Pilot casting: Jennifer Finnigan, Patrick Flueger and Rose Rollins
Jennifer Finnigan (‘Close to Home’) lands ABC sitcom, Patrick Flueger (‘The 4400′) joins ‘Outrageous Fortune’ remake and Rose Rollins (‘The L Word’) boards Jerry Bruckheimer drama.
Ke$ha to perform on ‘So You Think You Can Dance Australia’
The pop star is heading down under for a promotional visit, including an exclusive live appearance on ‘So You Think You Can Dance Australia’.
Daniel Dae Kim joins ‘Hawaii Five-O’ pilot
The ‘Lost’ star has landed the role of Detective Chin Ho Kelly in CBS’ upcoming ‘Hawaii 5-O’ pilot.
April 24th, 2009 6:02 pm
A TV junkies guide to K-Rudd’s tax bonus
As avid TV watchers and all round television junkies, we thought, why not spend our free monies on TV.
By now, most of us have already received our tax bonus from the government. You know, the free nine hundred bucks from K-Rudd’s huge package?
As avid TV watchers and all round television junkies, we thought, why not spend our free monies on TV. After all, if we’re going to help stimulate the economy, we might as well spend it on something we love!
So here are a few television items you might consider purchasing during these troubled times.
A Digital Set Top Box
Average price: $100 - $200 ($300 with built in HDD).
Okay, so this is a pretty clear choice.
With Freeview and the digital TV transition happening soon(ish), there’s no reason why we couldn’t put down a few hundred bucks on a high def digital set top box.
Cause we all want sport in HD, right One?
A Flat-screen TV
Did you know that you can get a brand name display from SONY, LG or Samsung for around $900 these days?
A 32-inch display with at least 720p resolution would make the perfect replacement for your dwindling analogue box.
Just make sure you get one with a digital tuner built in. A HD tuner would be even better!
Underbelly’ & ‘Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities’
'Underbelly' Uncut
If you love Australian television, then your DVD collection isn’t complete without ‘Underbelly’. Why not help boost Australian drama production while your’re at it?
‘Underbelly’ is available for $64.97 from EzyDVD.
‘Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities’ is available for $54.97 from EzyDVD, out 27th May.
TiVo
So maybe you’re the impulsive type and has to have all the most buzz worthy gadgets. Then perhaps you’re willing to fork over $700 for the over priced digital TV recorder/EPG enabled box.
Now that it has more features, including free broadband movies, it take a little bit of the sting out of the hefty price tag.
Sure it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but you could be one of the cool kids that says, “I TiVo’d ‘Home and Away’ last night! How cool am I?” Just imagine!
FOXTEL
With the economic down turn, perhaps you’re going out less. Then a FOXTEL subscription might be for you.
For $40 a month, get access to over 36 channels. That’s almost two years of cable TV courtesy of K-Rudd.
If you’re thinking of subscribing to Foxtel, then why not use our affiliate link and help support our site.
So those are just a few ideas for you television junkies out there. What are you going to spend your tax bonus on? Let us know in the comments.
