Mondo Thingo
Encyclopedia
Mondo Thingo was an Australia
n pop culture television
show which aired for 37 episodes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
in 2004.
The show was presented by Amanda Keller
, with regular appearances by Steve Cannane
and Robbie Buck
(from the ABC's Triple J
radio station). The series irreverently covered elements of popular culture, including movies, music, internet, fashion and marketing – or in Keller's words, "the soft underbelly of pop culture".
The program was generally well-received by viewers, but critical opinion was somewhat polarised: a Sydney Morning Herald team compiling the newspaper's 2004 "Couch Potato" Awards was divided between those who found the program annoying, and those who found it well-written and entertaining. Some critics also decried that several of the ABC's arts programs were axed to make way for broader, more populist material such as Mondo Thingo.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n pop culture television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show which aired for 37 episodes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
in 2004.
The show was presented by Amanda Keller
Amanda Keller
Amanda Rose Keller is an Australian journalist, radio presenter, and media personality.-Education:Keller went to Carlingford High School, and then went on to study media and communications at Charles Sturt University as a contemporary of Andrew Denton...
, with regular appearances by Steve Cannane
Steve Cannane
Steve Cannane is a news journalist and current affairs reporter for ABC News. He currently presents The Drum on ABC News 24 and is a reporter on Lateline.Previously, Cannane worked as a reporter, producer and presenter for Triple J...
and Robbie Buck
Robbie Buck
Robbie Buck is an Australian radio announcer best known for his work at the national youth broadcaster, Triple J...
(from the ABC's Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
radio station). The series irreverently covered elements of popular culture, including movies, music, internet, fashion and marketing – or in Keller's words, "the soft underbelly of pop culture".
The program was generally well-received by viewers, but critical opinion was somewhat polarised: a Sydney Morning Herald team compiling the newspaper's 2004 "Couch Potato" Awards was divided between those who found the program annoying, and those who found it well-written and entertaining. Some critics also decried that several of the ABC's arts programs were axed to make way for broader, more populist material such as Mondo Thingo.
External links
- Mondo Thingo website (archived - retrieved 19 September 2007)