Look out! Bring in the fans! Because things get a little heated in the studio this week.

We continue our ongoing local content debate with special guest and prominent local writer Marieke Hardy weighing in.

Luckily we couldn’t get rid of her, so Marieke sticks around for a discussion on 24 and the usual helping of pork.

Add in some News and you have the big show.

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New Merv/All Bran ad

The guy is working on a path in the backyard. Turns to Merv and says: “Can you pass a brick?”

GENIUS. Absolute comedic gold. I came up with heaps of possible examples for I Don’t Buy It a few weeks back, but I wasn’t clever enough to think of that one. Whoever is writing these ads, your talent is being wasted. Move in to professional comedy writing and make your fortune.

Any guesses what the next All Bran poo pun will be?

Foxtel has secured the rights to screen The Young and The Restless, taking it away from Channel 9 after 30 years. There are bound to be some very upset Nannas around the place. To my mind it is like comparing different types of manure, but I have it on good authority that YATR is much better than “Days” at the moment.

Foxtel claims it’s IQ and time shift technologies will open the show up to an entirely new market (yeah, good luck with that - I am not convinced it’s all that different from people being able to tape it when it’s been on 9 during the day).

Nine appear to be strongly considering showing the test pattern for three or four hours mid afternoon to fill in all the gaps from their quickly disappearing daytime line up.

James Talia joins us on the phone from London to discuss the Big Brother controversy over there. We talk about 1 vs 100 and The Rich List, both starting on air next Monday. There’s an I Don’t Buy It about Australia Day and a whole bunch of news.

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Occationally you get a commercial that isn’t just crap but actually represents a lot of thought and effort. The end result is something which manages to engage the audience, capture their interest, stay in their heads and most importantly promotes a product (which is retained by the audience). Even more rare are those commercials which do all of the above and represent well thought out composition and visual dynamics. Ritual is one of those.

NBC has ordered full seasons of Heroes, The Office and My Name Is Earl for next (American television)year, so ‘70/’08.

Good news. All great shows. Fantastic for Heroes now to really be able to develop its storylines knowing it has this year plus another 22/24 eps to work with.

The Nine Network today made the following statement:

The Nine Network Australia today announced that it has parted company with Jamie Durie.
After seven years association with Durie, the Nine Network would like to wish him all the best in
his future endeavours.
No further comment will be offered by the Network.

While I’m sure none of us are surprised by this announcement, what with all of the success he’s had overseas, the coldness of the statement betrays some hostility. The fact that “no further comment will be offered” just makes me more curious.

Here they are, after much promising and organising in my new abode - I’d lost the cable to connect my camera to the computer - the pictures of the original talking Steve Irwin doll.

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Hey hey, another fun filled show filled with fun.

This week more of your favourites, the stuff you asked for, the stuff you love!!

Yes, there is a Crap TV looking at the ACA and the cricket, a slamming of the ridiculous Channel 10 Supernatural download deal that we trumpeted last week, there’s an I Don’t Buy All Bran with Merv Hughes, News, Pork PLUS the original Steve Irwin doll, live in the studio. CRICKEY! You won’t believe your ears.

All this and maybe something else.

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Another fun filled ep on the old radi-ola. But for those of you not yet across this radio wave transmitting technology we are putting the show up in the more traditional, old fashioned podcast format too.

Lots of fun here. Our special guest: Corinne Grant drops in to give us the inside goss on the Glass House and her other TV projects (both involvement and watching).

There’s a Raywatch where we exposing a Today Tonight scandal that goes all the way to the Mayor’s office (which unfortunately was empty).

And a bunch of other stuff.

All this plus on the radio we had music (and possibly do on this if there is a technical error).

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