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Sean Micallef is a funny fellow. ... laughed out loud and learnt a few things watching Eve of Destruction on ABC tonight.
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Came across "Couples Therapy" on SBS a few nights ago.
Just rivetting. Real people trying to mend their relationships with a counsellor in New York. The SBS story outlines the process quite well.
For me every episode produced stories that resonated from past friends and relationships. The insights and responses were great.
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Instead, production transformed a New York studio into a beautifully lit and sumptuously decorated office — inspired by Dr Orna's actual office — and then used two-way glass to film, without being visible to the couples and the therapist.
The weeks of filmed one-hour therapy sessions are then edited down into half-hour episodes filled with the kind of breakthroughs those in long-term therapy can only dream of.
Just rivetting. Real people trying to mend their relationships with a counsellor in New York. The SBS story outlines the process quite well.
For me every episode produced stories that resonated from past friends and relationships. The insights and responses were great.
Is the Couples Therapy docuseries pure voyeurism? Is that even ethical? A guide to the new season
Dr Orna Guralnik guides three couples and one three-person polycule through arguments over infidelity, intimacy and of course who's going to do the dishes, in the latest season of Couples Therapy.
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How do they film and make this?
People aren't exactly going to go deep with a bunch of random camerapeople in the room.Instead, production transformed a New York studio into a beautifully lit and sumptuously decorated office — inspired by Dr Orna's actual office — and then used two-way glass to film, without being visible to the couples and the therapist.
The weeks of filmed one-hour therapy sessions are then edited down into half-hour episodes filled with the kind of breakthroughs those in long-term therapy can only dream of.
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Malcolm Gladwell | Talking to Strangers - What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
Malcom Gladwell is a very unassuming guy. But this story packs an utterly amazing punch. I thought it was intriguing enough to share.
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Just watched Douglas is Cancelled" on IVIEW.
Razor sharp story telling that changes tack in an instant. The review gives one a great taste for this story
IMO well worth checking out.
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The real star of Douglas is Cancelled is Moffat’s script. The dialogue is ripping, rapid-fire brutal and darkly hilarious. It rests so wickedly on its ensemble, it could almost work on stage were it not on screen. The music also evokes feelings of Succession.
If this is truly where modern media is at in 2024 we are probably all doomed. Otherwise, enjoy this from the cheap seats as a glorious takedown behind the scenes of TV. Unmissable.
Razor sharp story telling that changes tack in an instant. The review gives one a great taste for this story
IMO well worth checking out.
Douglas Is Cancelled
TV presenter Douglas faces the backlash of a sexist joke made at a wedding, as his co-host Madeline accidentally amplifies the situation. But was it an accident?
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Douglas is Cancelled | TV Tonight
A news anchor makes a sexist joke which goes viral and implodes his life, in a dynamite new drama from Steven Moffat.
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The real star of Douglas is Cancelled is Moffat’s script. The dialogue is ripping, rapid-fire brutal and darkly hilarious. It rests so wickedly on its ensemble, it could almost work on stage were it not on screen. The music also evokes feelings of Succession.
If this is truly where modern media is at in 2024 we are probably all doomed. Otherwise, enjoy this from the cheap seats as a glorious takedown behind the scenes of TV. Unmissable.
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So Long, Marianne on SBS is a cut above , focusing on Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian love interest, on the island of Hydra in the early '60s. Noah Taylor channels his best Bill Hunter
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Great, great story. Well told. Having Marianne in her last days reading Leonards last letter to her was special.
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Watched the last episode last night.Just watched Douglas is Cancelled" on IVIEW.
Razor sharp story telling that changes tack in an instant. The review gives one a great taste for this story
IMO well worth checking out.
Douglas Is Cancelled
TV presenter Douglas faces the backlash of a sexist joke made at a wedding, as his co-host Madeline accidentally amplifies the situation. But was it an accident?
Douglas is Cancelled | TV Tonight
A news anchor makes a sexist joke which goes viral and implodes his life, in a dynamite new drama from Steven Moffat.
The real star of Douglas is Cancelled is Moffat’s script. The dialogue is ripping, rapid-fire brutal and darkly hilarious. It rests so wickedly on its ensemble, it could almost work on stage were it not on screen. The music also evokes feelings of Succession.
If this is truly where modern media is at in 2024 we are probably all doomed. Otherwise, enjoy this from the cheap seats as a glorious takedown behind the scenes of TV. Unmissable.
Great writing by Moffatt and the talented cast was first rate. bit of a slog on the second episode though.
Thought the daughter bit was a bit awkward and would have like to have seen a bit more resolution.
Still, good watch -especially the last 2 episodes. Enjoyed it. ****
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I agree. The last 2 episodes are what really made this story. Turned the whole idea on its head. Devastating IMV.
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Watched "The only girl in the Orchestra" last night. Short 30 min doc about Orin O Brien who joined the New Your Philharmonic orchestra in 1966 as the double bassist. At that stage she was the only woman in the orchestra.
Orin was playing in the orchestra for 55 years and only retired when COVID hit . She was then 86 . She is still teaching scores of music students and at 89 has the energy of a 50 year old. Seriously !!.
Fascinating insight into understanding the intricacies of learning/playing/teaching music.
www.onlygirlintheorchestra.com
Orin was playing in the orchestra for 55 years and only retired when COVID hit . She was then 86 . She is still teaching scores of music students and at 89 has the energy of a 50 year old. Seriously !!.
Fascinating insight into understanding the intricacies of learning/playing/teaching music.
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Just saw this clip from "The Last of Us". It is a end of the world drama series.
Strong piece of writing and acting and an excellent description of how fungi could take over the world.
Strong piece of writing and acting and an excellent description of how fungi could take over the world.
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There is/was a brilliant doco on Netflix called Fantastic Fungi. Didn't go into "The last of us" scenario but quite riving in its own way.
Learnt lots.
Fantastic Fungi
When so many are struggling for connection, inspiration and hope, Fantastic Fungi brings us together as interconnected creators of our world. Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the...
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Aubrey Plazas husband died a couple of days ago. It was suicide which is always tragic and raises so many issues for families.
I was reminded of Aubreys great roles. The last one I saw was "Emily the Criminal" on Netflix.
I thought it was great. This review agree and explains in detail.
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I was reminded of Aubreys great roles. The last one I saw was "Emily the Criminal" on Netflix.
I thought it was great. This review agree and explains in detail.
Emily the Criminal: Aubrey Plaza makes it easy to root for this credit card scammer
More people need to see this thriller, which is also a political statement on modern labour, a cardiovascular nightmare – and comfortably the best movie I’ve seen all year