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Sunset for Sunrise

I don’t watch a great of television. I have a few programs that I make sure I see like “Myth Busters”, “Top Gear” and “House” but aside from these and the news (ABC and SBS) I have better things to do. Sure that sometimes includes watching things on DVD but I don’t count that as watching [...]

Thumbs down for the Gladiators

Not long ago I was touting the new series of Gladiators on Channel 7 as the must watch for fans of terrible television. It seems that I made a mistake. Having watched a few episodes I am deeply embarrassed that I even suggested that it would be worth even a passing glance as you flip through [...]

This not-so sporting life

What I am about to say will be considered heresy by some – I hate sport. As a recreational pursuit playing sport is excellent, it keeps you fit and everyone likes a bit of competition. Even I enjoy playing it. What I am talking about is the massively over-inflated status of sport and sports people in [...]

Gladiators (and other terrible television programs)

I have a confession to make. Despite all of my careful artifices to maintain my image as an intellectual giant (keep down the laughter at the back please) I have a dreadful fetish for bad TV. I don’t mean rubbish like Home and Away (source of many of society’s ills if you ask me) or [...]