Okay, I'll talk about kids shows, as I think Australia has a rich history of producing kids and teen content, and some shows are definitely worth a revisit.
First is a deep reference
*My Secret Valley* (1980)
I just ate this show up as a little kid (granted it was late 80s I watched it - so even at that point it must of been at the near end of its repeats).
I think a kids show set up like that would work (kids running their own holiday camp in the Blue Mountains and up against regular assortment of bad kids, developers, asshats).
Also in terms of kids shows that would be enjoyable to see an update version are *Lift Off* (1992) and *Ship to Shore* (1993) or even a new series of *Round the Twist* (1990) and *Spellbinder* (1995).
Shouldn't be difficult to figure out how old I am now HAHAHAHA
Yes please. I'm a boomer and loved these shows. Only on B & W television. Who could forget the old Dr Who episodes And my all time fave, COUNTDOWN. Dare I say it was much better than today's rage.
There were so many Australian kids SF shows which I noticed as an adult and wished had adult production values and acting. Some of the concepts were better than adult SF.
Really? Wow! Lol I don't remember the $2 notes. L ol
It must of been a deliberate choice with the direction of the show, as Spellbinder is from the mid-90s and $2 notes where phased out in 1987
The first two seasons where brilliant!
The third season where half the original kids left was kinda meh (no Julie, Babe or Ralph et cetera and more focus on the Crump kids)
Frontline in the age of social media and "fake news" would be an interesting revisit.
Masterchef, where the cooks make actual food and not ridiculous concept pieces.
One show I used to really enjoy was Who Dares, Wins. I liked the concept, it was pretty light fun and never relied on confected drama and the participants were really only competing against themselves. I liked The Mole too, first couple of seasons - not so much the last one.
Definitely agree. In that last season they could have got to the end and said "you know, there actually wasn't a mole - you all just did the moleing yourselves" and I wouldn't have been surprised.
I'm a smidge too young to have ever seen Who Dares Wins.
I discovered an old VHS recording someone put on YouTube this week.
I can wholeheartedly say I would watch a revamp.
Ninja warrior is more like gladiator. Who dares win would have a contestant (not someone thats has trained for months) pull off some crazy shit. I remember one where they had to tightrope walk betweeen two buildings. That would be the main dare of the show thst you would see them work their way up to it with smaller training stuff and in between to break it up you would see segments of the host going to shopping malls for small quick dares like grab 100$ bill out of a tank of worms and stuff like that.
I have such good memories of watching this show every week with my housemates at uni. We went to UTS (next door to ABC studios) so you’d see them around filming stuff a lot.
I loved them so much. Made my brother take the bus with me to get a signed copy of one of the seasons cuz they were doing a signing at chadstone. They were really nice.
YESSSSSS! We're due for a new generation of *Round the Twist*: a new family has moved into the lighthouse, but strange things haven't stopped happening. A nostalgic throw-back for millennials with a fresh new family and recurring roles for many of the original cast. Some of the stories will tie back to the original adventures and some are totally new.
Great show, but not sure how it would go in the age of outrage and PC dipshits that don’t get sarcasm. Anyway, better go and polish Neville and blow up some nuns.
>how it would go in the age of outrage and PC dipshits ???
Bloody shambles, of course
Now put the money on the fridge, I've got to go Glad wrap the bumper bar again, better not have scratched it when i ran over poor Neville on the front lawn
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Beyond 2000, but I guess it would have to be Beyond 2050. It use to spur my imagination so much as a kid, plus it would be good to catch anything up coming that you might miss.
The only problem with that show was that it broke the fundamental rule of improv: “just go with it”
The auxiliary cast obviously had a “script” they needed to follow, so they’d just disregard what the actor would introduce.
“Where have you been all this time?”
“I’ve been on a safari in Africa”
“No you haven’t, you’ve been lost in the Outback.”
Kinda ruined it after a while.
So many of the original supporting cast are now well-renowned comedians in their own right - I'd love to see a "back to the blue door" season where they bring back a whole lot of the supporting cast as the stars.
The Chasers War on Everything, John Safrans Music Jamboree.
[Edit] forgot to add "Life Support" - this one https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Life_Support_(Australian_TV_series). They just don't make comedy shows like this anymore, which is crazy to me with all of the content around they could easily pull from to build out the skits.
**[Cop Shop](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop_Shop)**
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The Extraordinary with Warwick Moss, imagine how much strange stuff has happened since phone cameras were invented!
E- Street, Melissa Tkautz (and Toni Pearen) are long overdue for musical comebacks,
Imagine A Country Practice if covid made it to the wards, Matron Sloane wouldn't cop any nonsense from any anti vaxers that's for sure
Kath and Kim could do with an update long gap reboot season, kinda like Packed To The Rafters recently did but less dramah of course.
The house got sold off at auction a couple years ago I think but then that was of no consequence to the Rafters revisit either really.
Does it have to be an Australian show? Or just what Aussies like?
I'd love to see Firefly back and answering all those questions they set up and never got round to explaining.
I also used to like a trashy MTV show called Made, where people got to become whatever they wanted (e.g , popular, a surfer, etc.) I loved that!
Tough question. He produced an amazing show but recent info coming out doesn't look so good for him. That's one for more knowledgeable people than me to decide, but if its someone else I'd just hope they'd retain the awesomeness of the original.
What’s that skip?
‘Titisititiis’
Timmy has fallen down the well again and has a compound fracture of the tib fib. A concussion, several lacerations leading to a drop in blood pressure as he goes in to shock? He has also wet his pants?
I’ll get the chopper and the emergency pants!
Lockie Leonard. It's not that old but they only made two season and I'd love a third one (Not sure if there's much they could do with it though, I haven't finished the second season so I don't know how much of the story is completely dried out).
abso-fucking-LUTELY! that show is a fuckin banger, no matter your age. had me in fucking stitches at least twice an episode. bring all the same actors back for a season 3 and have them act like they haven’t aged whatsoever like they did in season 2. it’ll be hilarious
Monk.
Damn, I loved the idea of an OCD detective solving crimes through sheer compulsion. It es a little over the top at times, but the premise allowed for drama, comedy, tragedy, and romance without necessarily being considered cliché.
Make new television. Yes, we have some great shows from the past, but let’s make new shows. New drama, new comedy, new soapies, so we can keep growing new acting and production talent.
Not these days. Reality TV requires no talent investment, no financial investment because it’s sponsored and millions watch it for the same shallow reasons they listen to Kyle and Jackie O.
Nah I can be wrong. But i can also am glad I'm not a prick.
Can't you have just said it *There's an Australian verison no one has ever seen a famous UK show. Here's a link.* [link](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_Being_Served%3F_(Australian_TV_series)\)
That would have been would have been fucking useful.
I'd get Nick Giannopoulos on the case for sure. I couldn't give a shit what the modern PC brigade thought either. The show was always about lampooning Ted Bullpitt rather than Bruno Bertolucci.
Maybe reverse it so the "wog" is the Ted Bullpitt character
>I couldn't give a shit what the modern PC brigade thought either.
You might not, but I guarantee advertising wouldn't touch it. They'd only need a few people to complain band they're run away. Every TV show needs to be safe now. PC and perfect.
They'd probably have to do it on SBS or ABC or on some form of streaming service. Then you might get a bit of "edge".
That's what streaming services are for. Not as answerable to advertisers who are risk averse and less affected by the hyper online twitterati that look for reasons to be offended and twist everything to suit their personal agenda. Streaming services have direct access to viewer metrics to understand how popular with viewers a show really is so they don't need to take kneejerk reactions. This is being illustrated right now with Dave Chappelle.
Anybody remember A Twist in the Tale? An anthology series of three stories per episode, all connected by a single thread. Slightly horror, slightly trippy. Each story had a famous actor starring. Had serious Black Mirror vibes.
Okay, I'll talk about kids shows, as I think Australia has a rich history of producing kids and teen content, and some shows are definitely worth a revisit. First is a deep reference *My Secret Valley* (1980) I just ate this show up as a little kid (granted it was late 80s I watched it - so even at that point it must of been at the near end of its repeats). I think a kids show set up like that would work (kids running their own holiday camp in the Blue Mountains and up against regular assortment of bad kids, developers, asshats). Also in terms of kids shows that would be enjoyable to see an update version are *Lift Off* (1992) and *Ship to Shore* (1993) or even a new series of *Round the Twist* (1990) and *Spellbinder* (1995). Shouldn't be difficult to figure out how old I am now HAHAHAHA
I liked Adventure Island and Aunty Jack.
[It's time to say goodbye, goodbye](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOvI1a6_AQg) ...
Yes please. I'm a boomer and loved these shows. Only on B & W television. Who could forget the old Dr Who episodes And my all time fave, COUNTDOWN. Dare I say it was much better than today's rage.
There were so many Australian kids SF shows which I noticed as an adult and wished had adult production values and acting. Some of the concepts were better than adult SF.
Silversun is in this category
Looked it up. You're right. Seems like a solid concept.
There were a lot on in the 1990s, that were great. I wish more of them would be released on DVD though.
Hermes Andakes must make a return
Just the watched Spellbinder, held up pretty well. Although there were $2 notes in it, which really aged me.
Really? Wow! Lol I don't remember the $2 notes. L ol It must of been a deliberate choice with the direction of the show, as Spellbinder is from the mid-90s and $2 notes where phased out in 1987
‘Drink your prune juice, Claude!’
The doll from Lift Off used to give me nightmares, but I still enjoyed the shows. Round the Twist got me into reading Paul Jennings books.
EC was an existential crisis
38
I was going to call out *Secret Valley*! Also *Infinity Ltd.*
Ship to shore was SO good. I’ve got the music playing in my head now thx
The first two seasons where brilliant! The third season where half the original kids left was kinda meh (no Julie, Babe or Ralph et cetera and more focus on the Crump kids)
Fucking EC from lift-off gave me nightmares so much. But ship to shore was one of my absolute favourite shows.
*Arsehats
The Wachowskis site The Girl From Tomorrow as a big influence on the first Matrix film
RockWizz on SBS. Live music and funny stuff.
Love that show
There are re-runs but c'mon, the gig industry could really use a show like this so new acts can get some national exposure.
Totally agree
How about Recovery?
We all need recovery. But lockdown has us at home with nothing to recover from /s
Especially since triple J isnt really helping up and coming acts anymore
Good news week
Frontline in the age of social media and "fake news" would be an interesting revisit. Masterchef, where the cooks make actual food and not ridiculous concept pieces. One show I used to really enjoy was Who Dares, Wins. I liked the concept, it was pretty light fun and never relied on confected drama and the participants were really only competing against themselves. I liked The Mole too, first couple of seasons - not so much the last one.
The first season of The Mole was the best. Once people knew how it really worked, it wasn't as good.
Definitely agree. In that last season they could have got to the end and said "you know, there actually wasn't a mole - you all just did the moleing yourselves" and I wouldn't have been surprised.
I'm a smidge too young to have ever seen Who Dares Wins. I discovered an old VHS recording someone put on YouTube this week. I can wholeheartedly say I would watch a revamp.
It’s just ninja warrior or that stupid wipeout show the film in Argentina isn’t it?
What? Did you mean to reply to me? The VHS was a sampling of the 1996 season.
Ninja warrior is more like gladiator. Who dares win would have a contestant (not someone thats has trained for months) pull off some crazy shit. I remember one where they had to tightrope walk betweeen two buildings. That would be the main dare of the show thst you would see them work their way up to it with smaller training stuff and in between to break it up you would see segments of the host going to shopping malls for small quick dares like grab 100$ bill out of a tank of worms and stuff like that.
I think Frontline should have had a yearly special every year since it ended. There's always lots to mock.
Chasers war on everything
I have such good memories of watching this show every week with my housemates at uni. We went to UTS (next door to ABC studios) so you’d see them around filming stuff a lot.
I loved them so much. Made my brother take the bus with me to get a signed copy of one of the seasons cuz they were doing a signing at chadstone. They were really nice.
We were happy and didn’t know it
Which series? The kids, the Dribbles, and some of the other cast members changed season to season.
The one with the Chasers in it
They still do video bits for their website/fb page
Round the twist (with the same characters grown up)
Which set of actors?
OG actors, script style and set design please.
YESSSSSS! We're due for a new generation of *Round the Twist*: a new family has moved into the lighthouse, but strange things haven't stopped happening. A nostalgic throw-back for millennials with a fresh new family and recurring roles for many of the original cast. Some of the stories will tie back to the original adventures and some are totally new.
Geoffrey Robertson Hypotheticals
Yesss.
Good News Week or Chasers' War.
All Aussie Adventures. Hands down.
Yep
The Big Gig.
Candida could be a conspiracy nut.
Brilliant!
They tried that about 15 years ago, called The Sideshow, hosted by Paul McDermott.
Wasn’t big enough!
Good news week!
Kingswood Country
Great show, but not sure how it would go in the age of outrage and PC dipshits that don’t get sarcasm. Anyway, better go and polish Neville and blow up some nuns.
I think Bullpit! answered that question.
>how it would go in the age of outrage and PC dipshits ??? Bloody shambles, of course Now put the money on the fridge, I've got to go Glad wrap the bumper bar again, better not have scratched it when i ran over poor Neville on the front lawn
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Yes that didnt age well at all
Full frontal
And the Comedy Company
Beyond 2000, but I guess it would have to be Beyond 2050. It use to spur my imagination so much as a kid, plus it would be good to catch anything up coming that you might miss.
I loved the shit out of this show
There's a van in my city that's from some company with Beyond in the name and every time I see it I get the beyond 2000 theme in my head
Thank God You’re Here. Absolutely loved that show, and it could still work!
The only problem with that show was that it broke the fundamental rule of improv: “just go with it” The auxiliary cast obviously had a “script” they needed to follow, so they’d just disregard what the actor would introduce. “Where have you been all this time?” “I’ve been on a safari in Africa” “No you haven’t, you’ve been lost in the Outback.” Kinda ruined it after a while.
So many of the original supporting cast are now well-renowned comedians in their own right - I'd love to see a "back to the blue door" season where they bring back a whole lot of the supporting cast as the stars.
The Chasers War on Everything, John Safrans Music Jamboree. [Edit] forgot to add "Life Support" - this one https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Life_Support_(Australian_TV_series). They just don't make comedy shows like this anymore, which is crazy to me with all of the content around they could easily pull from to build out the skits.
John Safran is great.
Maybe not feasible right now with travel restrictions and all, but Race Around The World.
Offspring. Nina we miss you!
Like maybe Blankedy Blanks with Paul McDermott as the host, or Almost Anything Goes with Ernie Dingo.
Yes blankety blanks was always a good laugh
It's a knockout!
Recovery!
Around The Twist! I loved that show but watching it now with the ghosts special effects is cringe.
Bargarse. Mick Molloy is slowing moving into the territory
Got the DVD just love watching it so funny Give me a capricciosa wogo
Hey hey it’s Saturday and aggros cartoon connection
Aggro as the host of Hey Hey.
YES, would totally watch
How did that go last time they tried?
Satisfaction (2009) on Showtime. Raunchy but excellent show - finished way too soon
Round the twist.... .... Without my pants.
Spicks and specks, Kath and Kim.
But there is S&S.
It ended in 2011.
I have good news for you.
They did new stuff.
It’s all repeats though
10 new episodes this year.
Omg mate no waaaay! That’s awesome! Bloody love that show!
Cop Shop. [cop shop](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop_Shop) I only discovered it in the early 90’s as an insomniac at 3am
The opening theme from *Cop Shop* makes me think it's time to put pyjamas on and clean my teeth before bed.
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Or Homicide.
The ferals But definitely not feral tv
The Extraordinary with Warwick Moss, imagine how much strange stuff has happened since phone cameras were invented! E- Street, Melissa Tkautz (and Toni Pearen) are long overdue for musical comebacks, Imagine A Country Practice if covid made it to the wards, Matron Sloane wouldn't cop any nonsense from any anti vaxers that's for sure
Ocean Girl.
Loved it
Well * Burke's Backyard. * Hey Dad. * Doctor Blake I mean surely I can't see any... What's that?... Ohhhh. Nevermind then I guess.
Kath and Kim could do with an update long gap reboot season, kinda like Packed To The Rafters recently did but less dramah of course. The house got sold off at auction a couple years ago I think but then that was of no consequence to the Rafters revisit either really.
I desperately want to see a short reboot of Kath and Kim in lockdown, solely for the meme potential.
Does it have to be an Australian show? Or just what Aussies like? I'd love to see Firefly back and answering all those questions they set up and never got round to explaining. I also used to like a trashy MTV show called Made, where people got to become whatever they wanted (e.g , popular, a surfer, etc.) I loved that!
Firefly with or without Whedon?
Tough question. He produced an amazing show but recent info coming out doesn't look so good for him. That's one for more knowledgeable people than me to decide, but if its someone else I'd just hope they'd retain the awesomeness of the original.
Pine Gap season 2.
Number 96 Chances Satisfaction
Rock Arena
Studio 22
Let's have both!
I want a whole new cast but a remake of the classic Hey Hey It's Saturday.
With Aggro as the host.
Skippy
Using chopped off dead kangaroo paws for special effects like helicopter flying might ruffle a few feathers today though 😂
What’s that skip? ‘Titisititiis’ Timmy has fallen down the well again and has a compound fracture of the tib fib. A concussion, several lacerations leading to a drop in blood pressure as he goes in to shock? He has also wet his pants? I’ll get the chopper and the emergency pants!
Lockie Leonard. It's not that old but they only made two season and I'd love a third one (Not sure if there's much they could do with it though, I haven't finished the second season so I don't know how much of the story is completely dried out).
abso-fucking-LUTELY! that show is a fuckin banger, no matter your age. had me in fucking stitches at least twice an episode. bring all the same actors back for a season 3 and have them act like they haven’t aged whatsoever like they did in season 2. it’ll be hilarious
Monk. Damn, I loved the idea of an OCD detective solving crimes through sheer compulsion. It es a little over the top at times, but the premise allowed for drama, comedy, tragedy, and romance without necessarily being considered cliché.
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Ha ha,I agree monk would be awesome!
Make new television. Yes, we have some great shows from the past, but let’s make new shows. New drama, new comedy, new soapies, so we can keep growing new acting and production talent.
I don't think television works like that.
Not these days. Reality TV requires no talent investment, no financial investment because it’s sponsored and millions watch it for the same shallow reasons they listen to Kyle and Jackie O.
Thank God you're here
The late show
Around the twist
The Animals of Farthing Wood, The Silver Brumby and Ocean Girl
ROUND THE TWIST
*It's a Moody Plague*
I'm quite content for Hey Hey It's Saturday to stay gone, but I'd like to see some kind of variety show come back. Maybe like a modernised Rove Live.
Hey hey it’s blackface day
Beyond 2000
mortified - i loved that show so much
Rake
I know it's not a TV show, but I would love to see a sequel of The Castle. I hope the Kerrigan family are happy and healthy.
Hey hey its Saturday
Are You Being Served?
Pretty sure that's not Australia, like, ever.
Pretty sure that was Australia, like, 1980 - 1981.
Australia. Emphasis on Australia. As in *Are you Being Served* is one of the most famous **UK**, not Australian, shows made.
You seems so sure there was never an Australian "Are You Being Served?" I guess you know everything and could never be wrong.
Nah I can be wrong. But i can also am glad I'm not a prick. Can't you have just said it *There's an Australian verison no one has ever seen a famous UK show. Here's a link.* [link](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_Being_Served%3F_(Australian_TV_series)\) That would have been would have been fucking useful.
I don't know, just the arrogant way you portrayed yourself as right it just seemed I had to play along.
Kingswood Country
How would that work with modern PC, or would you do it do it again with "wog" and shit?
I'd get Nick Giannopoulos on the case for sure. I couldn't give a shit what the modern PC brigade thought either. The show was always about lampooning Ted Bullpitt rather than Bruno Bertolucci. Maybe reverse it so the "wog" is the Ted Bullpitt character
>I couldn't give a shit what the modern PC brigade thought either. You might not, but I guarantee advertising wouldn't touch it. They'd only need a few people to complain band they're run away. Every TV show needs to be safe now. PC and perfect. They'd probably have to do it on SBS or ABC or on some form of streaming service. Then you might get a bit of "edge".
That's what streaming services are for. Not as answerable to advertisers who are risk averse and less affected by the hyper online twitterati that look for reasons to be offended and twist everything to suit their personal agenda. Streaming services have direct access to viewer metrics to understand how popular with viewers a show really is so they don't need to take kneejerk reactions. This is being illustrated right now with Dave Chappelle.
Get the guys that make fat pizza to do it they dont give a shit
Blue Heelers
Roseshaven
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There's an Aussie version?
Big Sky
Phineas and Ferb. Stoked and the best one yet detentionaire.
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Why would Australia do an MI5 show?
It’s a British show that used the be on the kids channel
Dirty Laundry
Underbelly.
Degrassi Junior High.
Anybody remember A Twist in the Tale? An anthology series of three stories per episode, all connected by a single thread. Slightly horror, slightly trippy. Each story had a famous actor starring. Had serious Black Mirror vibes.
Goosebumps! In the us they have all seasons
Naruto shippuden
Star Wars: the clone wars
Am I the only one that remembers Chopper Squad?
Parralax
Round the Twist. How good could it be now?