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On this week’s thrilling installment we solve the mystery of the two version of Rome (Of course we don’t solve why the bbc butchered it, or why Channel 9 showed the bbc version or even why Channel 9 thought it apt to axe it just hours after the first ep went to air… sigh…).

There’s not 1, not 2 but four “I Don’t Buy It”s, focusing on pasta, sweat and other unmentionables.

We take an extended look at the real good HBO drama “Big Love“, as well as a smaller look at some of the newies in the US Fall schedule.

Plus news, pork and more pork.

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Last week Brett broke the news that Channel 9 were planning to screen ep 2 then ep 4 of Rome and we speculated if that might be because it would be gone by then…

Next week Survivor is on the 9:30 slot with no sign of Rome.

They suck. Why put anything on at all if you are not going to give it a chance. Sure it didn’t rate great. And Josh didn’t like it. But still, why bother screening it? Very, very disappointing once again. At the risk of sounding like a disgruntled Green Guide writing moron - no wonder so many people are downloading.

I remembered I promised this little link for you guys…

It’s the Orson Welles outtakes for some Californian champagne he was shooting while, perhaps, having sampled too much of the client’s product.

Click the more link to see the clip.

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Here’s a bit more info on the state of Richard Hammond after the accident that we mentioned on the show this week:

PRESENTER of British motoring program Top Gear Richard Hammond suffered a significant brain injury in a high-speed crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the program, a hospital spokesman said today.

“He has suffered a significant brain injury,” the spokesman said.

“It is still giving cause for concern as it is still early after the injury. However, we are reasonably optimistic that he will make a good recovery.”

NEWS

Ooh, look at all the goodies. Here we have a discussion about the ratings. If you wander over here you can hear the sounds of Crap TV. Cast your eyes skyward and see a flock of news items. Sleeping soundly are some Things You May Have Missed which really are People Like Us. Tiptoe through all the delightful bits and pieces and, as you leave don’t forget to note the particular scent of pork.

It’s Boxcutters 53 and it’s full of wonder.

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Channel 10 have made the switch.

Tench is back to 9:30 and Jericho is coming on the 8:30 timeslot.

Probably a bright move, but doesn’t help those of us recording a podcast around the 8:30 timeslot on the other side of town.

Hmmmm, Jericho or Loser Survivor… Or go all mutli video like the Brettster.

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Another great show. Fun for all the family.

This week as well as the usual News, Ratings and Pork we’ve got an “I Don’t Buy Them“ (or two “I Don’t Buy Its”), Al Gore takes on Penn and Teller over Enviromental Issues, there’s an awesome Quotes, and a look at some New Shows.

Lots of Fun. Get it while it’s hot.

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We’ve seen more of him in the ads than in the driver’s seat in recent years so it’s perhaps more of a shock that Peter Brock was behind the wheel when he was killed today, slamming into a tree when he lost control going around a hairpin bend in a rally.

I guess it’s just one of those weeks.

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I assume there’s some sort of football game on at the MCG tonight so we in Richmond are privileged enough to get a good buzzing from the airship that I mentioned on the show a couple of weeks ago.

It’s more cigar shaped than previous blimps around Melbourne have been and the screen looks like it’s just a rear projection system onto the side of the balloon. That’s a lot less interesting than the report sounded. Not to mention it’s just on a loop of ads for Commodores.

And it doesn’t even look that big and I’m looking at it almost directly overhead.

There’s a word that comes to mind and that word is LAME

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I’m sorry, I was a bad Boxcutter last week and I promised this would be up and I didn’t get around to putting it up. It looks like the clips are going to stay up despite MS’s protests but if anyone gets a bad link let me know and I’ll upload the MP4 versions.

Here’s the first part and Part 2 is over here.

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