The Hollowmen (2008– )

Creators:

Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch

Stars:

Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville

1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lachy Hulme	...	David 'Murph' Murphy (12 episodes, 2008)
David James	...	Phillip (12 episodes, 2008)
Neil Melville	...	Ian (12 episodes, 2008)
Rob Sitch	...	Tony (12 episodes, 2008)
Merrick Watts	...	Nick (12 episodes, 2008)
Jacqueline Brennan	...	Mel (12 episodes, 2008)
Santo Cilauro	...	Theo Tsolakis (12 episodes, 2008)
Stephen Hall	...	Warren (12 episodes, 2008)
Nicola Parry	...	Holly (12 episodes, 2008)
Ben Chisholm	...	Josh (12 episodes, 2008)
Leonie Hemsworth	...	Diane (12 episodes, 2008)
Sacha Joseph	...	Vanmanthy (12 episodes, 2008)
Sarah Arthur Young	...	Sarah (12 episodes, 2008)
Scott Harrison	...	Scott (7 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

---

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

---

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 2008 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Working Dog

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Too early to say for sure, but the first episode gets a thumbs up.

Giving a rating out of 10 seems silly, as I've only seen the first episode, but this show does look promising.

The style of The Hollowmen is very similar to Frontline, being shot in a candid documentary style. Also like Frontline, it is satire covering important issues. basically the theme is: A government only cares about how they are perceived, rather than caring about any real issue itself.

A nice guitar rift breaks up the action, and a great opening credit sequence brought me right in to the action. As far as the cast, it seems first rate. Never seeing the Primeminister is something that has been done before, but it does add a certain realism to the show, by saving The Hollowmen from using a fictional person as our leader. I've never really found Merrick Watts all that funny, but I guess time will tell on his character.

Rob Sitch's character is hilarious, constantly writing down and repeating buzz-worded nothings and talking a lot of hot air, whilst Lachy Hume's character, though possibly as spineless as Sitch's, does seem to have things to say. I'm sure a strong and interesting dynamic will develop.

I look forward to future episodes.