Review with Myles Barlow
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First DVD Released
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| Genre | Black comedy, Satire |
| Created by | Phil Lloyd |
| Developed by | Phil Lloyd |
| Written by | Phil Lloyd, Trent O'Donnell |
| Directed by | Trent O'Donnell |
| Presented by | Phil Lloyd (as Myles Barlow) |
| Starring | Phil Lloyd (as Myles Barlow) |
| Narrated by | Phil Lloyd |
| Theme music composer | Matt Blackman |
| Composer(s) | Trevor Bell, Cameron Bruce, Matt Blackman |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Megan Harding |
| Producer(s) | Dean Bates |
| Location(s) | Sydney, Australia |
| Editor(s) | Reuben Field |
| Running time | 30 minutes (excluding commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Starchild Productions |
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| Original network |
ABC2 ABC1 The Christmas Special |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 16 October 2008 – 22 December 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Review (2014–2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Review with Myles Barlow is an Australian satirical black comedy television series which screened on Thursday nights on ABC2 and Friday nights on ABC 1. The series began screening on 16 October 2008. It is co-written and directed by Trent O'Donnell and also co-written by Phil Lloyd. It is produced by Starchild Productions (Dean Bates and Reuben Field). The first series comprised six half-hour episodes and the second series a further six half-hour episodes. Episodes were made available for download on the ABC website. Series 1 episodes have been available to watch on-demand on YouTube. Series 2 began airing on ABC2 on 22 July 2010 and finished on 26 August 2010. A Christmas special was broadcast on ABC1 on 22 December 2010.
Series 1 and 2 are available for viewing in the US via Hulu Plus.
Myles Barlow is a critic who reviews life experiences in response to viewer questions. Barlow reviews real-life experiences such as being a murderer and a drug-mule, the rush of pleasure as he pays for sex and the bleakness of living on the streets.
Regular segments include "Letter of the Week" along with a summary of the show at the beginning and highlights of the next episode which do not actually reflect the actual episode contents.
Myles uses often unnecessarily complex metaphors to conclude each segment, choosing an abstract notion or object and then comparing his experience to it. For example; when reviewing stealing, he had this to say:
Stealing
Stealing is a reprehensible, dishonest act of exhilaration and daring. And, like a staircase leading to the top of a never-ending lighthouse, it can quickly spiral out of control. The higher I climbed, the more giddy I became. And once I'd stolen the light bulb itself, I stumbled about in an orgy of kleptomania as ships of moral decency came to grief on the rocks below. Embracing anarchy and ignoring morality became frighteningly normal, causing me to chuckle callously at the poor shipwrecked sailors trying to clamber up the cliffs of consequence while I soared to freedom high above them on a hang-glider of corruption. Luckily for me, I was able to evade punishment. But Krystal, if you do give in to this spine-tingling thrill ride and steal Renee's boyfriend, be warned that the pilfering may not stop there. Stealing is an iniquity of unexpected excitement, which is why I'm giving it three stars.
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