SBS Slow TV Alternatives from Gurglervision

SBS Slow TV is back, and if you haven’t caught up with the new television craze, the follow-up to the first episode aboard the Indian Pacific is on tomorrow night on SBS.

SBS Slow TV has been popular overseas, and the first event in Australia was a full journey with The Ghan. Hour after hour of nothing but different views of a train ride through the desert.

Sounds long, boring, and pointless. Well of course it is, and that’s the beauty of it. And similar to most of this website’s content. Probably why we like it.

And SBS have given up three hours of their prime time each Sunday for the visual feast that is SBS Slow TV. Their second channel SBS Viceland dedicates the following Saturday for the whole journey, not just a three hour taster.

The next episode is a Kimberly Cruise, followed by a trip across Britain’s canals, a trip from the North Island to the South Island in NZ, and an encore of The Ghan. All the details are here.

GURGLERVISION SBS SLOW TV ALTERNATIVES FOR SERIES 2

The Gurgler’s entertainment network – Gurglervision has a number of Slow TV suggestions for the next series of SBS Slow TV

BRUCE HIGHWAY

Follow the journey as a Toyota Tarago packed with people and stuff make the long trip up the Bruce Highway from Brisbane to Cairns.

All 18 hours and 43 minutes of it.

All your favourites will be there, including Tiaro, Miriam Vale, The Leap, Proserpine. The long stretch from Rockhampton to Mackay might be one that sees a few naps on the lounge, but that’s what SBS Slow TV is all about.

The journey will also start early in the morning in Brisbane for two reasons – one to allow the drive to be done over the one day – the second so we don’t waste too much broadcast time being caught up in the awful traffic to get out of Brisbane in mid morning.

Perhaps State and Federal government could tune in to see how badly a lot of it is in need of an upgrade.

SYDNEY TO HOBART ABOARD A YACHT

An extra long SBS Slow TV for fans of the genre.

After everyone has fallen off the Sydney to Hobart bandwagon on Boxing Day, Slow TV fans can sit back and enjoy three straight days of almost TV action.

With over 20 different camera angle, it is Slow TV and Yachting like you’ve never seen before.

LONDON UNDERGROUND TUBE CHALLENGE

Nothing says SBS Slow TV like a Guinness Book of World Records attempt at trying to get to all 270 Tube stations in one day.

Join the ride as a new group of people with nothing better to do for 16 straight hours. A good amount of it underground, with no scenery at all.

Mind the gap, and your sweet, sweet lounge time as Slow TV goes for a World Record.

ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIM ATTEMPT

Endurance of another kind is another of our SBS Slow TV suggestions, as the many cameras focus in on an English Channel swim attempt. There and back of course.

That means for the discerning Slow TV fan, that it should be a minimum of 16-17 hours of watching someone swimming in the English Channel.

Why not lard yourself up in honour of the brave attempt to do the English Channel and entertain you t the same time.

WATCHING AUSTRALIAN VOTERS FILL OUT AN ENTIRE SENATE VOTING FORM BELOW THE LINE

With a Federal Election looming, our cameras will be there to capture several hundred voters attempting to number every box below the line on the Senate form.

This will no doubt be the most informal of the SBS Slow TV episodes.

WALLABIES TEST MATCH

Nothing says Slow TV like a Wallabies Test Match.