Sci Fi Week – Catch Up Club: Battlestar Galactica E01

Two key Spinoff writers Alex Casey and Joseph Moore share a dirty little secret: they’ve never seen any of the defining ‘important’ TV shows of our time. They launched Catch Up Club to save them (and possibly you). For Sci Fi week, they space-jumped into the rusty depths of Battlestar Galactica. // Joseph: What the frak … Read more

Catch Up Club: Downton Abbey E01 and Butler Realness

Two key Spinoff writers Alex Casey and Joseph Moore share a dirty little secret: they’ve never seen any of the defining ‘important’ TV shows of our time. They launched Catch Up Club to save them (and possibly you). This week they got lost in the Labrador-filled labyrinth of Downton Abbey. // Alex: First of all, can I … Read more

The Spinoff and Lightbox present “Spunoff”: a Group Think Competition

Television spinoffs are nothing new. Some nailed it (Daria, Frasier). Some didn’t (Joey, The Cleveland Show). Some are the current source of feverish rumours and hype (Better Call Saul, the untitled-Walking Dead parallel story). Most remain unmade – existing only in the hearts and minds of devoted fans worldwide. Have you ever woken up in a cold sweat, … Read more

Music Monday: Josh Pfefferman and How Transparent Nails the Music Industry

This Music Monday Henry Oliver and Duncan Greive discuss an underrated element of the phenomenal Transparent: its unnervingly sharp portrayal of LA’s music industry. // Henry: Transparent was an interesting show for so many reasons, all of which could/should be discussed at length. There were issues in the show: gender (obvi) and the ‘new’ American family … Read more

Catch Up Club: Justified S01E01

Two key Spinoff writers Alex Casey and Joseph Moore share a dirty little secret: they’ve never seen any of the defining ‘important’ TV shows of our time. They launched Catch Up Club to save them (and possibly you). This week they tipped their cowboy hats to the gritty neo-western Justified. // Alex: Wassup, time to justify Justified? … Read more

Catch Up Club: House of Cards S01E01

Two key Spinoff writers share a dirty little secret: they’ve never seen any of the defining ‘important’ TV shows of our time. They launched Catch Up Club to save them (and possibly you). This week’s show is the taut-as-heck political drama House of Cards. // Alex: Hello, President Spacey here Joseph: Why hello theyar Aleyux … Read more

Six Terrible Pitches for the Paul Henry Show Replacement

MediaWorks is racing into the future right now, crowd-sourcing ideas for its forthcoming soap and going multi-media with its new Paul Henry breakfast show. We couldn’t resist combining the two innovations and volunteering our own ideas to fill Henry’s soon-to-be vacant 10.30pm weeknights slot. As always, these bad, bad ideas remain © the authors, and are available for big … Read more

Seven Terrible Pitches for TV3’s Weekly Soap

Shortland St. Two words which make TVNZ’s ad sales warriors 50% stronger while TV3’s equivalents suppress waves of nausea at the very mention. For 22 long years it has had a monopoly on the New Zealand soap scene, but news broke Wednesday that from 2015 it will finally have competition. TV3 have announced plans for a five-nights-a-weeker … Read more