http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2007/1971485.htm

Fran Kelly with Gerald Stone, Glen Dyer, Carmel Travers.

There’s a podcast feed for Jon Faine’s Conversation Hour that has downloadable mp3s from the last fortnight or so:

http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/features/faine.xml

Rob Boxcutter

podcast link here: http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/podcast.htm
Might have to wait for it to be updated.

Interesting to hear Stone balancing what happened at Nine with what happened at Seven, and how Seven has come through that and is succeeding.
I’m gonna go down and get a copy at lunchtime.

I think Josh mentioned a book about late night variety shows in the US a while back. Can someone tell me that name of that book? Is it freely available in any Melbourne bookshops?

Stone’s book is my plane reading this weekend. Based on what I’ve heard so far they’ll have to pry me off the plane.

How many weeks did the Mick Molloy Show last? Eight? Do you reckon he’ll make it?

Why didn’t they get Tony Martin up there as well? The balance would have been so much better.

Anyone know how I can get an mp3 of his trumpet for my ringtone?

All I need now is Simon Soundman playing the trumpet and my childhood will return.

Here’s a thought: Naomi Robson: the Reality Show. “Come with Naomi as she tries to find a job that balances her wacky crazy extremist beliefs in her own self importance with the reality that no-one really likes her. Oh, there’ll be shananigans!”. Any suggestions on a name? At the moment, all I’ve got is “Bob-A-Job Robson”.

Greg Fleet is one of the Home hardware dogs? That’s awesome. Never made that connection. I guess the motion capture isn’t all that good.

just watching the last couple of Studio 60 this week (army kidnaps? when did this become the west wing?), but one of the things that rattled me since the show began (apart from “how do i get Matt’s office?” was how he was supposed to get a whole show written alone. The idea of one man writing a whole show when a staff of two dozen or something was originally in there just seems unrealistic.

I DO think that they should have not shown any actual sketches. They were really unfunny, which meant it took away from the realism of the rest of the show.

Meanwhile, I want that office, overlooking the studio floor, part of an old theatre… so nice…

I think you guys were talking about Saxondale a long time ago, way before you talked about Alan Partridge. I happened to see a link to Saxondale last week and watched the first episode. Funny stuff. So real, such a realistic character, so removed from Alan Partridge. I’ll have to watch more now.

The Nation: The only way is out. I reckon if they’re scared of doing the show they want to do, they’re always stuffed. And if they’re already stuffed, they might as well go out with a bang. Go for the throat, burn off Jackie O, drill her pretentious ass for all the laughs you can and dump her. Get the swear jar out and fill that bugger up. Call the spades spades and start getting a reaction, because that’s what they were promising and that’s what they’re failing to deliver so far.

Mick Molloy is a “LARRAKIN”, not a “Larry-kind”. that’s what Nine bought! For God’s sake, get out there and offend somebody!

Haven’t ever watched Firefly. Wasn’t on free-to-air back then. saw Serenity. meh…
What was Serenity like in comparison to the show?

I think you’re selling Angel short though. Horror/ Detective/Law show with comedy bits? At the very least Season 5 when they take over Wolfram and Hart? Smile Time? Lorne?

I’m still pissed that the show got axed after they redeemed themselves for two seasons of annoying story arcs with an awesome fifth season.

The O’Keefe variety show: stretching too thin or pet project? Maybe this is what he’s been angling for all these years? Putting up with doing game shows and weekend news bits to get to where he wants to be. Remember that he started in comedy, and the pinnacle of television comedy is having your own show. O’Keefe would have grown up with Tonight Live with Steve Vizard on the screen.

Meanwhile, does anyone know where I can find a copy of the old claymation cartoon “The Red and the Blue”? Been looking for years but have never found a copy.

Cheers,
Chad

And great take on Border Security, Gerard – I’m almost tempted to watch it now.

ooh – I like the idea of Denyer getting the gig… What Would Denyer Do?

Re Parkinson’s impending retirement: I’ve found his style to be more opinionated in recent years, and I agree about the laziness – the order and nature of the questions doesn’t vary much. Thank goodness for the digressions of the guests!

I like the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie too, Josh.

Re Gerald Stone’s book: my theory is that Channel 9 aren’t engaging in litigation because everyone at the network shares Peter Meakin’s sentiment re JA and the book is mostly about the outcomes of his actions. I think I’m going to be quite sad by the time I finish reading it – it really brings home how far the network has fallen.

Last Call with Carson Daly airs after Conan and only started back in 2001-2002ish. Carson wants the slot apparently too. FOX wants a late night show also apparently so that could be up for grabs too.

Rob Boxcutter