Daily Picks M Magazine June 21: Monday
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Back Roads depicts a rivalry between towns.Credit:
Back Roads: Rokewood
★★★
8pm, ABC
Guest presenter Lisa Millar has rapidly turned around an unusual Back Roads report for our pandemic-stricken times. The strength of community that is a common theme on Heather Ewart’s series is felt here in a virtual sense. This is the story of how the adjoining Western Victorian townships of Rokewood and Corindhap, historically united through adversity through a football and netball club, went viral with “Farm Fit vs Gym Fit” videos made during lockdown.
Kinne Tonight is packed with laughs.Credit:
Kinne Tonight
★★★
8.30pm, Ten
Comedian Troy Kinne and his smart ensemble keep the chortles coming with more of their crowd-pleasing sketches about the weird, wonderful and annoying things that occur in everyday life. Tonight’s highlights include a support group for Boomers navigating a millennial-infested world, and, along that theme, store catering for sufferers of mid-life crises, as well as an amusing scenario in which Kinne dresses up as a horse.
It's hard to turn away from the personal and professional dramas of 9-1-1.Credit:
9-1-1
Double episode ★★★½
9pm, Seven
Even though we are by now well aware that the life-affirming activities that routinely open this emergency services drama are going to swiftly turn into heart-stopping scenarios, it’s hard to look away. Thankfully, they’re also as quickly resolved, so we can get back down to the real hooks: the ongoing personal problems of the crew. Tonight, Hen (Aisha Hinds) is accused of cheating on her wife, again.