In what is excellent news for me and every other Rake fan on the planet, ABC1 has confirmed a second season of the series has been commissioned. Production will begin in late 2011.
In May, Rake star Richard Roxburgh won a Logie for Most Outstanding Actor for his work in the series. Congratulations, Richard on the well-deserved win!
For more information:
Official ABC1 Site: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/rake/
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587000/
TV Rage: http://tvrage.com/shows/id-26845
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
AUS Television: City Homicide, No Greater Honour, Part Six "Ghosts"
City Homicide
No Greater Honour, Part Six, Ghosts
Original Air Date: March 30, 2011
Greg Stevens confessed to a hospice priest that he'd murdered three people before dying. When Duncan and Rhys start investigating the claim, they find that the three names Stevens had written inside his Bible were connected. The case takes a shocking turn when the evidence leads them to the son of the man Stevens used to work for. Homicide isn't quite prepared for what they learn next.
Duncan and Rhys are called to the hospice bedside of a man, Greg Stevens, who has died from prostate cancer. Not much is known about him other than he had lived on the streets before having been diagnosed with cancer. Stevens told the hospice Father (Trent Baker) he had murdered three people but didn't give any additional details. The Father gives them a small Bible Stevens carried around with him. Inside the front cover he had written three names: Mavis Simmons, Peter Faulkner and Ruth Benson.
Bernice Waverley fills Stanley and Jarvis in on Lombardi's plans for Homicide, which doesn't set too well with Stanley. Bernice plans to tell those assigned to the squad that night that Friday will be the last day for Homicide.
No Greater Honour, Part Six, Ghosts
Original Air Date: March 30, 2011
Greg Stevens confessed to a hospice priest that he'd murdered three people before dying. When Duncan and Rhys start investigating the claim, they find that the three names Stevens had written inside his Bible were connected. The case takes a shocking turn when the evidence leads them to the son of the man Stevens used to work for. Homicide isn't quite prepared for what they learn next.
Duncan and Rhys are called to the hospice bedside of a man, Greg Stevens, who has died from prostate cancer. Not much is known about him other than he had lived on the streets before having been diagnosed with cancer. Stevens told the hospice Father (Trent Baker) he had murdered three people but didn't give any additional details. The Father gives them a small Bible Stevens carried around with him. Inside the front cover he had written three names: Mavis Simmons, Peter Faulkner and Ruth Benson.
Bernice Waverley fills Stanley and Jarvis in on Lombardi's plans for Homicide, which doesn't set too well with Stanley. Bernice plans to tell those assigned to the squad that night that Friday will be the last day for Homicide.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
AUS Television: City Homicide, No Greater Honour, Part Five "Last Man Standing"
City Homicide
No Greater Honour, Part Five, Last Man Standing
Original Air Date: March 23, 2011
The murder of Dane Majors barrister and then the judge that presided over his trial bring the Homicide team to focus on him. When both Alan Sullivan and Nick Buchanan are confirmed as missing, Homicide focus on Dane Majors. With the possibility more people who were involved in the Majors case will become targets, Homicide must work fast to prevent anyone else from dying. Can the team get to Nick before anything can happen to him and take a cold-blooded killer off the streets? Meanwhile, Lombardi drops a bombshell on Bernice Waverley when he calls her to his office to discuss her budget proposal for Homicide.
Papers flutter to the floor from above and fall around the body of a slain barrister, Helen Jefferson. Her robe is thrown from above and falls beside her body last. As the other members of Homicide are tied up with the car bomb investigation, the murder of the barrister is being worked by Matt and Jennifer. Matt explains that she fell from the same floor as the papers and her robe. She has smeared blood on her face and Matt is guessing that was from being punched before being pushed over the railing. She was murdered between 5:30 and 6:00 that morning. The assailant checked out of the building using the barrister's swipe card which was then thrown in the bin outside. Jennifer recognizes the name and, when she looks at a book lying amongst the papers around the barrister, finds that she was the barrister who defended Dane Majors.
No Greater Honour, Part Five, Last Man Standing
Original Air Date: March 23, 2011
The murder of Dane Majors barrister and then the judge that presided over his trial bring the Homicide team to focus on him. When both Alan Sullivan and Nick Buchanan are confirmed as missing, Homicide focus on Dane Majors. With the possibility more people who were involved in the Majors case will become targets, Homicide must work fast to prevent anyone else from dying. Can the team get to Nick before anything can happen to him and take a cold-blooded killer off the streets? Meanwhile, Lombardi drops a bombshell on Bernice Waverley when he calls her to his office to discuss her budget proposal for Homicide.
Papers flutter to the floor from above and fall around the body of a slain barrister, Helen Jefferson. Her robe is thrown from above and falls beside her body last. As the other members of Homicide are tied up with the car bomb investigation, the murder of the barrister is being worked by Matt and Jennifer. Matt explains that she fell from the same floor as the papers and her robe. She has smeared blood on her face and Matt is guessing that was from being punched before being pushed over the railing. She was murdered between 5:30 and 6:00 that morning. The assailant checked out of the building using the barrister's swipe card which was then thrown in the bin outside. Jennifer recognizes the name and, when she looks at a book lying amongst the papers around the barrister, finds that she was the barrister who defended Dane Majors.
Friday, March 18, 2011
AUS Television: City Homicide, No Greater Honour, Part Four "Tangled Web"
City Homicide
No Greater Honour, Part Four, Tangled Web
Original Air Date: March 16, 2011
Dane Majors is released from prison with his fans and the media waiting on him at the gates. Graham Proctor warns him as he's leaving that he won't get away with murdering his daughter. Homicide officially re-opens the Tahnee Majors murder investigation. Moments before Tim Padgett is killed by a car bomb in Alan Sullivans car, Sullivan gives Bernice information that was sent to the Tribune by Deep Throat, information which takes the case in a completely different direction. Nick Buchanan becomes the next target in the case.
Both Dane Majors and Nick Buchanan awaken from their sleep with nightmares of the murder of Tahnee Majors (Saskaia Hampele).
Dane Majors walks out of prison a free man after his conviction was overturned. He is met at the gates by the press, his supporters and even Nick Buchanan is standing with the crowd. He challenges the authorities to bring on a re-trial because he will be found innocent because he is innocent. Tahnee's father, Graham Proctor (Graeme Blundell) is there and calls Majors a liar, stating again that Dane killed his daughter. Proctor warns Majors he won't get away with it.
No Greater Honour, Part Four, Tangled Web
Original Air Date: March 16, 2011
Dane Majors is released from prison with his fans and the media waiting on him at the gates. Graham Proctor warns him as he's leaving that he won't get away with murdering his daughter. Homicide officially re-opens the Tahnee Majors murder investigation. Moments before Tim Padgett is killed by a car bomb in Alan Sullivans car, Sullivan gives Bernice information that was sent to the Tribune by Deep Throat, information which takes the case in a completely different direction. Nick Buchanan becomes the next target in the case.
Both Dane Majors and Nick Buchanan awaken from their sleep with nightmares of the murder of Tahnee Majors (Saskaia Hampele).
Dane Majors walks out of prison a free man after his conviction was overturned. He is met at the gates by the press, his supporters and even Nick Buchanan is standing with the crowd. He challenges the authorities to bring on a re-trial because he will be found innocent because he is innocent. Tahnee's father, Graham Proctor (Graeme Blundell) is there and calls Majors a liar, stating again that Dane killed his daughter. Proctor warns Majors he won't get away with it.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
AUS Television: City Homicide, No Greater Honour, Part Three: "If It Bleeds, It Leads"
City Homicide
No Greater Honour, Part Three, If It Bleeds, It Leads
Original Air Date: March 9, 2011
The investigation into Juliette Gardiner's murder begins and Nick is quickly cleared as a suspect. A new reporter takes her place at the Tribune on the Dean Major's story and it's clear things aren't going to stop with her death. They only get worse. Evidence points even more strongly to Nick's old mentor and friend, Bruce Dalton. Could Dalton have planted the evidence against Dane Majors and, if he did, what will be the fallout of that information becoming known?
The homicide team arrives to the Juliette Gardiner scene. Matt takes control ordering more officers to search every floor and the entrances be sealed off. Nick tells Matt he's wasting his time as the shooter took off. Matt wants them to work with uniforms as there isn't anything they can do until crime scene and pathology arrive. Rhys leaves to speak with security as Nick is telling Matt the direction from which the shots came. Jennifer asks Nick if he's alright. He's been better then offers her his gun saying it hasn't been fired. She puts the gun in an evidence bag as he offers information about Juliette meeting someone he believed to be a man (he didn't sight him) and there were shots (he says "a bunch"; four) as they started to talk. The first shot took her down, a car door slammed, he ran down the ramp and he saw no one. He tells them he wants his hands swabbed for residue. He informs Matt that Juliette was working on a story that could have implicated him in corruption.
No Greater Honour, Part Three, If It Bleeds, It Leads
Original Air Date: March 9, 2011
The investigation into Juliette Gardiner's murder begins and Nick is quickly cleared as a suspect. A new reporter takes her place at the Tribune on the Dean Major's story and it's clear things aren't going to stop with her death. They only get worse. Evidence points even more strongly to Nick's old mentor and friend, Bruce Dalton. Could Dalton have planted the evidence against Dane Majors and, if he did, what will be the fallout of that information becoming known?
The homicide team arrives to the Juliette Gardiner scene. Matt takes control ordering more officers to search every floor and the entrances be sealed off. Nick tells Matt he's wasting his time as the shooter took off. Matt wants them to work with uniforms as there isn't anything they can do until crime scene and pathology arrive. Rhys leaves to speak with security as Nick is telling Matt the direction from which the shots came. Jennifer asks Nick if he's alright. He's been better then offers her his gun saying it hasn't been fired. She puts the gun in an evidence bag as he offers information about Juliette meeting someone he believed to be a man (he didn't sight him) and there were shots (he says "a bunch"; four) as they started to talk. The first shot took her down, a car door slammed, he ran down the ramp and he saw no one. He tells them he wants his hands swabbed for residue. He informs Matt that Juliette was working on a story that could have implicated him in corruption.
Friday, March 4, 2011
AUS Television: City Homicide, No Greater Honour, Part 2: Go Down Swinging
City Homicide
No Greater Honour, Part Two, Go Down Swinging
Original Air Date: March 2, 2011
A man comes into Homicide about his missing wife and the case takes on a surprising twist when he identifies the Jane Doe in the morgue as the woman who was the lover of him and his wife from swingers parties they attended. His wife is later found dead and the investigation leads the team into the swinger scene. Were the women murdered because of their lifestyle choices or could there have been another motive and who had motive to kill them? Meanwhile, Juliette Gardiner's continued digging into the Dane Majors case takes a deadly turn.
A distraught man, Drew Preston, comes into Homicide looking for his missing wife, Rebecca. Stanley takes him aside to speak with him and is told that the man's wife disappeared three days ago. He filed a missing persons report but he has a feeling something bad has happened. Allie and Nick are at the morgue and the description the man gave matches a Jane Doe that was found the night before by the freeway. Preston is brought into the room with Nick and Allie. Allie takes him into the room with Ronnie and the body where he identifies the body not as his wife but as Sophie Mayne, a woman who was a lover to Preston and his wife.
No Greater Honour, Part Two, Go Down Swinging
Original Air Date: March 2, 2011
A man comes into Homicide about his missing wife and the case takes on a surprising twist when he identifies the Jane Doe in the morgue as the woman who was the lover of him and his wife from swingers parties they attended. His wife is later found dead and the investigation leads the team into the swinger scene. Were the women murdered because of their lifestyle choices or could there have been another motive and who had motive to kill them? Meanwhile, Juliette Gardiner's continued digging into the Dane Majors case takes a deadly turn.
A distraught man, Drew Preston, comes into Homicide looking for his missing wife, Rebecca. Stanley takes him aside to speak with him and is told that the man's wife disappeared three days ago. He filed a missing persons report but he has a feeling something bad has happened. Allie and Nick are at the morgue and the description the man gave matches a Jane Doe that was found the night before by the freeway. Preston is brought into the room with Nick and Allie. Allie takes him into the room with Ronnie and the body where he identifies the body not as his wife but as Sophie Mayne, a woman who was a lover to Preston and his wife.
Friday, February 25, 2011
AUS Television: City Homicide, No Greater Honour, Part 1: Reward Day
City Homicide
No Greater Honour, Part One: Reward Day
Original Air Date: February 23, 2011
The murder of a prison guard leads the team to a drug ring within the prison. The list of suspects range from the usual to the surprising. Meanwhile, Nick Buchanan meets up with Dane Majors, a man he put in prison for the murder of his wife. There's clearly tension between the two but is it because Nick planted evidence against him like Majors claims or just because Majors got caught by Nick? Matters are further complicated when a beautiful reporter wants to interview Nick about the Majors case for a story the Tribune is planning. Will she uncover information that will destroy Nick?
Nick and Duncan interview Eugene Ashton (Stephen Pease), the survivor of two prison guards who were terrorized and shot. One of the guards, Ben Kelton (Lloyd Bissell), died. The prisoner they were transporting, Sean Lynch (Chris Weir) pulled a gun on the two guards not far from the prison. Lynch forced them from the car at gunpoint and demanded the keys. Ashton turned them over and while Lynch was distracted with them, Ben Kelton pulled his gun and was shot by Lynch in the chest. Ashton turned to run and was shot in the arm. He blacked out and when he came to, Lynch was gone and the car and Ben Kelton, dead, were still there.
No Greater Honour, Part One: Reward Day
Original Air Date: February 23, 2011
The murder of a prison guard leads the team to a drug ring within the prison. The list of suspects range from the usual to the surprising. Meanwhile, Nick Buchanan meets up with Dane Majors, a man he put in prison for the murder of his wife. There's clearly tension between the two but is it because Nick planted evidence against him like Majors claims or just because Majors got caught by Nick? Matters are further complicated when a beautiful reporter wants to interview Nick about the Majors case for a story the Tribune is planning. Will she uncover information that will destroy Nick?
Nick and Duncan interview Eugene Ashton (Stephen Pease), the survivor of two prison guards who were terrorized and shot. One of the guards, Ben Kelton (Lloyd Bissell), died. The prisoner they were transporting, Sean Lynch (Chris Weir) pulled a gun on the two guards not far from the prison. Lynch forced them from the car at gunpoint and demanded the keys. Ashton turned them over and while Lynch was distracted with them, Ben Kelton pulled his gun and was shot by Lynch in the chest. Ashton turned to run and was shot in the arm. He blacked out and when he came to, Lynch was gone and the car and Ben Kelton, dead, were still there.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
AUS Television: City Homicide, Episode 5.2 "Secret Love"
City Homicide
Season Five, Episode Two, Secret Love
Original Air Date: February 16, 2011
When the body of a young woman is found in an empty lot the case takes a troubling turn. Numbers from a passage in the Quran are written on her forehead leading the team to believe her murder might have religions significance. Could her brother have killed her for honour, was it her fiance or her ex-boyfriend who was still in love with her?
Rhys and Allie are called in to investigate the body of a young woman that is discovered in an empty lot. She was stabbed with a seven-inch blade eleven times. There's no identification with the body but the M.E. finds henna on the woman's hand and the numbers 24 30 31 written on her forehead.
Allie is able to identify the young woman. She was an eighteen-year-old student from a Pakistani family, Marina Durrani. Her mother reported her missing late on Sunday night, the same day the M.E. suspects she was killed. Once he knows Marina is Muslim, Rhys Googles the numbers and finds a link to a passage from the Quran: "And tell the believing women to subdue their eyes and maintain their chastity...".
Season Five, Episode Two, Secret Love
Original Air Date: February 16, 2011
When the body of a young woman is found in an empty lot the case takes a troubling turn. Numbers from a passage in the Quran are written on her forehead leading the team to believe her murder might have religions significance. Could her brother have killed her for honour, was it her fiance or her ex-boyfriend who was still in love with her?
Rhys and Allie are called in to investigate the body of a young woman that is discovered in an empty lot. She was stabbed with a seven-inch blade eleven times. There's no identification with the body but the M.E. finds henna on the woman's hand and the numbers 24 30 31 written on her forehead.
Allie is able to identify the young woman. She was an eighteen-year-old student from a Pakistani family, Marina Durrani. Her mother reported her missing late on Sunday night, the same day the M.E. suspects she was killed. Once he knows Marina is Muslim, Rhys Googles the numbers and finds a link to a passage from the Quran: "And tell the believing women to subdue their eyes and maintain their chastity...".
Friday, February 11, 2011
AUS Television: City Homicide, Episode 5.1 "The Business of Fear"
City Homicide
Season Five, Episode One, The Business of Fear
Original Air Date: February 9, 2011
The brutal murder of a customs broker leads the team to criminal activities at the waterfront. Jarvis is asked by Stanley Wolfe to contact one of his old informants to assist in the investigation. Things take a turn when the son of Jarvis' informant is pulled into the activities to save his family. Meanwhile, Matt Ryan is awaiting approval of his transfer request.
Duncan and Jennifer are called in when a waterfront worker, Mervyn Mason, is found hanging from a forklift, having been run through by one of the blades. Without the benefit of autopsy, forensics tells Jennifer they believe he was assaulted before the blade was rammed into his body.
Matt tells Stanley he was right when he told him it would be tough coming back to his old squad as sergeant. He feels it might not have only been a tough choice but the wrong one. Stanley wants him to give it a few months. There's an opening in arson and Matt is hoping he can go there. No one else knows about his transfer request and he'd like to keep it that way.
Season Five, Episode One, The Business of Fear
Original Air Date: February 9, 2011
The brutal murder of a customs broker leads the team to criminal activities at the waterfront. Jarvis is asked by Stanley Wolfe to contact one of his old informants to assist in the investigation. Things take a turn when the son of Jarvis' informant is pulled into the activities to save his family. Meanwhile, Matt Ryan is awaiting approval of his transfer request.
Duncan and Jennifer are called in when a waterfront worker, Mervyn Mason, is found hanging from a forklift, having been run through by one of the blades. Without the benefit of autopsy, forensics tells Jennifer they believe he was assaulted before the blade was rammed into his body.
Matt tells Stanley he was right when he told him it would be tough coming back to his old squad as sergeant. He feels it might not have only been a tough choice but the wrong one. Stanley wants him to give it a few months. There's an opening in arson and Matt is hoping he can go there. No one else knows about his transfer request and he'd like to keep it that way.
Monday, January 3, 2011
AUS Television: Rake, Episode 1.8 "R vs. Corella"
Rake
Season One, Episode Eight, R vs. Corella
Original Air Date: December 23, 2010
When the body of a murdered man is discovered in a construction area thanks to a blown water main, Mick Corella is arrested and charged with the murder. Mick wants Cleaver to defend him and sweetens the pot for Cleave by offering to make his $80,000 worth of gambling debts disappear and even give him a $25,000 line of credit. Missy confesses her past to David with disastrous results. Barney and Scarlett come to an understanding. It's time for Cleaver to pay the piper in his tax case but things take a surprising twist.
The action (no pun intended) starts at "a social gathering" seven months ago. Mick Corella (Richard Carter) is holding a swingers party. At the party, his wife, Kirsty (Robyn Malcolm) sees an old acquaintance, Nigel Turner (Paul Gleeson). The two strike up a casual conversation (while still seeing to their current partners, of course). It's clear Kirsty has had feelings for Nigel in the past, and still does. Kirsty introduces Nigel to Mick and the two men even shake hands. Nigel suggests he and Kirsty might be able to get together later to catch up on old times but she declines. Later, in the kitchen, once they are no longer attending to anyone at the party, Kirsty and Nigel again meet and continue talking. Nigel notices that Mick has an eye on them and the two old friends stop talking until he leaves. Kirsty then tells Nigel she would like to catch up and gives him a number where he can reach her.
Fast forward seven months later. A water main blows up in the area where a car park is being extended and a body is found. The body of Nigel Turner. A shopping receipt was left in a bag found with the body giving the police a time and date when the body was buried.
Season One, Episode Eight, R vs. Corella
Original Air Date: December 23, 2010
When the body of a murdered man is discovered in a construction area thanks to a blown water main, Mick Corella is arrested and charged with the murder. Mick wants Cleaver to defend him and sweetens the pot for Cleave by offering to make his $80,000 worth of gambling debts disappear and even give him a $25,000 line of credit. Missy confesses her past to David with disastrous results. Barney and Scarlett come to an understanding. It's time for Cleaver to pay the piper in his tax case but things take a surprising twist.
The action (no pun intended) starts at "a social gathering" seven months ago. Mick Corella (Richard Carter) is holding a swingers party. At the party, his wife, Kirsty (Robyn Malcolm) sees an old acquaintance, Nigel Turner (Paul Gleeson). The two strike up a casual conversation (while still seeing to their current partners, of course). It's clear Kirsty has had feelings for Nigel in the past, and still does. Kirsty introduces Nigel to Mick and the two men even shake hands. Nigel suggests he and Kirsty might be able to get together later to catch up on old times but she declines. Later, in the kitchen, once they are no longer attending to anyone at the party, Kirsty and Nigel again meet and continue talking. Nigel notices that Mick has an eye on them and the two old friends stop talking until he leaves. Kirsty then tells Nigel she would like to catch up and gives him a number where he can reach her.
Fast forward seven months later. A water main blows up in the area where a car park is being extended and a body is found. The body of Nigel Turner. A shopping receipt was left in a bag found with the body giving the police a time and date when the body was buried.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
AUS Television: "Tangle" Returning for 3rd Season
It was announced in mid-December 2010 that the Showtime Australia drama Tangle was renewed for a 3rd season. It has been confirmed that Justine Clarke (Ally), Catherine McClements (Christine) and Kat Stewart (Nat) will be in the third season which will begin production in June of this year.
The new season will look at the separation of generations from one another and the stretching of family ties.
To read more about this exciting news, check out the TV Tonight article.
The new season will look at the separation of generations from one another and the stretching of family ties.
To read more about this exciting news, check out the TV Tonight article.
AUS Television: Second Season of "Spirited" Commissioned
This isn't "new" news but I've been meaning to post about it for a while now and have finally gotten the time to sit down and do a small write up for it.
In September of 2010, FOXTEL announced that pre-production was underway for a second season of the W/FOXTEL drama Spirited. Shooting for the eight-episode second season begins in February of 2011. Claudia Karvan, Matt King and Rodger Corser will all be returning for the sophomore season of the drama.
Spirited is a black comedy that follows Suzy Darling (Claudia Karvan), a dentist and mother of two young children who has left her husband, Steve Darling (Rodger Corser). Suzy soon discovers that there is someone else living in her new home with her: the ghost of a wild British punk rocker, Henry Mallet (Matt King).
The first episode aired on 25th August, 2010 and the eighth, and final, episode of season one aired on 13th October, 2010.
This isn't a show that I blogged the during the first season, although I kept up with it every week. I'm still considering whether to blog it when the new season starts so you might just see more about this show on this blog this year!
For further details on the second season commission of Spirited you can read the Throng.com.au article.
For more information on Spirited:
TVRage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-24222
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1524415/
In September of 2010, FOXTEL announced that pre-production was underway for a second season of the W/FOXTEL drama Spirited. Shooting for the eight-episode second season begins in February of 2011. Claudia Karvan, Matt King and Rodger Corser will all be returning for the sophomore season of the drama.
Spirited is a black comedy that follows Suzy Darling (Claudia Karvan), a dentist and mother of two young children who has left her husband, Steve Darling (Rodger Corser). Suzy soon discovers that there is someone else living in her new home with her: the ghost of a wild British punk rocker, Henry Mallet (Matt King).
The first episode aired on 25th August, 2010 and the eighth, and final, episode of season one aired on 13th October, 2010.
This isn't a show that I blogged the during the first season, although I kept up with it every week. I'm still considering whether to blog it when the new season starts so you might just see more about this show on this blog this year!
For further details on the second season commission of Spirited you can read the Throng.com.au article.
For more information on Spirited:
TVRage: http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-24222
The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1524415/
Friday, December 17, 2010
AUS Television: Possible Second Season for Rake?
While there is no official word from ABC1 just yet, there is hope that the awesome legal drama/comedy Rake will return for a second season.
In a 5th November, 2010 article on throng.com.au, the excellent numbers for Rake's debut are detailed. The show debuted with a 20% five city share, an audience of 900,000 which peaked at 938,000. The numbers were an increase of 9% over the same time slot the previous week.
The article quotes ABC1 Controller Brendan Dahill who said: “I am thrilled with the audience response to Rake and we are already in negotiations with the producers for a second series.
“Scheduling Rake on a Thursday night was risky, as it is a long time since the network aired a drama on that night. But I felt viewers wanted some fun later in the week and this wonderfully irreverent drama series fitted the bill perfectly.”
This is an older article, I know, but it is the only thing I've found thus far about the possibility or no of a second series for Rake.
Being a massive fan of Rake, I think it's wonderful news that ABC1 has been speaking with the producers of the show for a second series. It has been a brilliant summer show that hasn't failed to deliver excellent entertainment a single time. Each episode has been a pleasure and this Australian program is just as strong, if not superior, to most shows from the United States or even the UK.
Here's hoping we will be getting official word that a second series will indeed be on the way. If that announcement is made, I'll most certainly have to share the good news!
Source, Full article: http://www.throng.com.au/rake/new-comedy-rake-proves-winner-abc
In a 5th November, 2010 article on throng.com.au, the excellent numbers for Rake's debut are detailed. The show debuted with a 20% five city share, an audience of 900,000 which peaked at 938,000. The numbers were an increase of 9% over the same time slot the previous week.
The article quotes ABC1 Controller Brendan Dahill who said: “I am thrilled with the audience response to Rake and we are already in negotiations with the producers for a second series.
“Scheduling Rake on a Thursday night was risky, as it is a long time since the network aired a drama on that night. But I felt viewers wanted some fun later in the week and this wonderfully irreverent drama series fitted the bill perfectly.”
This is an older article, I know, but it is the only thing I've found thus far about the possibility or no of a second series for Rake.
Being a massive fan of Rake, I think it's wonderful news that ABC1 has been speaking with the producers of the show for a second series. It has been a brilliant summer show that hasn't failed to deliver excellent entertainment a single time. Each episode has been a pleasure and this Australian program is just as strong, if not superior, to most shows from the United States or even the UK.
Here's hoping we will be getting official word that a second series will indeed be on the way. If that announcement is made, I'll most certainly have to share the good news!
Source, Full article: http://www.throng.com.au/rake/new-comedy-rake-proves-winner-abc
AUS Television: Rake, Episode 1.7 "R vs. Tanner"
Rake
Season One, Episode Seven, R vs. Tanner
Original Air Date: December 16, 2010
Cleaver is bashed during an unsuccessful robbery attempt at a chemists shop and must testify at the trial of the young man accused of the robbery, bashing and death of his fellow robber. Joe Sandilands is outed as one of fourteen politicians who frequented Club Jules. Tired of the stress of the situation, Joe commits suicide. Cleaver is given the case of Travis Tanner, a young man accused of bashing and robbing "Glebe woman". Cleaver learns some shocking truths about Missy that have the ability to change the relationship between the two of them forever. Fuzz hits some relationship woes with Fiona. Barney deals with his separation from Scarlett.
Barney spends a sleepless night without Scarlett but, oddly enough, finds himself smiling as he stands by the pool drinking his coffee the following morning.
Joe Sandilands is outed as one of fourteen politicians who frequented Club Jules, the brothel where Missy used to work. Video of him leaving the Club was put on YouTube leaving Sandilands no choice but to issue a statement expressing regret and remorse to his family, colleagues and supporters.
Cleave, who is suffering from a lion of a hang-over begs Nicole to find something to "kill the bastard behind my eyes" but, alas, she cannot find anything that will do the trick. Two men go through their last minute preparations for a robbery. Unfortunately, they have chosen to rob the exact same chemists shop where Cleaver has gone to get something for his "step-mother of all headaches". They enter the shop while the chemist has gone to the back to fetch something for Cleave's headache. Poor Cleaver, who can't stop telling the young men that they are on "candid camera" and that they should bolt before getting caught ends up getting bashed in the side of the head.
Season One, Episode Seven, R vs. Tanner
Original Air Date: December 16, 2010
Cleaver is bashed during an unsuccessful robbery attempt at a chemists shop and must testify at the trial of the young man accused of the robbery, bashing and death of his fellow robber. Joe Sandilands is outed as one of fourteen politicians who frequented Club Jules. Tired of the stress of the situation, Joe commits suicide. Cleaver is given the case of Travis Tanner, a young man accused of bashing and robbing "Glebe woman". Cleaver learns some shocking truths about Missy that have the ability to change the relationship between the two of them forever. Fuzz hits some relationship woes with Fiona. Barney deals with his separation from Scarlett.
Barney spends a sleepless night without Scarlett but, oddly enough, finds himself smiling as he stands by the pool drinking his coffee the following morning.
Joe Sandilands is outed as one of fourteen politicians who frequented Club Jules, the brothel where Missy used to work. Video of him leaving the Club was put on YouTube leaving Sandilands no choice but to issue a statement expressing regret and remorse to his family, colleagues and supporters.
Cleave, who is suffering from a lion of a hang-over begs Nicole to find something to "kill the bastard behind my eyes" but, alas, she cannot find anything that will do the trick. Two men go through their last minute preparations for a robbery. Unfortunately, they have chosen to rob the exact same chemists shop where Cleaver has gone to get something for his "step-mother of all headaches". They enter the shop while the chemist has gone to the back to fetch something for Cleave's headache. Poor Cleaver, who can't stop telling the young men that they are on "candid camera" and that they should bolt before getting caught ends up getting bashed in the side of the head.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
AUS Television: Rake, Episode 1.6 "R vs. Langhorn"
Rake
Season One, Episode Six, R vs. Langhorn
Original Air Date: December 9, 2010
Radio personality Eddie Langhorn is arrested for inciting racial hatred because of controversial comments she made on her radio show during an interview with Joe Sandilands. She turns to old friend Cleaver Greene to represent her. Cleave makes another appearance in tax court. This time, it doesn't end so favorably for him. Missy gives Cleave some expected, but unwelcome, news. Cleave must deal with a family emergency when his father has a stroke. Barney comes to Scarlett's aid during a trial she's prosecuting.
Radio personality, Eddie Langhorn (Rachel Griffiths) interviews Joe Sandilands and pulls no punches in her questioning of him. She wants to know what will be done about crime, particularly a series of rapes that haven't been solved. She blames him for the vigilantes who have starting working in some of the neighborhoods. A group of young men with ball bats brutally attack and bash another group of young men and leave them where they fall.
Scarlett is still not home with Barney. Her sister comes into the nursery to feed the baby and tell Scarlett that she received a phone call from her boss, Warrick (the Director of Public Prosecutions). Cleave is awakened by Nicole as he was sleeping beneath his desk. He gets up to get ready for court and is caught buck naked in the men's room washing up.
The police place Eddie Langhorn under arrest for causing a riot and inciting racial hatred. She isn't bothered by the charges in the least and the officers that arrest her are quite star-struck. David, Missy and Joe, on the campaign trail, spend some time with some of the "less controversial ethnic groups" and even do some dancing for the cameras.
Season One, Episode Six, R vs. Langhorn
Original Air Date: December 9, 2010
Radio personality Eddie Langhorn is arrested for inciting racial hatred because of controversial comments she made on her radio show during an interview with Joe Sandilands. She turns to old friend Cleaver Greene to represent her. Cleave makes another appearance in tax court. This time, it doesn't end so favorably for him. Missy gives Cleave some expected, but unwelcome, news. Cleave must deal with a family emergency when his father has a stroke. Barney comes to Scarlett's aid during a trial she's prosecuting.
Radio personality, Eddie Langhorn (Rachel Griffiths) interviews Joe Sandilands and pulls no punches in her questioning of him. She wants to know what will be done about crime, particularly a series of rapes that haven't been solved. She blames him for the vigilantes who have starting working in some of the neighborhoods. A group of young men with ball bats brutally attack and bash another group of young men and leave them where they fall.
Scarlett is still not home with Barney. Her sister comes into the nursery to feed the baby and tell Scarlett that she received a phone call from her boss, Warrick (the Director of Public Prosecutions). Cleave is awakened by Nicole as he was sleeping beneath his desk. He gets up to get ready for court and is caught buck naked in the men's room washing up.
The police place Eddie Langhorn under arrest for causing a riot and inciting racial hatred. She isn't bothered by the charges in the least and the officers that arrest her are quite star-struck. David, Missy and Joe, on the campaign trail, spend some time with some of the "less controversial ethnic groups" and even do some dancing for the cameras.
AUS Television: Rake, Episode 1.5 "R vs. Chandler"
Rake
Season One, Episode Five, R vs. Chandler
Original Air Date: December 2, 2010
Dr. Bruce Chandler is in need of the stellar legal services of Cleaver Greene when a DVD hidden in the good doctors briefcase is discovered following the theft of said briefcase. Barney doesn't want anything to do with Cleaver. Scarlett shows up at Cleaver's flat after Barney kicks her out of their house. David Potter starts his political run but will it cause problems between he and Missy?
Cleave tries to get Barney to talk to him and wants Barnyard to even give him a good hit. Barney keeps his cool until Cleave tells his friend he has too much respect for him. He accuses Cleave of never giving respect no matter how much he talks about it and of being a selfish turd. Things don't go too much better when Cleave drops by Wendy's. Fuzz will not let him in the house because neither he or Wendy want him there. He pleads his case to Wendy (and Fuzz) in that he thought his son was seeing a girl his own age and not a 28 year-old woman. She tells Cleaver to not come back until he feels he can shoulder some of the responsibility of raising their son. Cleave walks away grumbling about how their conversation should have gone.
Dr. Bruce Chandler's (Sam Neill) briefcase is stolen as he is at the check out at the market. A policeman later finds the briefcase on the curb and takes it back to his desk to look through it where he finds a DVD hidden in the case. The police pay a visit to Dr. Chandler at the hospital about his stolen briefcase (and the contents of the DVD). Chandler ends up at the police station. When his wife, Jan (Heather Mitchell), comes to visit him, he whispers to her that they found the DVD. She's angry he didn't keep the DVD in their home safe. That wasn't an option because their daughter, Bec (Brooke Harman) has the combination to the safe.
Season One, Episode Five, R vs. Chandler
Original Air Date: December 2, 2010
Dr. Bruce Chandler is in need of the stellar legal services of Cleaver Greene when a DVD hidden in the good doctors briefcase is discovered following the theft of said briefcase. Barney doesn't want anything to do with Cleaver. Scarlett shows up at Cleaver's flat after Barney kicks her out of their house. David Potter starts his political run but will it cause problems between he and Missy?
Cleave tries to get Barney to talk to him and wants Barnyard to even give him a good hit. Barney keeps his cool until Cleave tells his friend he has too much respect for him. He accuses Cleave of never giving respect no matter how much he talks about it and of being a selfish turd. Things don't go too much better when Cleave drops by Wendy's. Fuzz will not let him in the house because neither he or Wendy want him there. He pleads his case to Wendy (and Fuzz) in that he thought his son was seeing a girl his own age and not a 28 year-old woman. She tells Cleaver to not come back until he feels he can shoulder some of the responsibility of raising their son. Cleave walks away grumbling about how their conversation should have gone.
Dr. Bruce Chandler's (Sam Neill) briefcase is stolen as he is at the check out at the market. A policeman later finds the briefcase on the curb and takes it back to his desk to look through it where he finds a DVD hidden in the case. The police pay a visit to Dr. Chandler at the hospital about his stolen briefcase (and the contents of the DVD). Chandler ends up at the police station. When his wife, Jan (Heather Mitchell), comes to visit him, he whispers to her that they found the DVD. She's angry he didn't keep the DVD in their home safe. That wasn't an option because their daughter, Bec (Brooke Harman) has the combination to the safe.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
AUS Television: Rake, Episode 1.4 "R vs. Lorton"
Rake
Season One, Episode Four, R vs. Lorton
Original Air Date: November 25, 2010
A young male prostitute is found murdered in a lane. The man who is accused of the crime has a surprising past and might just be Cleaver's one truly innocent client. Meanwhile, David and Missy are thrust into new territory when Joe Sandilands asks David to run for state Parliament. Wendy and Cleaver Greene meet Fuzz's new girlfriend. Barney makes a shocking discovery about his good friend, Cleaver Greene.
A young man is found bound and murdered in a lane. There was one witness, Stanley Shrimpton, who said he saw a man stab the boy, run out of the lane, saw the man holding the knife and saw him dump the knife in a bin. The man who did the killing, according to the witness, calls himself "Peaker".
Season One, Episode Four, R vs. Lorton
Original Air Date: November 25, 2010
A young male prostitute is found murdered in a lane. The man who is accused of the crime has a surprising past and might just be Cleaver's one truly innocent client. Meanwhile, David and Missy are thrust into new territory when Joe Sandilands asks David to run for state Parliament. Wendy and Cleaver Greene meet Fuzz's new girlfriend. Barney makes a shocking discovery about his good friend, Cleaver Greene.
A young man is found bound and murdered in a lane. There was one witness, Stanley Shrimpton, who said he saw a man stab the boy, run out of the lane, saw the man holding the knife and saw him dump the knife in a bin. The man who did the killing, according to the witness, calls himself "Peaker".
Friday, November 26, 2010
AUS Television: City Homicide, Episodes 4.22 "Empowerment"
City Homicide
Season Four, Episode Twenty-Two, Empowerment
Original Air Date: November 24, 2010
Note: Episodes 21 & 22 were aired together but I am presenting them here as two separate episodes.
An extremely successful porn producer is murdered and video of his murder is uploaded into the members only section of his web site. The list of suspects range from his girlfriend, to his business manager to a talk-back radio host who had been crusading against the porn industry. Meanwhile, Allie and Rhys' relationship continues and Bernice finds out. One of the team leaves Homicide for good.
After watching a computer video, a woman calls 000 saying that she thinks her boss has just been killed. Duncan and Jennifer arrive at the scene to find that Blake Johnson, the most successful porn producer in Australia has been murdered. A video of the murder was uploaded onto Johnson's web site at 2 a.m. into the members only section. They find drugs at the scene.
Myra Rawlings, Blake's business manager, called in his death. She usually checks the site first thing in the morning to make sure nothing inappropriate was uploaded during the night and found the video of Blake. Their relationship was strictly business. Rawlings was an adult actress in Los Angeles before she started working with Blake. Upon returning to Australia, he contacted her wanting to do something different. Alice Flowers, their site, was an "ethically run empowering site" using female directors and all female crew and is the most popular subscriber site in the country.
Season Four, Episode Twenty-Two, Empowerment
Original Air Date: November 24, 2010
Note: Episodes 21 & 22 were aired together but I am presenting them here as two separate episodes.
An extremely successful porn producer is murdered and video of his murder is uploaded into the members only section of his web site. The list of suspects range from his girlfriend, to his business manager to a talk-back radio host who had been crusading against the porn industry. Meanwhile, Allie and Rhys' relationship continues and Bernice finds out. One of the team leaves Homicide for good.
After watching a computer video, a woman calls 000 saying that she thinks her boss has just been killed. Duncan and Jennifer arrive at the scene to find that Blake Johnson, the most successful porn producer in Australia has been murdered. A video of the murder was uploaded onto Johnson's web site at 2 a.m. into the members only section. They find drugs at the scene.
Myra Rawlings, Blake's business manager, called in his death. She usually checks the site first thing in the morning to make sure nothing inappropriate was uploaded during the night and found the video of Blake. Their relationship was strictly business. Rawlings was an adult actress in Los Angeles before she started working with Blake. Upon returning to Australia, he contacted her wanting to do something different. Alice Flowers, their site, was an "ethically run empowering site" using female directors and all female crew and is the most popular subscriber site in the country.
AUS Television: City Homicide, Episodes 4.21 "The Price of Love"
City Homicide
Season Four, Episode Twenty-One, The Price of Love
Original Air Date: November 24, 2010
Note: Episodes 21 & 22 were aired together but I am presenting them here as two separate episodes.
A young woman is found dead in an abandoned home and the trail leads a local widower. He claims he loved the woman and wanted to start a life with her and would never hurt her. The case becomes more complicated when the team learns the woman was a prostitute. Was it the man who loved her that killed her, one of his children, one of her clients or her neighbour. Meanwhile, Jennifer and Nick have a discussion about their future. It's performance review time for Matt Ryan.
A realtor and her clients find the body of a woman in an empty house. The team arrive to begin the investigation (after a curt conversation between Matt and Rhys). Matt and Nick take the lead on the case. They find no I.D. on the woman and it appears the killer brought or lured her to the house to brutally kill her.
Matt receives a phone call from Superintendent Jarvis while at the scene calling him back to the office. After having Matt hold a pitcher of water so he could remove a fish from Bernice's tank, Jarvis tells Matt is it performance review time. He hands Matt the paper and tells him to fill it out with his strengths and weaknesses and he will sign it and Matt will get his increment and everyone will be happy.
Season Four, Episode Twenty-One, The Price of Love
Original Air Date: November 24, 2010
Note: Episodes 21 & 22 were aired together but I am presenting them here as two separate episodes.
A young woman is found dead in an abandoned home and the trail leads a local widower. He claims he loved the woman and wanted to start a life with her and would never hurt her. The case becomes more complicated when the team learns the woman was a prostitute. Was it the man who loved her that killed her, one of his children, one of her clients or her neighbour. Meanwhile, Jennifer and Nick have a discussion about their future. It's performance review time for Matt Ryan.
A realtor and her clients find the body of a woman in an empty house. The team arrive to begin the investigation (after a curt conversation between Matt and Rhys). Matt and Nick take the lead on the case. They find no I.D. on the woman and it appears the killer brought or lured her to the house to brutally kill her.
Matt receives a phone call from Superintendent Jarvis while at the scene calling him back to the office. After having Matt hold a pitcher of water so he could remove a fish from Bernice's tank, Jarvis tells Matt is it performance review time. He hands Matt the paper and tells him to fill it out with his strengths and weaknesses and he will sign it and Matt will get his increment and everyone will be happy.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
AUS Television: Rake, Episode 1.3 "R vs. Dana"
Rake
Season One, Episode Three, R vs. Dana
Original Air Date: November 18, 2010
Famous chef George Dana is arrested for having not one but two wives and families: one for each of his restaurants. Things go from bad to worse for Dana when it is learned that he has not just two but three wives. Cleaver has an affair with Scarlett. Barney pays a visit to Cleave's office asking about a private investigator and Cleave talks him out of it suggesting instead that he (Barney) talk to her himself. David asks Missy to move in with him. She agrees, but only until he recovers from his injuries and she will make him no promises. Cleaver comes through in a big way to help Missy.
Successful and famous chef George Dana (Lech Mackiewicz) returns home to find Detectives Turner and Bradbury (Johann Walraven) waiting for him. Taylor showers him with compliments and praise for his recipies and cooking while Bradbury gets more to the point about an issue in the Blue Mountains where one of the two restaurants Dana owns is located, with a third to soon be opening in Newcastle. Dana begs the detectives for a moment to freshen up after his long drive which they grant. Dana tries to flee and trips over his sons bicycle on the front walk. The detectives rush out and place him under arrest. Dana assures his wife that, no matter what happens, he loves her.
Cleaver awakens with a woman's hand wrapped around his bits and rolls over to see it's none other than Scarlett sleeping behind him. He replays the previous night over in his head while bashing his forehead against the bathroom mirror. Scarlett walks into the bathroom and asks him "what will become of us all, Mr. Wizard?". His mistake with Scarlett dominates his thoughts all day and his day just gets worse when Nicole shows him the paper with headlines about David Potter's heroism on the front page. He can't help but wonder how the shooter could miss David at point blank range. The news gets better when she reads him the small article about his disgrace on page five.
Season One, Episode Three, R vs. Dana
Original Air Date: November 18, 2010
Famous chef George Dana is arrested for having not one but two wives and families: one for each of his restaurants. Things go from bad to worse for Dana when it is learned that he has not just two but three wives. Cleaver has an affair with Scarlett. Barney pays a visit to Cleave's office asking about a private investigator and Cleave talks him out of it suggesting instead that he (Barney) talk to her himself. David asks Missy to move in with him. She agrees, but only until he recovers from his injuries and she will make him no promises. Cleaver comes through in a big way to help Missy.
Successful and famous chef George Dana (Lech Mackiewicz) returns home to find Detectives Turner and Bradbury (Johann Walraven) waiting for him. Taylor showers him with compliments and praise for his recipies and cooking while Bradbury gets more to the point about an issue in the Blue Mountains where one of the two restaurants Dana owns is located, with a third to soon be opening in Newcastle. Dana begs the detectives for a moment to freshen up after his long drive which they grant. Dana tries to flee and trips over his sons bicycle on the front walk. The detectives rush out and place him under arrest. Dana assures his wife that, no matter what happens, he loves her.
Cleaver awakens with a woman's hand wrapped around his bits and rolls over to see it's none other than Scarlett sleeping behind him. He replays the previous night over in his head while bashing his forehead against the bathroom mirror. Scarlett walks into the bathroom and asks him "what will become of us all, Mr. Wizard?". His mistake with Scarlett dominates his thoughts all day and his day just gets worse when Nicole shows him the paper with headlines about David Potter's heroism on the front page. He can't help but wonder how the shooter could miss David at point blank range. The news gets better when she reads him the small article about his disgrace on page five.
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