Andrew Mercado

3 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Meg Watson |Nell Geraets |Michael Idato |Andrew Mercado

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The latest episode of HBO zombie drama The Last of Us will go down as an all-timer. For game players, it contained a plot turn they were first rocked by four years ago and have been keeping secret ever since. For everyone else, it was a blindside – a brutal event rendered with maximum emotional impact that redefines what the show is from this point on.

2 months ago | smh.com.au | Andrew Mercado

By Andrew MercadoFebruary 27, 2025, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Neighbours, aged 40 years, of Ramsay Street, Erinsborough, passed away on February 21, 2025, when an axe fell in Melbourne’s most trouble-prone cul-de-sac. Born on March 18, 1985, to parents the Seven Network, Neighbours was adopted by Ten in 1986. It suffered a near-fatal heart attack in 2022.

Dec 3, 2024 | womensweekly.com.au | Andrew Mercado

“That’s when good neighbours become good friends…” The iconic Australian soap opera touched hearts and minds the world over. From London to Sydney, people tuned in to see what was happening down Ramsey Street. In 2022, the news broke that the show would be cancelled. But like many of the “deaths” on the show, it came back for another go-around. A year later in 2023, it was announced that the show would be rebooted. It returned in September of that year.

Aug 1, 2024 | mediaweek.com.au | Andrew Mercado

Network 10 turned 60 yesterday – a diamond anniversary. August 1, 1964, was the day that ATV-0 began in Melbourne. Its first show was a variety special called This Is It, which was considered “bold” because it sent up sacred cows like the RSL and Aussie Rules football. Being bold would be what would always set 10 apart from its competitors. 10 really struggled in its first decade against the more established Seven, Nine and ABC.

Jul 25, 2024 | mediaweek.com.au | Andrew Mercado

Those About To Die (Prime) is the latest production about Ancient Rome and no cliche is left out of the narrative. There’s lowly slaves and their rich masters, hunky gladiators duelling with wild animals, and chariot racing now being done with CGI. No sword and sandals epic would be complete without a power struggle at the top.