The Who We Are update: Week 46

Wednesday May 9, 2007 04:08 PM

Who We Are

This week's forum is now a heritage item - worth studying but no longer current. For the latest on Australian attitudes and media trends, go to blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare.

To find out if the ad industry calls you "socially aware", "basic needs" or "traditional family", go to The Tribal Mind.
To learn how Australia became addicted to caffeine, go to Who We Are.

The ratings race, updated 10am Monday
As we race towards the silly season (only two weeks of normal programming to go), Seven draws further ahead of Nine, Ten keeps sinking and ABC is thriving. The prime time audience shares last week were: SBS1&2 5.7 per cent; ABC1&2 18.0; Ten&ONE 19.8; Nine&GO 26.3; Seven&7TWO 30.1.

This was Pay TV's account of itself: "Tiger Woods and the other competitors in the Australian Masters were watched by 132,000 people on the FOX Sports' broadcast of Live: Golf: JBWere Masters. Other sports highlights this week include Live: Cricket: ODI Ind v Aus 6th ODI S2 watched by 257,000 viewers, Football: EPL Highlights seen by 69,000 viewers and Live: Golf: Euro PGA: HSBC C'ship Final watched by 67,000 (all on FOX Sports).

"Grand Designs on Lifestyle was seen by 125,000 viewers, Midsomer Murders on UKTV was seen by 107,000 people and New Zealand's Next Top Model on FOX8 was seen by 103,000 viewers. Law & Order: SVU on TV1 was watched by 102,000 people, Quantum of Solace premiered on Movie One with 96,000 viewers and Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2009 premiered with 95,000 viewers.

"In week 46, STV channels represented 22.2% of all metropolitan viewing between 6am and midnight, 21.5% of all regional viewing and 58.9% of all viewing in subscription TV homes."

What Australia watched, week ending November 14
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Seven 1,853,000 539,000 559,000 302,000 226,000 228,000
2 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,601,000 404,000 437,000 328,000 182,000 249,000
3 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,515,000 369,000 445,000 337,000 161,000 203,000
4 TWO AND A HALF MEN -MON Nine 1,456,000 338,000 452,000 347,000 126,000 193,000
5 BONES Seven 1,362,000 348,000 365,000 258,000 178,000 213,000
6 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,319,000 309,000 350,000 296,000 160,000 204,000
7 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,313,000 327,000 324,000 340,000 127,000 195,000
8 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,296,000 329,000 358,000 268,000 164,000 178,000
9 LAST CHANCE SURGERY Seven 1,292,000 327,000 358,000 275,000 162,000 170,000
10 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,272,000 433,000 340,000 225,000 122,000 151,000
11 NCIS Ten 1,251,000 312,000 344,000 277,000 148,000 170,000
12 BORDER SECURITY -WED (R) Seven 1,233,000 334,000 340,000 256,000 136,000 167,000
13 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 1,224,000 353,000 364,000 199,000 144,000 164,000
14 HIGHWAY PATROL Seven 1,217,000 338,000 319,000 242,000 136,000 182,000
15 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,211,000 312,000 332,000 261,000 136,000 170,000
16 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,202,000 332,000 289,000 288,000 141,000 152,000
17 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,187,000 350,000 370,000 239,000 106,000 121,000
18 DESTROYED IN SECONDS Seven 1,166,000 317,000 280,000 239,000 148,000 183,000
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19 MEDICAL EMERGENCY Seven 1,159,000 310,000 339,000 225,000 120,000 165,000
20 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,153,000 286,000 338,000 261,000 104,000 164,000
21 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,153,000 291,000 326,000 216,000 164,000 156,000
22 CITY HOMICIDE-WED Seven 1,130,000 286,000 388,000 196,000 104,000 155,000
23 CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,124,000 310,000 359,000 180,000 115,000 161,000
24 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,117,000 385,000 305,000 214,000 84,000 129,000
25 GETAWAY Nine 1,113,000 308,000 424,000 171,000 91,000 120,000
26 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,093,000 264,000 381,000 213,000 150,000 85,000
27 FLASHFORWARD Seven 1,090,000 316,000 253,000 220,000 128,000 173,000
28 20 TO 1 -TUE Nine 1,087,000 300,000 327,000 203,000 121,000 137,000
29 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,069,000 245,000 348,000 235,000 102,000 139,000
30 TWO AND A HALF MEN -WED Nine 1,067,000 248,000 360,000 216,000 106,000 136,000
And the top digitals of the week ...
237 WIPEOUT GO! 170,000 42,000 48,000 30,000 22,000 28,000
295 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 126,000 39,000 34,000 29,000 5,000 19,000
297 DOCTOR WHO ABC2 125,000 25,000 35,000 28,000 15,000 23,000
299 M-BIRTH OF THE BLUES ABC2 124,000 27,000 54,000 15,000 15,000 13,000
301 HEROES 7TWO 123,000 51,000 36,000 15,000 4,000 16,000
303 M-CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG 7TWO 121,000 37,000 54,000 7,000 10,000 14,000
308 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 117,000 33,000 35,000 11,000 19,000 19,000
313 M-KILL BILL: VOL. 1 7TWO 113,000 31,000 36,000 19,000 17,000 10,000
322 KIDS WB SUNDAY GO! 108,000 24,000 41,000 10,000 14,000 20,000
323 THE BIG BANG THEORY GO! 108,000 19,000 37,000 16,000 14,000 22,000
327 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC2 105,000 36,000 25,000 19,000 15,000 9,000
329 M-CATEGORY 7: THE END OF THE WORLD 7TWO 105,000 14,000 42,000 11,000 12,000 26,000
334 ELMO'S WORLD-AM ABC2 102,000 43,000 26,000 7,000 20,000 6,000
336 AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS 7TWO 101,000 9,000 30,000 37,000 15,000 9,000
337 HOGAN'S HEROES GO! 101,000 19,000 34,000 23,000 13,000 13,000
343 JUNKYARD WARS ABC2 99,000 30,000 22,000 14,000 19,000 15,000
386 UFC WIRED ONE 83,000 28,000 23,000 8,000 12,000 12,000 (OzTAM mainland capitals)

What Australia watched, Saturday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS - SAT Seven 1,153,000 291,000 326,000 216,000 164,000 156,000
2 ABC NEWS-SA ABC1 991,000 260,000 297,000 212,000 97,000 124,000
3 NINE NEWS SATURDAY Nine 907,000 191,000 346,000 175,000 113,000 83,000
4 AUSTRALIA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Nine 865,000 210,000 264,000 182,000 105,000 104,000
5 BILL ABC1 828,000 233,000 219,000 151,000 99,000 125,000
6 HOPE SPRINGS ABC1 824,000 232,000 236,000 177,000 80,000 100,000
7 ABC NEWS UP-DATE ABC1 787,000 217,000 210,000 146,000 100,000 114,000
8 M-MONSTERS INC. Seven 741,000 279,000 162,000 111,000 90,000 99,000
9 GARDENING AUSTRALIA ABC1 729,000 176,000 223,000 162,000 74,000 94,000
10 TAGGART ABC1 724,000 205,000 202,000 121,000 99,000 98,000
11 BRING IT ON -RPT Nine 626,000 182,000 184,000 130,000 63,000 67,000
12 M-EVER AFTER RPT Ten 590,000 151,000 163,000 96,000 80,000 100,000
13 AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GOLF Nine 579,000 145,000 256,000 78,000 62,000 38,000
15 M-THE KINGDOM Seven 536,000 157,000 143,000 115,000 61,000 61,000
21 MYTHBUSTERS SBS ONE 351,000 81,000 102,000 82,000 53,000 34,000
23 IRON CHEF SBS ONE 303,000 96,000 100,000 57,000 31,000 20,000
25 MONSTERS VS. ALIENS: MUTANT PUMPKINS FROM OUTER SPACE Seven 268,000 176,000 Not shown 92,000 Not shown Not shown
26 ROCKWIZ SBS ONE 251,000 88,000 67,000 45,000 24,000 26,000
34 THE CREDIT UNION CHRISTMAS PAGEANT Nine 198,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown 198,000 Not shown
37 MYER CHRISTMAS PARADE 2009 Seven 177,000 Not shown 177,000 Not shown Not shown Not shown

What Australia watched, Friday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,274,000 338,000 365,000 266,000 147,000 159,000
2 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven 1,272,000 433,000 340,000 225,000 122,000 151,000
3 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,244,000 369,000 354,000 261,000 114,000 146,000
4 MIDSOMER MURDERS ABC1 1,224,000 353,000 364,000 199,000 144,000 164,000
5 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,030,000 304,000 283,000 218,000 109,000 116,000
6 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 982,000 239,000 317,000 214,000 94,000 120,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -FRI EP 1 Nine 897,000 210,000 284,000 206,000 103,000 95,000
8 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 863,000 229,000 245,000 196,000 86,000 106,000
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN -FRI EP 2 Nine 859,000 222,000 260,000 177,000 102,000 98,000
10 NINE NEWS Nine 848,000 240,000 226,000 186,000 92,000 104,000
11 M-FAILURE TO LAUNCH Seven 846,000 297,000 254,000 145,000 68,000 83,000
17 HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE -RPT Nine 618,000 195,000 200,000 92,000 69,000 63,000
18 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM RPT Ten 597,000 177,000 180,000 100,000 80,000 60,000
28 TOP GEAR SBS ONE 374,000 128,000 102,000 84,000 32,000 29,000
29 CAN WE HELP? ABC1 357,000 101,000 102,000 63,000 36,000 56,000
35 AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GOLF Nine 294,000 60,000 121,000 56,000 32,000 24,000
95 TORCHWOOD ABC2 84,000 10,000 24,000 9,000 15,000 25,000
102 MR BEAN WITH ROWAN ATKINSON ABC2 75,000 19,000 15,000 1,000 24,000 15,000
108 SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS GO! 70,000 16,000 13,000 22,000 9,000 9,000
117 GOOD GAME ABC1 63,000 12,000 15,000 18,000 6,000 11,000

What Australia watched, Thursday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,290,000 342,000 355,000 248,000 153,000 193,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,166,000 287,000 354,000 222,000 140,000 165,000
3 GETAWAY Nine 1,106,000 305,000 421,000 171,000 91,000 119,000
4 CSI Nine 1,037,000 322,000 326,000 153,000 106,000 130,000
5 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,024,000 354,000 287,000 186,000 76,000 120,000
6 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,017,000 279,000 270,000 200,000 143,000 124,000
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,014,000 273,000 356,000 199,000 73,000 113,000
8 BEAUTY AND THE GEEK AUSTRALIA Seven 1,008,000 285,000 334,000 164,000 102,000 123,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 978,000 248,000 362,000 201,000 74,000 94,000
10 NINE NEWS Nine 973,000 252,000 346,000 176,000 97,000 101,000
11 GHOST WHISPERER Seven 962,000 298,000 267,000 186,000 90,000 122,000
12 RUSH Ten 948,000 263,000 312,000 165,000 104,000 103,000
13 THE AMAZING RACE 15 Seven 930,000 245,000 353,000 170,000 71,000 91,000
14 GLEE THURS RPT Ten 801,000 211,000 249,000 166,000 76,000 98,000
19 SECRETS OF THE FREEMASONS ABC1 630,000 190,000 183,000 119,000 64,000 74,000
20 FRANCESCO'S MEDITERRANEAN VOYAGE ABC1 628,000 223,000 167,000 112,000 57,000 68,000
26 FERGIE: DUCHESS ON A MISSION Nine 509,000 149,000 176,000 58,000 57,000 69,000
40 LUKE NGUYEN'S VIETNAM SBS ONE 286,000 80,000 93,000 59,000 15,000 38,000
77 STARGATE ATLANTIS 7TWO 117,000 33,000 35,000 11,000 19,000 19,000
83 JUNKYARD WARS ABC2 109,000 50,000 16,000 14,000 20,000 10,000
85 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC2 105,000 36,000 25,000 19,000 15,000 9,000
87 THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW ABC2 91,000 28,000 41,000 6,000 9,000 7,000
93 GOSSIP GIRL GO! 85,000 26,000 28,000 19,000 7,000 6,000
95 MR BEAN WITH ROWAN ATKINSON ABC2 85,000 33,000 14,000 6,000 19,000 14,000
120 MOONLIGHT GO! 60,000 22,000 10,000 15,000 8,000 4,000

The ratings race, updated 10 am Thursday
The first semifinal for Celebrity MasterChef last night did not gather more viewers than the normal episodes, but at least it boosted the apparent audience for The 7pm Project -- unless that was the work of Bindi Irwin, who was 7PP's final guest. At this point in the week, the prime time audience shares stand thus: Seven&7TWO 31.1 per cent; Nine&GO 26.7; Ten&ONE 20.8; ABC1&2 15.9; SBS1&2 5.4.

What Australia watched, Wednesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,259,000 303,000 379,000 232,000 166,000 179,000
2 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,236,000 306,000 348,000 264,000 131,000 187,000
3 BORDER SECURITY (R) Seven 1,233,000 334,000 340,000 256,000 136,000 167,000
4 MEDICAL EMERGENCY Seven 1,159,000 310,000 339,000 225,000 120,000 165,000
5 CITY HOMICIDE-WED Seven 1,130,000 286,000 388,000 196,000 104,000 155,000
6 SPICKS AND SPECKS ABC1 1,114,000 384,000 302,000 215,000 84,000 129,000
7 CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,111,000 306,000 354,000 178,000 114,000 159,000
11 NINE NEWS Nine 1,000,000 252,000 315,000 207,000 113,000 113,000
bindiirwin%20copy.jpg 12 NCIS: LOS ANGELES Ten 998,000 260,000 285,000 169,000 136,000 146,000
15 WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU THIS SUMMER Nine 875,000 252,000 305,000 155,000 66,000 97,000
20 HUNGRY BEAST ABC1 709,000 257,000 194,000 127,000 53,000 79,000
21 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 700,000 207,000 230,000 114,000 67,000 82,000
28 JOHN SAFRAN'S RACE RELATIONS ABC1 591,000 218,000 150,000 107,000 47,000 70,000
32 AT THE MOVIES ABC1 426,000 153,000 138,000 66,000 29,000 40,000
47 BINDI: THE JUNGLE GIRL ABC1 262,000 72,000 88,000 30,000 28,000 44,000
59 INSPECTOR REX SBS ONE 202,000 45,000 70,000 36,000 21,000 30,000
90 JUNKYARD WARS ABC2 124,000 30,000 33,000 20,000 25,000 16,000
92 HEROES 7TWO 122,000 51,000 36,000 15,000 4,000 16,000
96 THE NANNY GO! 113,000 58,000 21,000 24,000 4,000 7,000

What Australia watched, Tuesday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Seven 1,853,000 539,000 559,000 302,000 226,000 228,000
2 RSPCA ANIMAL RESCUE Seven 1,319,000 309,000 350,000 296,000 160,000 204,000
3 LAST CHANCE SURGERY Seven 1,292,000 327,000 358,000 275,000 162,000 170,000
4 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,255,000 308,000 329,000 276,000 184,000 158,000
5 NCIS Ten 1,247,000 311,000 344,000 275,000 148,000 169,000
6 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,204,000 289,000 314,000 278,000 152,000 172,000
7 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,114,000 288,000 307,000 239,000 144,000 136,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,090,000 219,000 355,000 259,000 107,000 150,000
9 20 TO 1 -TUE Nine 1,075,000 294,000 323,000 200,000 121,000 137,000
10 NINE NEWS Nine 1,061,000 272,000 360,000 210,000 111,000 108,000
11 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,043,000 270,000 380,000 191,000 96,000 106,000
12 LIE TO ME RPT Ten 955,000 246,000 303,000 151,000 124,000 131,000
13 PRIVATE PRACTICE-TUE Seven 930,000 309,000 268,000 137,000 121,000 95,000
27 THE 7PM PROJECT Ten 584,000 188,000 147,000 109,000 73,000 68,000
28 QI ABC1 478,000 158,000 122,000 84,000 51,000 63,000
73 EAST WEST 101 SBS ONE 146,000 57,000 39,000 30,000 14,000 7,000
84 UGLY BETTY 7TWO 127,000 39,000 34,000 30,000 5,000 19,000
92 JUNKYARD WARS ABC2 105,000 18,000 37,000 14,000 17,000 18,000
98 SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS GO! 91,000 17,000 23,000 26,000 9,000 15,000

The ratings race, updated 10 am Tuesday
The audience for Four Corners last night was 200,000 down on its average. What does this say about public interest in the climate change debate? Do viewers avoid this discussion because it makes them anxious?

Flash Forward has settled on an audience of a million, which should be enough to keep it from being moved to the sci-fi dumping ground called 7TWO -- at least this year. But because it has fallen behind The Mentalist, Nine now wins Mondays, which Seven will not permit next year. So those who do not have digital free to air TV may never find out what actually happens on April 29.

At this point in the week, the prime time audience shares are like this: Seven and 7TWO 30.3 per cent; Nine and GO 27.9; Ten and ONE 18.5; ABC1 and ABC2 16.5; SBS1 and SBS2 6.6.

What Australia watched, Monday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 TWO AND A HALF MEN -MON Nine 1,455,000 338,000 452,000 347,000 125,000 193,000
2 SEVEN NEWS Seven 1,401,000 353,000 361,000 316,000 170,000 201,000
3 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,245,000 311,000 392,000 273,000 121,000 148,000
4 TWO AND A HALF MEN -RPT Nine 1,222,000 261,000 382,000 286,000 128,000 165,000
5 HIGHWAY PATROL Seven 1,217,000 338,000 319,000 242,000 136,000 182,000
6 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,205,000 310,000 289,000 281,000 144,000 180,000
7 THE MENTALIST Nine 1,186,000 350,000 370,000 239,000 106,000 121,000
8 DESTROYED IN SECONDS Seven 1,166,000 316,000 280,000 239,000 148,000 183,000
9 NINE NEWS Nine 1,162,000 289,000 387,000 241,000 132,000 114,000
10 THE BIG BANG THEORY Nine 1,156,000 288,000 339,000 261,000 104,000 164,000
12 FLASHFORWARD Seven 1,090,000 316,000 253,000 220,000 128,000 173,000
21 TOP GEAR SBS ONE 726,000 226,000 180,000 159,000 76,000 85,000
23 JAMIE'S AMERICAN ROAD TRIP Ten 708,000 207,000 205,000 132,000 84,000 80,000
27 FOUR CORNERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE ABC1 679,000 246,000 168,000 132,000 59,000 74,000
31 NURSE JACKIE MON Ten 448,000 151,000 118,000 71,000 61,000 47,000
87 DOCTOR WHO ABC2 125,000 25,000 35,000 28,000 15,000 23,000
94 M-CATEGORY 7: THE END OF THE WORLD 7TWO 104,000 14,000 42,000 10,000 12,000 26,000
99 JUNKYARD WARS ABC2 95,000 27,000 10,000 17,000 20,000 21,000

What Australia watched, Sunday
Description Total Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
1 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 1,599,000 404,000 437,000 328,000 181,000 249,000
2 BORDER SECURITY Seven 1,514,000 369,000 445,000 337,000 161,000 203,000
3 BONES Seven 1,363,000 348,000 366,000 258,000 179,000 213,000
4 SEVEN NEWS - SUN Seven 1,313,000 327,000 324,000 340,000 127,000 195,000
5 SUNDAY NIGHT Seven 1,202,000 332,000 289,000 288,000 141,000 152,000
6 NINE NEWS SUNDAY Nine 1,090,000 264,000 379,000 213,000 150,000 85,000
7 60 MINUTES Nine 1,027,000 272,000 296,000 227,000 100,000 132,000
8 20 TO 1 -SUN Nine 1,004,000 295,000 312,000 216,000 99,000 81,000
9 M-MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA ABC1 947,000 306,000 277,000 148,000 95,000 121,000
10 CASTLE Seven 947,000 239,000 278,000 161,000 135,000 135,000
11 AUSTRALIAN IDOL Ten 890,000 322,000 209,000 174,000 72,000 113,000
13 NO RESERVATIONS Nine 821,000 254,000 256,000 137,000 86,000 87,000
15 DARWIN'S BRAVE NEW WORLD ABC1 759,000 279,000 183,000 124,000 73,000 100,000
17 ROVE Ten 678,000 198,000 234,000 94,000 65,000 88,000
19 ELECTRIC DREAMS Ten 513,000 163,000 99,000 115,000 48,000 87,000
25 ANDREW OLLE MEDIA LECTURE: JULIAN MORROW (2009) ABC1 314,000 122,000 92,000 41,000 36,000 23,000
26 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? SBS ONE 310,000 99,000 96,000 48,000 26,000 42,000
37 WIPEOUT GO! 237,000 60,000 70,000 36,000 30,000 40,000
63 THE BIG BANG THEORY GO! 145,000 26,000 52,000 18,000 17,000 31,000
74 THE NANNY GO! 131,000 37,000 41,000 20,000 10,000 23,000
76 M-CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG 7TWO 121,000 37,000 54,000 7,000 10,000 14,000
78 M-KILL BILL: VOL. 1 7TWO 113,000 31,000 36,000 19,000 17,000 10,000
80 KIDS WB SUNDAY GO! 108,000 24,000 41,000 10,000 14,000 20,000
83 CHARLIE'S ANGELS GO! 99,000 34,000 22,000 20,000 9,000 14,000
89 THE FLINTSTONES GO! 91,000 13,000 34,000 10,000 21,000 13,000
97 SCRUBS (R) 7TWO 73,000 9,000 34,000 10,000 6,000 14,000
98 FOUR NATIONS RUGBY LEAGUE 2009 Nine 73,000 26,000 7,000 33,000 2,000 4,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)

David Dale is the author of The Little Book of Australia -- A snapshot of who we are (Allen and Unwin). For daily updates on Australian attitudes, bookmark blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare.

COMMENTS

Had a good ABC night last night. The show on Darwin was interesting and "My House in Umbria" quite entertaining. Ronnie Barker looked so old and frail though he still had that old twinkle in his eye. All in all good performances by everyone and a nice little story perfect for Sunday nights. Thanks, ABC.
Idol is going down fast. It's nearly grand final time and it can't even get close to the million mark. Ten would be silly to do another season next year when they can't generate interest for this year. Doesn't help that the best singers all went early on and those that are left are very ordinary. Idol, like BB before it, is well past it's use by day.

by em on November 09, 2009 at 10:07 AM

The Andrew Olle Media Lecture by Julian Morrow was well worth watching & really thought provoking. One of his main themes was the difference between "primary audience & secondary audience". That is, when it comes to viewers being "angered & outraged" on what they've seen or heard within the media. He detailed many occurances of this including the much hyped The Chaser's -Make a Wish sketch. His point was that the people who actually saw the "offending" item ie the "primary audience" was that their view should have more importance than the "secondary audience" who complain usually more loudly, but may have not actually seen the "offending" item in the first instance. He cited how the ABC had withdrawn all clips of the "Make a Wish" sketch from their media outlets BUT people could see it easily on YouTube & many local radio stations, which in turn enflamed the "anger & outrage". I think this "primary & secondary audience" should be further discussed in the "media", even if it's only in forums such as this blog. As part of this industry TM it would be interesting to hear your views???

by PJ453 on November 09, 2009 at 10:42 AM

Interesting stuff, PJ453. I remember a great piece by Jack Marx when he was with the SMH (found it - here http://blogs.smh.com.au/thedailytruth/archives/2006/12/the_charge_of_the_lite_brigade.html) about how taking offence is a matter of choice in a lot of cases. This article by David Marr http://blogs.smh.com.au/thedailytruth/archives/2006/12/the_charge_of_the_lite_brigade.html says much the same thing too.
People do just love a bit of indignant moral outrage, don't they?!

by Wendell on November 09, 2009 at 12:19 PM

Have just read elsewhere that Tom Hardy (the latest and wettest Heathcliff) is set to play Mad Max in Hollywood's latest "let's flog a dead horse to death as it has been 25 years and our targetted audience wasn't even born then" trick. What is the point? If the movie isn't starring an ageing Mel then I'm not watching it. So there.
I'm a bit reluctant to reveal this but - I was just lunching at a local cafe and found an old trashlie to read (April 07). Anyhoo, there was an article on Kochie and him impending grandfatherhood (yes, he's breeding). I didn't bother to read the story I just looked at the pics ... and what pics they turned out to be!! Kochie young and with a full head of hair!! Dare I say it but he looked hot. I'm tuning in to Sunrise tomorrow morning to see if there are any remnants of that spunky dude left. Now, I'm off for a bit of therapy.
Bereft, g-strings?? Vacuum hoses?? Mind boggling.

by Shoopie on November 09, 2009 at 01:43 PM

Gees, in my excitement I seem to have made a few typos ... umm, blame the keyboard.

by Shoopie on November 09, 2009 at 03:41 PM

Thanks for a short excerpt of the Andrew Olle Media Lecture, PJ453. Completely forgot to watch it, and was most intrigued after reading an excerpt last week when Julian Morrow delivered his speech. Enjoyed Darwin and excellent acting in Umbria last night. Miss Austen Regrets looks promising this week. Thank god for Aunty.
Shoopie, I'm very much afraid and finding it hard to piece together Kochie being young with hair and looking hot!

by Kym on November 09, 2009 at 04:37 PM

tqd and other sci-fi nerds! It looks like ABC2 might be starting another season of classic sci-fi on Saturday nights. 28 Nov has Fahrenheit 451 followed by Slaughterhouse 5 - drool!

by Wendell on November 09, 2009 at 05:51 PM

Thanks for the info , Wendell. Also for sci-fi nerds, remember the old 80s sci-fi show V? Well, there is a new version being done in the US. Not sure if it is on yet but I do know that it has the actress that played Juilet in Lost. Saw some previews on the net the other day and it looked pretty good. I don't know who will show it here, possible sci-fi on Foxtel. But maybe either 9 or 7 will pick it up and show it on their other channel.
And Shoopie, Kochie hot? Even when he was young? I find it very, very hard to believe he was ever young. Let alone hot.
In fact, the mere thought makes me feel slightly ill.

by em on November 10, 2009 at 07:43 AM

Why begin another paragraph Em when speaking of Alien Reptile Beings invading the Earth and then Kochie? Same thing. As anyone who has had the misfortune to set eyes on 7TWO's happy clappy 'It's Time!!!!' ad will tell you. Like a Pod Convention. Andrew O'Keefe's really gettin down with it.
Shall I tell you what I read about the new 'V'? Or shall I just let all youse SciFi Nerds enjoy some anticipation a little while longer?
Let's just say the trailer looks exciting.

by darren on November 10, 2009 at 09:50 AM

Em,
New "imaging" of V is scheduled for Nein, infact they have copped some flack recently for advertising it, without mentioning it as a "coming soon" or "not coming soon" yet they have advised within the industrythat it will not screen until mid-end March 2010. (the US screening is scheduled to be broken up by the festive season and I think Nine want to be able to screen it in its entirity without a 2 or 3 month hiatus) Not sure how it will go - they do not seem to know when to let things go. It is a good premise, but not for 2 or 3 20 episode seasons. Tell a good, tight story in 10 or 15 episodes and that is it, without all of the melodrama. Look at what happened to programs like Prison Break - it dragged on sooooo long it made no attempt to adhere to its original premise, which ended at the end of the 1st season or Heros or Lost, which have gone the same way. Viewers drift off if the producers only seem to see them as a cash-cow by way of the advertisers, without any reverence to the story being told.

by ozinoz on November 10, 2009 at 10:58 AM

Hey Em, yes the new version of V started in the States last week so it's available for viewing... not that I would recommend doing something so unconscionable as downloading it ;-)

by genfie on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 AM

Since you asked TM (and you do realise you're paving the way for an argument of Kangaroo-Cull proportions here don't you?), I avoid the discussion on Climate Change because it bores and frustrates me. And because it's just endless discussion. It's been lumped into the 'Things to Outrage and Frighten the Public' file and gotten way over the top and everyone knows the ETS won't do a thing except make life unlivably expensive and allow polluters to continue polluting. K Rudd's a Big Fat Four-Eyed Floppy-fringed Disappointment. Copenhagen will result in yet more unbinding aspirational targets and we The Public have no say until the next election and even then what're you gonna do? Vote for Turnbull? Hahahaha.
So I'll just keep using canvas bags for my shopping (Because we can invent bionic ears but a biodegradable plastic bag is beyond us), not buy bottled water and try not to watch the bloody news until either they do something real or there's a Climate Catastrophe of sufficient proportion to make them. I think I know which it will be.
Suddenly very depressed.

by darren on November 10, 2009 at 11:16 AM

Oooh, it's been ages since I've seen "Fahrenheit 451"! And ages since I've read the book as well... Thanks for the heads up, Wendell!
There was a spiffing looking show on late on SBS last night (well, 10pm is late for me on a school night), called "Dead Set". Big Brother + zombies. (Braaaaaaains!) I've recorded it, and hopefully will have time to watch it tonight. I also caught a bit of the Doctor Who repeat on ABC2 last night. Ah, love John Simms as The Master. And the last Media Watch for the year, *sob*. Where will I get my current affairs from now?

by tqd on November 10, 2009 at 12:55 PM

Just watched last night's ep of FlashForward and finally came to the realisation I can't understand/follow anything about this show.
Does this mean I will be dead come April?
Or am I dead already?

by SciFi Flasher on November 10, 2009 at 02:17 PM

I can't help but agree with your sentiments darren. All bull without substance, that's politics the world over but hey, we are here to rave on about the lighter side of life, talking about which, hey TM who is the effeminate looking bloke whom you depict on the page, what show is he featured in? Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?

by Zjonn on November 10, 2009 at 03:14 PM

I saw an ad for "V" on whatever channel it will be on and wondered if it was a reincarnation of the old show. If I remember correctly it was loosely based on the Holocaust. Who can forget Diana eating the rat...

by Shoopie on November 10, 2009 at 04:20 PM

Nein have been advertising the remake of the 70s Survivors for months now with nothing in sight. The DVD finally went below �10 so I've got fed up waiting and ordered last night.
I don't think anyone should be advertising coming soon further than 6 weeks out at the most.

by Susan on November 10, 2009 at 05:58 PM

Okay, so I'll try not to mention the impending End Of The World As We Know It (EOTWAWKI) and just talk about tellie.
So, what I read about 'V' at Salon.com in a review written by the wonderful Heather Havrilesky (her television reviews are excellent), was that the new 'V' is bland and unimaginative, basically. Her last paragraph was: "Isn't there a new way to handle the alien invasion story? Isn't there something a little more subtle and hauntingly evil out there than sneaky reptiles with really good publicists?"
The way she described it, 'V' isn't about fascism anymore, no, it's about teenage 'dudes' exclaiming, when they're taken on board the Mother Ship about how hot the Alien Babes are. And the FBI uncovers the Aliens' plot when they figure out they've been using fake ID's. Sounds like 'CSI Miami' but with retiles in bad prosthetics (although their masks probably have slightly more facial movement than FantaPants' mug).
Console yourselves with the fact that it sounds like a series Nine will fall over itself to get and then regardless of the Kwality move it to 12:30 am every second Friday and then on to GO!!!!!!!
Just get the bloody DVD.

by darren on November 11, 2009 at 06:01 AM

Thanks everyone for the info re V. I am disappointed that Nine have the rights to it though as that probably means I don't get to see it unless I download or the SciFi channel picks it up. Or wait for the DVDs. I have no faith whatsoever that Nine will show it from beginning to end. It won't happen.
And speaking of Alien Reptile Beings , I agree Darren, that the Sunrise Cult could be the beginning of the invasion. All that smiling, laughing happiness is just too good to be true. Always makes me wonder what happy juice their drinking. Anyways, whilst doing some time wasting at work the other day I came across all these clips about Reptile Aliens already having positions of power in the world. In fact, there was one of George Bush Snr. When the film was slowed down you saw his eyes turn into reptile eyes. Very strange. The things you find on YouTube when your bored.

by em on November 11, 2009 at 07:52 AM

Thanks to GO for showing double episodes of survivor, but I only wish they wouldn't cut the end of the first episode each week where you get to see who voted for who, its important for following the alliances.

by ned on November 11, 2009 at 09:16 AM

Diana was soooooo hot when I was 14. Even if her breath would have been a bit ratty.

by Wendell on November 11, 2009 at 09:22 AM

The character of Diana has been renamed Anna in the new version.
I, for one, will be amused to see if they copy one of the original storylines and have one of us good 'ol earthlings make it with a Visitor and give birth to twins - one a human baby, with......a lizard tongue. The other a lizard baby who died soon after birth.
The lizard father in the original was none other than Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund.
(Sidenote: Jane Badler, who played Diana in the original, relocated to Oz twenty years ago and now lives in Melbourne doing cabaret shows).

by Glory Days on November 11, 2009 at 12:07 PM

Ahhhhhh V, I have fond memories of the 80's version with Marc Singer, and a pre-Freddie Kruger Robert Englund.
But colour me uninterested in the new and improved noughties version. Disgusted with the lack of originality in Hollywood and the like these days. I heard a discussion (The Movie Show methinks? Not sure) where someone was lamenting the fact that new ideas are sparse, rarely does a successfull movie stand alone instead of becoming a franchise.
Their case in point: The Hangover. Haven't seen it, but apparently it was successful. Apparently they're making a sequel. Why does a hangover need a sequel? Can't we just leave them unhungover?
Another example. Meet the Parents begat Meet The Fockers begat Meet The Little Fockers. Two movies too far. Ogresr go environmental and preachy in Shrek Goes Forth, plus a Toy Story sequel for my 40th birthday.
It's all about varieties of the original, not new originals. Fanta used to be orange, now there's a rainbow of colours. 17 different varieties of Tim Tam. It's lazy marketing, and lazy conceptualization. Too much hard work to establish a new brand. In groceries, in TV and in movies.
Dammit! Get some original ideas will ya!

by Bereft Skerrick on November 11, 2009 at 12:16 PM

Watched some of the "new" 7Two last week (SG Atlantis as I have not got around to d/loading). It seems that despite the suggestions in these forums several weeks/months ago Ch 7 didn't listen and are up to their old tricks.
Somehow Ch 7 managed to get the shows running 15 minutes late!! Thankfully I had the PVR recording an extra 10 mins, and happened to note that the show hadn't finished when the recording had so got the next 5 as well.
Shame Ch 7(Two) ...!

by rob1966 on November 11, 2009 at 02:39 PM

Regarding V, also don't forget Michael Ironside, just after Scanners but before Top Gun, Total Recall and (best of all!) Starship Troopers: "I only have one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits. You don't do your job, I'll shoot you myself. You get me?"

by Wendell on November 11, 2009 at 04:06 PM

I too have fond memories of V. Very little about the show, mind you, except eating rats, curing cancer, red powder, Marc Singer and Diana... I remember Lydia as well, but checking Wikipedia she was only in, "V (1984 TV series)"... My strongest memory was me setting a personal best quickest shower time during an ad-break of "V: The Final Battle". I was 10 or 11 at the time, and the record still stands.
Fanta... There are even problems with the original Orange variety. In the 80's the orange Fanta tasted ORANGE... My childhood died when they changed the taste!

Tribal Mind asks: Never mind that. Does Passiona still exist?

by Tim on November 11, 2009 at 05:39 PM

I'm sure Passiona still exists, but Shelleys Lemonade isn't Shelleys anymore. It's Kirks, and it's really Coca Cola in disguise!

by Bereft Skerrick on November 11, 2009 at 10:05 PM

I love it when Bereft Skerrick blows a forehead vein. What you need Bereft Skerrick is a good lie down with a packet of TimTa......
Fanta's been on the outs with me a few years but now I won't drink it because of the godawful ad they've got going at the moment. Animated skanks.
Just have to say again how impressive 'HungryBeast' is, still. I'm pretty sure their story on paedophilia last night was the first grown-up talk Australia has ever had on the subject. Didn't defend paedophiles but made you realise perhaps there's a better solution to the issue than pitchforks and torches. Meanwhile Seven was running news stories about a little fire in their own newsroom which felt like show-and-tell at the local kindy and about a labrador who starred in toilet paper ads as a puppy and is now battling cancer. Sigh.
Bit tired of Safran. Very tired of 'Heroes'.
I read that '30 Rock' season 3 was out on DVD yesterday. Just in time for the Non-Ratings Period which seems to have started early for some. I'm looking at you, 'Spicks and Specks' Compilation Show.

by darren on November 12, 2009 at 05:56 AM

I think I've seen Passiona around, but I'll have to look closer at the fridge at the local charcoal chicken shop to confirm. (They're all so brightly coloured...)
And you all remember far more about V than I do! Not sure if I'm excited about the remake. Probably not, I've been disappointed in far too much tv sci-fi of late. (Or if I enjoy the show, I've been disappointed with the network's treatment of it.) Whoo. Hoo.
Although I did SQUEE! with much excitement at an interview with Alan Ball (he of Six Feet Under/True Blood fame) who is currently developing an adaptation of my current-fave-author Charlie Huston's "The Mystic Art of Erasing All Signs of Death" (as yet unread, as it is as yet unavailable in AU according to a quick search of some book sites). But Mr Huston is also on board, writing the script.
I'm excited, and it's not even up to pilot stage. I'm just letting myself in for disappointment, aren't I?

by tqd on November 12, 2009 at 08:48 AM

I hate Fanta.

by Shoopie on November 12, 2009 at 09:47 AM

Bereft, Not only does Fanta not even resemble Fanta anymore neither does Arnotts Biscuits. They are smaller and have no taste. Even the Tim Tams are not what they used to be. As for my favorite childhood bickie The Custard Cream, it is a mere shadow of it's former glory. And don't even start me on Drumsticks or Cornettos!

by em on November 12, 2009 at 11:07 AM

My God... this blog is slowly segueing into a Sandy Stone monologue...

by d@gp on November 12, 2009 at 11:42 AM

"My God... this blog is slowly segueing into a Sandy Stone monologue...
by d@gp on November 12"
I don't wish to appear stupid and/or uneducated in modern culture but not even mi friend Google could help me here.

Tribal MInd remarks: You must have been using a different google from me. I just put in "sandy stone" and found him in the fourth entry down - as a Wikipedia entry. To speed the process, you might also put in "barry humphries".

by Shoopie on November 12, 2009 at 04:12 PM

Thank you TM... now, if someone could pass the Horlicks...

Tribal Mind adds: And the Iced Vo Vos. Which makes me ask: did they ever make plain Vo Vos?

by d@gp on November 12, 2009 at 09:19 PM

Tqd you can get the Charlie Huston book from fishpond.com.au for $28.33 (not including delivery) - I have used them recently - got one of the Dresden files books and can recommend the site, very efficient.

As I do not like any soft drink I cannot add to the fanta/passiona discussion but I do agree on the biscuit gripe.

On to TV - see Shirl is bring new eps of Supernatural back for summer as well as some unaired Law & Order and Numb3rs.

Not happy with Nein who have whipped off Without a Trace - again -why is beyond me! Waiting for ER to again drop off the schedule

by Cathy on November 13, 2009 at 07:58 AM

They still make VoVos. They're called Coffee Creams but contain no coffee or cream. Or maybe they're just deformed Arrowroots.
And by the way what hell is a Vo?
It's a sad day when you find yourself on Wikipedia typing 'VoVo' into the search window. And don't bother. It just comes up with a story about how Kevin 07 said something about Iced VoVos back in the day when people still believed he was different. He's f&%*ing everywhere.
More a Honey Jumbles guy meself.
Now if there was something to watch on TV this wouldna happened.....

by darren on November 13, 2009 at 08:36 AM

If Kevin ("If-I-Only-Had-a-Brain") was serious, he'd legislate to bring back the Choo Choo Bar, Cat's Eyes, Aggies, Chinese Checkers, AWA Radiola and the Hills Hoist (in it's original, authentic form - an oversized, bandy helicopter).
Yes, I've completed my work for the week...

by d@gp on November 13, 2009 at 10:29 AM

Monty Carlos are my biscuit of choice, still crave for the caramel lollies by Allens -"Coconut Quivers" that we used to buy at the drive- in way back when Adam was a boy. Only drank the original Solo as I thought Fanta & Passiona were purely made for girls. I vaguely remember that my mother used to bottle our own ginger beer, it's probably illegal to that now.
As for the pretty colours on the moving screen....watched the show about The Masons last night & I think I learnt diddly squat more than when I used to quizz my father when he was getting ready to go off to the "lodge". I was forbidden to take a peak in his little black suitcase to see all the regalia. His official title was "Grand Master" but I was much happier using The Flintstones "Grand Poobah" title.
Things you remember.

by PJ453 on November 13, 2009 at 10:32 AM

I had a Passiona just the other day. Still the same. Stupid question Number 1: Is it possible that Ch 9 only bought seven episodes of Two and a Half Men? I've only been watching (on and off) for about six weeks and they're repeating already.
Stupid question number 2: Anybody know why Glee repeated last night? Was there a huge event that the networks decided would take viewers away to do something more interesting? Like go to the shops to drink Passiona?

Tribal Mind replies: 1) Nine as already lost th year, so they don't care about annoying he audience now. 2) The big event was the US baseball, which pre-empted Glee for three weeks. Ten is not allowed to show eps here ahead of the US showings. Next ep will have the kids singing from Wicked.

by Rupert on November 13, 2009 at 10:37 AM

Was rather annoyed at Ten repeating Glee last night. Why bother showing it at all if all they have is repeats? Very annoying.
Also watched "Addicted to Money" on ABC which was quite informative. Amazing that a lot of the cause of the GFC was Iceland.
Who knew?
And all this food talk really shows just how bored we all are with this week's TV offerings. I doubt it will get any better over the coming weeks. As for th Iced Vovo, I never really like them much. All that coconut gets stuck in my teeth!

by em on November 13, 2009 at 11:07 AM

Choo Choo bars...now there's a man's lolly. I remember buying Choo Choo bars after school swimming lessons and fifty cents worth of mixed lollies and those Fags and Cigars before they called them Fads and whatever they call cigars without the red tip. Cigars were a bit upmarket for us. Big lollies. But everyone could afford a Fag.
RedSkins.
Kev could really go to town on bringing back the old goodies. I'd vote him back in for a bag of Red Frogs. Something really must be done about this. Think I'll phone Alan Jones.
WizzFizz. In a PAPER bag. None of this foil crap the kids have today.
And I'm sure Iced VoVos used to be much bigger. The ones they're making now can just about be inhaled.
Did I tell you about when we used to wear an onion on our belts?

by darren on November 13, 2009 at 11:21 AM

Darren, I think we might be twins who were separated at birth. What about N-boy licorice (changed to Bigger Boy). And White Knights? Cobbers? I know 50 different ways to lose your teeth through childhood memories.

by Rupert on November 13, 2009 at 12:10 PM

Not a huge lolly person (I was brought up on Another Continent where we used the word "candy" and got dressed up on Halloween... those were the days), but I do remember "smoking" chocolate cigarettes here and seeing how many adults you could fool and get tut-tutting about Kids These Days. (Won't somebody think about the children?)
Glee was a repeat, but it was still all new to me. (Took a minute to work out what was what, however.)
And Cathy, thanks for the info on fishpond.com.au. I avoid online shopping as much as possible, because otherwise the credit card would be toast, and I'd be living on toast. Plus, bookshops are wonderful things to go browsing in. (Having said that, http://www.booko.com.au gives you a wonderful price comparison on books across a number of websites - and it includes postage.)
But I've made the incredibly tough decision to buy No More Books until the new year. Time to read some of the tomes I've already bought. (First up: Shantaram.) Charlie Huston can wait until January. It's only 49 days away. (*sob*)

by tqd on November 13, 2009 at 01:22 PM

Yeah, White Knights. Forgot that one. There was a caramel one too. Can't remember. All those lollies seem inextricably linked with school swimming lessons for me. Chlorine. Sunburn. Hot concrete. Beach towels rolled into turbans.
Back in the day.
Back when there was television to discuss....

by darren on November 13, 2009 at 01:39 PM

Let me get my face out of the packet of Sherbet (you know, that last bit that the plastic spoon could not quite reach, so you'd tip it upside down over your face and wear it), long enough to add to this blog.
Wait a minute......this packet does not have a spoon.......
I'll wash it down by sucking on a Sunny Boy....

by Glory Days on November 13, 2009 at 02:37 PM

Look at the monster I've created :) (And darren: I miss there being hot popcorn at the swimming pool - Popsy I think it was).

And oh look! Look at all of the first run movies that are coming this weekend on TV, including Night @ The Museum (not bad) tonight, and Material Girls (awful).

by Bereft Skerrick on November 13, 2009 at 09:11 PM

Yep! Definitely Sandy Stone material. Barry would love this blog...

by d@gp on November 14, 2009 at 05:05 AM

Re lollies, Rolo was one of my favourites. I saw some at the service station the other day when paying for the petrol.

by bobmar28 on November 14, 2009 at 05:35 AM

Last night's viewing wasn't too bad (not that I got to see a lot of it - doing School Certificate marking at the moment so I work from 7am til 9pm - torturous, but worth a HUGE amount of money, so I just have to tolerate my absence from tv and Mr Beckala for the huge payday at the end) with Failure to Launch and Harry Potter 4 - wonder why Potter 4 - couldn't have something to do with a certain actor who plays a Vampire in another teen series being one of the stars...

Apparently next week's Glee will revolve around "wheels" where the teacher makes the kids dance in wheelchairs to feel empathy for the character who is in the wheelchair (sorry that my mind is foggy on details...Lack of sleep). Found it very odd when I watched the Youtube of the kids from Glee "honouring the nation" at the World Series (i.e singing the national anthem) to see him actually standing up! Speaking of the World Series, I was listening to some old 'Get This' podcasts while driving, and Ed Kavalee was talking about his experiences in the US at a baseball game - apparently this 6 year old kid got up to sing the national anthem, and half way through, this guy started going nuts and just shouted "FREEDOM"... Only in America, hey!!

To join the lolly conversation, did anybody ever experience 'warheads'? Extraordinarily sour or spicy lollies - you had to suck through the sour layer then you got to the sweet layer. I'm still not sure to this day why I ate them - it's like I earnt the joy of the sweet layer after suffering for it...

by Beckala on November 14, 2009 at 12:17 PM

I notice the ultimate boat people film is making yet another showing on 7TWO this (Saturday) afternoon. Nothing much has changed over the years has it?
As PP&M many years ago sang so poignantly "when will they ever learn". Sadly, I doubt they ever will.

by Zjonn on November 14, 2009 at 02:35 PM

What are the ratings for the 'tiger' golf is it worth the hype?

Tribal mind replies: Not too bad for a daytime show. In the chart now.

by john on November 14, 2009 at 03:19 PM

Late on a Sat night...supposed out eating & drinking at some new fusion eatery I know, but what were we doing??? Deep frying lots of seafood with Hogan's Heroes in the background!!!! Thankyou GO! Isn't it great when you can look at all the free to air stations & you choose a show that you can almost quote word for word......"Goldy locks to mumma bear, come in". So, everything changes but everything is the same.
Beckala.... get to your room & empty out your pockets.... We haven't given you good money to waste on those abomination of lollies!!!!

by PJ453 on November 14, 2009 at 10:22 PM

Zjonn, I'm sure we'd be a lot more welcoming of those boatpeople if they were as good looking as Paul Newman circa 1960. Plus you could be sure he could support himself through acting AND salad dressings...

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