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Airdate: Disjointed
On Friday Netflix launches new Chuck Lorre comedy Disjointed, starring Kathy Bates as a pot actovost who runs a marijuana dispensary. The cast also includes Aussie Dougie Baldwin (Nowhere Boys, Upper...
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Cameras roll on Nowhere Boys
Shooting has been underway on Nowhere Boys in Melbourne, the latest series from Matchbox Pictures. The ABC3 series was formerly known as The Lost Boys but has had a title change for copyright reasons....
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Still to come in 2013
Halfway through the year but there is still plenty to look forward to from networks. There are still some big local dramas and reality shows to come and from September networks will also be able to...
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Rumour: New comedies in development at Matchbox Pictures
TV Tonight hears whispers of two new comedies in development with Matchbox Pictures, the prolific production house behind The Slap, The Straits, The Devil’s Playground, Camp, The Real Housewives of...
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Nowhere Boys: sneak peek
ABC3’s next local production Nowhere Boys begins next month and looks like it will hit its target as a contemporary, slightly spooky series for a young audience. The 13 x 30min series follows four...
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Studio 3 a great place to learn the craft
ABC3’s Studio 3 is proving to be a fertile training ground for its young presenters, where they learn the kind of skills that will see them advance to other shows. Studio 3 airs on ABC every morning...
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Making a mark from the middle of Nowhere
At the 17 years of age Matt Testro has his first professional gig in Nowhere Boys. Not a bad way to start your career, really, playing one of four leads in the new ABC3 series from Matchbox Pictures....
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AACTA Awards 2014: nominations
Nominations are in for the third annual AATCA Awards. Competing for Drama Series are Offspring, Redfern Now, Serangoon Road and Wentworth, while the Telemovie / Miniseries category includes An...
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From the middle of Nowhere Boys
At just 16 years of age Dougie Baldwin has had a big year. He’s appeared in two ABC series, Upper Middle Bogan and Nowhere Boys, currently screening on ABC3. He also appeared in the film The Turning,...
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Spotlight on Nowhere Boys directors
In the latest Spotlight series on those working behind the scenes, we hear from two Directors working on ABC3’s drama series Nowhere Boys. In this Q&A with TV Tonight, Peter Carstairs (pictured...
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Aussie Kids TV nominated in Asian TV Awards
In another sign of strong local production in Children’s TV, four Australian titles have been nominated in the Asian TV Awards. They include Nowhere Boys and Winston Steinburger & Sir Dudley Ding...
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ABC 2018: ABC ME, ABC KIDS highlights.
Nowhere Boys renewed The New Legends of Monkey My Year 7 Life Grace Beside Me co-production with NITV News to Me Teenage Boss ABC has announced 2018 highlights for ABC ME and ABC KIDS. This includes...
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Screen Producers Awards 2017: winners
ABC shows dominated at the annual Screen Producers Awards last night in Melbourne. Cleverman, Please Like Me, Anh’s Brush with Fame and Nowhere Boys were amongst winners announced at The Forum, in an...
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The New Legends of Monkey
In the mythical, part-CGI setting of The New Legends of Monkey, time and place are a bit of a moving feast. It may look like TV China, or at least TV China made in New Zealand, but the central...
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Programmer’s Wrap 2018: ABC
ABC is shaking up its Drama slots for 2018. After several years of pursuing Thursday nights, the broadcaster will now mix things up on its schedule, depending on the title. Head of Programming,...
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Q&A: Feb 19
Actor Shareena Clanton (Wentworth, Nowhere Boys) is on the panel of Q&A on Monday. Clanton is an actor of Wongatha, Yamatji, Noongar, Gija, Cherokee, Blackfoot and African American heritage. Also...
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Axed: Disjointed
Kathy Bates’ pot sitcom Disjointed has been axed by Netflix after 1 season of 20 episodes. Produced by Chuck Lorre, the series starred Bates as the head of an L.A.-based weed dispensary. The cast also...
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Matchbox Pictures boss to head up FremantleMedia Australia
Chris Oliver-Taylor will depart as Managing Director of Matchbox Pictures to become CEO of FremantleMedia Australia. He replaces Ian Hogg, who departed in January. Previously ABC’s Head of Business...
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FilmVictoria recognises young director
Director Corrie Chen was last week awarded the 2018 Greg Tepper Award by Film Victoria. The award celebrates a talented practitioner who has achieved the significant feat of getting a project to...
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The Rain
Most TV drama we see from Denmark has a moody, languid and morally complex storytelling style. But the latest to hit our screens is a plot-driven genre piece, more at home alongside The Walking Dead...
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