The decision to cancel the series – and remove it from air in Australia – demonstrates there is a clear line that even money can’t cross.
Articles on TV
Displaying 281 - 300 of 467 articles
When it debuted in 1988, Roseanne was a breath of fresh air against the conservative middle class family sitcoms then on air. Its reboot in 2018 feels just as relevant.
In the much awaited second season of the TV series, Offred is more openly defiant than she was in Margaret Atwood’s novel. Still, the first two episodes remain true to the themes of Atwood’s book.
Employable Me is being touted as the feel good TV series of 2018. But will it make any difference to how employers approach jobseekers with disabilities?
BBC’s Call the Midwife is a celebration of working class women’s labour. In its frank, but sweet, discussion of childbirth, it has much in common with fairy tales.
ABC’s The New Legends of Monkey puts a fresh spin on the ‘80s cult classic Monkey’ continuing a long tradition of culture crossing.
The new TV show Britannia dramatises the second Roman invasion of Britain. It captures the core elements of the story (despite inaccuracies) but recent archaeological finds offer thrilling insights into this time.
Stan’s remake of the 1992 film Romper Stomper swaps skinhead culture for the complexities of contemporary Australian extremist politics. In doing so, it highlights disillusion with mainstream politicians and media.
We need media literacy not only to help us detect hoax and fake news but also to read the interest of media owners behind the news.
Disney recently announced a forthcoming streaming service, leading some to wonder if the company is gearing up for a battle with Netflix. But not all streaming services are locked in a death match.
This is what it’s like going to the cinema when you can’t see the screen.
Should you be worried that tech giants are making huge investments in cultural content?
There are more people of Middle Eastern heritage on Australian commercial TV than ever before - in drama, cooking, and Gogglebox.
The FCC has made it even easier for broadcast media conglomerates to focus on making money. The public – who own the airwaves those companies depend on – will suffer as a result.
The Good Place is a high concept comedy about what it takes to be a good person. One of the show’s charms is the way it draws on real philosophers and philosophical dilemmas.
Self-expression from the streets.
Gunpowder, treason and plot: historical consultants to BBC drama explain their role on the show.
Stranger Things 2 finds its monsters in Reagan-era capitalism. It is required viewing for socialists this Halloween.
No happy endings in this dark fantasy about lost children.
Will England’s top-flight teams really decide to weaken their global blockbuster brand?
Top contributors
-
Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
-
Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University
-
Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
-
Professor of Television & Media Studies, University of Leeds
-
Reader in Modern Political History, Loughborough University
-
Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
-
Senior Lecturer in Media, Film and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex
-
Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies, University of Sheffield
-
Former Honorary Research Associate, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
-
Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
-
Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
-
Scholar in Media and Cultural Studies, Macquarie University
-
Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
-
Associate Professor of Screen Media, Victoria University
-
Senior Lecturer in American Studies, University of Sydney