tunedin.blogs.time.com - 11/9/2008
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HBO photo: John Tsiavis
What did drama teachers ever do to the entertainment world? The job has become a shorthand for vain, deluded, imperious, frustrated hack—look at High School Musical, Hamlet 2 and (at the community-theater level) Waiting for Guffman. Or they're vampiric, ...
televisionaryblog.com - 11/14/2008
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It's been with much enthusiasm that I've been
following the career path of Australian comedian/writer Chris Lilley,...
the creator of the sensational mockumentary comedy series Summer Heights High, which originally aired in Australia last year, earlier ...
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High School Musical: Talking with "Summer Heights High" ...
thrfeed.com - 11/12/2008
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HBO has given a pilot order to fantasy
project "Game of Thrones." The program is based on...
George R.R. Martin’s bestselling series of novels "A...
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HBO orders fantasy pilot 'Thrones'
nj.com - 11/7/2008
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nj.com —
Chris Lilley as Jonah, Ja'mie and Mr. G
in "Summer Heights High."Chris Lilley, the creator and star...
of the Australian import comedy "Summer Heights High" (Sunday at 10:30 p.m. on HBO) is versatile, to be sure. Not only did he...
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Sepinwall on TV: 'Summer Heights High' review
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Hercules Audits HBO’s SUMMER HEIGHTS HIGH!!
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... foul apology to a tiny red-haired kid in the first episode, but by episode two I already found myself numbed to Jonah’s casual barrages of vulgarity. Overall I didn’t notice a lot of new comedy ground getting broken. Lilly’s drama teacher character is to Corky St. Clair in “Waiting For Guffman” what Mohinder Suresh is to Seth Brundle in “The Fly.” Which it to say not as good but with a different accent. Entertainment Weekly gives it an “A-minus” and says: … Brilliant! … Time Magazine says: … quite funny. … The New York Times says: … But are they funny? … I ...
Blu-ray TREK!! FUTURAMA!! BREAKING BAD!! SUMMER HEIGHTS!! SPIDER-MAN!! GIGANTOR!! PARKER LEWIS!! HercVault!!
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... … in comedy, which is more important: versatility or the simple number of laughs? Much as I admire Lilley's ability to pull off a sort of one-man Christopher Guest movie, only one of the three "Summer Heights High" leads is funny on a consistent basis. … Lilley's obviously a talent, but for his next project, I'd like to see how he plays with others. Time Magazine said: … quite funny. … ...
Blu-ray TREK!! FUTURAMA!! BREAKING BAD!! SPIDER-MAN!! GIGANTOR!! PARKER LEWIS!! HercVault!!
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... … in comedy, which is more important: versatility or the simple number of laughs? Much as I admire Lilley's ability to pull off a sort of one-man Christopher Guest movie, only one of the three "Summer Heights High" leads is funny on a consistent basis. … Lilley's obviously a talent, but for his next project, I'd like to see how he plays with others. Time Magazine said: … quite funny. … ...
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NYT > Television 11/8/2008
Popular in Australia, “Summer Heights High,” which is being given a high-profile run on HBO beginning Sunday night, may not resonate with American viewers. >
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