episode numbers. This week, along with a whole barrel of news we have: Jess talking about Big Brother; A discussion on the nature of television as a business with Tom Elliot; I Don’t Buy It looks at the power of fried chicken as […]
Pinch me because I think I am dreaming. No need for large descriptions. This episode of Boxcutters kicks substantial tail-bone. Cower before the power of two I Don’t Buy It‘s. Gasp in amazement at all the Television News for the week. Isn’t that enough for you? What about the gruesome reality of Crap TV in […]
What a BIG week in TV it has been. Channel 9 are slashing and burning news people all over the place and now talking about cutting pay packets as well. Possibly because they were a little jealous about all the attention they were missing out on, channel 7 has got in on the redundancy act […]
The engine is primed and ready to fire – it’s time to rev up this week’s Boxcutters. Josie Parelli and Jeff Jenkins from Chartbusting 80s are our very special guests this week. We get loaded and have a good time in the studio and we’ve got some spectacular results for the viewers of our video […]
Number 36… that’s a quarter gross of Boxcutters. Jump in before we go all the way! This week on Boxcutters we: Take a swipe at a couple of TV commercials in I Don’t Buy It; Get a rundown on the biggest ratings winners so far in 2006; Talk about money and what was left out […]
Middle age has treated us well, or so it would seem from listening to our latest episode including: All the news you can handle; Jess McGuire is back with Big Brother updates; Ross tries to get the name of Things You May Have Missed changed while we talk about Deadwood; Letters to Boxcutters returns thanks […]
Live from Beaconsfield, Tasmania, it’s Boxcutters! On the show this week: We take a look at the second least representative audience poll on TV’s night of nights – the Logies; Raywatch dissects the goings-on with The Great Escape at that gold mine in Beaconsflied, Tasmania, along with speculation of how much the boys are going […]
The Fates have sniffed the winds of change and three minds and voices combine to announce the dawn of an era. Buildings crumble and networks prostrate themselves before the feet of three individuals, collectively known as Boxcutters. This week we bring you: All the news we can fit in 30 minutes; Extended discussion of the […]
It’s a huge week in reality TV this week with BB06 locking a bunch of strangers in the house and the Biggest Loser finally being decided tonight. Our super-sexy reality correspondent, Jess McGuire, takes a moment out in a busy Sydney pub to give us the rundown on what’s happening in Big Brother land; We’ve […]
We had a short week this week – with the interstate game last Friday and playing again today, which is Wednesday – I think the guys out there put in really well and it’s fantastic to see they were the best team on the day. News in the first quarter was unbeatable in defence. Shows […]
This week on Boxcutters we learn an important lesson about saving your work on computers. I refuse to go through the whole process again so here is the order of the show: News; Ratings; New Australian shows thus far this year; A look at clichéd ads in I Don’t Buy It Some Raywatch; Letters to […]
Last week the Green Guide had a piece on podcasts and Boxcutters was not mentioned. We urge all listeners to write to the Green Guide and tell them how great this show is. Send your letters to greenguide@theage.com.au and do not forget to mention your street address and daytime phone number. This week on Boxcutters […]
Recorded live… from Melbourne, Australia… it’s BOXCUTTERS episode 28. We’re joined by a very special new member of the family for the first time. She’s funny. She’s intelligent. She’s gorgeous. She’s got the longest legs I’ve ever seen. She’s Jess McGuire and she’s got more salacious gossip than 5 National Enquirers put together. I Don’t […]
From the current home of the Commonwealth games comes another leg in the sport that is Boxcutters. Let’s see what goodies we’ve got for you this week… The games really haven’t been the ratings bonanza for channel 9 that they hoped – or promised – and we take a long hard look at the coverage […]
The games kicked off last night with the military precision that’s reminiscent of any episode of Boxcutters… like this one. We talk about the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony – one hour of killer content sqeezed into four hours of air time. Senator Helen Coonan unveiled a discussion document on the proposed new Australian media laws, […]
Sometimes the weeks just fly by. You decide if this is one of those. Ross is away this week and sitting in his seat is the amazingly beautiful Marieke Hardy. Be soothed with the idea of us filling your ears with all the TV related News you can handle. Our discussion of the ratings this […]
Remember when your mother used to tell you that these jokes always end up badly? Here is living proof. This week on Boxcutters you can hear the wonders of: Our discussion on how Nine digs itself deeper into a ratings hole; Those basketball playing cars are back in I Don’t Buy It; Ross points the […]
This week on Boxcutters we talk and talk and talk. For example: we cover the coverage of the winter games on 7; Josh brings us some Raywatch contenders; there’s news that two new hosts are required to make up just one Eddie McGuire. We talk about Garry Lyon and James Brayshaw and footballers, in general, […]
We plan to tell you what to do with a drunken sailor earlie in the morning but first, here’s some stuff about TV. This week on Boxcutters you can hear: Some quality news (both kinds, good and bad); An interview with recent Late Show with David Letterman intern Daniel Burt; Crap TV sees Ross take […]
Twenty-one today, twenty-one today… That’s right, it’s our 21st episode this week so watch us go as we step into podcast adulthood. Apart from the regular stack of TV news, we also take a look at the impending appointment of Eddie McGuire to head job at channel nine, even as they run around the office […]
Like a group hug from a bunch of strangers, Boxcutters is simultaneously comforting and disturbing. Not sure what we mean by that? Then have a listen to this episode and hear: All the news about television from the week; A big discussion about the new 9 logo and the watermark; Those morning news shows and […]
God help us, we were only 19. This week, on a special Australia Day episode of Boxcutters, we bring you all the goodness you can expect from the upcoming week on TV. There is also: a special 30 minutes of news; discussions on Lost and Prison Break, which both start this week; Ross discussing his […]
It is too hot to go outside. Buy some air conditioning and watch some TV. After all, we should all do our part to contribute to carbon emissions. If you wanna know what to watch then listen to this episode of Boxcutters where you can hear: All about Eddie McGuire and his ever expanding potential […]
Roll up the carpet and crack open a coconut because we are back! Jump into the comfiest couch and get a load of our latest episode where you can hear: All the news about television you missed out on for the last 3 weeks; Our discussion on the state of TV without Kerry Packer; A […]
That time of year has arrived when lists are made and forced upon you, the loyal Boxcutters listener. We apologise in advance for putting you through the self-indulgent barrage of best and worst shows for the year. We promise that it will be worth your while. It really will.* Wrap your listening gear around what […]
Things get steamy in the studio for the HOTTEST BOXCUTTERS EVER. What have we got for you this week? We got: reviews of Survivor, Shopping for Love, Stacked and Tommy Lee goes to College; talk about the summer TV goodness coming up on our screens; sitcoms; new shows; and our beloved I Don’t Buy It. […]
Sure, we still go on a bit but now you get Boxcutters so much earlier than before. This week you can find a whole bunch of news as well as: A discussion of TV highlights from the week just gone including My Favourite Film, This is Your Life and The Power of Nightmares; Ross refuses […]
This week on the black edition of Boxcutters: we’ve finally been able to hook up with John Safran to talk about his new series on SBS, Speaking in Tongues; I Don’t Buy It has a pest control problem; we cover some of the new and returning programmes to channel 10 in 2006; some other tidbits […]
This week on Boxcutters: we’re talking about what’s happening in TV land and do a little bit of gloating about our breaking of the news of Channel 9 selling West Wing to ABC; we’ve got a snippet of Raywatch; we turn the spotlight on Rove and headLand; there’s quotes from The Apprentice; with summer TV […]
Possibly the most fun episode of Boxcutters EVER! Maybe it’s got something to do with us still being drunk after the Tenth birthday party that ran all of last week. This week we’ve got heaps and heaps of news, including a number of scoops that you’ll be waiting weeks to hear about in other media. […]
This week on Boxcutters we’ve got a world of excitement all packed into one neat little package. James Talia, Channel 9 news reporter and all-round-nice-guy joins us for a chat. And are you sick of us talking about the Workchoice ads in I Don’t Buy It? We thought so. Out of the three ads we […]
This week, Boxcutters bring you a whole swag of TV news, along with a focus on audience numbers in Raywatch, internet refrigeration in I Don’t Buy It, Crap TV – which isn’t actually bad TV but the shoddy treatment that viewers get from the networks – looking at Arrested Development, Scrubs, The Wire and House, […]
Yes… who could believe that we’ve already done 8 episodes? We’re almost at our landmark 10 which we will call our Decisode of Telly! For the moment, though, comfort yourselves with another great show. Raywatch is back with a vengance. We’ve also got an interesting look at Letters to Boxcutters and the ratings system. We […]
There’s the usual batch of news, a whole world of anger with I Don’t Buy It followed by continuing anger about Channel 7’s Five Decades of Laughs and Legends/: The Naughty Bits and Princess Mary of Australia. We have a new segment of Letters to Boxcutters which gives us a chance to justify what we […]
This week is our best episode ever! Our special guest this week is Ed Phillips, host of Temptation. I Don’t Buy It takes a look at the very political world of the Government’s new industrial relations advertisements. We take a quick look at Filthy Rich Cattle Drive, The Apprentice and Brainiac. And there’s the new […]
This week we’re taking a little break from the usual hit format and talking about TV Raywatch: Not wanting to focus on the negative ALL the time, we take a break to accentuate the positive and give Ray and Naomi a suggestion they could take a few pointers from. Every Sunday at 9am, Barrie Cassidy […]
This week we’re talking about stuff on TV Raywatch: Ray and Naomi with the same story at the same time; and 60 Minutes I Don’t Buy It: Easy Off Bam; Bad coffee; Moist Personal Wipes; Whitegoods fighting over beer; and Some technical terminology from Pantene News: Channel nine has axed The Alice; Ten’s new medical […]
This week we’re talking about Save the Muppets, Kath and Kim going long, the ABC not quite getting the idea of the encore presentation, Big Brother‘s troubles with the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Arrested Development returning to Australian free-to-air screens, channel Ten‘s inferiority issues and pattern of resurrecting other networks’ cast offs, the Emmys, […]
This week we’re talking about listener feedback, the Green Guide letter writers’ outrage at Chris Beck‘s hatchet job of Livinia Nixon, Pauline Hanson‘s appointment as roving reporter for Dancing with the Stars: Strictly Backstage, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Daryl Summers‘s upcoming musical release, The Posture Alert, news on TV and TV news, […]
Hosted by Brett Cropley, Josh Kinal and Ross McQueen, Boxcutters will take you on a tour through the world of television once a week. While the team likes to think of it as broadcasting on the internet (because of the high ambitions of radio potential) the show will take the form more commonly known as […]