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What's Your Favourite Aussie Movie or Television Show? What are you watching now?
I've not really seen any Aussie TV to speak of. I have a list of Australian films on my Netflix to watch, but many of them are not available. Two of my favorites are Proof and Animal Kingdom.
Patricia wrote: "I've not really seen any Aussie TV to speak of. I have a list of Australian films on my Netflix to watch, but many of them are not available. Two of my favorites are Proof and Animal Kingdom."What about- Japanese Love Story, The Adventures of Priscilla- Queen of the Desert and Muriel's Wedding?
They are all great movies :D
Hehehe...I will tell you something Carmel, I've never seen Priscilla :( I've heard SO much about it and seen clips from it that it looks like a great movie annnnnd pretty much all my family and freidns have seen it cept me :/ I should go rent it!!!
Sweet!I think I might prefer ABBA running through my head instead of Bob the Builder..hahaha Will go looking for it very soon, or maybe it'll be cheaper buying it (today with DVDs be so cheap).
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I think I might prefer ABBA running through my head instead of Bob the Builder..hahaha Will go looking for it very soon, or maybe it'll be cheaper buying it (today with DVDs be so cheap)."
Big W Laura..;) *evil grin*
Hmmmm, I might have to rethink your nick name. Your evil side appears to be surfacing Brenda.
Priscilla, Queen of the desert :) I love that movie. Especially Guy Pierce. He was amazing in that :D
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Hehehehehe!!!! ;) It wasn't me...:D
Brenda wrote: "Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Hmmmm, I might have to rethink your nick name. Your evil side appears to be surfacing Brenda."Hehehehehe!!!! ;) It wasn't me...:D"
WUZ SO!!!!
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I like My Kitchen Rules and Biggest Loser.
Speaking of MK...gosh...it was on the front of our newspaper cause one of the couples is from Tassie...And the woman is getting death threats and hate stuff through Facebook..Ppl even want to get her home address to send nasty letters dirrectly to their home. God, some people -.-I plan to watch this movie on Monday night WIN(NINE) at 8:30pm which is something to do with the whole Underbelly franchise.
Jan wrote: "I like My Kitchen Rules and Biggest Loser."My daughter has me watching MKR - have never bothered with it before. Yes Laura, I know what they mean about the Tassie woman. I wonder if she really is so judgmental / negative, or whether the show is being carefully edited to show only that side of her? However I must admit I am taken back at the way she speaks.
What a shame that people cant keep their nasty thoughts and actions to themselves - and I mean those making threats NOT the woman herself 'cos she may be being set up by the show. And even if she is accurately portrayed it is really beyond it all to make threats, or send nasty letters.
Bran Nue Dae was awesome! Charlie & Boots and Looking for Alibrandi are my favourites also.
Thorn Birds. I guess that dates me. Also Rabbit Proof Fence really good.
Maggie wrote: "Jan wrote: "I like My Kitchen Rules and Biggest Loser."My daughter has me watching MKR - have never bothered with it before. Yes Laura, I know what they mean about the Tassie woman. I wonder if s..."
Yeah, you can never quite tell how a TV show is really showing a person, eg. careful editing like you mention. Plus they'll do anything to get a good number of viewers in. I dunno if it's gotten huge numbers but it's certainly created a stir so they've accomplished something from it (even in the bad light).
Yeaaa, i remember to watch the underbelly movie :D!
Carmel wrote: "Hmmm I believe there is a special guest on Bondi Rescue on Sunday night which may interest one of our members;)LOL"Is Gail online at the moment Carmel?
*You are so in trouble when she reads this!!;)*
I have just come online and WHAT DO I FIND ?.
::Sends Carmel suspicious package in the mail.::
::Sends Carmel suspicious package in the mail.::
Uho....Does this show have some certain*coughhoffcough* on it!?
Right now I'm watching Glee. Gwenyth Paltrow is back as the sex ed teacher :)
Ahh! So you're ahead of us... I was getting confused again about daylight saving:/ I'm still watching the 7pm project...;)
Pretty good episode. I loved 'Animal' by Darren Criss and Chris Colfer. Was certainly my favorite of the night.
That was a great talk that Kurt's father gave him!
my fav aussy series now and probably for a long while is Spirited it has matt king in it from rock'n'rolla and the aussy chick from the secret lives of us ( i cant remember her name) any basically she has a midlife meltdown moves out of home with her two kids into a penthouse and the spirit of dead rocker henry is living there and only she can see him. its funny , sad and happy all at the same time as the two of them try to figure out why only she can see him and why he is dead and how he died, along with her kids thinking she is crazy for talking to herself, her husband sleeping around while trying to impress her so she will take him back and many other weird and wonderful things.
its only on W on austar and foxtel and i have no idea about the dvd.
its only on W on austar and foxtel and i have no idea about the dvd.
Anybody else watch 'Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight'. It is amazingly hilarious. ALong with 'Glee', it is the only TV show I watch on a regular basis.
It makes me wonder how I survived with out a decent 'talk show' for all those years. Or at least since 'Rove' finished.
Dont worry, I know what it is. Yup, same friend spoiled it. And It just started (at least where I am) so its okay :)
Carmel wrote: "★ Jessica ★ wrote: "a8w9uyfghiisedkljf Im missing it!"I've missed about half of it, but OMG there is a part you will go crazy when you see it, I was squealing!!!"
What is it, what is it!!! I'm still behind you guys.:D
Matthew wrote: "Happy Feet :)"
:D saw that movie 4 times in the cinemas
i love tangled and mega mind that just came out too :D
(i know not aussy but kiddie and i love them :D)
:D saw that movie 4 times in the cinemas
i love tangled and mega mind that just came out too :D
(i know not aussy but kiddie and i love them :D)
It was amazing. I love them so much :) haha, I also loved Puck: 'Last time I sung to Lauren was 'fat bottomed girls', and I think she was offended. So heres another song: Big ass....heart.'
:D
★ Jessica ★ wrote: "It was amazing. I love them so much :) haha, I also loved Puck: 'Last time I sung to Lauren was 'fat bottomed girls', and I think she was offended. So heres another song: Big ass....heart.'
:D"
Big Ass Heart was a great song!! Also Trout Mouth! ROFL. And what about Britney loving 'Hairbands'! She cracks me up...
And what a great kiss!
Not anymore. I watched that episode twice. So good. I loved Hell to the No! Question: Was Brittany referring to Rachel's headband song when she was saying that was her favourite?
Matthew wrote: "Not anymore. I watched that episode twice. So good. I loved Hell to the No! Question: Was Brittany referring to Rachel's headband song when she was saying that was her favourite?"I wondered that too..lol
Laura wrote: "Matthew wrote: "Not anymore. I watched that episode twice. So good. I loved Hell to the No! Question: Was Brittany referring to Rachel's headband song when she was saying that was her favourite?"I..."
I'm sure she was! That was the best show of the season so far!:)
Oh yeah. That's one episode I can't run as background noise when writing because I'd stop to watch it every time.*sigh* And now we has to wait for 3-4 weeks before the next episode... :(
US shows have seemly taken a break from their normal schedual...But i think it's the norm around this time? Few shows I've been wanting to watch but nothing is shown in the US yet x(
So, I stick to the trusty DVD >_>;;
I just hired the Australian film: "THE LOVED ONES" from the dvd store, after wanting to see it for a loooong time. Got some amazing reviews. Cant wait to watch it tonight...Anyone else seen it? 
Can't say I've ever seen it or heard about it.Just finished season 2 of Monk and hopefully will finish season 2 of Packed to the Rafters tonight.
Anyone else catch the tele movie about Cleo last night? The 2nd/final part of it is on tonight.
Laura, I missed the tele-movie of Cleo. 'Paper Giants', right? Anyway, mum recorded it, so I will watch both parts later this week :)
Well, I watched "The Loved Ones" last night...It was pretty horrifying. Heres the trailer if anyone is interested, though it doesnt do the film much justice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb5BFm...
I think decent words to describe it would be "weird, terrifying, morbid, creepy and disturbing." David & Margaret 'At the Movies' gave it 3.5 stars, and I would say they're spot on.
Im still jumpy about it. Full of suspense, fascinating and well made (outstanding camera shots and art direction)
Has anyone checked out Game of Thrones yet? I'm about to watch it; maybe I need to read the book too A Game of Thrones
Carmel wrote: "I watched the Cleo show Jessica, very well made, brought back lots of memories of the time!"Did you just finish watching the second part? It just finished. Was an interesting telemoive, glad I watched it.
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http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/lai..."
Yeah, I was also disappointed. I turned it off and went to bed with a book. So much better. ;o)
I did however enjoy Adam Hills in Gordon Street, which was before Laid. For a first show, I thought it was thoroughly entertaining and I'm sure it will improve as they find their way.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/adamhillsIGST/