Never Tear Us Apart – the INXS series
This miniseries from Shine Australia aims to lift the lid on legendary Australian rock band INXS . It has seemingly done so for Network Seven, drawing major crowds earlier this year. Although the history of a band should be told through its musical merits, the tragic death of Michael Hutchence in 1997 has defined what people around the world associate with INXS. Changing that perception was a key reason for Seven Network’s biographical miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart , according to band manager Chris ‘CM’ Gordon. “The last months of Michael’s life were so ‘tabloidy’ that the INXS music and brand was overwhelmed. Then when he died in the way he did, it was great fodder for the tabloids to feast off for a decade or more,” he says. With this in mind, Gordon had been investigating whether a new venture could lead to a surge in INXS nostalgia . “At exactly the time I was sitting in my office getting proposals out of the drawer, this guy [he points at Shine Australia CEO Mark Fenness...