Tag Archives: television
Events
Emerging Writers’ Festival – TV Night with KYD
People who love TV consume programs vehemently and discuss fervently, yet there are few avenues for writers to critically engage with television as a central focus. From recappers to ‘shippers’, spoilers to distribution streams, this event will consider the different ways television is (and isn’t) being written … Read more
News
Editors’ picks: Benedict Cumberbatch’s Neck Edition
Rebecca Starford, Editor My pick for this month is the BBC adaptation of Ford Madox Ford’s tetralogy, Parade’s End. The four related novels (that’s what a tetralogy is – don’t worry, I didn’t know either) were published between 1924 and 1928. Set mainly in England and on … Read more
Column: Film and TV
Gleefully changing my mind
When I was at university, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the cool television show of the time. It was almost impossible to get through any subject of an undergraduate Arts degree without a week on Buffy, genre and postmodern aesthetics. But I didn’t really get it: I … Read more
Column: Film and TV
All the real girls: Lena Dunham and sexual politics
In the very first scene of the pilot episode for Girls – Lena Dunham’s new HBO comedy series – 24-year-old aspiring writer Hannah (played by Dunham) is told by her parents over a fancy restaurant dinner that they are cutting off their financial support, which has enabled … Read more
Gang of Five
Five favourite mean mums
In our list series, ‘Gang of Five’, we make a list of five things related to … whatever we like. This time KYD Online Intern, Stephanie Van Schilt, creates a special, somewhat sinister, Mother’s Day list. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums out there – we … Read more
Television
Spoiler alert – the end sucks: on televisual addiction and grief
Remember watching the last episode of Six Feet Under, crying for half an hour after it finished, and then missing the characters for weeks after? Or being unable to stop speculating after The Sopranos left you dumbstruck in the end? And how often do you partake in … Read more
Gang of Five
Five bad boys I can’t help but love
In our new list series, ‘Gang of Five’, we make a list of five things related to … whatever we like. This time it’s KYD Online Intern, Stephanie Van Schilt, with five bad boys she can’t help but love: Simon Amstell, John Waters, Mr Rochester, Logan Echolls … Read more
Comment
Ethnic diversity on Australian television
When I wrote my piece on memory, migration and MasterChef for Issue Seven of Kill Your Darlings, I mentioned that Poh Ling Yeow (Adelaide-based visual artist and cook of Malaysian-Chinese origin) had become a role model of sorts. Not only was she the runner-up in the first … Read more
Books
Hanging out with television stars: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
I generally try to avoid the US version of The Office, as I do any US remake of a television show, as I often find them too in-your-face and more contrived than the original. The comedic memoir and collection of essays by Mindy Kaling – a writer … Read more
Issue Eight
Issue Eight teaser: Anthony Morris’s ‘Men Without Hats – Justified and Breaking Bad’
For our final Issue Eight teaser, Anthony Morris ponders what a character’s headwear says about them. If a teaser just isn’t enough, you can find the full text of Morris’ essay and more on our website in the coming weeks. For instant gratification, why not pre-order a … Read more
