TVTV (TV series)
TVTV was an Australian television series that reported and commented on television.[1] It was broadcast by the ABC from 1993 to 1994.
Originally launched in March 1993 it was hosted by Simon Townsend with a panel of reviewers composed of Sueyan Cox, James Valentine, John Hanrahan, Julia Gardiner and Edith Bliss.[2] Townsend stepped down as host in June.[3] James Valentine became the host[4] and was joined as cohost by Caroline Baum.[5] The show stopped for a period and production moved from Sydney to Melbourne. The show was revamped with Mark Mitchell and Tiffany Lamb as hosts, returning to air in August.[6]
The Age's Ross Warneke, commenting on early episodes, called it a turkey writing "Its giggly, monosyllabic approach to TV news and reviews is down-market and intellectually offensive."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Gill, Raymond (18 March 1993). "Simon says it's time for TV to look at TV". The Age.
- ^ a b Warneke, Ross (1 April 1993). "'TVTV': lightweight, down-market turkey". The Age.
- ^ Tuohy, Wendy (22 July 1993). "'TVTV' finds a new life without Townsend". The Age.
- ^ Holmes, Peter (13 September 1993). "Valentine's day in the sun". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Schembri, Jime (21 March 1994). "Painful dance of death for 'TVTV'". The Age.
- ^ Molitorisz, Sacha (1 August 1994). "Still in nappies". The Sydney Morning Herald.