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Sure. You *could* watch Task. But press play on the best streaming film of 2025 instead.
I could talk to you about Task, the new crime drama from Mare of Easttown’s Brad Ingelsby. I’ve only seen the first episode and, while it has promise…
Sep 12 • 
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Paramount & Warner Bros merged together is almost as interesting as TikTok and CNN...
The big news of the day is, obviously, reports that Paramount is planning a bid to buy Warner Bros.
Sep 12 • 
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Golden Girls celebrates 40 years of being a friend
I’m not sure how you are planning to celebrate, but this Sunday September 14 will be the 40th anniversary of The Golden Girls debuting on NBC.
Sep 11 • 
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Zosia Mamet suffered for our entertainment. But then quit.
Zosia Mamet, star of Girls and daughter of great screenwriter and tremendous blowhard David Mamet (I love his work so much), has a new book of personal…
Sep 10 • 
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Maybe the smart Murdoch move was just to take the money
I have some mixed feelings about the Murdoch succession family drama coming to an end today.
Sep 9 • 
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The REAL Emmys where real people win awards for real work
Every year we sit down to watch the Emmys and comment on the outfits, criticise or celebrate the winners, and laugh along at the inane jokes on stage.
Sep 8 • 
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The Paper just needs its Lil Sebastian
I’ve been pretty focused on the launch of The Office spin-off The Paper. The reasons I have been so fixated aren’t complicated:
Sep 6 • 
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The one reality show I genuinely love and recommend to all who will listen
I don’t talk much about factual or reality in this newsletter largely because I don’t really watch much of it.
Sep 5 • 
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Truth-Telling about The Paper
The spin-off of the US version of The Office, The Paper, debuts on Peacock today (it streams on BINGE here in Australia).
Sep 4 • 
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Great news! Binge watching TV is good for us(-ish)
I’m always looking to take a win where I can find one.
Sep 2 • 
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Why aren't we watching auction live streams?
Over at Capital Brief this morning there is the latest in a number of articles in Australian media about US real estate giant CoStar and its plans for…
Sep 1 • 
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A muddled case for the generic nature of Netflix movies
Something I am generally pretty tired of are complaints about the quality of Netflix movies.
Sep 1 • 
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