Game of Thrones
TV of the year: 19 shows and moments we couldn’t stop thinking about
End-of-year critics’ lists don’t always catch what made us laugh, groan or cry. So here’s the best and worst of the rest.
- by Louise Rugendyke, Craig Mathieson, Kylie Northover, Meg Watson, Michael Idato and Debi Enker
Latest
Ex-Nine boss Hugh Marks coming in strong for the ABC
The media executive has been linked with the vacant job with the national broadcaster.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
‘The quickest way to make a point’: Matt Smith knows Westeros is a violent world
Violence is its own language in the land of Westeros. “It’s how they communicate,” House of the Dragon star Matt Smith says.
- by Michael Idato
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Review
House of the Dragon S2 is slow to take flight but finally catches fire
The second season of the epic fantasy is all about the preparations for a war that seems as inevitable as winter.
- by Karl Quinn
Perspective
Film & TV production
Every show ever made is ours on demand. But television has never been so lonely
Having every program, from every era, available when we want has its upsides. But we might have lost something along the way.
- by Cameron Atfield
From Friends to The Sopranos: What makes a good (and bad) TV finale?
Saying goodbye to your favourite TV show is hard, but getting the goodbye just right? Well, that’s even harder.
- by Thomas Mitchell
There are consequences for taking on more than we can manage
Current research seems to settle on a limit for our population of “less than 30 million”. We are heading for a train wreck at the present rate of growth.
Opposition’s nuclear policy must be based on facts
For the good of the country and its own credibility and electability the Coalition needs to base its policy on evidence not exaggeration and misinformation.
What came next for Game of Thrones creators? An even more unwieldy book to adapt
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss follow Game of Thrones with another adaptation of a sprawling set of novels, but instead of dragons, this one has extraterrestrials.
- by Karl Quinn
Epic series Shogun will fill the hole left by Game of Thrones
Adapted from James Clavell’s magnum opus, Shōgun is the story of war, power, betrayal and a clash of cultures in feudal Japan.
- by Michael Idato
What’s the perfect number of seasons for a TV show?
When two seasons is too short and 10 can be too many, how do you predict what will be the perfect number of seasons for a show to run?
- by Louise Rugendyke
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