"Rage" (1987) TV series 1987-????

User Rating:

9.5/10   

Director:

Rebecca Martin

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

1987 (Australia)

Genre:

Musical

Tagline:

Australia's all night music video show

Plot:

Rage is the most popular all-night music show in Australia. It screens nationally on ABC TV. Rage was first screened in April 1987...

Cast

Elvis Costello	...	Himself (1 episode, 1991)
Bob Geldof	...	Himself (1 episode, 1991)
Billy Joel	...	Himself (1 episode, 1991)
Victor Delorenzo	...	Himself (1 episode, 1992)
Gordon Gano	...	Himself (1 episode, 1992)
Brian Ritchie	...	Himself (1 episode, 1992)
Terence Trent D'Arby	...	Himself (1 episode, 1994)
k.d. lang	...	Herself (1 episode, 1994)
Kylie Minogue	...	Herself (1 episode, 1994)
Layne Staley	...	Himself (1 episode, 1994)
Maria Luisa Cianni		(1 episode, 1995)
Chris Isaak	...	Himself (1 episode, 1995)
Daniel Johns	...	Himself (1 episode, 1995)
Mike Mills	...	Himself (1 episode, 1995)
Jimmy Chamberlin	...	Himself (1 episode, 1996)
James Iha	...	Himself (1 episode, 1996)
Shirley Manson	...	Herself (1 episode, 1996)
Steve Marker	...	Himself (1 episode, 1996)
Alice Cooper	...	Himself (1 episode, 1997)
Jonathan Davis	...	Himself (1 episode, 1997)
Fieldy	...	Himself (1 episode, 1997)
James 'Munky' Shaffer	...	Himself (1 episode, 1997)
David Silveria	...	Himself (1 episode, 1997)
David Grohl	...	Himself (1 episode, 1998)
Franz Stahl	...	Himself (1 episode, 1998)
Courtney Love	...	Herself (1 episode, 1999)
Marilyn Manson	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)
Brian Molko	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)
Tim Ross	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)
Merrick Watts	...	Himself (1 episode, 1999)
Christine Anu	...	Herself (1 episode, 2000)
Moby	...	Himself (1 episode, 2000)
Trent Reznor	...	Himself (1 episode, 2000)
Fatboy Slim	...	Himself (1 episode, 2000)
Gwen Stefani	...	Herself (1 episode, 2000)
Chris Martin	...	Himself (1 episode, 2001)
Scott Russo	...	Himself (1 episode, 2001)
Gene Simmons	...	Himself (1 episode, 2001)
Paul Stanley	...	Himself (1 episode, 2001)
Unwritten Law	...	Themselves (1 episode, 2001)
Wade Youman	...	Himself (1 episode, 2001)
Jack Black	...	Himself (1 episode, 2002)
David Byrne	...	Himself (1 episode, 2002)
Kyle Gass	...	Himself (1 episode, 2002)
One Dollar Short	...	Themselves (1 episode, 2002)
Mike Skinner	...	Himself (1 episode, 2002)
Tenacious D	...	Themselves (1 episode, 2002)
Beck	...	Himself (1 episode, 2003)
Chris Cornell	...	Himself (1 episode, 2003)
Deborah Harry	...	Herself (1 episode, 2003)
Afrika Bambaataa	...	Himself (1 episode, 2004)
André Benjamin	...	Himself (1 episode, 2004)
Wayne Coyne	...	Himself (1 episode, 2004)
Kim Gordon	...	Herself (1 episode, 2004)
Kirk Hammett	...	Himself (1 episode, 2004)
Justin Hawkins	...	Himself (1 episode, 2004)
James Hetfield	...	Himself (1 episode, 2004)
Cyndi Lauper	...	Herself (1 episode, 2004)
Metallica	...	Hosts (1 episode, 2004)
Thurston Moore	...	Himself (1 episode, 2004)
Lars Ulrich	...	Himself (1 episode, 2004)
Billie Joe Armstrong	...	Himself (1 episode)
Chester Bennington	...	Himself (1 episode)
Rob Bourdon	...	Himself (1 episode)
Tre Cool	...	Himself (1 episode)
Brad Delson	...	Himself (1 episode)
Mike Dirnt	...	Himself (1 episode)
Phoenix Farrell	...	Himself (1 episode)
Green Day	...	Themselves (1 episode)
Linkin Park	...	Themselves (1 episode)
Tim Rogers	...	Himself (1 episode)
Mike Shinoda	...	Himself (1 episode)

Runtime:

Australia:720 min (length per episode varies)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes)

Company:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Trivia:

Australia's longest running and most popular music video show.

The best music video show on Australian TV, until....

....The Top 50 comes on. Then it becomes seriously bogged down with banality. Wipe that smile off your face, you!. ;)

Whilst Rage's quality control, on what ends up on the screen, isn't exactly "controlled", it at least provides one with a heads-up on music that might actually be good out there (just not frequently played). Until the Top 50 starts.... Then we're given a view into the minds of Ritalin-munchers. ;)

Besides, this thing runs from midnight to dawn. Normal people are in bed, sleeping or doing other things that run under the category of "having a life", as difficult as that is for people who have a "left" or "right" wing media mentality to understand.... ;)