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Ep 102: The Chaser, Summer Heights High, Cake

Arguments aplenty in this week?s instalment as we examine The Chaser’s APEC stunt, look at local hero Chris Lilley’s new production Summer Heights High, go slightly further a field for the New Zealand via New York lunacy of Flight of the Conchords and dissect a doco on the Human Brain.

Plus when we get sick of arguing with each other then we pick fights with those who have been kind enough to write and can?t answer back in Letters.

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102, tomorrow’s podcast today.

Oh, and thanks again to Catbrain for this week’s delicious cake.

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    Milch article

    With the much awaited John From Cincinnati less the a week away I thought I’d post this short but revealing David Milch article.

    Especially interesting in regards to his reasons for originally saying he wanted four seasons of Deadwood.

    Fingers crossed about the movies.

    She who must not be named

    She who must not be named, officially boned.

    Nine finally ended its tortured relationship with the high-profile star with a terse three-sentence statement.

    Nine announced that Rowe, currently on maternity leave, “would not be returning to the Network and that Nine and Jessica had reached an agreement that would allow Jessica to take up other opportunities for her career”.

    Read the article.

    Yay!

    Pay TV Statistics

    I read today that:

    “Last week, subscribers to pay TV spent 60 per cent of their viewing time on the multiple channels it offers, with free-to-air channels Seven, Nine, Ten, SBS and the ABC receiving just 40 per cent of their attention.”

    I thought that this was fairly interesting, there has been much discussion of the ‘ratings war’, but not much on the numbers that Pay TV are getting.

    I wonder what the breakdown is within Pay TV for the Channels. I will add, that I would think I watch closer to 80% Pay TV.

    Obtained from a AFL Rights article at The Age.

    Any thoughts?

    The other Captain Jack To 10

    10 has picked up the rights to Dr Who spin off Torchwood.

    Be interesting to see if they can make a go of it (it is sci-fi…).

    It’s TV on the Internet: YouTube ads

    If you’ve ever been to YouTube, you’d be familiar with the top right-hand corner of the home page, which is normally home to a paid video advertisement. Well, if you go there right now, it’s showing an ad for the movie Ghost Rider. But what’s this? It’s sporting that orange OFLC “this film has advertising approval” banner…and the Australian release date…and the website for the movie ending in .au – yep, this is an Australian(ish, considering it’s for a US movie) TV commercial!

    I’m jumping to the conclusion that YouTube can now localise that ad spot. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out in the local ad, movie and TV industries: watch this space, indeed.

    HD TV – Language Warning

    OK, I know I’m just re-hashing news, but this one is close to my heart.

    A report in the Australian outlines how the 3 Major stations are handling HDTV and how they see it in the future.

    CH 10 have been heavily advertising that the Saturday night AFL match will be in HD, and that the major sports events will also be in HD (Rugby World Cup, Formula 1), most of the shows 10 show from the US are shown in HD here.

    CH 9, well they have no sport, but again, most shows from the US are now shown in HD here.

    Now to my Boxcutters style rant.

    Ch 7, Barely show anything in HD, and don’t plan on doing so, not with the AFL (on the home of AFL ;) ), most likely not with the 2008 Olympics, but more importantly, the HD that they are showing is in the lowest spec that they can possibly get away with, what jerks!!!

    And, then, as I read on, I’m told that the stations are now allowed to multi-cast, show more than one show on the different channels, which then makes me think, why didn’t ‘Hair on Fire 9′ when it was not showing us the cricket, and make us watch ‘Some Advertising Affair’ not just say, switch over to Channel 91 to watch the Cricket? All I can see is TWO advertising streams, and ALL the viewers are happy (excluding those without a HD or SD Set Top Box!). It certainly makes sense to me, but what little hair I have isn’t on fire!

    So, in true Boxcutter’s Style, F&^k YOU Channel 7 for not promoting HD and for showing the lowest quality HD you can get away with, and F*&K YOU Channel 9 for not just stiffing us on the cricket, but actually having the ability to show both programs at once and not doing so!

    The Australian Article that got me started.

    PBL Buys Nine(WA)

    Reported in the Age today, PBL has brought Ch. 9 – the W.A. Flavour.

    “The acquisition of Channel Nine Perth is a good strategic fit with the Nine Network Australia…”

    I suppose when your hair is on fire, buying anything that starts with ‘Channel 9′ would be a good fit! ;)

    PBL buys Channel Nine Perth (via The Age)

    3RRR Radio Show – Tv Songs

    (This is my first go at this, so be gentle!)

    Having listened to the Radio Show/Podcast, I thought, how about we start a post with some Tv Song related music.

    I’m sure there are enough out there for the summer-fill.

    my first two are:

    1. Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy – Television, the Drug of the Nation

    2. The “A” Team Theme (because it would be fun to hear) – it’s on the Napolean Dynamite Soundtrack

    add more…….