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Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

fourthof5 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:50:21 -0000

Bah. Given the far to "safety" conscious mindset of Australia these days, I think a show like this would take some steps into actually having a position which is about fun rather than constantly hammering the "world is going to end if you go 1kph over the limit" mentality. Besides how do you know its going to be substandard ? I suspect it will be more like 5th gear than Top Gear, but still, it will be a show where they don't where safety glasses and gloves to chop chillies. That I think is a good thing.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

Brett — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:54:49 -0000

I didn't see these last couple of posts before doing Ep111 but surely it's a shit idea. We get a sub-standard copy and surely won't get the original and best...

Boo, SBS, BOOOOOOOO!

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

catbrain — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:43:42 -0000

Problem with doing a local version is that a big reason for watching is the repartee and smart-arsery of the hosts. I don't think a local version will have anywhere near the following; nor am I saying that it should be a carbon copy (that would totally suck).

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

catbrain — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:41:32 -0000

Whatever happened to TG (UK) coming to Australia? There was talk of filming an ep or two here... perhaps this overtook those plans.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

fourthof5 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:27:36 -0000

No one will get to see this post I suspect because the new show will be airing tonight. But I don't care. All I can say is Woo Who!!!!!

Top Gear: Australia
http://www.ebroadcast.com.a...

And you know its not going to be that Glenn Cliff-face shite.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

Ross — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:58:02 -0000

Phew - I feel a pretty big Raywatch coming on with the seemingly endless Chaser/Today Tonight stuff going on.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

Ross — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:12:39 -0000

I tried Burn Notice but I couldn't get through the first ep so I gave up. Not for me.

I am pretty sure Doctor Doctor, Night Court and Dear John were all together in some kind of 2 hour mash up at some stage, with an hour of Night Court, the the other two. It was always pretty late by the time Doctor Doctor aired. And all on Ch 9.

Then later of course was the awesome Pacific Drive with the evil disc jockey Trey Devlin who morphed into an equally evil serial killer and bumped off half the cast.

And Pacific Drive introduced us to Danielle Spencer ie Mrs Russell Crowe.

Course we can't produce quality garbage like that ourselves anymore. Instead we have to import Outrageous Fortune from New Zealand.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

ActualChad — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:25:47 -0000

Re: new shows: has anyone watched Burn Notice?

I don't mind it: not rocket science, somewhat episodic with a light touch of story arc, Sharon Gless, Bruce Campbell and Gabrielle Anwar with a f*cking terrible Irish accent.

Guilty pleasure.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

Josh — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:49:07 -0000

@jimbo

Yes Night Court was brilliant but it was Nine late night fare. If memory serves correctly, Doctor Doctor, Dear John (and my guilty pleasure, Herman's Head) were all Seven late night screenings (but I'm prepared to be corrected on this one).

Judd Hirsch was genius in the role (as in pretty much everything he does) and Brett is on crack thinking Dear John wasn't any good.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

jimbo — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:05:23 -0000

By the way, Ross, you're absolutely right about Dear John. Judd Hirsch rocked.

Those shows got me through uni. Loved Doctor Doctor. But it wasn't paired with Dear John. You're forgetting Night Court. The best cult show ever! I can't ever watch John Laroquette's star turn cameo in The West Wing (complete with cricket bat of course) without thinking of Night Court.

Plus Paradise Beach.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

catbrain — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:51:02 -0000

THEREISNOVIDEOPODCAST

[It had to be said... it's a bit like that scene from Blackadder the Third, when the actors are visiting and Blackadder keeps mentioning Macbeth]

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

Brett — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:50:53 -0000

I could show you the new pork, if you really want, Rob...

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

Rob Boxcutter — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:30:22 -0000

I must have an answer:

If sugar is the new oil, what is the new pork?

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:48:22 -0000

btw, mediawatch was slightly relevant this week.. they opened with a great "i dont buy it..."

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:51:58 -0000

it is rigged! i got a crumpler!

anyhoo, now that the unpleastantness of the fall season is almost behind you guys, make sure you all borrow Battlestar Galactica off brett.

seriously brilliant television..

and i dont hate you for it not being in GAT. you cant watch everything... (I've just finished season one of The Sopranos)

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

catbrain — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:26:29 -0000

1. FEEG.

2. Wisconsin IS considered a mid-Western state, (although it's practically in Canada).

That is all.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

Brett — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:25:45 -0000

Soz Bolden, that was just a bit of my mischief-making on the spur-of-the-moment. Of course all our prize winners are legitimately, randomly selected.

BTW, Jimbo, I'd read the story about Gary Burns returning to the NRL Footy Show but hadn't brought it in as a news story. When it came up, Burns was the only part of his name that came to mind. I had mentioned, back when Gyngell's return was announced, that Fatty Vautin had been saved being boned by previous management.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

MoBo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:38:51 -0000

Apparently Ch9 will cease broadcasting on November 23. Makes sense really.

It must be true it's on Wikipedia. Check out the last line of the history part

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

Nigel P — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:34:10 -0000

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not a Nicole Cornes show anything but that. I live in the electorate that she is running in, it should be called the "Lets avoid the media" electorate. The Liberal candidate (its about a 5% swing needed) avoids the media too (Andrew Southcott) because he does so little for our electorate. Actually he does so little he claims that he does things in other electorates (such as getting CCTV for Mosley square), including electorates which have Labor members.

If I didn't hate my Liberal candidate I would boycott, but at the moment the only joy I will have is putting this guy last and having to have him for 4 more years!

Maybe with the water thing they are all avoiding it because they dont want to get germs or even poisoned! You never know what the terrorists (especially those ABC ones) are up to.

The Quiz isn't rigged, I won one and then has to get Josh to sort out a method to get it to me. So if it was rigged he wouldn't have picked me!

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

Josh — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:55:52 -0000

@Bolden

Just to clarify the Crumpler thing, it's a condition of our arrangement that we have one per episode to give away. Our guests go out of their way to come in to the studio and help us out with the show so sometimes they get a Crumpler thing.

Don't worry good people, there's plenty of Crumpler goodness to go around.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

jimbo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:40:20 -0000

Why doesn't Brett ever know anybody's bloody name, even when he's going out of his way to talk about them in the Boxcutters news?!

Anyhoo Gary (not Scott) Burns has forgotten more about... yada yada. Good appointment.