Boxcutters

Nurse Jackie is the new show from Showtime in the US starring Edie Falco. Come Back Mrs Noah is an old show from the late 70s that John once saw. There’s an I don’t buy it and a whole bunch of other stuff to make you laugh, cry and possibly even hit yourself in the […]

This week we look at the new HBO drama, Hung, and in Before and After School there’s Parker Lewis Can’t Lose. Parker Lewis Can’t Lose: The Complete First Season is, of course, available on DVD. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 193 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an […]

Southland is a new show from the US about police. We review it. The rest of the episode is good and full of information about television. Really. It’s wonderful. Also there’s an I Don’t Buy It to destroy a generation. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 192 in your browser Contact us by sending us […]

James Talia talks to us about news anchoring. We look at Torchwood: Children of Earth. Woo, says Brett Cropley. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 191 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 CUTTER) You can buy Torchwood – Children of Earth on […]

Too hot to mention, too cold to hold. Called the Boxcutters and in control. This episode of Boxcutters has nothing to do with Ghost Busters 2 but we do talk about Parks and Recreation and other things already mentioned in the title of this episode. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 190 in your browser […]

We return with a killer episode. The new UK series, Psychoville get a right reviewing, we look at why MasterChef was so bloody popular, and there’s a brief chat about TV series made from novels. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 189 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an […]

We take a journey into the past and listen to the wonderful Pete Smith. What else do you need to know? Nothing. He is wonderful. Another trip down memory lane: RSS feed iTunes or listen to Winter Nostalgia in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 […]

John and Josh take you into the past with this look at our review of The Prisoner from 2005. John offers up some lovely “making-of” secrets. Then we listen to what Brian Nankervis had to say before he became immortalised in our Pork intro. A trip down memory lane: RSS feed iTunes or listen to […]

This week was a total mess but we did manage to talk about Human Giant, not buy Optus ads and read out some wonderful letters. Enjoy the chaos: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 188 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 (0458 CUTTER) […]

Quite simply one of the best guests we’ve ever had on the show, Genevieve Lemon is honest, hilarious and an award winning actress. East Bound and Down is a new comedy from some of the people responsible for Funny or Die and we review it for your aural pleasure. RSS feed iTunes or listen to […]

Peter Moon and Brendan Luno, co-creators of Whatever Happened to That Guy? join us for a very extended chat. Also, we talk about the new TV series, Kings. Here you go: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 186 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 […]

This week: Peter Lane, former Chairman of Channel 31 in Melbourne talks to us about the state of community television in the move to digital; producer Sue Taylor sets our mind at ease about 3 Acts of Murder; and we discuss movies about TV shows from a horrible future where we can only enjoy watching […]

Better Off Ted is a half hour comedy from ABC in the US. It’s funny. We talk about it. In Before and After School we look at Monkey. Also, Brett has problems with the Age’s TV guide and we take a quick look at the SBS celebrity sports quiz show, Squiz. Better Off Boxcutters: RSS […]

Marc Fennell joins us to talk about portrayals of television in film. We talk about the UK detective drama based on a Swedish set of novels starring Kenneth Brannagh, Wallander (just in case you were confused about which Kenneth Brannagh featuring, UK detective telemovie series based on Swedish novels we were talking about). It’s here: […]

James Talia comes in to talk to us about the world of network news and the changes therein. Also, we review the second season of season 2 of Ashes To Ashes and discuss this week’s Eurovision song contest. RSS feed iTunes or listen to 182 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or […]

This week Josh speaks to Leo Laporte, Brett talks about Ten Years Younger in Ten Days and we discuss the US show Party Down. It’s a corker. Listen to it: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 181 in your browser Contact us by sending us email or send us an SMS on 0458 288 837 […]

What do you need to know? Important Things with Demitri Martin is a tv show we review. On top of that, some really important news and some less important pork. This week’s quiz is a corker and the prize is a Crumpler Laptop Bag! Find out more: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 180 in […]

Freeview have a new ad out and we don’t buy it. Also we look at why television of yore might not stand up to today’s viewers. There’s some CrapTV from Channel 10 and we (try to) tell you what to watch Ooh look: RSS feed iTunes or listen to 179 in your browser Contact us […]

Marc Fennel and Dan Ilic come in to talk about Massage My Medium, their comedy festival show about the end of television as we know it. We review the Canadian comedy/drama Slings & Arrows and have some Crap TV, the quiz and tell you what to watch if you watch one thing. Get it here: […]

This week, Alexandra Tynan, the designer of the Cybermen, joins us in the studio to talk about costume design and creating a science fiction icon. Also, we have a couple of I Don’ts Buys Its sent in by listeners (see the clips below). RSS feed iTunes or listen to 177 in your browser Contact us […]