australian shows

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The Chaser's War On Everything.
Although I must warn you, they make some Americans look like idiots.
The Librarians is pretty awesome too.

"Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today" James Dean.

Out of interest what exactly is Sugar Rush? I've never heard of it. As for Australian comedies check out Frontline, The Games, The Micallef Programme, The adventures of Lano and Woodley, CNNN, The Chaser's War On Everything...

and The Late Show, how could i forget our greatest ever comedy.

Depends on your sense of humour but I thought "Real Stories" with Hamish and Andy was pretty funny. Though it depends on the episode/segment.

There is a Simpson's quote for every situation in life.

Big Bite - a few sketches on that had Mr. G :D

Definitely check out the Adventures of Lano and Woodley, it is an excellent show.
Also try Spicks & Specks and the Chaser's War on Everything.

Sad to say, if it's comedy you're looking for, I don't think that's something that Australian TV generally does very well at all. It's obviously a matter of personal taste, but for me most Aussie TV comedies have been cringe-inducing.

"Kath and Kim" was really good in the early years, but sadly it couldn't survive its own success -- it fairly quickly grew too self-aware and formulaic. (I hear the same thing happened to the recent US remake, which has died something of a death, apparently.)

Shows like "The Chaser's War on Everything" I personally wouldn't touch, and never want to see again. It's never been as funny as the people who make it clearly think it is, and even when they have reasonable ideas, they are way out of their depth in executing them -- almost every gag they set up dies in the arse almost instantly. It's a show for people who think acts like sneaking into a supermarket and saying inappropriate things on the store intercom is clever, witty or perceptive social commentary.

As for Aussie soap operas, well ... they're soap operas, made cheap and fast, and hardly quality drama.

There are some good quality dramatic mini-series we've had -- a couple that come to mind immediately is one called "The Dismissal", and a very recent one called "Underbelly". I personally have my doubts how good they would seem to non-Australian audiences, simply because they may not be sufficiently aware of the real-life events on which these shows are built, so they may not make as much sense without pre-existing knowledge. Having lived through both myself, I really can't tell.

And in the same context is one of my own favourite Aussie comedy shows, called "The Games". It's a fictional (though very close to the bone) look at the team involved in mounting the 2000 Summer Olympics here in Sydney. It's very black, and very very funny. I highly recommend it.


You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.