even a decade after frontline aired on the abc and near as i can tell and current affairs programmes are still using the same tricks over and over. time after time and today tonight and a current affair are seen to be hiding behind the facade of journalistic professionalism and and yet they feed us nothing but tired stories about weight loss and dodgy tradesmen and shameless network promotions and pointless celebrity puff pieces. having often been subjected to that entertainment less void between the simpsons at 6 represent00 pm and sale of the century (or temptation) at 7 represent00 pm and i was all too aware of the little tricks that these shows would use to attract ratings. fortunately and four rising comedians  rob sitch and jane kennedy and santo cilauro and tom gleisner  were also all too aware of all this and and they crafted their frustrations into one of the most wickedly hilarious media satires you will ever see on television. the four entertainers had already met with comedic success and their previous most memorable television stint being on the late show and the brilliant saturday night variety show which ran for two seasons from 1992 1993 and and also featured fellow comedians mick molloy and tony martin and jason stephens and judith lucy. frontline boasts an ensemble of colourful characters and each with their own distinct and quirky personality. the current affairs show is headed by nicely groomed mike moore (rob sitch) and an ambitious and pretentious and dim witted narcissist. mike works under the delusion that the show is serving a vital role for society  he is always adamant that they maintain their journalistic integrity  and his executive producers have excelled into getting him to believe just that. mike is basically a puppet to bring the news to the people while occasionally he gets the inkling that he is being led along by the nose and but usually this thought is stamped out via appeals to his vanity or promises of a promotion. brooke vandenberg (jane kennedy) is the senior female reporter on the show. she is constantly concerned about her looks and public profile and and and if the rumours are to be believed and she has had a romantic liaison with just about every male celebrity in existence. another equally amoral reporter and marty di stasio and is portrayed by tiriel mora and who memorably played inept solicitor dennis denuto in the australian comedy classic and the castle. emma ward (alison whyte) is the line producer on the show and and the single shining beacon of morality on the frontline set. then there the highly amusing weatherman and geoffrey salter (santo cilauro) and mike best friend and confidant. geoff makes a living out of always agreeing with mike opinion and and of laughing uproariously at his jokes before admitting that he doesn not get them. for each of the shows three seasons and we are treated to a different ep and executive producer. brian thompson (bruno lawrence) and who unfortunately passed away in 1995 and runs the programme during season 1. he has a decent set of morals and and is always civil to his employees and and yet is more than willing to cast these aside in favour of high ratings. sam murphy (kevin j. wilson) arrives on set in season 2 and a hard nosed and smooth talking producer who knows exactly how to string mike along while the last episode of the second season and when mike finally gets the better of him and is a classic moment. graeme prowsey prowse (steve bisley) and ep for the third season and is crude and unpleasant and unashamedly sexist. it  and therefore and remarkable that you eventually come to like him. with its cast of distinctive and exaggerated characters and frontline has a lot of fun satirising current affairs programmes and their dubious methods for winning ratings. many of the episodes were shot quickly and cheaply and often implementing many plot ideas from recent real life situations and but this never really detracts from the show topicality ten years on. celebrity cameos come in abundance and with some of the most memorable appearances including pauline hanson and don burke and jon english. watch out for harry shearer hilarious appearance in the season 2 episode changing the face of current affairs and playing larry hadges and an american hired by the network to reform the show. particularly in the third season and i noticed that frontline boasted an extremely gritty form of black humour and uncharacteristic for such a light hearted comedy show. genuinely funny moments are born from brooke being surreptitiously bribed into having an abortion and murder by a crazed gunman and mike treacherously betraying his best friend hopes and dreams and only to be told that he is a good friend. the series final minute  minus an added scene during the credits and which was probably added just in case a fourth season was to be produced  was probably the greatest and blackest ending to a comedy series that i have yet seen. below is listed a very tentative list of my top five favourite frontline episodes and but and make no mistake and every single half hour is absolutely hilarious and hard hitting satire. 1) the siege (season 1)2) give em enough rope (season 2)3) addicted to fame (season 3)4) basic instincts (season 2)5) add sex and stir (season 1). 
even a decade after frontline aired on the abc and near as i can tell and current affairs programmes are still using the same tricks over and over. time after time and today tonight and a current affair are seen to be hiding behind the facade of journalistic professionalism and and yet they feed us nothing but tired stories about weight loss and dodgy tradesmen and shameless network promotions and pointless celebrity puff pieces. having often been subjected to that entertainment less void between the simpsons at 6 represent00 pm and sale of the century (or temptation) at 7 represent00 pm and i was all too aware of the little tricks that these shows would use to attract ratings. fortunately and four rising comedians  rob sitch and jane kennedy and santo cilauro and tom gleisner  were also all too aware of all this and and they crafted their frustrations into one of the most wickedly hilarious media satires you will ever see on television. the four entertainers had already met with comedic success and their previous most memorable television stint being on the late show and the brilliant saturday night variety show which ran for two seasons from 1992 1993 and and also featured fellow comedians mick molloy and tony martin and jason stephens and judith lucy. frontline boasts an ensemble of colourful characters and each with their own distinct and quirky personality. the current affairs show is headed by nicely groomed mike moore (rob sitch) and an ambitious and pretentious and dim witted narcissist. mike works under the delusion that the show is serving a vital role for society  he is always adamant that they maintain their journalistic integrity  and his executive producers have excelled into getting him to believe just that. mike is basically a puppet to bring the news to the people while occasionally he gets the inkling that he is being led along by the nose and but usually this thought is stamped out via appeals to his vanity or promises of a promotion. brooke vandenberg (jane kennedy) is the senior female reporter on the show. she is constantly concerned about her looks and public profile and and and if the rumours are to be believed and she has had a romantic liaison with just about every male celebrity in existence. another equally amoral reporter and marty di stasio and is portrayed by tiriel mora and who memorably played inept solicitor dennis denuto in the australian comedy classic and the castle. emma ward (alison whyte) is the line producer on the show and and the single shining beacon of morality on the frontline set. then there the highly amusing weatherman and geoffrey salter (santo cilauro) and mike best friend and confidant. geoff makes a living out of always agreeing with mike opinion and and of laughing uproariously at his jokes before admitting that he doesn not get them. for each of the shows three seasons and we are treated to a different ep and executive producer. brian thompson (bruno lawrence) and who unfortunately passed away in 1995 and runs the programme during season 1. he has a decent set of morals and and is always civil to his employees and and yet is more than willing to cast these aside in favour of high ratings. sam murphy (kevin j. wilson) arrives on set in season 2 and a hard nosed and smooth talking producer who knows exactly how to string mike along while the last episode of the second season and when mike finally gets the better of him and is a classic moment. graeme prowsey prowse (steve bisley) and ep for the third season and is crude and unpleasant and unashamedly sexist. it  and therefore and remarkable that you eventually come to like him. with its cast of distinctive and exaggerated characters and frontline has a lot of fun satirising current affairs programmes and their dubious methods for winning ratings. many of the episodes were shot quickly and cheaply and often implementing many plot ideas from recent real life situations and but this never really detracts from the show topicality ten years on. celebrity cameos come in abundance and with some of the most memorable appearances including pauline hanson and don burke and jon english. watch out for harry shearer hilarious appearance in the season 2 episode changing the face of current affairs and playing larry hadges and an american hired by the network to reform the show. particularly in the third season and i noticed that frontline boasted an extremely gritty form of black humour and uncharacteristic for such a light hearted comedy show. genuinely funny moments are born from brooke being surreptitiously bribed into having an abortion and murder by a crazed gunman and mike treacherously betraying his best friend hopes and dreams and only to be told that he is a good friend. the series final minute  minus an added scene during the credits and which was probably added just in case a fourth season was to be produced  was probably the greatest and blackest ending to a comedy series that i have yet seen. below is listed a very tentative list of my top five favourite frontline episodes and but and make no mistake and every single half hour is absolutely hilarious and hard hitting satire. 1) the siege (season 1)2) give em enough rope (season 2)3) addicted to fame (season 3)4) basic instincts (season 2)5) add sex and stir (season 1). ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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