Between digital free-to-air and Foxtel, it’s at a point where it’s hard to choose what to watch on a given night. So we thought we’d take the task on ourselves and filter through the best TV of the week. Twice a week, we’ll deliver our picks for the days ahead. We kick things off with the first half of this week…
Monday
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Comedy Channel, 6:30pm
British comedian John Oliver is causing a stir in the U.S. with his witty and incisive take on the news. Always guaranteed to cause Internet buzz, Oliver has already taken on difficult topics such as the riots in Ferguson and nuclear weapons. So to stay informed and be amused check out Last Week Tonight for a fast-paced half hour.
The Amazing Race Australia V New Zealand, 7, 8:40pm
It’s always fun to watch the Aussies and Kiwis compete against each other, and the race is heating up, getting closer and closer to that finish line and that $250, 000 prize.
Tuesday
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, ABC 2, 7:30pm (Also screens on The Comedy Channel)
Jimmy Fallon is another comedian keeping the Internet talking, and this episode promises to be a great one with actor Justin Long and comedian Kurt Braunohler as guests. Glenn Close also stops by for a chat and a ‘face stuffing’ contest with Fallon.
Brilliant Creatures: Germaine, Clive, Barry and Bob, ABC, 8:30pm
This beautiful documentary looks at the exodus of Germaine Greer, Clive James, Barry Humphries and Robert Hughes to conquer London and New York. Brilliant Creatures is authored and presented by Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson and is an incisive look at Australian culture in the ‘50s and ‘60s and why these influential young people left it.
Wednesday
The Dark Knight, GEM, 8:30pm
The Dark Knight is worth watching (and re-watching) just for Heath Ledger’s chilling performance as The Joker. This gritty and dark film also stars Christian Bale as Batman and a cast of Hollywood heavyweights including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Kane, Aaron Eckhart and the one and only Morgan Freeman.
127 Hours, One, 9:30pm
Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours is the dramatic and true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston who becomes trapped under a boulder. James Franco rises to the challenge of this role and captures the intensity of Ralston’s battle for survival, from the brutal realities to the insanity of solitude.
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