Rueben's Ramblings

On July 24, the Australian-New Zealand dramedy 800 Words will debut on US TV via UPtv, airing at 8 PM.

George Turner is a popular columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper, writing a weekly column which he insists must be exactly 800 words. After his wife dies, he buys (over the internet and unseen) a new home in a (fictional) small New Zealand seaside town called Weld, where his parents took him on holiday as a child. He then has to break the news to his two teenage children, Shay and Arlo. But the colorful and inquisitive locals in Weld ensure Turner’s dream of a fresh start does not go exactly to plan.

Here is a trailer for 800 Words:

NOTE: Please check your local listings as two back-to-back episodes are expected to air on July 24 and another two back-to-back episodes are expected to air next week on July 31.