 David Knox finds all the ingredients in Lipstick Jungle – except soul.
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 ITV’s behind the scenes comedy kept one TV addict laughing, admits David Knox.
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 Steel yourself for sixty minutes of sheer hate, warns David Knox.
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 Another quirky Australian drama misfires, laments David Knox.
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 Diversity takes centre-stage in a hot new reality series, says a relieved David Knox.
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 Who would have thought family history could burst to life so dramatically, asks David Knox?
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 Two new comedies continue a camp TV trend, writes David Knox.
It’s rumoured to be the meaning behind the term “friend of Dorothy”.
Somewhere along the way a hero picks up a chum who sees the world from
an alternative viewpoint. But what is it about sidekicks that lend
themselves to characteristics meek, effeminate, camp or even, gasp,
completely over the top?
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 Another ABC comedy may unsettle some minorities, writes David Knox.
Despite losing Kath and Kim to Seven and adjusting to the axing of The
Glass House, ABC comedies have never enjoyed such fervour. The Chaser,
Summer Heights High and Spicks and Specks have given the commercial
networks a regular Thursday morning migraine. But they haven’t come
without cost. The controversial content has attracted its share of
media furores...
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 Can another cop show ever differ from the rest? David Knox wonders.
Cop shows are always looking for new ways to speak in a fresh voice.
We’ve had them with psychics, mathematicians, anthropologists, dogs –
even musical cop shows and aliens who partner with earthlings...
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