Royals ordered changes to Suits script, creator reveals
Buckingham palace made ‘irritating’ objections to the show’s script in the early days of Meghan Markle’s relationship with Prince Harry.
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Netflix win for Meghan: Suits comes back into fashion
After a bruising year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may be relieved to learn a TV show featuring Meghan was America’s most popular – 12-year-old legal drama Suits.
Could Kanye be a genius and a jerk?
When Kanye West’s mother died, so too did the parts of him that made him an international icon. The jury is still out whether Ye can stage a comeback, both politically and musically.
‘Broadcasters cowards for fear of causing offence’
Documentary filmmaker says organisations such as the BBC need to remain bold in the face of anything-goes extremists able to build online audiences
Old age, deception and murder most horrid
The Sixth Commandment is the latest respectfully made story of not only murder but the way that age so often defines and diminishes people.
‘Star Wars heaven’: Ahsoka is here
Ahsoka, the latest offering in the Star Wars saga, is here. But is the spin-off from The Mandalorian one for true believers only?
Art and philosophy; the cult of a fighter
The legendary actor and martial arts star – whose breakthrough film, Enter the Dragon, came out 50 years ago – saw himself as a poet-philosopher.
Special Ops: Lioness, controversial action drama hits its target
Taylor Sheridan’s military thriller sees a covert CIA operation use women to infiltrate a terrorist’s social circle in Afghanistan.
‘Self-proclaimed sporting capital … but refuses the Comm Games’
Kids’ entertainer turned comedian Jimmy Rees on what makes his home state of Victoria so special, and his Sydney Opera House wardrobe malfunction.
‘This show will have you thanking God you’re not American’
Painkiller proves the fascination and horror the US opioid crisis induces is as strong as ever. But you might need sedating after watching Matthew Broderick ham it up this badly.
The Yorkshireman who refused to ‘go native’
Michael Parkinson hated snobbery about his background, as he revealed in a meeting of two Yorkshiremen over lobster thermidor and a perfectly chilled Chablis Premier Cru ’94.
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The OC remains a Californian classic
I am not shy to admit that I love trash – television that is – and it turns out the classics are sustainable elements of entertainment.
Gunslinging hero delivers justice on mean streets of Detroit
Crime novelist Elmore Leonard’s US Marshal Raylan Givens is granted permission to inhabit another TV series. The results are stellar in Justified: City Primeval.
Porn stars and pork miso soup
Midnight Diner is the ultimate comfort viewing. Part food show, part melodrama, this Japanese anthology series takes place in a late-night restaurant, open only from midnight till 7am.
Star Trek as you’ve never seen it
Since childhood Anson Mount was driven to take his place in the captain’s chair.
The singular life of Sinead O’Connor
The documentary, Nothing Compares, which charts the meteoric rise of a young, abused Dublin woman who was thrust into stardom as swiftly as she was condemned to exile.
MeToo tennis drama never feels predictable
While tennis stars are generally boring, don’t let that put you off Fifteen-Love – this series has all the ingredients of a gripping drama.
‘If you saw what we see, you’d never go back in the water’
The resurgence of great white sharks has forced communities to deal with a new kind of violence.
‘Immensely talented’ Euphoria star dead at 25
Angus Cloud, the American actor best known for his role as Fezco in the HBO teen hit series Euphoria, had recently lost his father.
Sonia Kruger wins Gold Logie
Sonia Kruger has taken out the top prize at the 2023 Logie Awards. ‘I have to compose myself, I’m not used to being on TV,’ the star quipped | FULL WINNERS LIST
Aussie actors back Hollywood strikes
Australian stars have backed the Hollywood strikes, warning the historic picket line assault on the big studios will have a trickle-down effect on Australian film and TV productions.
Weaver a powerhouse in new Aussie drama … ignore the accent
Thank heavens we can get the likes of Sigourney Weaver to star in huge Australian productions. She just needed to watch a few more episodes of Home and Away first.
Strike postpones Emmy Awards
The ceremony, originally scheduled to take place on September 18, could now be pushed as far back as January next year.
Meryl Streep enters the murder building
Only Murders in the Building returns for a third season, plus a forgotten gem from the writer of Happy Valley.
‘My first TV gig was a comedy sketch as a heron addict – I was addicted to birds’
Presenter Julia Zemiro on Andrew Denton’s surprising role for her on The Money or the Gun in the 1980s.
The Lincoln Lawyer excels in courtroom but bombs in love
The hit series inspired by US crime journalist Michael Connelly’s novels rolls through the hipster streets of LA for a second season.
‘I’m not The Nanny’: Hollywood’s fiery activist gears up for a long fight
With her star power, middle-class roots and, of course, that voice, 90s sitcom celebrity Fran Drescher’s blunt appeals are galvanising the actors’ union in its labor battle.
Crime drama Dark Winds taps the spell of the desert
This beguiling Western thriller told from the perspective of Indigenous people is based on Tony Hillerman’s mystery series about two Navajo cops.
Famous faces the PR weapon in Hollywood war
With star power on their side, writers and actors seem to be winning, for now, in the epic tinseltown divide over ‘generative AI’ and money.
Arnie’s antidote to toxic masculinity
You couldn’t get more different ‘blokes’ than singer George Michael and Arnold Schwarzenegger, but as their new TV shows highlight they approach life in a similar way.
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