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Ep 330: MKR vs. MasterChef

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In our remarkable return from the fight at Reichenbach Falls, we begin, once again, to investigate the world of television and what it’s good for.

We cover the way Girls has been covered in the media. Nelly Thomas tells us all about My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef: The Professionals. Also, in our news we spend a bit more time seeing the dinosaurs cough some of their last breaths as we look at Channel Ten and the relaunch of SBS 2.

Strap in because there’s some bumps ahead.

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Ep 329: Women and 2nd Screens

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Look. We’re not going to lie to you. This is the last episode of Boxcutters for the year. For the rest of the year you will have to busy yourself by playing this episode over and over again.

We have a little look at the concept of the second screen and try to evaluate its worth.

Also, Courteney looks at women in the workplace on TV and asks if they’re being portrayed honestly.

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Ep 328: Death and Horror

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You want the laughs and good joy times? Well, we have an episode all about death and horror to knock that smile and cheer right off your face. Take that, Happy Pants.

John takes you through death affected tv shows while Josh tries to look at the difficulties of horror on the small screen or something.

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Ep 327: Looking back at Europe

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We take a look back at the last couple of years and give little updates on how shows have behaved since we first cast our eyes upon them.

Glenn posits that Europe is beating HBO’s pants, Brett fails to understand how calendars work and Brenna brings back some Australian classics.

Listen to it or be shamed in the face of your peers.

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Ep 326: The Mindy Project

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Mindy Kaling left The Office at the end of last season and created her own show. It forces us to think about the nature of the modern sitcom as a whole and leads to a really interesting discussion.

John brings us a bit of missable delight with another Just Don’t Bother.

There’s also some letters and we each have one thing.

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Ep 325: Marngrook Footy Show

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In news that is sure to raise many more questions about ratings and the ABC’s responsibility to the community, The Marngrook Footy Show was axed this week. We interview executive producer Grant Hansen about the future of what is arguably the best sports show on television.

Also, Brett has some more juicy bits from The Vault and there are some Letters to Boxcutters.

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Ep 324: Cuckoo

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Sometimes a show comes along that seems simple on the surface but really requires a lot more investigation. Cuckoo is a show exactly like that. Luckily, we’re reviewing it this week.

We take a look at the highlights of the US election coverage, cover the BBC controversies and receive some emails from General Petraeus or something.

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Ep 323: Arrow, Kate Pappas & Ben Eriksen

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It’s always exciting to have new TV makers in the studio and Kate Pappas and Ben Eriksen are the perfect people to be excited about. They’ve made a doco called Future Radicals that appears on ABC 2 as part of the Opening Shot series.

Then there’s a review of Arrow and we try to help you work out if you’ll like it or if you will do something else.

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Ep 322: Go On, Lewis Hamilton

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Go On is a new sitcom with some surprises in store for our panel of television experts who watch tv shows especially to tell you good folk what to expect from them. The last thing they want is for you to be disappointed.

Josh goes head-to-head with Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton and Brett sticks his arm deep into The Vault.

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Ep 321: Last Resort

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Why is Glenn so Angry? Why does Josh keep laughing? Does Brett still have a stash of VHS tapes to watch? What’s Brenna’s big secret? Why did John cut out one of the best jokes of the show?

These questions might be answered on this episode.

PLUS: We look at Last Resort, a show that may, or may not, be really excellent.

There are also some Letters to Boxcutters and our special guest donor brings us some fascinating stories.

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