It was legitimately an exciting week for TV news and discussion. The panel discuss it all. Battling flu, sleepiness, and a bitter winter wind, the lads rubbed their hands together and got to business.

Up for discussion this week:

• Adam Boland sticks with Seven
• Changes expected at ABC Televisions 7:30.
• QI to tour Australia with Stephen Fry and Alan Davies.
• Ten launch 2012 slate.
• Foxtel announce a Fellowship.
• The ACCC put a pause on the Foxtel / Austar merger.

For those after even more chatter, you may be interested in taking a listen to Dan and Simon on the radio every Sunday afternoon at 1pm. They’re contributing to a new weekend magazine show and talk telly for 30 mins each week. Tune in to the ABC Local Digital radio channel in your local region.

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A show can be a critical favourite and have a strong following of devoted fans, yet even discerning viewers may struggle to see the appeal in it. The unthinkable happens this week with the panel of three in complete agreement that they don’t understand why so many people go nuts for Breaking Bad.

Regular host Dave Owen (a massive fan of Breaking Bad) is away this week, but the rest of the panel (Simon, Prue, and Dan) are on board to steer you through the muddy waters that are:

• Breaking Bad – S04E01 (05:21)
• Louie – S02E04 (21:04)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm – S08E02 (27:39)

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Commercial TV networks are not structured to support innovative change to roll with the rapid changes in technology. Being advertiser-supported, to make a massive investment in infrastructural change means that they need to develop a business model that appeases the media buyers. The (obvious) problem is that what media buyers want and what the audience want are often entirely different. As a result, what we are seeing is commercial networks waiting for online options to reach enough of a critical mass before they’re willing to engage in any meaningful content distribution outside of the accepted broadcast TV model.

Time is running out for the networks with the emergence of new distribution services. From a consumer standpoint, is Netflix any less a valid way to watch TV than watching Channel 9? Of course not. The content may be different, but the user is still able to engage in the consumption of content in a way they enjoy and in a manner which is not entirely dissimilar to the way that they watch television now.

With Netflix rumoured to launch locally within the next 18 months, is there a point at which the networks are able to revolutionise their services enough to meet Netflix (and similar Connected TV services) at the point in which they can retain the bulk of the audience? Or are we looking at a subscription-driven future with services like Netflix and Foxtel driving most of the video consumption in Australia?

On this weeks show, the panel discuss:

• Charlie Sheen to star in TV adaptation of Anger Management.
• Optus set to launch TV catch-up/cloud PVR service.
• Netflix to launch in Australia?
• “At Home With Julia”.
• Obituaries.
• TV Highlights.
• Love It or Hate It.

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Tom and Dennis test out their new Tech Podcast. In this Beta episode we try to explain what sort of show it will be. We get to talk about the NBN, Australian mobile network news, and a general chat about the Global IT industry (well a bit of chatter about CISCO and IBM anyway).

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This week the panel had a meeting with Lady Destiny. Dave, Prue, and Dan were all keen to chat about the season return of Curb Your Enthusiasm, but could think of nothing worse than watching and reviewing the season return of Torchwood. Simon, the Torchwood advocate, continued to advocate it until we all agreed to discuss it.

And then Simon got stuck in traffic.

Listen in as the panel of Dave, Prue, and Dan discuss Curb Your Enthusiasm (S08E01), with a short discussion about Torchwood (S04E01) at the end as Simon finished battling peak traffic.

Additionally, with Dallas announced as making a return to television on the TNT cable channel, the panel discuss which irrelevant shows with declining fan bases that they’d like to see return to television.

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We celebrate this, our 50th episode of the current volume of Televised Revolution, with a fairly standard episode. There are no dancing girls, no streamers and balloons, no revelations, and no marriages or deaths. Heck, there’s barely even any acknowledgement that it is our 50th episode.

What we do provide is our most relaxed podcast ever. With our belts undone and our feet on a stool, our panel this week strive to provide some clear and succinct discussion about all things TV and televisual.

This week, the panel of Dan, Simon, and Dennis discuss:

• The acquisition of Austar by Telstra and what that means for shareholders like Dennis.
• The rumoured Channel Ten breakfast show.
• The passing of a TV writing great.
• And we interview the Producer of the Brisbane-based political interview program Meet the Ministers, Bernadette Young.

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There are some shows that everyone agrees is pretty good. Sopranos, Game of Thrones, and Petticoat Junction all receive unanimous support, for example. And then there are shows that draw a mixed reaction. Usually you can understand why someone didn’t like a show. It might be too dark, may simply not be their sort of show, it may star Tony Danza, etc. Sometimes, however, opinions are mysterious. This week on The 400 Club we encounter our most divisive show yet.

Up for discussion is:

• Louie (03:00)
• Suits (17:23)
• Can of Worms (24:31)

Which of these shows tear us apart? You’ll have to listen in to find out.

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It’s no Can of Worms, but Televised Revolution is endeavoring to discuss the matters that really matter to the Australian people.

On this weeks show, Dan and Simon discuss:

• Appointments to the Boards of ABC and SBS.
• The passing of Jay Dee Springbett.
• Australian TV networks deny the Prime Minister a spot on the air.
• Quickflix purchases the Bigpond DVD service
• Q&A launches audience measurement.
• Cuts in Ten staff numbers.
• The passing of Video Hits.

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When it rains, it pours with TV news discussion. And this week is evidence of that with absolutely no rain in sight. As the TV Rev boys battle through the desert-like wasteland of TV news they stumble upon a couple of interesting stories of note.

The panel of Dan, Simon, and Dennis discuss:

• The Australia Network is delayed as it possibly changes hands.
• WIN Perth are told they can’t dump the State of Origin on GEM.
• We note the passing of a number of TV identities, including Peter Falk.
• Bert Newton is on the mend.
• How will Charlie Harper leave Two & A Half Men.

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We’re consistently impressed by the comedies currently being produced for the US FX channel. With shows like The League, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Archer, and Louie produced for the channel, they’re establishing a pedigree for great, slightly edgy comedies.

While we were excited by the return of Louie this week, with the debut of its second season, we were also very interested to see how their adaptation of the Australian comedy series Wilfred would go. In FX we trust, but adaptations of overseas work so rarely every succeeds.

This week we take a look at Louie (08:00) and Wilfred (20:50) to offer our verdicts.

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