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Ep 204: Bored to Death, Foxtel’s EPG, Arguments
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 us an SMS on [...]
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Ep 203: Craig McLachlan (really!)
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 (0458 CUTTER)
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Ep 202: Community, Micro Men, Kim Dalton should resign
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 browser Contact us by sending us email or [...]
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Spring Break with John Safran
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 288 837 (0458 CUTTER)
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Ep 201: FlashForward, Dominos Pizza, The Future of Television
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 browser Contact us by sending [...]
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Ep 200: Myf Warhurst, Highway Patrol, Surprise Guests
200 episodes! Wow. It seems like only yesterday we were preparing for our 200th episode (and John’s 54th) and now it’s here already. The beautiful and delightful Myf Warhurst joins us to talk about Spicks & Specks. Also, “You’re under arrest” is not one of the things Acting Sergeant Alisdair Farrell says to us. We talk to [...]
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Ep 199: The Cult, Ads for Shoes, Garry Shandling
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 send us an SMS on [...]
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Ep 198: Beauty plus Geek, Marc Fennell
Corin and Jenna, one of the geeks and one of the beauties from Channel 7’s Beauty and the Geek, join us in the studio to talk about what it’s like to be part of a reality television series. Marc Fennell, the star of ABCTV’s Hungry Beast is on the phone discussing the controversies around the first [...]
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Remember When… Tim Ferguson
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? [...]
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197: Sam Pang, Just Don’t Bother, The Loop, The Brownlow, The Emmys
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 197 in your browser Contact us by [...]
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Ep 196: Wilbur Wilde, Generation Kill, I Don’t Buy It, Letters
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 [...]
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Ep 195: Tom Elliott, Flash Forward, The Lost Room
We have a week full of broken rules of time and finance with: Tom Elliott inventing the flux capacitor giving us some rational explanations for the asset writedowns and massive profit downgrade at 7 and how hard 9 and 10’s parent companies are doing it; a preview of Flash Forward, coming to our screens on the 7 [...]
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Ep 194: Nurse Jackie, Come Back Mrs Noah, Foot Scrapings
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 [...]
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Ep 193: Hung, Parker Lewis, Hamlet!
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 SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 [...]
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Ep 192: Southland, Quotes, Crap TV, Letters
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 email or send us [...]
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Ep 191: James Talia, Torchwood, Hosts of things
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 DVD and make your own [...]
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Ep 190: Parks and Recreation, Dance Your Ass Off, US 60 Minutes
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 Contact us by sending us [...]
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Ep 189: Psychoville, Leafbusters, MasterChef Postmortem
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 SMS on 0458 288 [...]
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Winter Nostalgia 2: Peter Smith (aka Mr Television)
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 288 837 (0458 CUTTER)
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Winter Nostalgia 1: Brian Nankervis, The Prisoner
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 Winter Nostalgia in your [...]
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Ep 188: Human Giant, Pink and Penguins
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) Don’t forget that you can buy [...]
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Ep 187: Genevieve Lemon, East Bound and Down
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 187 in your [...]
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Ep 186: Peter Moon and Brendan Luno from “Whatever Happened to That Guy”
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 288 837 (0458 CUTTER) News US TV goes digital – [...]
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Ep 185: Peter Lane, Sue Taylor, TV That Kills
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 [...]
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Ep 184: Better Off Ted, Monkey, Squiz
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 feed iTunes or listen [...]
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Ep 183: Marc Fennell, Movies about TV, Wallander
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: RSS [...]
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Ep 182: James Talia, Ashes to Ashes, Eurovision
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 send us an SMS [...]
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Ep 181: Leo Laporte, Party Down, Ten Years Younger in Ten Days
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 (0458 CUTTER) You can help support [...]
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Ep 180: Important Things with Demitri Martin, Cadbury Ads, No Logies
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 your browser Contact us by [...]
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Ep 179: Freeview, Revisiting Old Television, Shame on Henrie Stride and Channel 10
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 by sending us email or [...]
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Ep 178: Marc Fennel and Dan Ilic, Slings & Arrows, Crap TV
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: RSS [...]
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Ep 177: Alexandra Tynan, Gloria Jeans and Ingham Chicken Ads, Ladette Quotes
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 by sending us email [...]
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Ep 176: Bazura Project, Being Human, Foxtel Ads
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 of Being Human at [...]
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Ep 175: Doug MacLeod, Janet A. McLeod, Dead Set
Doug MacLeod has written everything from The Comedy Company to Dogstar, and joins us to look back on his career. Janet A. McLeod is our special co-host, Josh Kinal makes a special phone call, there’s special news, special letters and no pork. No pork at all. Oh, all right, there’s a bit. Also we review the [...]
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Ep 174: Rod Quantock, Josie Parrelli, Breaking Bad, Reality Dancing
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 to 174 in your [...]
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Ep 173: Wilbur Wilde, Anne-Marie Peard, Flight Of The Conchords, musical TV shows
All singing! All dancing! Repeated sax offender Wilbur Wilde is our guest co-host, aussietheatre.com’s Anne-Marie Peard talks about TV shows that sing (warning: Buffy), we review season 2 of HBO’s Flight Of The Conchords, reminisce about Aussie rock shows and Josh Kinal shows his mad teleportation skills. Oddly, no-one mentions Sweet & Sour (except here). [...]
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Ep 172: James Talia, bushfires, Dollhouse
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 172 in your browser Contact [...]
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Ep 171: United States of Tara, Terrorist Ringtones, Sunday Night
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 or listen to 171 [...]
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Ep 170: Wil Anderson, Privileged, Letters
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 288 837 (0458 CUTTER)
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Ep 169: Editor Rob Buttery, Eleventh Hour, Count Duckula
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 us by sending us email or [...]
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Ep 168: Bam Boom! Entertainment, Lie to Me, Underbelly 2
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 or listen to 168 [...]
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Ep 167: Narrelle M. Harris, Demons, Bigpond Ads
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 us by skadding us email [...]
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Ep 166: Gavin & Stacey, Soap, Dumb Advertising.
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 166 [...]
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Ep 165: Dr David Ranson, Leverage, Production Update
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 CUTTER)
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Ep 164: Andy Anderson, Letters, more Andy Anderson
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 an SMS on 0458 288 837 [...]
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Ep 163: Swingtown, Number 96, the Bechdel Test
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 or listen to 163 in [...]
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Special Epidition Charlie (Many Guests)
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 us your unordered items by dropping [...]
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Ep 162: John Adams and The Dismissal
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 email or send us an [...]
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Ep 161: David Ashton & Damaris Baker, Survivors, News Themes
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 on 0458 288 837 [...]
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Ep 160: Jane Badler (Diana from V), Sons of Anarchy
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 your browser Contact us by [...]
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Ep 159: James Talia, Fatty and George, Zoot Reviews
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 email or send us [...]
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Ep 158: Eureka, Top Gear Australia and a Postcard
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 moments to help our show [...]
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Ep 157: My Own Worst Enemy, The Worst TV We’ve Ever Seen
This week we are the Bad News Boxcutters with the Christian Slater vehicle My Own Worst Enemy, there’s a discussion of some of the worst television we’ve ever seen and we’d like you to leave comments with your list, and to top it off there’s also a quick Crap TV. This week’s Crumpler prize is sensational [...]
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Ep 156: Yael Bergman, Shark Jumping, Lazy Country Music Stars
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 this week’s episode and other [...]
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Ep 155: James Talia, Louis Theroux, TV Board Games
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 [...]
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Ep 154: Adam Zwar, The Ex-List, Tomorrow People
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 your browser You can [...]
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Ep 153: The Life and Times of Tim, Worst Week, Review with Myles Barlow
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 SMS on 0458 288 [...]
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Ep 152: Scott Brennan, Life on Mars (US), Kath & Kim (US)
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 [...]
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Ep 151: The Middleman, Top Gear (Aus), The Mentalist
A little bit of Crap TV, seriously or not as well as some Letters to Boxcutters round out this episode. A quiz question will get you thinking and of course there is a reference to Battlestar Galactica. You must watch The Middleman as soon as you have the opportunity and tell all your friends. Get links and [...]
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Ep 150: Futurama, Fringe (again), Is Television Any Better?
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 send us an SMS [...]
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Ep 149: Fringe, Theme Tunes, Quiz & John Richards
The Quiz is Back! John Richards is our co-host this week and we would be remiss to not mention his website straight away. We discuss Fringe and John brings in some theme tunes that are so good the shows themselves could not possibly live up to. Brett does not buy some product that turns your girlfriend in [...]
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Ep 148: Lawrence Mooney, James Talia, Very Small Business
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 iTunes or listen to [...]
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Ep 147: Directing Live Television with Ray Punjer and Wilbur Wilde
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 your [...]
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Ep 146: Daria, Australian Idol, with Jess McGuire
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 scrobble Boxcutters on Last.FM Don’t be [...]
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Ep 145: Quantum Leap with John Richards
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 [...]
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Ep 144: Olympics, Hole in the Wall, Neighbours, Chicken Ads, with Gerard McCulloch
Gerard McCulloch joins us to look at the first few days of Olympic coverage, Hole in the Wall and Make Me A Supermodel. Keep a look out for another Postcard from A Show as well as some letters to Boxcutters. Plus news and pork and a couple of chicken related I Don’t Buy Its. Good for [...]
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Ep 143: Sunday, Nightline and the Networks’ Future. With Tom Elliot and James Talia.
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 future of television? Become a fan of [...]
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Ep 142: Celeb Dog School, Star Dancers, with Adam Richard
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 of Sunday more notes to come
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Ep 141: Making a Pilot, Battle Star Gallactica, Dr Who, with John Richards
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 iTunes Direct Download Send us [...]
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Ep 140: Save our SBS, with Josie Parelli
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 [...]
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Ep 139: Press Gang, Media Watch, James Talia & Nerida Haycock
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 [...]
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Ep 138: All Saints, Degrassi Junior High, Toby Sullivan
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 Toby’s new comedy laughing show of [...]
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Ep 137: Big Brother 8, Nelly Thomas and Ross (via phone)
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 [...]
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Ep 136: Ray Watch, Lawrence Mooney
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.
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Ep 135: Wilbur Wilde & James Talia
Make yourself comfortable and strap on your ear-goggles. Wilbur Wilde is back filling in for Ross and James Talia phones in with tales of Europe. 100% world-class excellent Boxcutters coming your way. More discussions about all things television than you could ordinarily hope for. I hope I haven’t built it up too much… Here it is: RSS [...]
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Ep 134: Ice TV and Channel Nine with Jim Schembri
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 Love us or hate us
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Ep 133: Australia’s Got Talent, Community TV, Josie Parelli
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
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Ep 132: Justin Hamilton, Lost, AFL on 10
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 your summer holidays?
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Ep 131: David Knox, James Talia, Logies, and Canal Road
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.
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Ep 130: Nelly Thomas, So You Think You Can Dance, Big Brother
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 Tell us all your secrets.
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Ep 129: Courteney Hocking, Saxondale
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 an email).
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Ep 128: Wilbur Wilde, Hey Hey It’s Saturday, jPod
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.
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Ep 127: James Talia, Anna Brain, BBC, Logie nominations
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 [...]
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Ep 126: Gladiators and East of Everything
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 us all about it.
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Ep 125: Tim Ferguson, DAAS Kapital, Big Gig, Emerald Falls
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 Hear here: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download Talk
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Ep 124: Anna Brain, Project Runway
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.
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Ep 123: The Thick of It, Lots of Swearing
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 Listen: RSS feed iTunes Direct Download say
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Ep 122: James Talia, Ashes to Ashes, Tony Mokbel
Big show this week with James Talia calling in from Greece, the long awaited return of Ray Watch and a review of the new BBC drama Ashes to Ashes. Also listen closely for the Quiz, Pork and News all in the places where you would normally expect them to be in the show. 122 reasons to [...]
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Ep 121: In Treatment, Oscars, The Biggest Loser
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
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Ep 120: Cashmere Mafia vs Lipstick Jungle, Underbelly, Monster House
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 iTunes Direct Download tell us [...]
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Ep 119: Underbelly, Other stuff
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 say
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Boxcutters Episode 118
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
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boxcutters episode 117
We?re back baby!! Cutting up them boxes and causing strife. This week we review what kept us interested televisually over the summer months. Debate rages over the inherent hilarity (or lack thereof) in UK import Peep Show. And we Don?t Buy some ads from the tennis (both long and short form). Plus all the usual news views [...]
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Boxcutters Summer Edition 2: Rob Brearley
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.
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Boxcutters Summer Edition 1: Alex Papps
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 Direct Download Please, let us [...]
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Boxcutters Special Edition BRAVO
Welcome to BOXCUTTERS SPECIAL EDITION BRAVO. For you listening convenience and pleasure this episode has been divided into two parts. In the first part the three merry men look at the 2007 ? the year that was. What rocked, what sucked and everything in-between. Later some friends drop by the studio for some fun and frivolity, including [...]
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Boxcutters Episode 116
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 your seasons greetings. Have a wonderful and [...]
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Boxcutters Episode 115
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 iTunes Direct Download contact us
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Boxcutters Episode 114
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. RSS feed iTunes Direct [...]
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Boxcutter Episode 113
This week – the always interesting James Talia with the view from the other side of the globe. We take a look back with the final official rating results for 2007 and look forward to what we can expect from 2008. There?s Quotes, Quiz and the usual news, views and barely cooked Pork. All that and much mor? [...]
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