The one where Charlie Pickering and I start talking about politics at great length on a TV podcast.You were warned.There is much discussion about THE WEEKLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING and the process behind it, including the writers and the things the ABC allowed them the creative freedom to do. We even leveraged in some HARD CHAT in the middle to appease Tom Gleeson.There's also talk of THE WALKING DEAD, OFFSPRING, GAME OF THRONES, THE PROJECT and lots more. A thoroughly engaging chat.I'm so please...
Sep 29, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 26
2015 PRIMETIME EMMYS SPECIAL!The one where Mark Humphries and Molk look at the winners, losers and hosting performance of Andy Samberg at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.Most wins were expected or at least pleasant surprises (Jeffrey Tambor for TRANSPARENT, Jon Hamm for MAD MEN, & Peter Dinklage for GAME OF THRONES for example). No real WTF moments other than the big Outstanding Drama win by GAME OF THRONES - against MAD MEN, BETTER CALL SAUL and more.There was that moment where they ran an I...
Sep 21, 2015•52 min•Season 5Ep. 25
The one where Dave plays the role of the nice guy a little too naturally. But that's just the kind of guy he is.A gentle wander through his time at NICKELODEON among other shows, appearing in the movie ODDBALL and of course his time on Working Dog's UTOPIA (Wed 9pm ABC). How much Dave loved the first couple of seasons of BIG BROTHER featured also, along with his endorsement of Celia Pacquola's eyebrow acting game.We also stop by his Toyota MEMORABLE MOMENTS ads with Stephen Curry and mention (th...
Sep 14, 2015•55 min•Season 5Ep. 24
The one where Angus and I have an epic conversation ranging from his experience in film (MAD MAX FURY ROAD, THE MULE and more) to TV (FARGO, GREEKS ON THE ROOF and more) and the state of political and social commentary in Australia today. Prepare yourselves - this is a wild ride.We meander through all recesses of the film and TV landscape, pausing for some time (understandably) on working with George Miller & Noah Hawley. It's a long way for this one guy known for fecal follies.Prospective a...
Sep 07, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 23
The one where Sammy J lurches from one controversy to the next, be it dealing with airport security in Dubai, to hating on Twitter, to the secret revelation of his long-held pastime as a gardener of sorts.Can't say I didn't warn you.Naturally there's lots of talk about his new show SAMMY J AND RANDY IN RICKETT'S LANE (appearing on ABC iview in September and then on ABC TV in October), including the Tim Ferguson connection, the Brough-mance and the great list of Australian comedians with cameos (...
Aug 18, 2015•47 min•Season 5Ep. 22
The one where Brooke Satchwell springs forth and delivers missives on the cult of celebrity. Much like her life on DIRTY LAUNDRY LIVE.This all too fleeting encounter with the star of shows like WONDERLAND, PACKED TO THE RAFTERS and NEIGHBOURS covers many, many bases including the new cast of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE AUSTRALIA, her fascination with specific numbers and times, and why BIG BROTHER was possibly one of the best shows going around.There's even some talk of sausages, naturally.After nearly...
Aug 10, 2015•36 min•Season 5Ep. 21
The one where Allison Keene sidles in and delivers all the warnings we need to know about what TV to look out for (& avoid) from the current US Summer and upcoming Fall schedules.There's some great chat about reality TV from the Collider.com TV Editor, including revelations about BACHELOR PAD and BACHELOR IN PARADISE, along with some great shows to keep an eye out for in UNREAL, HANNIBAL and MR ROBOT.We dive through the shows that America can thank Australia for making better and there's eve...
Jul 27, 2015•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 20
The one where Merrill Barr gives us the 101 on the US TV landscape - who owns what, just what is syndication and how to navigate the Broadcast/Basic/Premium Cable/Streaming environment.Basically - it's messy.Merrill does well to help us wind through some of the history as to how we get to the spot modern US TV is in, speed bumps and all along the way. Sure there's about 300 million more Americans than Australians but they've still got it pretty good when you accept just about everything is in HD...
Jul 20, 2015•1 hr 29 min•Season 5Ep. 19
The one where Dan MacPherson discuss is already very full career across Australian TV and dive headlong in the process of making INFINI and then popping up as horse-riding elven-warrior-prince on the soon to be released THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES.If you want to check out what the big new thing from MTV looks like here's the teaser from Comic-Con 2015: https://youtu.be/crjkQHnDYu0 - AMAZING!There's lots of talk of hair (NEIGHBOURS) and no hair (THE BILL), clowns (DANCING WITH THE STARS) and no clown...
Jul 13, 2015•1 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 18
The one where Patrick Brammall get straight into it and talk about his work on TV - ALL OF IT. ALL AT ONCE.We meander through working on UPPER MIDDLE BOGAN (acknowledging the new Gristmill show LITTLE LUNCH that's about to drop), OFFSPRING (*BIG* news for fans on season 6!), CANAL ROAD and much, much more. Given Patrick's time was limited we got into the meat of it, chewing the fat about GLITCH (premiering this Thursday 8:30pm on ABC).A new twist for Pick A Box Of Pot Luck as this week Patrick i...
Jul 06, 2015•40 min•Season 5Ep. 17
The one where Justin Hamilton & I talk about TV so much we don't actually get to talk about his relationship with TV (though from this episode you'll have a good indication of how it works). The real challenge we put to you is this: Can you make it through the 15 minutes of Star Wars Episode VII plot discussion BEFORE we get to the other stuff? The only correct answer is yes.EVEN THEN WE RAN OUT OF TIME!There's talk about the Australian comedy 'mafia' and Hammo's preference of reality TV sho...
Jun 29, 2015•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 16
The one where Gareth Reynolds regales us his story of suckling at the teet of MTV while delivering a show without one core ingredient. The very funny co-host of The Dollop podcast Gareth joins me live from his couch in LA while I sat in an office chair in Brisbane, Australia. Thanks technology.There's discussion of Trump as a legitimate US Presidential Candidate, the leaving of Chris Bath and Gareth shows his skill in Pick A Box Of Pot Luck with his special topic being Mr Show. There's also lots...
Jun 22, 2015•57 min•Season 5Ep. 15
The one where Charlie Clausen REVEALS ALL about the rigors of auditioning and casting, what it's like to survive between gigs, and what it was like to hear the first Guest Charlie on TOFOP. He's also very sharp on when quizzed about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and reveals exactly what vegetable Jules Lund is most like.Naturally we talk about his new podcast That's Aweson, Kirk Cameron, Mr Bad on E Street, Twin Peaks and talk about his first time to LA Podfest last year. We also dive into why you sh...
Jun 01, 2015•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 14
The one where Dan Hall and I passionately analyse the final episode of Mad Men before we got distracted with other shiny things. There's talk of Boris the Black Knight, Agro's Cartoon Connection and even more 'Round the Twist (what a child of the late 80's this man is). Also Mark Humphries drops by to start off our discussion on everything Eurovision 2015.I unload on the critics of Married at First Sight (somewhat controversially) and Dan digs deep into his knowledge of reality TV to work out wh...
May 25, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 13
The one where Julie Goodwin lifts the lid and dishes the (non-existent) dirt on which of the MasterChef Australia judges gives the best hugs, who is the hardest marker and who has the best poker face. THEN we start on her time in the jungle as a part of Ten's big start to the year with I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.It's not all reality though... what shows impacted Julie as a youngster (and as a young mum)? What secrets does she know about Fast Ed Halmyagi? Why does the audio sound so appal...
May 18, 2015•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 12
The one where Rob Mills talks about life as a part of the first class of Australian Idol (and his realisation he was never gonna win in a year that had Shannon Noll and Guy Sebastian). He's far more than a one-note wonder though, and we wander through his career on TV including Celebrity Apprentice Australia, Dancing with the Stars and more. There's some talk of his theatre career and his upcoming cabaret show Rob Mills Is Surprisingly Good.How much does Rob know about reality television (more t...
May 11, 2015•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 11
HAPPY LOGIES AFTERMATH!What a night it was. Tears, desperation, disappointment - all that just from the radio people on the red carpet trying to get the attention of our stars for interviews. The Logies have once again been run and won and in this 57th year going live to air (for the east coast) made it all the more engaging and energetic. That doesn't mean there wasn't the pre-requisite awkwardness of say a Chris Brown and Jennifer Hawkins into, but nonetheless it was fun.Fellow Logies tragic M...
May 04, 2015•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 10
The one where Mr Sam Mac & Jules Schiller take us behind the curtain of working near TV. For Sam that includes life on Wake Up! and all that entailed, and for Jules that's The White Room and seeing your great new panel show become a network casualty. There's revelations on Scott Cam, Carrie Bickmore and Steve Peacocke; The ARIAs; and some hot Logies gossip (what exactly is it like to get thrown out of the Media Room?). Given it's Logies week we seek wisdom from our guests as to who will win ...
Apr 27, 2015•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 9
The one where Julia Morris talks about all things I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, her lust for Chris Brown, life on House Husbands, how gossip columnists just make stuff up and all sorts of other things. There's some great conversation about getting her start on TV in Australia, life on TV in the UK, coming back and then going to the US where... nothing. Celebrity Apprentice gets a guernsey along too. Also her ladyness has one of the best laughs in the biz. Warning: Mutual admiration society...
Apr 20, 2015•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 8
The one where Mark Humphries barely scratches the surface when it comes to life on A Rational Fear, The Roast and becoming the ire of politicians across Australia. This first of what will be hopefully many conversations with Mark picks at the surface of what it means to have to watch The Bolt Report and Insiders every week and life in auditions for advertisements. Lots of great distracting discussion about television in the 80's and a mandatory discussion about Eurovision, and the reveal of THE ...
Apr 13, 2015•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 7
The one where Shaynna Blaze reveals what and how she watches TV, and what she really thinks of Neale Whitaker, Darren Palmer, Andrew Winter and Charlie Albone (it's all good, don't panic). It's a great if a little noisy chat about how HRH Blaze came to be on TV later in her career and how moments can mean big things. There's also lots of talk of The Block and Selling Houses Australia (and I reveal just how little I understand about colours and basic design principles - no surprises there).Make s...
Apr 06, 2015•36 min•Season 5Ep. 6
The one where Kevin Perry (Nelbie.com) and I look back at the start to the 2015 TV year and recount its glories, its failures and all the bits in between. We cover Ten's latest strategy to get us all to watch (and determine if it's working) along with the concern that so much reality TV is pushing audiences away from the scripted dramas that inevitably follow. There's also lots of conversation about Presto v Stan v Netflix ANZ and where we think it'll fit into the landscape over the coming month...
Mar 30, 2015•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 5
The one where Graham Elwood shares his most favourite movie ever, while reminiscing about the TV of his youth. There's controversy over Jeremy Clarkson, I go wild about Wentworth and Graham gets all tingly about the Twilight Zone. For those that haven't yet seen it there's some MASSIVE House of Cards Season 3 spoilers towards the end - you have been warned (watch it now - TODAY! - on Netflix ANZ).It's a great chat with one half of our Comedy Film Nerds, one quarter of the LA Podcast Festival man...
Mar 23, 2015•58 min•Season 5Ep. 4
The one where Dan Ilic reveals more than he should possibly have about his time with Andrew Bolt.This is a super fun chat with Dan who is now kicking goals in the US with Al Jazeera Plus, though most may recognise him from Hungry Beast, Can of Worms, or that guy who did that Get Up! ad. It's a great chat with a fellow comedy nerd and TV geek that I hope you really enjoy it.Please continue to spread the word about the return of the new MolksTVTalk podcast. Share it on Twitter and Facebook and eve...
Mar 16, 2015•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 3
The one where Steele Saunders settles in for a chat about Star Wars, Seinfeld and so very much more. LISTEN to the time that Steele revealed he actually knows more about reality television than he lets on; HEAR Steele doing "the voice" when playing Carol the Waitress from the first episode of Seinfeld in "Scenetastic"; AUDIBLY GASP at the recollection of Steele's televisual history and his recounting of how passion for his favourite TV show lead him down a path of destruction (not really, but it...
Mar 09, 2015•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 2
The one where Celia Pacquola and Chris Wainhouse share their about their earliest TV memories, wonder what ever happened to the Tannum Sands Rydges Pizza Oven, and reveal all sorts of secrets about their careers (who wrote for Big Brother and who is writing a new sitcom?!). There's lots of fun to be had and, as always, your feedback is welcomed (particularly with the new format so don't be shy! Hit me up on Twitter (@MolksTVTalk) or leave a comment on the post on MolksTVTalk.com - and encourage ...
Mar 02, 2015•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 1
