Screen Time (TV series)

Screen Time was a 30-minute Australian television panel show which screened from October to December 2017 on the ABC Television network, a total of 10 episodes.

Overview

Screen Time commenced screening on the ABC TV on 17 October 2017 at 8:00pm. It was hosted by Chris Taylor and featured a panel of rotating guests who discussed film, television, and online content. Panellists included: Sophie Black, Marc Fennell, Benjamin Law, Judith Lucy, Nakkiah Lui, Zan Rowe, Sami Shah, Michael Williams, and Susie Youssef.

Ten episodes were screened in a single series, the last one showing on 18 December 2017.

Episode 1: Tuesday 17 Oct 2017

• Panellists (r to l): Sami Shah, Sophie Black, Chris Taylor (host), Zan Rowe, Benjamin Law

Topics

• Content is King: Cinema movies, Netflix, Stan, Amazon, ABC iview, SBS On Demand, Foxtel, Tenplay, Freeview, YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Snapchat
• Denis Villeneuve's (Dennis Newtown's) Bladerunner 2049, Bechdel test
• Addiction to making sequels
• Sophie Monk 'Jane Austen' parody
• Females in Broad City / Girls / Sex and the City / Golden Girls / Seinfeld
• Take 5 Countdown segment: Weirdest Sex scenes

Recommendations

• Sami Shah: The Expanse on Netflix
• Benjamin Law: Ali's Wedding in cinemas
• Zan Rowe: Japanese reality show Terrace House on Netflix
• Sophie Black: Tiny Kitchen on YouTube

Episode 2: Tuesday 24 Oct 2017

• Panellists (r to l): Sami Shah, Sophie Black, Chris Taylor (host), Judith Lucy, Michael Williams

Topics

• Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations
• Good Time (film) starring Robert Pattinson
• Prolonging a teen idol's career - Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom
• Not On My Watch segment: Channel Seven's Cosmetic Coffee
• David Simon's The Deuce starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal on Foxtel
• The Wire, Treme, '
• Take 5 Countdown segment: Double Trouble, actors who shouldn't take on more than one role in a scene

Recommendations

• Michael Williams: SBS's drama Sunshine
• Sami Shah: Patton Oswalt's comedy special 'Annihilation'
• Sophie Black: ABC's Get Krack!n with Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney
• Judith Lucy: I Love Dick series created by Jill Soloway and Sarah Gubbins

Episode 3: Tuesday 31 Oct 2017

• Panellists (r to l): Sami Shah, Sophie Black, Chris Taylor (host), Judith Lucy, Marc Fennell

Topics

• The Bachelorette with Sophie Monk
• directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth
• Growth of Marvel Universe franchise
• Take 5 Countdown segment: Marvel's least convincing superheroes
• Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm and its music theme

Recommendations

• Marc Fennell: The Good Place on Netflix
• Sami Shah: 'Active Shooter' on Stan
• Judith Lucy: Anne Edmond's 'Edge of the Bush' on ABC iView
• Sophie Black: British comedy Chewing Gum on Netflix
• Chris Taylor: classic Spartacus (film)

Episode 4: Tuesday 07 Nov 2017

• Panellists (r to l): Michael Williams, Susie Youssef, Chris Taylor (host), Nakkiah Lui, Marc Fennell

Topics

• Sci-Fi horror series Stranger Things 2 on Netflix
• Not On My Watch segment: Channel Seven's The Wall
• Australian romcom movie Three Summers directed by Ben Elton
• Australian ockers in film since 1970s
• Take 5 Countdown segment: Worst musical moments in movies

Recommendations

• Susie Youssef: Master of None (season 2) on Netflix
• Michael Williams: British series Back on ABC iView
• Nakkiah Liu: Mindhunter (season 1) on Netflix
• Marc Fennell: 'Borders' on vox.com

Episode 5: Tuesday 14 Nov 2017

• Panellists (r to l): Sami Shah, Zan Rowe, Chris Taylor (host), Judith Lucy, Benjamin Law

Topics

• Kathryn Bigelow's new civil rights drama Detroit, police brutality & racism in the USA
• Katryn Bigelow's career: The Hurt Locker
• Not on My Watch: Instant Hotel reality show on Seven
• Norwegian phenomenon 'Slow TV'

Recommendations

• Judith Lucy: Quarry on iTunes
• Sami Shah: Binging with Babish (making movie recipes) on YouTube
• Zan Rowe: ' on Netflix
• Benjamin Law: 2017 Thai film Bad Genius in selected cinema
• Chris Taylor: Slow TV suggestions

Episode 6: Tuesday 21 Nov 2017

• Panellists: Chris Taylor (host), Judith Lucy, Sami Shah, Sophie Black, Benjamin Law

Topics

• Nicole Kidman's career, The Killing of a Sacred Deer
• Transparent

Recommendations

Episode 7: Tuesday 28 Nov 2017

• Panellists (r to l): Benjamin Law, Zan Rowe, Chris Taylor (host), Nakkiah Lui, Marc Fennell

Topics

• Buses blocking Demolition videos
• Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film) directed by Kenneth Branagh
• Gogglebox (season 6), raising social issues & diversity
• Imaginary 'Googlebox' review of 'Screen Time'

Recommendations

• Marc Fennell: on Netflix
• Zan Rowe: Brisbane Band 'The Go-Betweens: Right Here' documentary on ABC iView
• Benjamin Law: Will & Grace relaunched on Stan
• 2017 She's Gotta Have It (TV series) directed by Spike Lee on Netflix

Episode 8: Tuesday 5 Dec 2017

• Panellists (r to l): Susie Youssef, Sophie Black, Chris Taylor (host), Zan Rowe, Marc Fennell

Topics

• Replacing Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World directed by Ridley Scott
• Friday on my Mind about The Easybeats on ABC iView, importance of good casting
• Popularity of Australian biopics: The Dismissal (miniseries), Bodyline (miniseries), , Howzat! Kerry Packer's War, , , Schapelle (TV film), House of Hancock, Molly (miniseries), , The Queen
• The Meyerowitz Stories directed by Noah Baubach, starring Dustin Hoffman on Netflix
• Adam Sandler's career, Ben Stiller

Recommendations

• Susie Youssef: The Crown (TV series) (season 1) on Netflix
• Sophie Black: You Can't Ask That on ABC iView
• Zan Rowe: Veep (season 6) on Foxtel Now
• Marc Fennell: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series) on Netflix

References