Screen Time (TV series)

Screen Time is a 30 minute Australian television program which commenced screening on the ABC on 17 October 2017 at 8:00pm. It is hosted by Chris Taylor and features a panel of rotating guests who discuss film, television and online content.

Panelists include: Sophie Black (journalist), Marc Fennell, Benjamin Law, Judith Lucy, Nakkiah Lui, Zan Rowe, Sami Shah, Michael Williams (broadcaster), Susie Youssef.

Episode 1: Tuesday 17 Oct 2017

 * Panelists (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 the cinemas
 * Zan Rowe: Japanese reality show Terrace House on Netflix
 * Sophie Black: 'Tiny Kitchen' on YouTube

Episode 2: Tuesday 24 Oct 2017

 * Panelists (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, Homicide: Life on the Street
 * 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

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

Topics

 * The Bachelorette with Sophie Monk
 * Thor: Ragnarok 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

 * Panelists (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

 * Panelists (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 (TV series) on iTunes
 * Sami Shah: Binging with Babish (making movie recipes) on YouTube
 * Zan Rowe: Documentary 'Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold' on Netflix
 * Benjamin Law: 2017 Thai film Bad Genius in selected cinema
 * Chris Taylor: Slow TV suggestions

Episode 6: Tuesday 21 Nov 2017

 * Panelists: Chris Taylor (host), Judith Lucy, Sami Shah, Sophie Black, Benjamin Law

Topics

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

Episode 7: Tuesday 28 Nov 2017

 * Panelists (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: Star Trek: Discovery 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 05 Dec 2017

 * Panelists (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), Paper Giants, Howzat! Kerry Packer's War, Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door, INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, Schapelle (TV film), House of Hancock, Molly (miniseries), Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story, 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