Kerr family beat up

ABC1 drummed up loads of attention for Family Confidential featuring Aussie grown supermodel Miranda Kerr's family.

A shot from the family album shown in Family Confidential. 

Miranda's brother and parents. Image: news.com.au

In the lead up to the show airing, ABC1 released comments from the show which seemed like Miranda's family was out to get her. If there is a family feud going on behind closed doors, the Kerr's certainly didn't reveal any juicy details.

In fact, the Kerr's comments came off way better on TV than they did in print media.

It sounded like the Kerr's were discussing how Miranda's global fame has come at a cost to quality family time. But they weren't being nasty. They just seemed saddened. 

Notably Miranda didn't feature because of 'other commitments'.

No clumsy dancers on SYTYCD debut

Go Carrie Bickmore hosting a revised version of So You Think You Can Dance Australia on Ten.

SYTYCD 2014 judges with Carrie Bickmore (centre).
Image: smh.com.au

But what happened to the first rounds of auditions we've come to expect?

You know the ones with the dancers that aren't quite as good as what they think

Looks like they were given the flick.

Maybe it's for the better?

Which was better INXS or Schapelle

Channel 7's INXS Never Tear Us Apart v Channel 9's Schapelle. Which was better?

And in a race to win the ratings, Channel 9 decided to bring forward Schapelle by one day. What. A. Mistake. It would've been more relevant and made more sense to play the telemovie on Schapelle Corby's first night on parole. Instead Nine opted for a ratings war.

Channel 9's had nine years to make a telemovie and what a coincidence Deidre Chambers. They just happen to have produced a show ready for the surprise release of Corby. Is that not weird to you? And check out the dead ringers for

The cast of Seven's INXS Never Tear Us Apart
Image: smh.com.au

The actress playing Schapelle Corby.
Image: smh.com.au

Here at Media Muncher we were flicking between Seven and Nine. INXS ended first so we got to see the last ten minutes uninterrupted of Schapelle which proved important because the script blamed her father and a friend for the drug smuggling. Interesting.

Both shows weren't officially endorsed by either party as 100 per cent true accounts.

The music made INXS Never Tear Us Apart whereas we felt emotional watching Schapelle given the timing of her parole.

Part two of INXS concludes next Sunday. Schapelle was a one off telemovie.

The Bachelor Australia flops

So The Bachelor Australia started and it's clearly not as good as the American version. But it makes you cringe and LOL.

Aussie Bachelor, Tim Robards.

Andrew G, sorry, 'Osher' (he will always be Andrew G in our heads) always explains how the show works and what's going to go down in these irritating voice-overs as if The Bachelor is a game show aired before the nightly news. We all know how The Bachelor works, it's not a new concept on TV...

Let's watch the ratings drop and see if it gets the flick to Channel Eleven. In the meantime, enjoy the comedy on display with the remaining 20-odd ladies awkward and forced romance with The Bachelor.

What were your 'first impressions' of the show?

Finally a shoe change

Anna Gare finally changed her shoes after wearing the same red wedges for the past month! Last night she wore blue wedges instead on Channel Nine's The Great Australian Bake Off.

It's funny how viewers can pick up on the smallest of fleeting details isn't it?!

Melissa Doyle's ridiculous farewell

Melissa Doyle's farewell from Sunrise. Image: smh.com.au

Talk about an OTT farewell for Channel Seven Melissa Doyle.

But why did they even call it a so-called farewell? It's not like she is leaving the entire station.

Her Sunrise farewell took precedence over the day's news. Such. A. Long. Segment. Repeated. Over. And. Over. LOL. Nothing wrong with having the last half hour of the show for the look backs, is there?

I don't think she is more important than world happenings especially since she's remaining with the Seven Network.

Just when you thought that was enough coverage, Seven's start up show The Daily Edition felt the need to repeat a farewell package during their show.

2 Broke Girls disappear after 2 episodes

You can't just start playing the new series of 2 Broke Girls and then stop after two weeks without any explanation.

Stars of 2 Broke Girls: Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs.

Channel 9 is treating viewers with disrespect. It was bad enough that Nine chose to play a repeat of The Big Bang Theory at 9.30pm over a new 2 Broke Girls episode which aired at 10pm.

It's understandable if reruns of The Big Bang Theory rate higher but it's just silly not to give new shows precedence.

Why not put new episodes of 2 Broke Girls on GO! Channel in a permanent timeslot?

War on television

Formal Wars is Channel 7's answer to Fifi Box's show Four Weddings - tacky but fun to watch.

Watching eager teenage girls have their formal dress, hair, makeup and accessories chosen by their mothers was the twist that the girls didn't see coming. Although the show could be condensed from one hour to just half.

Friends Shanqiue and Montana featured on the show.
 Here they arrive at their formal.
Image: au.tv.yahoo.com/formal-wars/

A still from the first episode, dress shopping.
Image: au.tv.yahoo.com/formal-wars/

Mockumentary baking our screens

The filming and camera angles on Channel 9's The Great Australian Bake Off are creating a mockumentary vibe to the show. Just saying.

When reruns are enough

Can GO! please stop repeating the same series of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette every time the already repeated series ends.

The usual offenders Brad Womack, his rejected winner Emily Maynard, Ben Flajnik and Ashley the dentist are on a never ending cycle .

C'mon GO! they're up to the 17th season already.

More like reserved for ads

Reserved for Friends with Pete Evans had the makings of a great new cooking show except for one thing... 

Aussie chef Pete Evans.

Blatant advertising. It was so disappointing to see the obviously paid for marketing for Jacobs Creek wine throughout the entire show.

And see, they even get a mention here, but let’s pretend I just said a ‘wine company’ instead.

And why was it on 7Two so late (9.30pm) on a Friday night? Random.

With Pete Evans' constant references to the brand's wines in the show, Reserved for Friends may as well be a wine documentary instead.

Internet and phone dies #firstworldproblem

The internet AND phone decided to die and with it finally up and running after hours on the phone to providers Internode and Telstra, some bright spark cut the wrong cable at the exchange 1.7km away from Media Muncher headquarters.

Turns out I'm not alone, 17,000 Adelaidians are having the frustrating #firstworldproblem of not having the internet and phone because of 'bad weather in May.' What? I don't remember that ever happening. My case must be a coincidence.

But if you've never lost your connections, it's such a strange feeling being cut off from the web it's like you have to be extra creative thinking how you'll pass the time - nevermind most of us have grown up playing without the net.

After waiting in queue several times with Internode do you know what? Now my phone can't dial out, oh dear... here we go again.

Online newspaper fees

So now News Limited websites aren't allowing you to read some articles in full.

The 'Oops! Please register or log in to continue' message is frustrating when you want to read the full article and even though they say 'It's quick, easy and free' to register, it's just too annoying having to sign up to yet another website, create yet another account with more passwords... when you can just find the story on another news site. Then there's the whole being monitored issue which is a problem for some.

A shot showing the 'enticing' deal on offer to access online newspaper content.

Even paying $1 for 28 days access seems off putting when content has always been free, not to mention the $4.50 that follows. Rupert Murdoch is so rich that he should pay us to read his online newspapers. Haha.

The Daily Edition debut's

Channel Seven's afternoon show The Daily Edition debuted a few weeks ago and it's great company if you're home alone.

It's a cute show with a predicable format i.e. how to get the perfect red lip. But the show's content is recycled from Sunrise and The Morning Show which is obvious if you've watched Channel Seven's programs from 6am to noon (including Seven Morning News).

The same crosses to reporters and guests is tiresome.

Most people are out working or at school so who is the target demographic - pensioners?! Just wonder how long The Daily Edition will last before it gets the chop.

What do you think, post your comments.

Overbaked advertising

Channel Nine has really overdone it.

All year there's been the same package advertising The Great Australian Bake Off with the debut date a complete mystery.

Why is Nine having trouble committing to a date? Here's hoping viewers won't have as much trouble committing to regular viewing.

Digital summer

Australian summer television will be interesting this year with the recent addition of multiple new free-to-air digital channels. Will we be bored or will there be some bearable repeats to watch of sitcoms and movies we've watched dozens of times already? It's definetely exciting now with 7mate, 7TWO, GEM and GO! in the picture for the upcoming summer.

Laughable advertising

Channel Ten promoted the movie Wall Street was next - just 10 minutes into the movie Mrs Doubtfire which aired at 6.30pm. It was funny to see a promotion for the next program so soon into the movie.

Why do television stations they keep doing this? So many times when a program has started, often in the first lot of advertisements the upcoming program is advertised as 'next' even though there's three quarters left of the current program. Advertisers should at least wait until half way to promote the next program. What do you think?

Death of the TV guide

Hard-copy television guides are becoming irrelevant thanks to digital television.

Why should we keep the weekly free TV guide from our Sunday newspaper when we can read program information on the electronic guide on our digital television or the internet?

With the analog signal slowly being phased out in Australia and more people upgrading to digital television sets, should the TV guide be phased out too? After all, the star ratings for programs are just based on one person's opinion. Plus if we're interested in watching a film why can't we just read a simple unbiased description on the electronic guide?

TV guides, particularly Adelaide's, are becoming outdated just like analog television. With the launch of more and more new digital channels on free-to-air Australian television, the Adelaide TV Guide program layout is looking messy and cramped.

In today's Guide there's a write-up about the four main female characters in the drama Gossip Girl. The spread is there to entice us to watch but why wasn't this article published in last week's Guide in time for the season launch?

Here at Media Muncher we'd hardly miss our paper TV guides since we can check our digital guide instead and put our paper guide from the Sunday newspaper in the recycling bin on Sunday.

A Current Affair weather update

For the past few weeks Channel Nine's A Current Affair has integrated Australia's weather forecast into the program. The weather flyaround is played after the last lot of advertisements is over. Pop music always plays in the background of the animated weather map without a weather presenter or a voice-over. It's just tacky and ACA need to abandon the idea. Showing the weather interrupts the flow of the program and isn't even necessary to play. The sooner ACA ditches the weather flyaround the better.

In the credits for the Channel Nine cooking show Alive and Cooking it says they use Wikipedia as a "fact reference". Don't get me wrong, I love Wikipedia but it's a joke to use it for a proper reference. Doesn't Alive and Cooking know that anyone can contribute "credible" information on the free encyclopaedia? If they didn't admit to using Wikipedia then we could believe "facts" learnt on the show.