ABC has released details of their upcoming Gruen Transfer spinoff, titled Gruen Planet. To feature Gruen regulars Wil Anderson, Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft, the new show ‘will run an x-ray across the world each week, unpicking the stories that affect us all. How do you protect an unstable government when a backbencher goes feral? […]

ABC has released details of their upcoming Gruen Transfer spinoff, titled Gruen Planet.

To feature Gruen regulars Wil Anderson, Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft, the new show ‘will run an x-ray across the world each week, unpicking the stories that affect us all. How do you protect an unstable government when a backbencher goes feral? Does Tiger cut it any more as a business? How has the Arab uprising been turned into Western profit? What was the Dalai Lama doing on Masterchef? Who do you turn to when your family name is your brand – and it’s become toxic?’ regular Gruen segment ‘The Pitch’ will also be in there.

Sounds remarkably like The Gruen Transfer put through a blender with the original pitch for Good News Week. Which is entirely acceptable given what is left of Good News Week these days.

It will premiere Wednesday, September 28 at 9pm on ABC1.

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