Each week “Revision” holds two TV shows up to the light to figure out if they are friends or foes. Politics has always been a murky area of knowledge for me. So naturally, I turn to TV for education. But how much can narrative shows really tell us about the real world? Great shows (The…
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Each week “Revision” holds two TV shows up to the light to figure out if they are friends or foes. First things first: Mel is Jessa, Ginny is Shoshanna, Sasha is Marnie, and Boo is Hannah. The comparisons may not be perfect, but hey, someone had to do it. Girls needs no introduction; obviously it…
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A missing girl; an out of town detective; a small town creaking under the weight of massive, terrible secrets. There’s much common ground shared by Twin Peaks and Top of the Lake. Both shows are indisputably great; the popular jury is still out to some degree on the newly-minted Top of the Lake, but Twin…
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American television networks are moving to cut gay characters from screens. An article from The Hollywood Reporter says that television series The New Normal and Partners have been cancelled. Both shows featured predominantly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters, with members of the gay community also being involved in the creative process. The New…
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The ‘Say It With Chicken’ KFC ad featuring a man thanking his mate (with chicken) for introducing him to the joys of Pilates has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Board, despite receiving a number of complaints. The ad (by creative agency Ogilvy Sydney) features the men looking out across a class of lycra-clad women,…
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As we saw at the end of Mad Men season five (Spoiler alert!), the luxury car industry was especially sexist in the ‘60s. However, when it comes to gender and cars, not much has changed. Technology plays a significant role in our everyday lives today, as does our gender. In fact, the two are often…
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MasterChef Australia released a promotional video for its new season that has caused uproar among fans due to its blatant gender stereotyping. The 2013 season is set to play out in an old-school “battle of the sexes” format. How original. The clip is awash with pink, blue and heteronormativity. Not only is it sexist against…
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**Spoiler Alert** The second season of Girls finished up a few weeks back, tying up what was a pretty mediocre season with Hannah and Adam back together after his champion’s run to her house (that was weird, right?). The pair had spent the entire season foxtrotting around each other whilst she macked on Donald Glover…
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So, Johnny Rotten lived up to his stage name in an interview with Channel Ten’s The Project on Tuesday night. It is now subsequently the interview about which seemingly everyone is talking – if you haven’t seen it yet, watch it here. The interview, which was to promote his tour with band, Public Image Ltd (PiL),…
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I remember when Game of Thrones first really started blowing up in its first season, a friend of mine told me she found it worrying. Actually the word she used was “weird”; she is a very diplomatic person. The fact that the most popular show on TV, a show everyone was talking about, prominently featured…
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There is such a thing as a funny woman. I don’t know why I have to say that. I shouldn’t have to say that. It’s not a topic for debate. It’s an irrefutable fact. Women are funny. They are also intelligent and snarky and sarcastic and worthy of space on television and in all media….
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There are few shows that generate as much online content and controversy as Lena Dunham’s Girls. Every week there is a new piece breaking down the last episode and either celebrating or criticising its creator. But because we’re more than halfway through Season 2, it seems about time we got back to discussing what’s at…
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Growing up, one of my favourite shows was Gilmore Girls. It was the sort of wholesome viewing that spoke to the fast-talking, coffee-drinking, small-village-dweller in me, and something I tuned in to weekly with much aplomb. It helped that my mum and sister liked it too, and it grew to encompass the three of us…
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The nuclear family is a pretty familiar trope to anyone who watches TV. Whether you’re a sitcom fan or streaming HBO, any series with a family at its core is prone to its man-wife-2.5 children dynamic. The husband or the kids generally carry the narrative. They’re brooding heroes or outrageous players, sullen teens or misfits….
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