1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,693 Speaker 1: from News Talks AB. 3 00:00:12,813 --> 00:00:16,613 Speaker 2: It's screen time time. Cal Pushman is here with his 4 00:00:16,693 --> 00:00:19,293 Speaker 2: picks for this week. Get a cal one, Jack. It's 5 00:00:19,333 --> 00:00:21,813 Speaker 2: a bit of a reality doco kind of week for 6 00:00:21,933 --> 00:00:25,093 Speaker 2: us on screen time. So let's kick things off with 7 00:00:25,173 --> 00:00:28,893 Speaker 2: a show streaming on Neon tell Us about neighbors. 8 00:00:29,773 --> 00:00:32,373 Speaker 3: This isn't the Gone but not Forgotten of his soap. Instead, 9 00:00:32,413 --> 00:00:35,013 Speaker 3: it's a new American reality show from the premium TV 10 00:00:35,093 --> 00:00:38,693 Speaker 3: network HBO and the Happit Than Now studio A twenty four. 11 00:00:39,213 --> 00:00:41,493 Speaker 3: This piqued my interest because they're an unlikely pair to 12 00:00:41,493 --> 00:00:44,333 Speaker 3: be collaborating on something as basic as a reality show. 13 00:00:44,893 --> 00:00:48,013 Speaker 3: The concept is straightforward, each week a different pair of 14 00:00:48,013 --> 00:00:50,973 Speaker 3: feuding neighbors with these two brands. That concept is a 15 00:00:50,973 --> 00:00:53,373 Speaker 3: bit disappointing because it's nothing new. We even had our 16 00:00:53,413 --> 00:00:56,653 Speaker 3: own version of that with TVNZ's Neighbors at War. Yeah. 17 00:00:56,773 --> 00:00:58,973 Speaker 3: The opening episode has a pair of neighbors feuding in 18 00:00:59,013 --> 00:01:02,813 Speaker 3: the wide open grassy plains of Montana. They're separated by acres, 19 00:01:03,173 --> 00:01:05,213 Speaker 3: but they're beef is in tents and revolves around a 20 00:01:05,253 --> 00:01:08,733 Speaker 3: gate that blocks access to a private road. Linking many 21 00:01:08,733 --> 00:01:12,653 Speaker 3: of these little farmland properties together. Meanwhile, in sunny Florida, 22 00:01:12,813 --> 00:01:15,093 Speaker 3: a beachfront resident is fighting to keep people off the 23 00:01:15,133 --> 00:01:18,253 Speaker 3: sand in front of his property, while a nearby resident 24 00:01:18,493 --> 00:01:21,573 Speaker 3: rallies the community to keep the beach open for all. 25 00:01:21,773 --> 00:01:24,933 Speaker 3: So the beafs that they have here are pretty intense, 26 00:01:25,293 --> 00:01:29,333 Speaker 3: and the show does show both sides of these arguments. 27 00:01:29,613 --> 00:01:32,853 Speaker 3: The thing is, it's not interested at all in resolution. Instead, 28 00:01:32,893 --> 00:01:36,453 Speaker 3: we sort of get the snapshot of these arguments before 29 00:01:36,453 --> 00:01:39,333 Speaker 3: the next episode moves on to completely new people. It 30 00:01:39,373 --> 00:01:41,933 Speaker 3: also doesn't bring in any legal experts who could weigh 31 00:01:41,933 --> 00:01:44,093 Speaker 3: in and sort of suggest who is in the right 32 00:01:44,213 --> 00:01:47,173 Speaker 3: and who is in the wrong. Here, it's more playing 33 00:01:47,173 --> 00:01:50,453 Speaker 3: these situations for laughs, really, but they're laughing at not 34 00:01:50,653 --> 00:01:54,933 Speaker 3: with the people involved, so that can feel a little 35 00:01:54,973 --> 00:01:59,253 Speaker 3: bit nasty. So despite the show's premium premium heritage, it 36 00:01:59,293 --> 00:02:00,453 Speaker 3: is a little bit cheap. 37 00:02:00,693 --> 00:02:02,853 Speaker 2: Yeah interesting, I mean there's funny a so there's no 38 00:02:02,973 --> 00:02:06,573 Speaker 2: kind of payoff. That's what people hang around for. I'd 39 00:02:06,613 --> 00:02:09,213 Speaker 2: either for a bit of peace between the neighbors or 40 00:02:09,253 --> 00:02:11,533 Speaker 2: for you know, I llegal experts saying well, technically this 41 00:02:11,573 --> 00:02:13,333 Speaker 2: person's in the right, but yeah, okay. 42 00:02:13,613 --> 00:02:16,573 Speaker 3: Exactly, so you just see this problem and then you're 43 00:02:16,573 --> 00:02:19,933 Speaker 3: just left hanging yea, and that's just it doesn't it's 44 00:02:19,933 --> 00:02:21,093 Speaker 3: not fulfilling anyway. 45 00:02:21,093 --> 00:02:25,053 Speaker 2: He really interesting. Okay, So that's Neighbors. That's streaming on Neon. 46 00:02:25,133 --> 00:02:28,133 Speaker 2: It comes from HBO. Next up streaming on Netflix being 47 00:02:28,253 --> 00:02:29,093 Speaker 2: Gordon Ramsey. 48 00:02:30,213 --> 00:02:32,413 Speaker 3: Now this had the famous angry chef, had a film 49 00:02:32,453 --> 00:02:34,493 Speaker 3: crew follo him around for a year and the lead 50 00:02:34,533 --> 00:02:37,653 Speaker 3: up to launching his most ambitious project to date, five 51 00:02:37,733 --> 00:02:40,373 Speaker 3: new restaurants at the very top of the sixty story 52 00:02:40,453 --> 00:02:44,293 Speaker 3: BIShopgate building in London. He claims he has twenty million 53 00:02:44,333 --> 00:02:46,693 Speaker 3: pounds of his own money on the line with this project, 54 00:02:47,013 --> 00:02:49,813 Speaker 3: which in real money is forty five million dollars, and 55 00:02:50,093 --> 00:02:52,933 Speaker 3: he needs this project to be a success. Having six 56 00:02:52,973 --> 00:02:56,053 Speaker 3: hours of Netflix exposure would have to help this, you 57 00:02:56,053 --> 00:02:59,253 Speaker 3: would think. So cynically, you could look at it as 58 00:02:59,413 --> 00:03:03,493 Speaker 3: sort of an ad for this new restaurant development he's doing. 59 00:03:03,933 --> 00:03:08,053 Speaker 3: He's also the executive producer, so it does feel fairly 60 00:03:08,093 --> 00:03:11,733 Speaker 3: sanitized in that way. Even still, he's an interesting fellow 61 00:03:11,893 --> 00:03:14,933 Speaker 3: and watching someone with his dry ambition and that level 62 00:03:14,933 --> 00:03:19,133 Speaker 3: of success operate is still really fascinating. His project managers 63 00:03:19,133 --> 00:03:21,933 Speaker 3: and the staff as chefs will talk about his relentless 64 00:03:21,933 --> 00:03:24,293 Speaker 3: pursuit for perfection, and you see that he talks about 65 00:03:24,293 --> 00:03:28,173 Speaker 3: a million and one little details, including being heavily involved 66 00:03:28,213 --> 00:03:30,333 Speaker 3: in the shape of the water bottles that go on 67 00:03:30,373 --> 00:03:33,293 Speaker 3: the tables of the new restaurant. So he is all 68 00:03:33,293 --> 00:03:36,333 Speaker 3: over this thing. So you know, there's a lot to 69 00:03:36,893 --> 00:03:39,173 Speaker 3: like in the show if you like Renault shows. The 70 00:03:39,213 --> 00:03:41,333 Speaker 3: build of the restaurant is great. Reminded me a little 71 00:03:41,333 --> 00:03:43,853 Speaker 3: bit of Grand Designs because the design of these things 72 00:03:43,933 --> 00:03:47,253 Speaker 3: is hugely ambitious. Retractable roofs, private dining rooms, all sorts 73 00:03:47,253 --> 00:03:50,133 Speaker 3: of things like that. Foodies will enjoy. The abundance of 74 00:03:50,213 --> 00:03:53,493 Speaker 3: drool worthy food shops you get is some of these. 75 00:03:53,853 --> 00:03:57,093 Speaker 3: The food just looks absolutely incredible and amazing. And the 76 00:03:57,133 --> 00:04:00,093 Speaker 3: man himself is entertaining, whether he's crashing his car on 77 00:04:00,133 --> 00:04:04,653 Speaker 3: a tight London street, buzzing around the sky high building site, 78 00:04:04,813 --> 00:04:07,253 Speaker 3: or jovially teasing his wife about the stat pancakes he's 79 00:04:07,293 --> 00:04:10,293 Speaker 3: made for the kids breakfast. He's just an entertaining chap 80 00:04:10,733 --> 00:04:13,133 Speaker 3: And he talks about his upbringing in a Council of State, 81 00:04:13,253 --> 00:04:17,493 Speaker 3: growing up poor in his journey, so being Gordon Ramsey 82 00:04:17,613 --> 00:04:20,853 Speaker 3: seems exhausting, but watching Gordon Ramsey is decently entertaining. 83 00:04:20,933 --> 00:04:23,533 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, okay, Oh that's good because he It's funny 84 00:04:23,693 --> 00:04:25,253 Speaker 2: how there's sort of a bit of a trend at 85 00:04:25,253 --> 00:04:27,893 Speaker 2: the moment, whether it's the Beckhams or Malani or Gordon Ramsey, 86 00:04:27,893 --> 00:04:30,573 Speaker 2: where everyone's the executive producer of their own series. You've 87 00:04:30,613 --> 00:04:33,293 Speaker 2: always got to wonder, you know, how critical is it 88 00:04:33,373 --> 00:04:35,333 Speaker 2: really going to be. But at the very least, he's 89 00:04:35,333 --> 00:04:38,773 Speaker 2: an interesting character, so you do learn a lot about 90 00:04:38,853 --> 00:04:40,693 Speaker 2: him and kind of, you know, come to one understand 91 00:04:40,733 --> 00:04:41,293 Speaker 2: him a bit. 92 00:04:41,133 --> 00:04:44,893 Speaker 3: More exactly exactly, and he's got a good humor about him. 93 00:04:44,933 --> 00:04:50,333 Speaker 3: And even though he's insanely driven, he's not unreasonable. He 94 00:04:50,573 --> 00:04:52,973 Speaker 3: explains what he wants, why he wants it, how he 95 00:04:53,013 --> 00:04:56,293 Speaker 3: wants it, and then these top professionals to it. And 96 00:04:56,293 --> 00:04:58,173 Speaker 3: it's always quite say slim to watch people at the 97 00:04:58,173 --> 00:05:00,213 Speaker 3: top of their game doing all these things. 98 00:05:00,253 --> 00:05:03,533 Speaker 2: So yeah, nice, okay, So being Gordon Ramsey's on Netflix, 99 00:05:03,813 --> 00:05:05,453 Speaker 2: and last but not least, you are not going to 100 00:05:05,493 --> 00:05:07,693 Speaker 2: believe this, Karl going to sound like such a snob. 101 00:05:07,773 --> 00:05:11,133 Speaker 2: Do you know I have never watched a single episode, 102 00:05:11,213 --> 00:05:14,213 Speaker 2: let alone a single series of Married at First Sight, 103 00:05:14,333 --> 00:05:18,173 Speaker 2: but Married at First Sight Australia is back for season thirteen. 104 00:05:19,213 --> 00:05:21,733 Speaker 3: So you are missing out, my friend, you are missing out. 105 00:05:21,853 --> 00:05:26,573 Speaker 3: And now this is the biggie of all the shows 106 00:05:26,573 --> 00:05:30,493 Speaker 3: we're talking about today, good old mass Australia. We're now 107 00:05:30,573 --> 00:05:33,653 Speaker 3: actually now second week. It began last week and like 108 00:05:33,693 --> 00:05:36,373 Speaker 3: the couples involved, the show does ask for commitment from 109 00:05:36,373 --> 00:05:39,053 Speaker 3: the viewer. We're talking. It's on five nights a week, 110 00:05:39,293 --> 00:05:42,573 Speaker 3: so it's a lot is it worth it? I'll admit 111 00:05:42,613 --> 00:05:44,813 Speaker 3: that last week I was getting cold feet. Only one 112 00:05:44,813 --> 00:05:47,133 Speaker 3: and a half of the nine couples weren't getting along. 113 00:05:47,453 --> 00:05:49,013 Speaker 3: I need to be very clear that there is no 114 00:05:49,213 --> 00:05:52,733 Speaker 3: entertainment value in watching people be happy. Fortunately, now in 115 00:05:52,773 --> 00:05:55,413 Speaker 3: the second week, those love bubbles are starting to burst. 116 00:05:55,773 --> 00:05:58,533 Speaker 3: As a viewer couldn't be happier. The couples may be 117 00:05:58,533 --> 00:06:00,573 Speaker 3: looking for love, but I am solely looking for lowbrow 118 00:06:00,733 --> 00:06:03,413 Speaker 3: entertainment out of maths and it is starting to deliver. 119 00:06:03,893 --> 00:06:07,413 Speaker 3: The editors have been working over time to create their 120 00:06:07,413 --> 00:06:10,293 Speaker 3: little cast of characters. We've got mean girls group wanting 121 00:06:10,293 --> 00:06:12,933 Speaker 3: everybody up. We've got a nasty feud between two of 122 00:06:12,973 --> 00:06:15,733 Speaker 3: the brides. We've got some poor people who are about 123 00:06:15,733 --> 00:06:19,653 Speaker 3: to be blindsided by some revelations that the relationship isn't 124 00:06:19,733 --> 00:06:22,533 Speaker 3: quite as rosy as they think it might be. Despite 125 00:06:22,573 --> 00:06:25,333 Speaker 3: my initial reservations last week, I should have heeded the 126 00:06:25,373 --> 00:06:28,133 Speaker 3: advice that's so regularly given to the couples to trust 127 00:06:28,173 --> 00:06:31,293 Speaker 3: the experts, trust the process, because it has quickly become 128 00:06:31,373 --> 00:06:34,773 Speaker 3: as gloriously trashy as the previous twelve seasons. 129 00:06:34,973 --> 00:06:37,253 Speaker 2: And you know what, Carl, there is nothing wrong with 130 00:06:37,293 --> 00:06:40,693 Speaker 2: a bit of escapism, a bit of trash escapism, fair enough. 131 00:06:40,813 --> 00:06:42,933 Speaker 3: You know, you want to take your mind of the 132 00:06:42,933 --> 00:06:43,733 Speaker 3: problems of the world. 133 00:06:43,893 --> 00:06:48,253 Speaker 2: Exactly how we'll do it? Yeah, yeah, exactly, Ah, fantastic. Okay. 134 00:06:48,253 --> 00:06:50,733 Speaker 2: So that's Married at First Sight Astralia. It's on three now, 135 00:06:50,973 --> 00:06:53,853 Speaker 2: of course, and on three Carl Poshman, thank you so much. 136 00:06:53,893 --> 00:06:55,693 Speaker 2: You can find more of Carl, of course, on his 137 00:06:56,053 --> 00:06:57,253 Speaker 2: substack screen. 138 00:06:57,333 --> 00:07:02,013 Speaker 1: Crack for more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. Listen 139 00:07:02,093 --> 00:07:04,933 Speaker 1: live to news talks that'd be from nine am Saturday, 140 00:07:05,173 --> 00:07:07,213 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.