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The Back Side of Television

A three-part comedy series exploring all the ridiculous, depressing and outright shameful moments in the wild history of Australian television.

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Australian television -
what can be said about it - The Back Side of Television

Australian television - what can be said about it

It's immediately well received -
SeaChange, - The Back Side of Television

It's immediately well received - SeaChange,

Quite a lot, provided you don't
intend to ever work at Channel 7, - The Back Side of Television

Quite a lot, provided you don't intend to ever work at ...

MAN: In March 1949, - The Back Side of Television

MAN: In March 1949,

Anyway, when Graham Kennedy
did his infamous crow call - The Back Side of Television

Anyway, when Graham Kennedy did his infamous crow call

Seven had to defend itself regarding
some of the footage it chose to air - The Back Side of Television

Seven had to defend itself regarding some of the footage it ...

And despite that being
pretty appalling content - The Back Side of Television

And despite that being pretty appalling content

But no-one seems to remember
that four days later, - The Back Side of Television

But no-one seems to remember that four days later,

# You know we belong together... # - The Back Side of Television

# You know we belong together... #

Interesting that a 200%-a-week
increase in 'fuck' - The Back Side of Television

Interesting that a 200%-a-week increase in 'fuck'

MAN: Physical evidence
is consistent...
(WAILS) - The Back Side of Television

MAN: Physical evidence is consistent... (WAILS)

These days, 19 viewers is also
pretty appalling, - The Back Side of Television

These days, 19 viewers is also pretty appalling,

Mm. Escalating screams
are pretty standard - The Back Side of Television

Mm. Escalating screams are pretty standard

Anyway, this was the very beginning
of television in Australia, - The Back Side of Television

Anyway, this was the very beginning of television in Austral...

So, what other finer points
of TV history have we forgotten? - The Back Side of Television

So, what other finer points of TV history have we forgotten?

And will I ever be allowed to present
my Spree TV show, Shop Til You Plop? - The Back Side of Television

And will I ever be allowed to present my Spree TV show, Shop...

Help! (ECHOES) - The Back Side of Television

Think about all that
as we unveil The Back Side... - The Back Side of Television

Think about all that as we unveil The Back Side...

And what would network executives
just rather pretend hadn't happened? - The Back Side of Television

And what would network executives just rather pretend hadn&#...

Let's find all of that out together
as we take a look at The Back Side. - The Back Side of Television

Let's find all of that out together as we take a look a...

Is that last graphic implying those
four shots came from Pistorius? - The Back Side of Television

Is that last graphic implying those four shots came from Pis...

Anyway, from those examples, - The Back Side of Television

Anyway, from those examples,

And we are here for all of that - The Back Side of Television

And we are here for all of that

Wonderland launched
on Network Ten in 2013 - The Back Side of Television

Wonderland launched on Network Ten in 2013

Hi, I'm Mitch McTaggart,
and over the next couple of weeks, - The Back Side of Television

Hi, I'm Mitch McTaggart, and over the next couple of we...

Oop, drama bingo. - The Back Side of Television

Oop, drama bingo.

My favourite part is how hetero
all the hetero guys are. - The Back Side of Television

My favourite part is how hetero all the hetero guys are.

Come on, give it to me!
# Sakata! # - The Back Side of Television

Come on, give it to me! # Sakata! #

If you're not a straight white man, - The Back Side of Television

If you're not a straight white man,

Anyway, I wouldn't go so far to say - The Back Side of Television

Anyway, I wouldn't go so far to say

In 2007, Today Tonight alleged - The Back Side of Television

In 2007, Today Tonight alleged

Gay representation, in particular,
was sparse, - The Back Side of Television

Gay representation, in particular, was sparse,

(THEME MUSIC) - The Back Side of Television

Wonderland premiered
during a bit of a tipping point - The Back Side of Television

Wonderland premiered during a bit of a tipping point

Disney's Winnie the Poof.
(LAUGHTER) - The Back Side of Television

Disney's Winnie the Poof. (LAUGHTER)

Today Tonight was in
a pretty weird place - - The Back Side of Television

Today Tonight was in a pretty weird place -

Or how about when Telstra had to
apologise for an ad it published - The Back Side of Television

Or how about when Telstra had to apologise for an ad it publ...

Around the time of the premiere,
reviews started coming in, - The Back Side of Television

Around the time of the premiere, reviews started coming in,

Someone even thought to update
the show's Wikipedia entry - The Back Side of Television

Someone even thought to update the show's Wikipedia ent...

The '90s were a bit of a wasteland
for prime time gay representation - The Back Side of Television

The '90s were a bit of a wasteland for prime time gay r...

All that aside, the first-season
winner, Guy Sebastian, - The Back Side of Television

All that aside, the first-season winner, Guy Sebastian,

Surprising then, that one
of the first gay kisses on the box - The Back Side of Television

Surprising then, that one of the first gay kisses on the box

If we'd continued Wikipedia edits
at that pace, - The Back Side of Television

If we'd continued Wikipedia edits at that pace,

Australian Idol popularised
the sadistic art - The Back Side of Television

Australian Idol popularised the sadistic art

In the show's defence,
the cast included Emma Lung, - The Back Side of Television

In the show's defence, the cast included Emma Lung,

(OFF KEY) # If I made you feel - The Back Side of Television

(OFF KEY) # If I made you feel

Weird to think Australian TV went gay - The Back Side of Television

Weird to think Australian TV went gay

So why does it feel like it all went
a little south after the '70s? - The Back Side of Television

So why does it feel like it all went a little south after th...

Jay Laga'aia pondered: - The Back Side of Television

Jay Laga'aia pondered:

(SWING MUSIC) - The Back Side of Television

"Someone should have told them
they suck years ago." - The Back Side of Television

"Someone should have told them they suck years ago.&quo...

With regular three-dimensional LGBTQI
characters in Number 96 and The Box, - The Back Side of Television

With regular three-dimensional LGBTQI characters in Number 9...

The next level of this
family-friendly torture porn - The Back Side of Television

The next level of this family-friendly torture porn

And being Twitter, in jumped
an Anglo guy with an opinion. - The Back Side of Television

And being Twitter, in jumped an Anglo guy with an opinion.

Steve pointed out to Remy - The Back Side of Television

Steve pointed out to Remy

And the show seemed to like
exploring the question, - The Back Side of Television

And the show seemed to like exploring the question,

However, other shows during the '70s
that had one-off gay characters - The Back Side of Television

However, other shows during the '70s that had one-off g...

# Ohh, sing it - The Back Side of Television

Monash University's Whitney Monaghan
wrote - The Back Side of Television

Monash University's Whitney Monaghan wrote

The important layer here
is that, at the time, - The Back Side of Television

The important layer here is that, at the time,

How about in the lead-up
to the season one finale - The Back Side of Television

How about in the lead-up to the season one finale

I have a temporary condition
that's affecting my voice. - The Back Side of Television

I have a temporary condition that's affecting my voice.

So, if you're publicly exhausted - The Back Side of Television

So, if you're publicly exhausted

So much so that a one-off role in
a 1978 episode of Ten's Chopper Squad - The Back Side of Television

So much so that a one-off role in a 1978 episode of Ten'...

It's forced me to make the decision
to leave the competition. - The Back Side of Television

It's forced me to make the decision to leave the compet...

But why did Wonderland
specifically get called out - The Back Side of Television

But why did Wonderland specifically get called out

Well, drama for starters, - The Back Side of Television

Well, drama for starters,

Meanwhile, lesbians at the time
were largely portrayed as villainous, - The Back Side of Television

Meanwhile, lesbians at the time were largely portrayed as vi...

Set in Sydney's Coogee Beach,
a reasonably rich suburb, - The Back Side of Television

Set in Sydney's Coogee Beach, a reasonably rich suburb,

And moments before
Cosima's announcement, - The Back Side of Television

And moments before Cosima's announcement,

Plus, according to
the promotional material, - The Back Side of Television

Plus, according to the promotional material,

In the '80s,
Prisoner had hit its peak, - The Back Side of Television

In the '80s, Prisoner had hit its peak,

After counting the votes, there is
less than 0.08% between them. - The Back Side of Television

After counting the votes, there is less than 0.08% between t...

So, it's a bit of a statement
when that's achieved - The Back Side of Television

So, it's a bit of a statement when that's achieved

Meaning it would have potentially
cost the show millions - The Back Side of Television

Meaning it would have potentially cost the show millions

By 2013, Twitter was well-established
as an all-round litmus test - The Back Side of Television

By 2013, Twitter was well-established as an all-round litmus...

Cosima confirmed in a 2018 interview - The Back Side of Television

Cosima confirmed in a 2018 interview

Two years before Wonderland
was Channel 9's notorious failure, - The Back Side of Television

Two years before Wonderland was Channel 9's notorious f...

Mmm, that golden era
of a show being kept afloat - The Back Side of Television

Mmm, that golden era of a show being kept afloat

Ongoing LGBTQI portrayals
were limited - The Back Side of Television

Ongoing LGBTQI portrayals were limited

Low viewing figures
led to the show's cancellation - - The Back Side of Television

Low viewing figures led to the show's cancellation -

Now, for a family-friendly show
that children watch, - The Back Side of Television

Now, for a family-friendly show that children watch,

Season six contestant
and 16-year-old child Tom Williams - The Back Side of Television

Season six contestant and 16-year-old child Tom Williams

The point is Planet Earth largely
ushered in and cemented the era - The Back Side of Television

The point is Planet Earth largely ushered in and cemented th...

We don't want people like that
working here. - The Back Side of Television

We don't want people like that working here.

He suffered a fractured eye socket
and blamed a lack of support, - The Back Side of Television

He suffered a fractured eye socket and blamed a lack of supp...

Writing in 2002, academic Keith Howes
said that by the mid '80s: - The Back Side of Television

Writing in 2002, academic Keith Howes said that by the mid &...

The third consideration
in Wonderland's reception - The Back Side of Television

The third consideration in Wonderland's reception

Wonderland already felt like
a step backwards - The Back Side of Television

Wonderland already felt like a step backwards

Maybe that was due to the need
for overseas co-production funding - The Back Side of Television

Maybe that was due to the need for overseas co-production fu...

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A three-part comedy series exploring all the ridiculous, depressing and outright shameful moments in the wild history of Australian television.

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Director: N/A

Writer: Mitch McTaggart

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Genre: comedy

Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 7.9

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Released: 15 Nov 2021

Awards: 1 nomination

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