Just when you thought the ABC had exhausted every possible idea for a middle-of-the-road interview program, along comes another one. Shaun Micallef’s Eve of Destruction is a terminally bland comedy series that recycles the old “what objects would you take to a desert island?” question, except here a hypothetical meteorite is about to crash into the guest’s home, leaving them with only enough time to save a couple of items. Doubling down on activities suitable for primary schoolchildren, it also deploys the equally timeworn “show and tell” routine, whereby the guests’ prized objects are brought into the studio.
The series of course is hosted by Micallef, continuing a long trend of programs containing his name in the title – among them Shaun Micallef’s World Around Him, Shaun Micallef’s New Years Rave, Shaun Micallef’s On the Sauce, The Micallef Program, Micallef Tonight and, of course, the excellent, long-running political satire Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell. Like many, I tuned into the latter most weeks, and have enjoyed watching Micallef’s career evolve over the years.
