Green Guide Letters, August 11: Bouquets and brickbats from TV viewers
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The beat-up over swimmer Mack Horton's Chinese rival lasted longer than the race.
The beat-up over swimmer Mack Horton's Chinese rival lasted longer than the race.
When Giaan Rooney declared "C'mon Aussie boys, bring it home" on day one of the Rio Games, she could have been talking about Seven's broadcast of the quadrennial event.
Former foreign minister Bob Carr has branded US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump "a very angry man" and expressed concerns for Australian forces who would serve alongside Americans if Trump became the US Commander-in-chief.
The kissing exploits of Channel Nine sports presenter Tony Jones have again made the news, this time after retired AFL champion Chris Judd planted a kiss on his cheek.
Gold Coast to be first of SEQ's regional councils to decide.
With Game of Thrones heading into its last season in 2018, fans can rejoice that another universe created by George R.R. Martin may be heading to TV screens as soon as next year.
Opening ceremony in Rio drew fewer viewers than any other – but should Channel Seven be worried?
A fake Seinfeld script addressing 9/11, written by a comedic writer, went viral last week and raised some sticky questions, with fans of the show wondering would such a script exist had Seinfeld been airing during September 11, 2001?
Gruen is taking down the global economy, one cruel joke at a time.
Oakland, California, is a violent place and there's no shortage of work for a crime-scene cleaning business.
The Bondi Hipsters are still the best part of the likeable concoction that is Soul Mates II.
Meanwhile, on Ramsay Street, is an affair brewing between Paige and the vicar.
Andrew Bolt's comments about climate change on his television show were so hyperbolic and subjective that no reasonable person would think he was being factual, the television regulator has found.
The ABC is exploring resurrecting a much-loved former theme which has since taken a new life as a dance-floor favourite as part of a bid to create a consistent brand across TV and radio.
The Five is the novel Harlan Coben didn't write; instead, he turned it into TV. In Britain, rather than the US.
School students today might not know who Joan of Arc was. And that's a shame.
Long promised but much delayed, the age of virtual reality is finally upon us. And, Karl Quinn writes, there's a lot to be excited about.
Fancy yourself a judge on a reality TV show? You soon can be exactly that, via your mobile phone.
The new season of Mr Robot starts with a neat hack; to wipe out the mortgages of Americans.
Actor Alan Davies goes to New York to learn about the great magician Houdini.
Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn is everything that's wrong with Hollywood's handling of female 'super' characters. Could Wonder Woman turn the tables?
A sexy and lavish romp through history, Versailles rated its socks off in France.
Once you see Britney Spears gyrating on Jimmy Kimmel's bed in the middle of the night, you can't unsee it.
Back in 1910 female liberation - as we roughly define it - was a fairly new concept.
When a venerable newsreader begins to rhyme, you better watch out, it's cringeworthy time.
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