Summer TV viewing

So much TV and so little time. The new year kicks off with this big first episode from TV Gold hosts Andrew Mercado and James Manning. Number of episodes of each show is in brackets.

Run - Binge (6)
Sunny Nights - Stan (8)
Imposter - Paramount+ (4)
Dear Life - Stan (6)
His & Hers - Netflix (6)
Red Eye S2 - Stan (6)
The Night Manager - Prime (6)
Goolagong - iview (3)
Run Away - Netflix (8)
Plus Andrew on Home & Away cliffhanger and Corriedale

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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
Reckless - SBS On Demand
Mix Tape - Foxtel/Binge
The Family Next Door – ABC

International
Dying For Sex - Disney
Train Dreams – Netflix
All Her Fault - Binge
Paradise - Disney
Good American Family - Disney
Toxic Town - Netflix
Mr Loverman - Binge
Hostage - Netflix
Mobland - Paramount+
Etoile - Prime
Brian & Magie - HBO Max
Your Friends & Neighbours - Apple TV
Patience - ABC iview
(and … yes really …)
Monster: The Ed Gains Story - Netflix

Comedies
Smoggie Queens - Binge
Mandy - Britbox
Amandaland - Stan
Such Brave Girls - Stan
South Park - Paramount+

Worst Shows of the Year
Stranded on Honeymoon Island - Seven
Chad Powers - Disney
All’s Fair - Disney

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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 with the difference between his public persona and his private self.

• The Abandons (Netflix, 7 episodes)
The Abandons is a gritty Western series on Netflix set in 1850s Oregon, focusing on a bloody feud between two powerful matriarchs: the devout, found-family leader Fiona Nolan (Lena Headey) and the ruthless mining heiress Constance Van Ness (Gillian Anderson).

• Amadeus (Binge/Foxtel, 5 episodes)
The drama examines the rivalry between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Will Sharpe) and court composer Antonio Salieri (Paul Bettany) when Mozart arrives in 18th-century Vienna, focusing on his volatile genius, his romance with Constanze Weber, and Salieri's growing torment and jealousy as Mozart's talent overshadows his own.

Next week: Andrew and James present their Best and Worst of 2025

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