Peak TV – The Spinoff

‘People still watch DVDs?!’: Why the TV box set is still going strong

19 June 201716 June 2017 by Aaron Yap

Like books and vinyl records, DVD box sets are holding firm against the streaming tide, writes Aaron Yap. It used to be bloody hard to watch TV, didn’t it? These days it’s as easy as turning on the tap. Just sacrifice a smashed avo toast a month, and you can afford to zone out to … Read more

Rare: Here’s a Peak TV show where nobody gets raped or murdered

13 January 201713 January 2017 by Henry Oliver

Henry Oliver watches the award-winning series Mozart in the Jungle, one of the lighter offerings from an era of often-traumatic Peak TV. Things are getting dark in this Golden Age of Television. ‘Drama’ is now a synonym for existential dread, bloody violence and sexual assault. ‘Comedy’ is now a synonym for existential dread, relationship problems … Read more