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.
If you ever find Elly & Jools, hit me tf up.
I totally forgot this show. If you’re happy with random YouTube uploads someone seems to have created a playlist of all the episodes.
P.C.B.H.
The Big Gig
The Chaser’s War on Everything
Yes!! I miss it.
CNNNN forever!
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.
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.
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.
From a Pom:
I liked Rake .
Prisoner Cell Block H was cult here too .
Then, Angry Boys, Chris Lilleys comedy.
Um, Under Belly about Tony Mockba was good I think .
Any Ashes cricket where we didn’t lose 5-0
Bluey is a parenting program cleverly disguised as a kids’ program. It’s my favourite show on TV at the moment.
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.
My daughter is 9yo, and well and truly no longer watching Bluey. But I still download it…
Silversun! All episodes have been uploaded to YouTube (though the quality is terrible).
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.
I was going to suggest Plasmo, but it turns out some mad lad has already upscaled it to 4K! Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2U98Joe6Hs
Upscaled to 4k, what’s the big idea?
Wtf… I might have missed it I guess… maybe it’s how I’ll reconcile it with myself over time…
But where the fuck was E Street on everyone’s list lol… Mr Bad!!
Does anyone really want to remember Mr Bad?
- The Curiosity Show
- Skippy
- Ask the Leyland Brothers
+1 for curiosity
There’s quite a lot of Curiosity Show clips on YT, with more being added all the time. Brings back great memories…
I remember loving the show Good Guys, Bad Guys when I was a teenager. Occasionally look for it on the torrents but never found it.
Maybe it’ll go on sale one day at jb - Good Guys Bad Guys.
Haha I got it on sale a JB. I should make a digital backup of it actually. Can’t believe I haven’t done it yet…
let me know if you need some off site storage of you digital backups…
Mr Inbetween. First season is gold.
The girl from tomorrow. I see it’s on Stan now.
Love is a four letter word.
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.
Recent show, ‘Pine Gap.’ US/Australian electronic intelligence monitoring station. Political drama, and interpersonal drama. Supposedly getting a second season.
