The Movie Show

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The Movie Show
Presented by	David Stratton (1986 – 2004) Margaret Pomeranz (1986 – 2004) Megan Spencer (2004 – 2006) Fenella Kernebone (2004 – 2006) Jaimie Leonarder (2004 – 2006) Marc Fennell (2004 – 2006) Lisa Hensley (2007 – present) Michael Adams (2007 – present)
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	22
Production
Running time	30 mins (1986 – 2006) 10 mins (2007 – present)
Broadcast
Original channel	SBS TV
Original run	30 October 1986 – present
Chronology
Followed by	At the Movies (2004 – present)
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

The Movie Show is an Australian film review program that airs on SBS TV. Its history falls into three parts.

1 History
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Original format

The original format, which ran from 30 October 1986 to 12 May 2004, had two presenters, David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz. Stratton and Pomeranz left for the ABC in early 2004, expressing dissatisfaction at high-level decisions at SBS.^[1] They soon had a new program with a similar format, At the Movies.

[edit] Style change

SBS continued The Movie Show, which underwent a style change to become more appealing to a younger market. Three new presenters were brought in: Megan Spencer, Fenella Kernebone, and Jaimie Leonarder. Marc Fennell presented a segment reviewing newly released DVDs.^[2] The final episode of The Movie Show aired in June 2006, after the show was axed due to bad ratings.

[edit] Interactive 10 minute format

In 2007, The Movie Show returned with a new interactive 10 minute format, presented by Lisa Hensley and Michael Adams. The show will be more involved with the internet, by encouraging viewers to put reviews on the site that could be shown in an episode of the show.