Amid violent tropical storms taking place outside the window of The Radio Wolf HQ, the Televised Revolution team of Dan and Dennis have taken to the microphone to excitedly chat about all things TV and televisual.
On the show this week we talk to John Richards about his upcoming ABC1 show Outland as we find out just how someone goes from podcasting about television (he is part of the panel on another TV podcast Boxcutters) to producing a bona fide TV show.
Also up for discussion:
- Quickflix have signed a deal with HBO.
- Neil Shoebridge has left the AFR for Channel Ten.
- Channel Ten name their lineup for Breakfast.
- Wikileaks announce the Julian Assange interview series.
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On this weeks Wired Republic Tom broke his iPhone, Nissan made self healing paint, NBN are having issues with antenna’s, Internode supplies IPv6 for new customers, SOPA & PIPA create a web blackout, extra bandwidth comes to the Southern Cross Cable, Foxtel will come on Samsung TVs soon, plus more.
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We welcome back an old friend called 30 Rock this week. It’s a show that none of us have been that enthused by in recent years, but it’s still nice to see it on the screen. And it’s not as if the cast have been particularly absent from our lives. Since the show went off the air in May 2011, we’ve seen Tracey Morgan in trouble for controversial statements made during his stand-up act, Tina Feys book Bossypants built in prominence, and Alec Baldwin launched a pretty good podcast and got thrown off a plane.
But, boy is it nice to see 30 Rock back.
This week the panel discuss:
- The Office (S08E11)
- 30 Rock (S06E01)
- Parks & Recreation (S04E11)
- Homeland (season 1 overview)
- Smash (Pilot episode preliminary chat)
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Once you get past the general awfulness of the Golden Globes, there was a sense that we’re seeing the end of an era. The Golden Globes are always a bit more interesting for their mix of television and film, but just as we’ve seen television take on a more prominent role in 
the awards as the quality of TV has gotten better, I suspect we’re about to see online content take a more significant role in award shows like this. With Hulu, Amazon, and Netflix all investing in high-end scripted TV, how long is it until we see nominations come from these productions?
Traditional broadcast television is still important in our regular consumption, but if this weeks TV-related news is any indication, 2012 is going to really deliver significant change as streaming media really makes an impact in the way we consume content.
This week onTelevised Revolution:
- We chat to Channel Tens Beverley McGarvey about the 1-year anniversary of Eleven. We also learn why it is that Terriers hasn’t yet gotten a run on One HD.
- Stefanie Kechayas runs through the highlights and lowlights of the Golden Globes.
- Foxtel to soon be available on Samsung Smart TV’s.
- ABC adopt Brightcove as their iView delivery platform of choice.
- Southern Star boss Rory Callaghan quits.
- Hulu announces massive TV content expenditure.
- Nine hire a new Director of Communications.
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On this weeks episode we have the 2012 CES (Consumer Electronic Show) extravaganza.
# All new digital TVs (OLED)
# Tablets Tablets Tablets
# Android Android Android
# Some Microsoft stuff
# New Transformer Prime HD (Tom needs new pants)
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It’s a week of poor televisual fortunes as Dan and Dave embark on the return of regular TV shows, but find options still rather slim.
The lads discuss:
- Californication (S05E01)
- House of Lies (S01E01)
- Happy Endings (S02E10)
Dave and Dan also take some time this week to discuss their favourite legal dramas.
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After a handful of weeks with minimal TV news to have a natter about, the industry appears to be picking up steam with TV news 
busting out everywhere.
- The return date for Mad Men has been set.
- KAK signed up for Dancing With the Stars.
- Big Brother returns to Dreamworld.
- The Real Housewives of Launceston? Or, well, somewhere in Australia.
- TV tech from CES.
- Netflix launches in the UK.
In the podcast we make mention of a new set for CBS ‘This Morning’. You can check out video of the set at White Noise.
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With most of the first-run TV shows off the air still due to the Christmas hiatus there are few shows worthy of discussion here on The 400 Club, so we’re turning our eye towards two shows that have previously aired, but are worthy of discussion.
- Luck – HBO aired the first episode of this as a preview in mid-December, with the show starting properly in late January. We offer our initial thoughts on the show which offers a look at the world of horse racing.
- How To Make It In America – With HBO announcing the cancelation of the show, we thought it was time to look at the show as a whole. Was 2 seasons more than enough for this series?
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This weeks episode is so relaxed that neither Dan nor Dennis felt they were even wearing pants. On this very quiet news week, Dan and Dennis take the time to discuss the TV-related adventures they had while on their Christmas break.
The two news stories discussed are:
- James Warburton assumes the CEO position at Ten.
- Kim Watkins turns down the new Ten Breakfast show.
For further reading on issues flagged on the podcast:
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This is our end of year wrap where we take a look at our favourite shows from 2011. To help us out, we’ve brought in the gents from the Televised Revolution podcast as we each provide our top 5. Regular listeners will be in no way surprised by the selections made by Prue and Dan, but stick around as I’m sure a couple of opinions will surprise.
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