The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper.

The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper.

Stupid, Stupid Man

The ABC is set to give the Australian comedy Stupid, Stupid Man a prime time slot after picking it up from pay TV.

Noice one: Kath and Kim hit for six in US

NBC's so confident the US version will be a hit it ordered six episodes today.

Look at moi, we came in second

Ten makes history as So You Think You Can Dance Australia outguns Kath and Kim for viewers.

An excellent sense of direction

How Lost found its way.

Chop off the old block

The creative pair behind the The Block return with a new recipe for success.

Boys in the hood

A stellar cast turns Melbourne's gangland war into a gripping TV drama.

Real life's a rehearsal

A new documentary goes backstage with the Sydney Theatre Company.

Sam's a man with big plans to be a good loser

Sam is 19 and weighs 154 kilograms, a problem he puts down to two things: fast food and the university lifestyle.

Network banking on a high body count

Channel Nine is hoping its retelling of Melbourne's underworld war is a ratings hit, writes Scott Ellis.

Art imitates life for actor charged with assault

Bashed and battered and lying in a hospital bed, Matthew Newton will play an assault victim in his next television role.

The lives of our days

That pesky daytime TV can get under your skin.

Jeremy Beadle dies

Jeremy Beadle in 2005. One of Britain's favourite television presenters dies of pneumonia.

ABC denies squiggle is going

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation says its famous logo is staying, but admits it will share its space with a new image.

Sopranos sweep TV SAGs

The Sopranos take out best TV actor, actress and cast awards.

TV REVIEWS

In The Company Of Actors

Whether you like the stage or not, a terrific insight into the art of the theatre.

Lost

What is all this flash-forward business about and what's happened to the survivors of Oceanic 815?

A World Without Thieves

A pair of professional thieves attempting to go straight face a test of character.

Saving Kids

Heartwarming and all that but you may have to leave the room.

Russian Doll

A languishing gumshoe's destiny collides with that of of a mail order bride from St Petersburg.

DVD REVIEWS

Sicko

As Australia weathers its own health-care storm, Sicko shows we still have a lot to be thankful for.

Once

Short and sweet, Once is a million times better than Sliding Doors on a fraction of the budget.

The War On Democracy

John Pilger's compelling if heavy-handed doco on the damage done in the name of US national security.

Amazing Grace

Michael Apted's film about William Wilberforce is not so much a biopic as a portrait of activism.

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

The harrowing final shot still ranks as one of the best sci-fi movie sign-offs ever.