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In 2022, Neighbours was set to have its final episode

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By Andrew Mercado
| The Australian Women's Weekly Verified
“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.
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Andrew Mercado signs off: Final column looks at 10 and programming that saved it from bankruptcy

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By Andrew Mercado
| Mediaweek (Australia) Verified
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.
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Mercado on TV: Those About to Die features all the gladiator cliches in sword and sandals epic drama

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By Andrew Mercado
| Mediaweek (Australia) Verified
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.
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