The Televisionaries

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to look at Rebecca Gibney’s return to her iconic role in Nine’s slick drama Halifax: Retribution, they discuss if we need a quota system to protect Australian drama and they look back at the tough-as-nails DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect. The hosts also play a game of Credit Where Credit’s Due and they reveal what they are watching when they’re off duty.

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Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide critics Debi Enker and Melinda Houston to explore Jordan Peele’s hot-right-now horror Lovecraft Country, they discuss what period dramas can teach us about the present and they search for the truth with FBI agents Mulder and Scully in The X-Files. The critics also play a game of 'Who Am I?' and reveal what they’re bingeing when they are off duty.

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Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss HBO’s killer new documentary I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, they discuss the appeal of true crime TV and, for a complete change of pace, they look back at one of the sexiest and hairiest private investigators ever, yep it’s Magnum PI.

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Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the teen thriller Alex Rider, they delve into why the ‘young adult’ genre is so hard to get right and they look back at one of the most angsty high school dramas to ever hit the small screen - Dawson’s Creek. The critics also test their wits in a teen TV quiz and, as always, they reveal what they’re watching while off duty.

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Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide editor Paul Kalina and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the women of Wentworth Correctional Centre, they wonder if killing central characters off is wise and look back at one of the most controversial, legally fraught and popular crime series Australia has produced - season one of Underbelly. The critics also play a game of Career Criminal and, as always, they reveal what they’re bingeing when they’re off duty.

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Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to take a bite out of the very silly vampire comedy What We Do In the Shadows, they discuss what makes a successful film to TV adaptation and look back at the fourth most popular folk duo in New Zealand, yep it’s Flight of the Conchords. The critics also play a game of Who am I? and, as always, they reveal what they’re bingeing when they’re off duty.

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Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and The Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the murderous melodrama Why Women Kill, they look at how family viewing has changed over the years and they pull out the shoulder pads, clip on some giant earrings and say hello to the Golden Girls. The critics also pit their wits against one another in a game of Telequizionaries and, as always, they reveal what they’re watching when they’re off duty.

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In part two of our mid-year special, host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide editor Paul Kalina, Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and Guide and Green Guide reviewer Debi Enker to reveal our honourable mentions - the shows that just missed out on our top 10 list of this year's best so far - plus the shows we can’t wait to see later this year and we’ll play round two of our “very special” super quiz.

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In our mid-year special, host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide editor Paul Kalina, Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and Guide and Green Guide columnist Debi Enker to deliver our mid-year report card on the 10 best shows of 2020 so far. In keeping with the theme of our “very special episode”, our critics also test their wits in a very special quiz.

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Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by The Guide and Green Guide double act - editor  Paul Kalina and columnist Debi Enker - to discuss the sexy reboot of the 1950s and '60s classic Perry Mason. They also look at what makes HBO so successful and take a road trip to Wandin Valley to say hooroo to the good folk of A Country Practice. The critics also play a game of Who Am I and, as always, they’ll reveal what they’re bingeing when they’re off duty.

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