Was Australia any better in the 70s, 80s and 90s than it is today? What things from the past are we glad we’ll never have to witness or experience again? Well it all depends just who you ask, and which generation you belong to. Australia: Now and Then features the opinions of some of Australia’s most quotable celebrities, comedians, musicians, actors, characters and ratbags – across all generations. We want to know if Australia was cooler, better looking, more stylish, smarter, sportier, now or back then. Were parties better in the time of Corey Worthington or John Singleton? Which generation’s fashion sense made us the most attractive? There’s a lot to learn, and a whole lot to laugh at. The generations have never been roasted quite like this!
Australia: Now and Then is produced by Blink TV for the Seven Network.
I think you’re referring to Australia: The Story of Us. That was Seven’s 2015 series of historical documentaries which were panned for some rather budget-looking CGI!
Presented by host Shane Jacobson, this brand-new series asks Australian Celebrities from all generations, “which generation of Aussies had it best?”
In the first episode of the series, Aussie celebs from 4 generations – Boomers, Gen-X, Gen-Y and Gen-Z - - are asked: Are kids these days too wrapped up in cotton wool? Which generation of kids had the best manners? Do kids these days need more discipline and less affection? Is the humble video store better than Netflix? And should “Cracker Night” be brought back? It’s an inter-generational dogfight as Australia battles with the perennial question - are the glory days of Aussie youth behind us, or is childhood simply better nowadays?
Premieres 9.00pm Tuesday 10 August on Channel 7 and 7plus
An argument for the ages
Aussie celebrities decide which generation rules
Which generation is the greatest of them all? Four generations of Australian celebrities are about to settle the age-old debate for good, when Australia Now and Then premieres 9.00pm Tuesday, 10 August on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Join host Shane Jacobson along with Sam Pang, Merrick Watts, Joel Creasey, Georgie Parker, Fiona O’Loughlin, Matt Preston, Brendan Jones and Chrissie Swan as they take off the gloves and duke it out over which generation is the hottest, the toughest and, ultimately, the best of them all.
When was the best time to be an Aussie? Boomers claim the 60s and 70s; for Gen X, the hey-days were the 80s and 90s; Gen Y are sure the Noughties and 2010s rule; but for Gen Z it’s right now.
Which generation will reign supreme?
Australia Now and Then is produced for Channel 7 by Ronde Media and Blink TV.
The show is the latest to follow a very familiar formula where a selection of ‘celebrities’ made up mostly by comedians, FM radio personalities and an occasional actor talk to camera about a selected topic. The host/s join the clips together. We recently saw the same sort of thing with Nine’s 20 to One.
Sam’s role on the show was posed as a question on Have You Been Paying Attention? last night. Fellow panellists and even the guest quizmaster (actress Geraldine Viswanathan) made fun of it too.
