#firebite tv

[wistfulfag]

FIREBITE (TV, 2021) created by Warwick Thornton and Brandon Fletcher

[akajustmerry]

Rob Collins as Tyson Walker in Firebite (2021-?). Dir. Warwick Thornton

[bookofmac]

I think one thing that Deadloch has done really really well, in my opinion is mixing in overall popular music and australian stuff.

Like, yeah the Choir is singing Divinyls classic 'I Touch Myself' in the first ep, but I know that in the US that song is a one hit wonder, outside of some of the Kylie songs mentioned in episode I don't things like Pash and Boys in Town crossover internationally, and I love that.

Something Australians are historically really self consious about is our national identiy, especially in our art, becaucse we want to be true but that requires the moritfing idea of acknowledging what Australians are like and what would the Brits think?. this is called Cultural Cringe, and is also experianced by a lot of places in the work, especially in the Anglosphere if you arent a white Yank or Pom.

Not for nothing, this Cultural Cringe has been fought back against since the term was coined and in the early wave of international streamer co-productions you get some great, earnest Australian stuff; Cleverman and Firebite being the most prominant imo. both of those shows ALSO do great stuff with music- I will NEVER be over Rob Collins singing 'Black Boy' in the pub. Those two shows run into the issue of A) not being well marketed, and B) having an even bigger level of Cultural Uncanny Valley to scale. It's telling that of the two Vampire show's staring Australian men on AMC, the one with a white australian lead gets more praise 🙃

But yeah, its just really nice to see Australian characters listening to and talking about Australian music in the show with an arts festival setting. More of Australians talking about Australian things pls

[butternuggets-blog]

AUSTRALIAN VAMPIRE HUNTING SHOW STARRING INDIGENOUS ACTORS!!!

Set in a remote mining town in the middle of the South Australian desert, the series centers around two Indigenous Australian hunters, Tyson and Shanika, who protect their home Opal City from vampires. Their lives are turned upside down when a former hunter from Tyson’s past shows up informing them the last vampire king has arrived with plans that will shift the balance in their war against the vampires. (Wikipedia)

Season One was released in 2021. Unclear whether it has been renewed for a second season or not.

[dear-indies]

Ooh could you name five movies and or tv shows that you want people to see that include disabled characters, preferably played by disabled actors. Pleaseeee i need more inspiration for resource making.

Because I mentioned disabled shows by disabled people:

Ryan O'Connell (1986) - he has cerebral palsy and is gay, adapted his memoir into a series called Special (2019-2020) according to IMDb he's in 16 episodes.

Josh Thomas (1987) - is Autistic, has ADHD, and is gay, is in Everything's Gonna Be Okay (2020-2021) which he's also an executive producer on, and according to IMDb he's in 20 episodes and also Please Like Me (2013-2016) 23 episodes!

Tim Renkow (1989) Mexican Jewish, he co-wrote Jerk (2019-2021) and according to IMDb he's in 8 episodes.

Unfortunately, there are not many disabled media by disabled writers but I can list disabled actors who have notable tv roles:

Daryl Mitchell (1965) African-American - is paraplegic - is in Fear the Walking Dead (2018-2023) and according to IMDb he's in 21 episodes, also NCIS: New Orleans (2014-2021) and according to IMDb he's in 143 episodes.

Selene Luna (1971) Mexican - has dwarfism, is in Mayans M.C. (2022) and according to IMDb she's in 5 episodes.

Cherylee Houston (1974) - has Hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, is in Coronation Street (2010-2023) and according to IMDb she's in 762 episodes.

Callan Mulvey (1975) ¼ Maori, ¾ Scottish - is blind in one eye, has been in a lot of things including Last King of the Cross (2023) according to IMDb he's in 10 episodes, Firebite (2021-2022) 8 episodes, Till Death (2021), Mystery Road (2020) 6 episodes.

Kurt Yaeger (1977) - is a leg amputee, is Another Life (2021) according to IMDb he's in 8 episodes.

Rana Daggubati (1984) Telugu Indian - is blind in one eye, is in Rana Naidu (2023) and according to IMDb he's in 10 episodes and according to IMDb he's in 10 episodes.

Savannah Welch (1984) - is paraplegic, is in Titans (2021) and according to IMDb she's in 10 episodes, also The Good Doctor (2022-2023) and according to IMDb she's in 8 episodes.

Ali Stroker (1987) - is paraplegic and bisexual - is in Echos (2022) and according to IMDb she's in 7 episodes, Only Murders in the Building (2021-2022) 4 episodes and Ozark (2022) 7 episodes.

Madison Ferris (1992) - has muscular dystrophy, is in Panic (2021) and according to IMDb he's in 5 episodes.

Eric Graise (1990) African-American - is a bilateral amputee, is in Black Mafia Family (2023) and according to IMDb he's in 3 episodes and Step UP: High Water (2018-2022) 29 episodes and Locke & Key (2020-2022) 9 episodes.

Lauren “Lolo” Spencer (?) African-American - has ALS, is in The Sex Lives of College Girls (2020-2021) and according to IMDb she's in 13 episodes.

Ben Mehl (?) - is blind, is in You (2021) and according to IMDb he's in 9 episodes.

Danielle Perez (?) Afro-Dominican, is a double lower leg amputee and is queer, is in a bunch of short things somebody could make a mini pack of!

Gloria May Eshkibok (?) Mohawk, Ottawa, Irish, French - is Two-Spirit (she/her) and has one eye - is in OChiSkwaCho (2018).

Matthew Jeffers (?) - has dwarfism, is in New Amsterdam (2018-2023) and according to IMDb he's in 32 episodes.

and then more suggestions from the amazing @olivaraofrph: Everything's Gonna Be Okay - has Kayla Cromer (an Autistic actress) and Not Dead Yet - has Rick Glassman (an Autistic actor) playing an Autistic character.

Not for faceclaim recommendations but I highly recommend everybody watches Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution too! As always, I cannot limit myself to five!

Let me know if you'd like more specific suggestions!

And I have a masterlist of disabled faceclaims here too!

[katarascape]

firebite is on tv tonight and i don't have to work until late tomorrow so i can stay up qnd watch the aboriginal vampire hunter show 🥰🥰

[holly-mckenzie]

I'd love it if you could recommend some aussie shows or movies, especially some hidden gems. Other countries too. Thanks😊

If you want, I have some recommendations too

Okay, I have already posted some of these suggestions somewhere. But I suppose this is an updated version.

My Favourite Teen Shows (Aussie Edition):

Surviving Summer (2022)

Heartbreak High (2022)

Dance Academy

My Favourite Teen Dramas (not Oz):

My Mad Fat Diary

Head High

Lockwood and Co.

Druck [This is the German remake of Skam. S5 is my favourite season!]

Swagger

My Favourite TV Shows (Aussie Edition):

In Limbo (2023)

Last King of the Cross (2022)

Firebite (2021)

The Wrong Girl S1 (2016)

Goldiggers (2023)

Preppers (2021)

Aussie/NZ Movies for the Bump Fan:

Sweet As (2022)

Pork Pie (2017)

Favourite Series (with the best love stories)

Starstruck (2021 – 2023)

We Are Lady Parts (2021 – )

The Lovers (2023)

Bad Sisters (2022)

Tom Jones (2023)

Movies I've (re-)Watched Recently

Stay the Night (2022)

Fremont (2023)

Soltera Codiciada (2018)

That thing called Tadhana (2014)

On Vodka, Beer & Regrets

Things that Make me Feel like Chewing Glass

Dark

Mythic Quest

The OA

The Lazarus Project

Succession

Foundation

I would love Suggestions (I cannot promise that I will get to them ASAP)

[shesnake]

Firebite season 1 episode 1 “Pest Control” (2021) dir. Warwick Thornton

Cinematography by Warwick Thornton

[cinematv]

FIREBITE (2021 - PRESENT) Rob Collins as Tyson Walker and Shantae Barnes-Cowan as Shanika in Episode 2: The Last Bl00dhunter

[cinemapix]

FIREBITE (2021 - PRESENT) Rob Collins as Tyson Walker and Shantae Barnes-Cowan as Shanika in Episode 1: Pest Control

[flurryheaven]

2022 AACTA Awards - Best Costume Design in Television 

(Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards) 

Heather Wallace - Firebite, Series 1 Episode 3 ‘We Don't Go Down’ 

Rita Carmody - Heartbreak High, Series 1 Episode 1 “Map Bitch” 

Cappi Ireland - Love Me, Episode 4 

Terri Lamera - Mystery Road: Origin, Episode 3 

Xanthe Heubel - The Twelve, Episode 10 

Congratulations to Rita Carmody for the win. 

[horrorpatch]

First-Look Images From Original Vampire Series FIREBITE at AMC+!

First-Look Images From Original Vampire Series FIREBITE at AMC+!

AMC+ has released some first-look images from their upcoming original vampire series, FIREBITE! The original production is an eight-episode series and stars Yael Stone, Rob Collins, Callan Mulvey and Shantae Barnes-Cowan. The series will premiere on December 16th on the streaming service. You can check out the new images and get more details about the show down below. From The Press Release NEW…

[akajustmerry]

What are your personal gripes about vampire tropes?

oooh hello! i am so glad you asked because I literally wrote about this at work last week as part of my review of Firebite. because the reason I love Firebite so much is for how it flips my least favourite racist vampire tropes on their heads. Have a read here, if you like:

[bookofmac]

There is this particular way that Australian contemorary fantasy/scifi tv shows kinda just HAVE the fantasical element in there that is so upfront and blunt, its such a shame there are so few shows that fit that niche

Cleverman and Firebite are the best recent examples that I’ve seen, Spirited from 2010-11 also hits the spot

[the-essex-serpent-tv]

His best picture Oscar for The King’s Speech is on a small shelf in the corner, just next to his Emmy for the 10-minute comedy series State of the Union.

There is nothing ostentatious about Emile Sherman’s office — just a plain desk and a space on a wall where a painting used to be — but it has become the centre of a thriving production company that has him switching between Australian and English time zones constantly.

A decade after The King’s Speech won eight Academy Awards, and four years after Lion had six nominations including best picture, Sherman is an excellent chance of heading back to the Oscars with Jane Campion’s new film The Power of the Dog.

Hollywood’s Oscar pundits have the moody drama about the turbulent relationship between two Montana brothers played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons as a leading contender for best picture, director, three acting categories — including recognition for young Australian Kodi Smit-McPhee — adapted screenplay, editing and cinematography. “Certainly the reception has been as good as we could ever have hoped,” Sherman says. “You really don’t know when you’re making a film or TV show how it’s going to be received. You just don’t.”

While a producer has an instinct whether a film will be good, awards can come down to how it plays into the times and the strength of other contenders.

“Winning an Oscar is lightning in a bottle,” Sherman says. “I realised that with The King’s Speech. It could have gone the other way. All you can do is try to make something that you think will have a great impact and be a great movie.”

Sherman jointly runs See-Saw Films as a two-country venture. His office is in Paddington, Sydney, and co-managing director Iain Canning is in London.

“The timezone is the bane of my life and no doubt the bane of a lot of people in the UK’s life as well,” he says. “But we really try to use the competitive advantage that we have, which is that we are based in two countries — not based in one with a satellite — bringing together the creative talent, the storytelling talent, the financial resources, the landscapes and production talent of Australia and New Zealand with England and Europe.” Since The King’s Speech, the company has become a mini studio, with 14 films released (including Shame, Tracks, Lion, How To Talk To Girls At Parties, Mary Magdalene, Widows and Ammonite) and another four on the way (The Power of the Dog, Colin Firth war drama Operation Mincemeat, Joel Edgerton crime thriller The Stranger and The Son, Florian Zeller’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning The Father).

Just last week, Amazon paid $US30 million ($39.8 million) for another film: Garth Davis’ sci-fi thriller A Foe, which will shoot in Australia early next year with Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal starring. While See-Saw started as a film producer, its output shows how much the entertainment business has changed as rival streaming services and cable channels pump up their schedules.

Since making two seasons of Top of the Lake with Campion, See-Saw has shot television series for Apple TV (Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas in the spy thriller Slow Horses then Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston in period drama The Essex Serpent) and Netflix (action-comedy The New Legends Of Monkey and young adult series Heartstopper).

Other series have been for international cable channels AMC (Indigenous vampire drama Firebite), Foxtel/Showtime/Sky (drama The End) and Sundance TV (State of the Union). And three more for the BBC (period drama Banished, comic drama Love Nina and Colin Farrell in whaling drama The North Water).

While The Power of the Dog premiered the Venice Film Festival and screened at Sydney Film Festival this week, it was made for the awards-hungry Netflix. Three years ago, Campion told Sherman at a Bondi cafe she wanted to adapt Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel The Power of the Dog. He and Canning immediately read it.

“Even before reading it, Iain and I knew that we wanted to work with Jane on the film because it sounded great but, more importantly, we’d back Jane on anything she wanted to do,” he says.

“We were hugely relieved reading the book to realise that this has the potential to be a bullseye. It just has a fantastic story with a compelling group of characters and it combines epic visual storytelling with a complex character psychodrama, a brilliant ending and an ability to cast amazing actors.”

They developed the script, cast Cumberbatch and Elisabeth Moss — subsequently replaced by Kirsten Dunst because of a clash with filming The Handmaid’s Tale — and created a bidding war at Cannes two years ago that Netflix won. Paul Dano was due to play the other brother before a scheduling clash with The Batman meant he was replaced by Plemons. Campion shot the film in New Zealand because of how well it could pass for Montana in 1925. It opens in cinemas on Thursday and lands on Netflix on December 1.

Sherman, who also co-hosts the social issues podcast Principle of Charity, says the company is looking to take more advantage of “the rising tide of content” for streaming services, making both films and series.

“Television is not what it used to be,” he says. “There is a world — and it’s just starting in Australia now, really — to back more distinctive bold voices at higher budget levels ... There are fantastic opportunities to keep the quality really high but broaden the number of shows for our broadcast partners and audiences.“

[tvrundownusa]

tvrundown USA 2021.12.16

Thursday, December 16th:

(exclusive): Aggretsuko (netflix, anime season 4 available, all 10 eps), South Park: Post-COVID (Para+, "The Return of COVID" special), "2021 HA Festival: The Art of Comedy" (HMax, 2nd annual special), Fungies! (HMax, season 3 opener), Finding Magic Mike (HMax, male stripper competition premiere, all 7 eps), MacGruber (Peacock, series premiere, all 8 eps), The Real Housewives of Miami (Peacock, season 4 opener, new network), The 2021 Miss America Pageant (Peacock, competition finale, live)

(streaming weekly): Station Eleven (HMax, limited series premiere, first 3 eps), "And Just Like That..." (HMax), "gen:LOCK" (HMax), DC's Young Justice (HMax), The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (HMax), ----- The Pact (SundanceNow), Close To Me (SundanceNow|AMC+, thriller series stateside premiere), Firebite (AMC+, Australian vampire series premiere), Anne Boleyn (AMC+, part 2 of 3), Anna (AMC+, penultimate), Ragdoll (AMC+, season 1 finale), The Walking Dead (AMC+, "Episode Diaries"), ----- Queen of the Universe (Para+), Star Trek: Discovery (Para+), The Game (Para+), ----- The Kids Tonight Show (Peacock, 2 new eps), "Paris in Love" (Peacock), ----- Komi Can't Communicate (netflix), Partners in Rhyme (AllBlk), Ruthless (BET+)

(streaming movies & documentaries): "A Christmas Wish" (BET+), "A Naija Christmas" (netflix, rom-com), "A California Christmas: City Lights" (netflix), Days of Our Lives: "A Very Salem Christmas" (Peacock, stand-alone), "Dead Asleep" (hulu, sleepwalking murderer Randy Herman Jr.), "Puff: Wonders of the Reef" (netflix, Great Barrier Reef baby pufferfish)

(original made-for-TV movies): "Christmas By Chance" (LIFE, 2hrs++), "Do You Trust Your Boyfriend?" (LMN, 2hrs)

(specials): Miss World 2021 (Reelz, 70th annual pageant, 3hrs), "Dogs of the Year 2021" (theCW, annual), "L'oréal Paris Women of Worth" (NBC), Jersey Shore Family Vacation (MTV, "12 Days of Jerzmas"), MTV Unplugged: "Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga" (MTV), Holiday Baking Championship (FOOD, behind-the-scenes), Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir (BYUtv, 20 Years Celebration, 2hrs)

(earlier - hour 0): California Dreaming (NICK, family musical pilot, 60mins)

(hour 1): Station 19 (ABC, fall finale), Million Dollar Listing L.A. (BRAVO, 75mins),   / Chrisley Knows Best (USA, "A Very Chrisley Fixmas"), Music Box: "Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss" (HBO, documentary, ~2hrs)

(hour 2): Grey's Anatomy (ABC, fall finale), Legacies (theCW, midseason finale), Christmas Cookie Challenge (FOOD), Million Dollar Listing (BRAVO, contd) /   / Project Runway (BRAVO, 90mins), America's Big Deal (USA, season 1 finale), Music Box (HBO, contd)

(hour 3): Big Sky (ABC, fall finale), While the Rest of Us Die (VICE, season 2 finale), Project Runway (BRAVO, contd)

(hour 4 - latenight): Desus & Mero (SHO, season 3 finale)