TV Bingebox

SURPRISE! Everything old is new again -- or at least reminds us of lessons learned -- and PTSD-fuelled drama makes for challenging and captivating viewing.

So much more great TV in this final episode of this run of the TV BINGEBOX. A couple of absolute rippers, if I'm to be honest, and a controversial run through the UpMolks and DownMolks will surely bring out some controversial responses...

Shows covered in this episode:

• The Bear season three (10 eps), starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss Bachrach, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Matty Matheson, Oliver Platt, and Molly Gordon - streaming in full right now, on Disney+.

• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (1hr 57 mins), starring Eddie Murphy, Taylour Paige, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bronson Pinchot, Paul Reiser, and Kevin Bacon - available right now, on Netflix.

• I Was Actually There (6 eps), each episode focused on a single event that changed Australia's history, including the Port Arthur massacre, Boxing Day tsunami, AFL footballer Nicky Winmar’s stand against racism, The Beatles’ world record-breaking Adelaide visit, Woomera Detention Centre breakout, and the Beaconsfield mine rescue - starts Tuesday 9 July 8pm, delivering weekly, on ABC and iview (in full on iview after premiere).

• The Acolyte (8 eps), starring Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss - airing weekly on Wednesdays 6pm AEST, on Disney+.

Join us every* Tuesday 8pm AEST on any number of places (mainly the TV Blackbox Facebook page, YouTube channel, and Insta live...plus a few others), and keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at ⁠⁠linktr.ee/SteveMolk⁠⁠.

Thanks for tuning in!

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SURPRISE! This week we're gonna spend some time having a chat about the 2024 Logies nominations too...

Once more into the breach, fellow travellers. This week we've three big new shows PLUS we'll divert into some conversation about the 2024 LOGIES nominations that will include who deserves it, who was overlooked, and what a farce the Logies continues to be. Strap in and gird your loins.

Shows covered in this episode:

• Dancing For The Devil - The 7M TikTok Cult (3 eps), starring Melinda and Miranda Wilking - streaming right now, on Netflix.

• In The Know (6 eps), starring Zach Woods, Caitlin Reilly, Carl Tart, J. Smith-Cameron, Charlie Bushnell, and Mike Judge, with interviewees including Jonathan Van Ness, Kaia Gerber, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Roxane Gay, and Mike Tyson - all eps available right now, on BINGE.

• Jim Henson Idea Man (1hr 48min), directed by Ron Howard and features interviews with Brian Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill, Caroll Spinney, and Jennifer Connelly - available right now, on Disney+.

...and ALL the detail on the 2024 LOGIES nominations can be found here.

Join us every* Tuesday 8pm AEST on any number of places (mainly the TV Blackbox Facebook page, YouTube channel, and Insta live...plus a few others), and keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at ⁠⁠linktr.ee/SteveMolk⁠⁠.

Thanks for tuning in!

(All content used for review purposes only; all media included under fair use policy. All copyright is retained by respective owners.)

SURPRISE! Again... Well, it's no real surprise, is it? But the reviews of the shows might be!

Here we go again, friends. Molk delivers four reviews (buckle up!), 5 Up/DownMolk suggestions, and a there's a bunch of great recommendations from the TV BINGEBOX community. Surely your list is as long as Molk's now.

Shows covered in this episode:

• After The Party (6 eps), starring Robyn Malcom, Peter Mullan, Tara Canton, Elz Carrad, Ian Blackburn, Dean O’Gorman, and Tanea Heke - streaming right now, all eps available, on ABC iview.

• House of the Dragon S02 (10 eps), starring returning cast including Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, and Rhys Ifans, with new cast mates including Abubakar Salim, Gayle Rankin, Freddie Fox, Simon Russell Beale, Clinton Liberty, Jamie Kenna, and Tom Taylor - streaming right now (first ep available now), dropping every Monday, on BINGE.

• Exposure (6 eps), starringAlice Englert, Mia Artemis, Essie Davis, Thomas Weatherall, George Mason, Sean Keenan, and Ewan Leslie - premieres Thursday 20 June 7am, all eps dropping at once, on Stan.

• Taskmaster Australia S02 (10 eps), starring Tom Gleeson, Tom Cashman, Anne Edmonds, Jenny Tian, Lloyd Langford, Josh Thomas, and Wil Anderson - currently airing Thursdays 7:30pm, weekly, on Channel 10 and 10Play.

Join us every* Tuesday 8pm AEST on any number of places (mainly the TV Blackbox Facebook page, YouTube channel, and Insta live...plus a few others), and keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at ⁠⁠linktr.ee/SteveMolk⁠⁠.

Thanks for tuning in!

(All content used for review purposes only; all media included under fair use policy. All copyright is retained by respective owners.)

SURPRISE! It's a Wednesday, not a Tuesday record this week (oh well) but that only means BIGGER, BETTER, and somehow MORE INTERESTING things.

Four new shows, community recommendations, and a bunch of new UpMolk and DownMolk quick-ish-fire suggestions to keep you on your toes and have your bingelists continuing to grow!

Shows covered in this episode:

• Top Gear Australia S05 (8 eps), starring Jonathan La Paglia, Blair "Moog" Joscelyne, and Beau Ryan - streaming right now every Friday, dropping weekly, on Paramount+.

• Ren Faire (3 eps), starring George Coulam, Jeffrey Baldwin, Louie Migliaccio, and Darla Smith - airing in full right now on BINGE.

• Presumed Innocent (8 eps), starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Peter Sarsgaard, Noma Dumezweni, and Chase Infiniti - streaming right now (first 2 eps), dropping weekly, on Apple TV+.

• Ladies In Black (6 eps), starring Debi Mazar, Miranda Otto, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes, Azizi Donnelly, Gemma Ward, Kate Box, Huw Higginson, Julian Maroun, Todd McKenney, Russell Dykstra, Thom Green, and Sacha Horler - premieres Sunday 16 June 8:30pm, dropping weekly (all eps on iview), on ABC.

Join us every* Tuesday 8pm AEST on any number of places (mainly the TV Blackbox ⁠Facebook page⁠, ⁠YouTube channel⁠, and ⁠Insta live⁠...plus a few others), and keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at ⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/SteveMolk⁠⁠⁠.

SURPRISE! We're back for a short, sharp, invigorating season four and this time we're live 8pm AEST every Tuesday on the TV Blackbox Facebook page, YouTube channel, and Insta! Come along and join us live, or simply enjoy everyone minute after the fact. We all make choices. I'm not your real mum.

In this random new exercise in self promotion/public flagellation, there are four shows on the cards AND a bunch of quick fire UPMOLK and DOWNMOLK reviews, PLUS the incredible TV Bingebox community share their shows they're obsessing about at the moment. Everybody wins!

Shows covered in this episode:

• Colin from Accounts S02 (8 eps), starring Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer, Genevieve Hegney, Emma Harvie, Michael Logo, Annie Maynard, Helen Thomson, Darren Gilshenan, Virginia Gay, Celeste Barber, Broden Kelly, Justin Rozniak, and HEAPS more - streaming right now every Thursday, dropping weekly, on BINGE.

• Revealed - Renee Gracie: Fireproof (90 min), starring Renee Gracie - airing in full right now on Stan.

• Austin S01 (8 eps), starring Michael Theo, Ben Miller, Sally Phillips, Gia Carides, and Roy Billing - premieres Sunday 9 June 8pm, dropping weekly (all eps on iview after premiere), on ABC.

• The Cleaner S01 (6 eps), starring Greg Davies and Zita Sattar, with guests David Mitchell, Roisin Conaty, Asim Chaudhry, and Helena Bonham-Carter - premieres Tuesday 5 June 8:30pm, dropping weekly (all eps on iview), on ABC Entertains.

Join us every* Tuesday 8pm AEST on any number of places (mainly the TV Blackbox Facebook page, YouTube channel, and Insta live...plus a few others), and keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at ⁠⁠linktr.ee/SteveMolk⁠⁠.

Thanks for tuning in!

Three big new comedies to take you to places you maybe haven't been before (hashtag poco).

A masterclass in performance in writing across all three shows in this week's episode, including an all-Aussie-all-female comedy that reminds us that we can make things that stand up equal on the world stage. Also: Ted Lasso is pretty great and I'm gonna miss the shit out of that series.

Shows covered in this episode:

• Lucky Hank (8 eps), starring Bob Odenkirk, Mireille Enos, Olivia Scott Welch, Suzanne Cryer, Diedrich Bader, Oscar Nuñez, and Kyle MacLachlan - premieres Monday 20 March, dropping weekly, on Stan.

• Class of '07 (8 eps), starring Emily Browning, Caitlin Stasey, Megan Smart, Steph Tisdell, and Emma Horn - premieres Friday 17 March with all 8 eps on Prime Video.

• Ted Lasso season three/final (12 eps), starring Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Jeremy Swift, Brett Goldstein, and Nick Mohammed - premieres Wednesday 15 March 6pm, dropping weekly, on Apple TV+.

Keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at linktr.ee/SteveMolk.

Comedy *AND* sport *AND* drama *AND* sci-fi? This shouldn't be allowed all in one podcast (should it?).

A sporting documentary on the newest team entering the NRL coupled with three sequels - what could go wrong? Molk has lots of opinions on this week's offerings and you may be surprised about what he thinks of one of the shows (spoilers: he was hotly anticipating it and...well, you'll just have to check out this ep).

Shows covered in this episode:

History of the World Part ii (8 eps), starring Mel Brooks, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, Ike Barinholtz, Ronny Chieng, and literally everyone else in Hollywood - premieres Monday 6 March 6pm with double eps daily through Thursday on Disney+.

Dawn of the Dolphins (3 eps), featuring Wayne Bennett - premieres Monday 6 March and drops weekly on Stan.

Perry Mason season two (8 eps), starring Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Diarra Kilpatrick, and Hope Davis - premieres Tuesday 7 March 8:30pm on FOX SHOWCASE (and BINGE).

The Mandalorian season three (8 eps), starring Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Omid Abtahi, Amy Sedaris, and Katee Sackhoff  - S03E01 available now and drops weekly on Wednesdays (S01/S02 all eps available now) on Disney+.

Keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at linktr.ee/SteveMolk.

Another massive episode of the TV Bingebox so big you can barely wrap your teeth around it.

This should be the most polarising ep of the relaunched series yet. Comedy is so subjective - so much so this week we're looking at two, and two incredible drama series that will blow your socks off...welcome back to the podcast that loves TV so much it never has to say it is sorry.

Shows covered in this episode:

We Interrupt This Broadcast season one (10 eps), starring Christie Whelan Browne, Bridie Connell, Michelle Brasier, Adele Vuko, Duncan Fellows, Greg Larsen, Ben Russell, and Bjorn Stewart - premieres Tuesday 28 February 7:30pm on Channel 7.

The Consultant season one (8 eps), starring Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff, Brittany O'Grady, and Aimee Carrero - all eps available now on Prime Video.

WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rainn Wilson, Evan Rachel Wood, Jack Black, Will Forte, Dot Marie Jones, and Alfred Yankovic - premieres Thursday 2 March on Paramount+.

Dopesick (8 eps), starring Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Kaitlyn Dever, and Rosario Dawson - all eps available now on Disney+.

Keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at linktr.ee/SteveMolk

What a mix we have this week - a(nother) mockumentary, an unnecessary sequel, a fictional biopic, and an example of incredible drama from a sci-fi franchise.

This week it's a surprise grab bag of television, with no guarantees you'll like any of it. Each show comes with its own baggage that will either form your attraction or be the reason you aren't interested...but for me, each show has something to offer everyone.

Shows covered in this episode:

Cunk on Earth season one (5 eps), starring Diane Morgan, produced by Charlie Brooker - available in full now on Netflix.

Party Down season three (6 eps), starring Ken Marino, Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Megan Mullally, Martin Starr, and Ryan Hansen - S01/S02 available in full now; S03 drops weekly starting Friday 24 February on Stan.

Last King of the Cross (10 eps), starring Lincoln Younes, Tim Roth, Callan Mulvey, Claude Jabbour, Tess Haubrich, and Matt Nable - first two eps available now, the remainder dropping weekly on Paramount+.

*BEST OF 2022* | Star Wars: Andor season one (12 eps), starring Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgaard, Genevieve O’Reilly, and Fiona Shaw - S01 available in full now; S02/final season coming in 2024 on Disney+.

Keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at linktr.ee/SteveMolk.

Sometimes there are shows that jump up and surprise you and punch you in the heart. Sometimes there are show that do not do that.

Another massive episode of TV Bingebox, as Molk covers off three new(ish) shows and one from his Best of 2022 collection that is sure to surprise you with how it sneaks up on you in the best possible way.

Shows covered in this episode:

Abbott Elementary season one & two (13 eps & 13 of 22), starring Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, and Lisa Ann Walter - S01 available in full now; season two dropping weekly on Disney+ (Star).

Clarkson's Farm season two (8 eps), featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Lisa Hogan, Kaleb Cooper, and Charlie Ireland - S01 available in full now; S02 available in full on Prime Video.

RocKwiz season fifteen (8 eps), hosted by Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis, and featuring Jimmy Barnes, WILSN, and more - premieres weekly starting Friday 24 February 7:30pm AEDT on FOX8.

*BEST OF 2022* | Somebody Somewhere season one (7 eps), starring Bridget Everett, Jeff Hiller, Mary Catherine Garrison, Murray Hill, and Mike Hagerty - S01 available in full now; S02 coming in 2023 on BINGE and FOX SHOWCASE.

Keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at linktr.ee/SteveMolk.