SBS VICELAND have released the cynical mind of Mitch McTaggart to deliver a three episode series The Back Side of Television.
It’s a brand new three-part comedy series exploring all the ridiculous, depressing
and outright shameful moments in the wild history of Australian television.
Which network has a bizarre obsession with Peter Falconio? What happened when
a petty criminal broke out of jail, and what did he do to get on TV? Where are all the LGBTQI+ people (host excluded)?
We’re revisiting moments you’ve probably forgotten, but diving deeper to reveal so much more – how they happened, why they happened, and what happened after. A clip show this is not.
Psychics, conspiracies or networks being petty – it’s all cutting insight, refreshing
perspective, and told through the eyes of a “surprisingly jaded millennial” according to the internet.
Following on from companion VICELAND show The Last Year of Television, which
summarises the past year in Aussie TV – The Back Side of Television dives into all of it. 1950s to now – nothing is off limits.
So let’s all take a look at the Backside.
