TV Gold

In the annual Best of the Year podcast, Andrew Mercado and James Manning list their highlights. Just three shows made the list of both hosts: Adolescence - Netflix Outrageous - Britbox Reckless - SBS Shows that also featured on either one of the Best of the Year were: Aussie Drama Top End Bub - Prime Invisible Boys - Stan The Newsreader S3 - ABC RFDS S3 - Seven Apple Cider Vinegar - Netflix Reckle...

The penultimate episode of the TV Gold podcast this week features reviews and previews of: • Jay Kelly (Netflix movie) George Clooney plays Jay Kelly, a famous movie star who, along with his manager Ron (Adam Sandler), travels through Europe and is forced to confront his life choices, work and family relationships, and legacy. The film is a study of a man facing an identity crisis, grappling...

In this episode of TV Gold, James Manning and Andrew Mercado review four new shows: Wild Cherry and Heated Rivalry both on HBO Max, plus Train Dreams and The Diplomat (S3) both on Netflix. • Wild Cherry starts strong but soon reveals its trashy nature. Standout performance from Eve Best and it proves creator/writer/actor Nicôle Lecky is quite a talent. The show explores the toxic effect...

This week on TV Gold a father and son relationship goes right off the rails in The Death of Bunny Munro. A chase around Italy is related to cracking the code for top secret tech in The Iris Affair, and David Duchovny is a very rich man whose perfect life is threatened by someone seeking revenge in Malice. In addition to those reviews Andrew Mercado has thoughts about future of TV and the longest-r...

This week the TV Gold podcast with Andrew Mercado and James Manning  reviews three series and a Netflix movie. Listen to the podcast: https://pod.link/1106441089 Reckless (SBS, 4 episodes) Two feuding siblings are forced to work together to get away with an accidental hit and run murder that spirals wildly out of control in their hometown of Fremantle. Features a memorable performance from Ta...

Do we have a new contender for worst TV show ever made this week? This week on the TV Gold podcast the creator of Breaking Bad is back with a new sci-fi series, Pluribus, on AppleTV. Andrew and James also review two sitcoms – a musical on HBO Max, Happiness, and an Australian version of the successful Ghosts franchise on Network 10 Plus more from Ryan Murphy – high priced actors playin...

All Her Fault (Binge, 8 episodes) Sarah Snook stars in this thriller about a mother who is distraught after learning her son has disappeared from a supposed play date. Down Cemetery Road (AppleTV, 8 episodes) All the elements are here – Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson star in a story from the writers involved with Slow Horses. Both series are adaptations of novels by author Mick Herron and sha...

This week on the TV Gold podcast four programs – three about different sorts of horror, and the other a romcom series. • Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Foxtel/Binge, 8 episodes) A horror story about America’s most notorious serial killer. But a TV series made without exploiting the actual crimes. It instead focuses on the impact on the victims families and follows closely the...

Audio update: The original episode upload had missing audio near the end of the podcast. A new complete version of the episode replaced the first upload late on Friday evening. This week’s podcast features reviews of: Mr Scorsese (Apple TV, 5 episodes) Chad Powers (Disney+, 6 episodes) Boots (Netflix, 8 episodes) Watching You (Stan, 6 episodes) Plus James on the new movie Springsteen: D...

This week on the TV Gold podcast with Andrew Mercado and James Manning there are reviews of: King and Conqueror (SBS) The Chair Company (HBO Max) The Woman in Cabin 10 (Netflix movie) Victoria Beckham (Netflix) King and Conqueror (SBS On Demand, 8 episodes, two on launch and then weekly) King & Conqueror epic eight-part series was filmed in Iceland and features James Norton (Happy Valley) as H...

A monster trio of shows from Netflix this week plus a disaster movie and the return of an Aussie classic. Andrew Mercado and James Manning choose different Shows of the Week but are pretty united on one of the others. Reviewed this week: Monster: The Ed Gein Story The House of Guinness Wayward plus The Lost Bus RFDS Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix, 8 episodes) First Jeffrey Dahmer. Then The Me...

This week on the TV Gold podcast, Andrew Mercado and James Manning review two very different crime dramas and a documentary screening on SBS On Demand. Black Rabbit (Netflix, 8 episodes) Jude Law and Jason Bateman play brothers Jake and Vince Friedken. Vince returns to the New York restaurant they launched together, but his presence triggers an endless succession of bad decisions that plunge the b...

The Hack (Stan, 7 episodes) Mystery Road: Origin (ABC, 6 episodes) Outrageous (BritBox, 6 episodes) In this episode, James Manning and Andrew Mercado review three television series: 'The Hack' on Stan, 'Mystery Road Origin' on ABC, and 'Outrageous' on BritBox. They discuss the at times confusing dual narrative structure of 'The Hack', the challenges faced by the makers of 'Mystery Road: Origin' in...

This week on TV Gold, Andrew Mercado and James Manning discuss four new series: Top End Bub (8 episodes, Prime), I Fought the Law (4 episodes, Stan), Morning Wars (10 episodes, AppleTV+), and Aka Charlie Sheen (2 episodes, AppleTV+) • Top End Bub (8 episodes, Prime) Miranda Tapsell has co-created an impressive sitcom spun off from her 2019 movie Top End Wedding. • I Fought the Law (...

This week on TV Gold, mystery dramas set in London, Rotterdam and Philadelphia. Your hosts Andrew Mercado and James Manning review: The Girlfriend (Prime, 6 episodes) Task (HBO Max, 7 episodes) Safe Harbor (SBS On Demand, 8 episodes) • The Girlfriend (Prime, 6 episodes) Based on Michelle Frances' novel of the same name, The Girlfriend follows Laura (Robin Wright), a woman who seemingly has it...

This week on the TV Gold podcast, reviews of The Paper (Binge/Foxtel, 10 episodes) I, Jack Wright (ABC iview, 6 episodes) Brian and Maggie (HBO Max, 2 episodes) The Paper (Binge/Foxtel, 10 episodes) From the makers of the US version of The Office, a spin-off about a local newspaper in Ohio that has an ambitious new editor-in-chief (played by Domhnall Gleeson) who is saddled with a very small and u...

This week on the TV Gold podcast Andrew Mercado and James Manning review: The Thursday Murder Club (Netflix, movie) Hostage (Netflix, 5 episodes) The Rainmaker (Stan, 10 episodes) Alone Africa (Stan 10 episodes) • The Thursday Murder Club (Netflix, movie) The much-anticipated film based on Richard Osman’s first crime novel. The four members of the The Thursday Murder Club are Helen Mirr...

This week on the TV Gold podcast: Playing Gracie Darling (Paramount+, 6 episodes) Alien Earth (Disney+, 8 episodes) Home and Away: Farewell Lynne McGranger (7plus) And Just Like That: Farewell everybody (HBO Max) Listen to the podcast here: https://pod.link/1106441089 Playing Gracie Darling (Paramount+, 6 episodes) Playing Gracie Darling is an Australian supernatural crime drama about a missing gi...

This week on the TV Gold podcast Andrew Mercado and James Manning review: The Family Next Door (ABC/iview, 6 episodes) The Hunting Wives (Stan, 8 episodes) Wednesday (Netflix, Season 2, 8 episodes) The Family Next Door (ABC/iview, 6 episodes) The mysterious Isabelle moves into a small seaside cul-de-sac where her obsessive drive to solve a mystery casts suspicion on four neighbouring families. Bas...

This week on the TV Gold podcast Andrew Mercado and James Manning review: • The Twelve (Binge, Season 3, 8 episodes) • Chief of War (Apple TV+, 9 episodes) • Mandy (Prime Video, Season 4, 6 episodes) The Twelve (Binge, Season 3, 8 episodes) The cold case murder of two teens in 1968 becomes the focus of attention when an English teacher is murdered, whilst researching a book on the c...

This week on the TV Gold podcast with Andrew Mercado and James Manning it is Keeley Hawes week with: The Assassin (Stan, 6 episodes) The Assassin  follows retired assassin Julie ( Keeley Hawes ) and her estranged son Edward ( Freddie Highmore ) as they are forced to flee an idyllic Greek island when Julie’s dangerous past catches up with her. With questions around Edward’s paterni...

This week on the TV Gold podcast Andrew Mercado is in Manchester on his global tour and James Manning is in the northern NSW TV Gold studio. Listen here: https://pod.link/1106441089 Shows reviewed this week: Untamed (Netflix, 6 episodes) Eric Bana and Sam Neill team up for this mystery set in California’s Yosemite National Park, yet filmed in Canada. Eric Bana reminds us what a talented acto...

Such Brave Girls (Season 2, 6 episodes, Stan) Too Much (Netflix, 10 episodes) Patience (ABC iview, 6 episodes) also The Bear (Season 4, Disney+, 8 episodes) In this episode, James Manning and Andrew Mercado review two new comedies, Season 2 of Such Brave Girls and Len Dunham's Too Much, followed by a discussion on the crime drama Patience and Season 4 of The Bear. They explore the strengths and we...

In this episode of TV Gold, hosts James Manning and Andrew Mercado discuss three shows: Families Like Ours (SBS On Demand, 7 episodes) Enigma (HBO Max documentary feature) The Backside of Television (Foxtel/Binge) They delve into the emotional and societal themes presented in 'Families Like Ours', the intriguing lives of Amanda Lear and April Ashley in 'Enigma', and the historical insights provide...

This bonus episode of TV Gold delves into the revival of the iconic Australian television show Number 96, exploring its historical significance, production challenges, cultural impact, and the future of Australian classics in the streaming era. Andrew Mercado shares insights on the show's groundbreaking themes, its reception, and the efforts to bring it back to audiences through the streaming serv...