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
    12·
    9 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·
      9 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.

  • ace_garp@lemmy.world
    6·
    9 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·
    9 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·
    9 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·
      9 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·
      9 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·
    9 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·
      9 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·
        9 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.

    • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comEnglish
      1·
      9 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.