Category Archives: Reviews

Behind the Reviews – Edition #30 (The Wrong Girl)

The Wrong Girl premiered on Network Ten on 28 September 2016 and focuses on “Lily Woodward, a producer on a morning television show, and what happens when life, love and friendships collide. Longing for a life rich in romance, a dynamic career and a happy family, Lily is constantly thrown off course. As her journey continues, Lily discovers that sometimes

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Behind the Reviews – Edition #28 (The Secret Daughter)

The Secret Daughter premiered on 3 October 2016 on the Seven Network. The Secret Daughter stars singer, Jessica Mauboy as “Billie Carter, a part-time country pub singer, whose life changes forever after a chance meeting with wealthy city hotelier, Jack Norton.” I wrote in my review of the pilot that I didn’t know what to expect from the show and

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Behind the Reviews – Edition #27 (The Newsreader)

The Newsreader premiered on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on 15 August 2021, the show focuses on “an unconventional relationship in a world on the cusp of change; a star newsreader and an ambitious reporter join forces in a ruthless 1986 newsroom, as events unfold that will change their lives.” The main characters consist of Dale, an ambitious reporter paired

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TV Show Analysis – Exploration of the afterlife on television: Upload vs The Good Place (The afterlife’s benefits and shortfalls)

The afterlife, according to a definition published on Wikipedia, is a “purported existence in which the essential part of an individual’s identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body.” The Wikipedia page on the afterlife goes on to state that according to the various ideas about the afterlife, the essential aspect of

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TV Show Analysis – Exploration of the afterlife on television: Upload vs The Good Place (The Good Place)

The afterlife, according to a definition published on Wikipedia, is a “purported existence in which the essential part of an individual’s identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body.” The Wikipedia page on the afterlife goes on to state that according to the various ideas about the afterlife, the essential aspect of

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TV Show Analysis – Exploration of the afterlife on television: Upload vs The Good Place (Upload)

The afterlife, according to a definition published on Wikipedia, is a “purported existence in which the essential part of an individual’s identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body.” The Wikipedia page on the afterlife goes on to state that according to the various ideas about the afterlife, the essential aspect of

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