I’m trying to download, archive, and upscale as much older Australian TV content as I can, and would love to see what other people watched or enjoyed so I can try to preserve it as well.

  • Nath@aussie.zone
    16·
    10 months ago

    Bluey is a parenting program cleverly disguised as a kids’ program. It’s my favourite show on TV at the moment.

    • abhibeckert@lemmy.world
      6·
      10 months ago

      This. I know OP asked for old shows, but Bluey is so good you can (luckily) watch the same episode a hundred times over and still enjoy it.

      Skip the first season though - it was clearly run on a shoe string budget and doesn’t have nearly the same quality as season two onwards. Go back and watch it when you’re a fan.

  • Adincar
    12·
    10 months ago

    Anyone remember water rats? Peak 90’s crime of the week show with as much drama off the set as on.

  • ace_garp@lemmy.world
    6·
    10 months ago

    Let the Blood Run Free

    A pisstake of A Country Practice. Comedic gold adapted to TV after an improv theatrical run.

    A phone-in Choose Your Own Adventure style narrative from show to show, was cutting edge interactivity in the 90s.

    Greatest Aussie show ever (yes, I know Big Gig, D-Gen, Late Show and DAAS were a thing).

    Do yourself a favour and search out some episodes on your favourite video services.

    (* I saw Peter Rowsthorn in Fremantle on the street, and I was too slow to shout out a “W W W W Warren”)

  • WaxedWookie@lemmy.world
    6·
    10 months ago

    Rake is excellent, and pretty grounded in real events, boy eats universe is new, and they’re probably cultural relevance to some of the dozens of reality and daytime/morning shows out there, and the chaser for the same reason. I also think a lot of kids’ stuff is worth archiving - some because it’s great, others because it’s bizarre, others because it’s a cultural touchstone that’ll almost certainly be lost - round the twist, Liftoff, Aggro, cheez TV, ship to shore, ocean girl, the ferals… I’m showing my age.

    I think the ABC have some kind of archive that’s probably a great start for home grown content.

  • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comEnglish
    6·
    10 months ago

    Ones I already have:

    • Acropolis Now
    • Bush Tucker Man
    • Kingswood Country (missing 15 eps)
    • Mother and Son (the original, not the shithouse remake)
    • Rake
    • The Hollowmen (only have shitty DVD rips, would love something better)

    Ones I want, but haven’t started looking for:

    • Stingers
    • The Late Show
    • Hey Hey
    • Full Frontal
    • Fast Forward
    • Comedy Company
    • The Big Gig
    • Good News Week
    • Front Line
    • Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures (I have the 2018 eps - not the early 2000s ones)
    • All Together Now

    Ones I enjoyed, but am on the fence about committing storage space to:

    • Kath and Kim
    • Caron’s Law
    • The Sullivans
    • Blue Heelers
    • Rafferty’s Rules
    • Cop Shop
    • notgold@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      How embarrassment I don’t know if I should watch it again or just hold the happy memory of acropolis now.

    • flathead@lemm.ee
      2·
      10 months ago

      I think Kath and Kim is a keeper. Like Kingswood Country, the suburban social commentary runs deeper than the gags make it appear. Based on your mention of The Sullivans, I would also recomend Power Without Glory if you can find it. That is a largely true story from that era which was very well done.

  • dracs@programming.devEnglish
    5·
    10 months ago

    In case you weren’t aware “The Archive” runs a pretty substantial repository of Australian TV shows. r/DownUnderTv has instructions on how to get access.

    • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      For now, The Archive is shutdown. It’s uncertain if it’s coming back but, if anyone here is on their Discord, please share what you know.

      • dracs@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Oh, that’s a real shame. It’s been a while since I found it and grabbed some old shows not available anywhere else ( The Chaser, CNNNN, The Mole). Hopefully it makes a comeback at some point.

  • Haus@kbin.social
    4·
    10 months ago

    The one about a big city lawyer going to a small seaside town. Sea Change?

    The one about a big city lawyer heart surgeon going to work in a small hospital in the outback. Heart-something?

    The one about a big city lawyer going insane. Rake.

    The one about a quirky Melbourne OB/GNY and her quirky family.

    The one that had great promise, but was cancelled after one season. Oh, there are 100 of those.

      • Haus@kbin.social
        1·
        10 months ago

        Doctor Doctor (also known outside of Australasia as The Heart Guy) is an Australian television drama created by Tony McNamara, Ian Collie and Alan Harris, which premiered on the Nine Network on 14 September 2016, lasting five seasons, concluding on 23 June 2021. The cast includes Rodger Corser, Nicole da Silva, Ryan Johnson, Tina Bursill, Hayley McElhinney and Steve Bisley, and follows the story of Hugh Knight, a rising heart surgeon who is gifted, charming and infallible. He is a hedonist who, due to his sheer talent, believes he can live outside the rules. His “work hard, play harder” philosophy eventually comes to ‘bite’ him.

    • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      All of Mr Inbetween is incredibly good. It’s just a shame they stopped at three seasons. And hat off to Fox for actually making some good Aussie content for once.