Good Move, ABC
My office mate and I were happy today to read the following:
The ABC has told the stars of it's (sic) high-rating show The Glass House that this will be their last season.
Finally. It's about time (note the correct use of the apostrophe - does anyone proof-read The Age website?).
Oh, but how will I be entertained without the presence of this sterling show and Wil Anderson's woeful puns? I don't know. Surely I'll think of something equally as entertaining like cutting my toe-nails or looking for drop-bears in the inner suburbs of Melbourne.
The ABC has told the stars of it's (sic) high-rating show The Glass House that this will be their last season.
Finally. It's about time (note the correct use of the apostrophe - does anyone proof-read The Age website?).
Oh, but how will I be entertained without the presence of this sterling show and Wil Anderson's woeful puns? I don't know. Surely I'll think of something equally as entertaining like cutting my toe-nails or looking for drop-bears in the inner suburbs of Melbourne.
posted by Engels at 12:02 pm
17 Comments:
Its piss funny, and you know it. You guys just hate it cause its too mainstream.
I could see too much difference in the kind of humour that the Glasshouse team use and what we do when we go out and get pissed?
Whats with this spell checking thingy??? What, thingy isn't a word (I kid).
learned is a word! I was right all along Engels!!
I'll admit some jokes on that show are funny, and I prefer Dave Huges (sorry, Whitty) to Wil Anderson. I saw Anderson do a stand up act years ago, and he wasn't funny. But some how, despite his bad puns, he landed a position on ABC and JJJ.
Anderson and co have also said some downright offensive things about the Pope and other "respected" leaders (not by me though) over the years. ABC is suppose to be unbiased. The Glasshouse ain't. I can take the piss out of anyone, but I ain't getting paid by the government to do so. Perhaps, instead of cancelling the show, they could use different humour, but I guess Anderson's isn't witty enough to re-style his humour.
The Age used "it's" instead of "its". "it's" is short for "it is". eg The dog has a kennel. It's a labrador, and its kennel was blue.
It's a mistake I often make so I notice it when others do it.
Yeah, they say some offensive things about a lot of people, but it is always in that "Aussie just joking" way. I don't get why people are critical of a satirical program. Because it is just that, Satire. It's exactly as Wil Anderson says in that article, if Mark Latham had got into power last election, the show would've almost been the "Mad Mark Hour!!" Hell they even joke about the Labor party, particularly about Kim Beazley and his weight (which is much more personal than some other jokes they do), just not nearly as much as they do for the people in power. The aim of the program is to go out and make fun of current issues. Generally current issues involve the government in power. I bet any money that tonights episode will involve jokes about one big(ish) story in politics this last week, with Natasha Stott Despoja (although they may have done that last week, can't remember when she resigned).
I was talking about the spell check thing in this 'Leave your comment' box Engels, I haven't noticed it before. Red lines are coming underneath my words when I misspell them, although, I just realised its probably the browser, I downloaded the new Firefox last night. Ok, it must be Firefox, firefox (small f) comes up as spelt wrong, when u right click on it to change the spelling (like in Word), it has the correct spelling as Firefox with a capital F.
The Glasshouse was as funny as leprosy.
I hope to see Wil Anderson begging on some street corner in the near future.
Easy enough for Anderson to say that in retrospect since Latham the yob never got in. Taking the piss out of sports people and celebrities - fair enough - but religious leaders is uncalled for (to a certain extent - I can't remember what Anderson said about the Pope, but for me to think it was offensive, it must have been pretty bad). Also Anderson shouldn't be inserting his subtle political two cents then, hiding behind satire. I actually liked the show. Just not Wil Anderson.
I'm all for satire hence why I watch shows like the Tonight Show. And I understand that you don't want to censor humour/satire. But for that silly slapper to say things like "Somebody needs to shoot George Bush." I don't like George Bush, but that's not humour.
I prefer Good News Week before it moved to channel 7.
Ratings don't mean much I guess when you don't get commerials.
Funny enough, one of Bungles' school mates dates Anderson. He's a regular stoner so I guess anything he says I shouldn't take too seriously.
Spicks and Specks is good, I just don't get any of the songs :(
With the Glasshouse getting such good ratings (apparently betting some of the commercial networks in its time slot), I reckon theres a good chance it may get picked up by a commercial network.
Also, Wil was on JJJ this arvo, he isn't actually pissed off with ABC, he thanked them for letting them stay on in the beginning, when they weren't getting audiences.
Finally the threesome of woe and bad punss (ooohhhhh i'm angry today, i'm sooo aaaangry) and fuck face Corin-i'm not funny, and not because-i-haven't-got-a-cock grantus cuntus) can be put to rest. in saying that, just before i took to the skies, i saw an eppisode with arj barker. reckon they should open it up to have the show with him, ross noble and Steve Irwin. pure gold would insue.
Ross Nobel and Arj Barker are funny, and that s a good thing about the show.
Choice of comedian is subjective anyway. I just like playing devil's advocate half the time :)
Almost 850,000 viewers last night. All the publicity is doing good for them now!
$20 Wil will be working for a commercial network next year, probably unsuccessfully albeit.
The one good thing (in my mind) thats come outta the axing of the Glasshouse is that they're gunna move the Chaser to a more prominent timslot (not 10:30pm on a Friday night).
"All the publicity is doing good for them now!"
They're axed regardless, martini, so it won't do shit for them.
However, seeing their sad little faces just made my day.
I sure hope they go to a commercial channel, since the show will run for two episodes and then get "boned", hopefully ala "Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos."
Haha, you're evil bastard Aidan. Can't they just replace Wil Anderson with a funny comedian.
I can't believe they came up "Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos." Funny though how old Packer saw it on TV, said "What s this shit?" and axed it mid episode.
"Channel 9 is experiencing some um...technicaly difficulties..."
Statistically most TV viewers are stupid. I read that somewhere. OK. I just made it up but I reckon it must be true.
"87% of statistics are made up"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqSIHZDmFpk&mode=related&search=
Now shit like that is funny.
I know they won't get put back on air Aidan, but it shows that it must be quite popular, with all the fans making sure they watch the last episodes before they get axed. I don't think there are many (or any) ABC shows that would have close to 850,000 fans.
You're right, Martini. That is an impressive number. All of Canberra, inner Sydney, Brisbane, Melourne, and Byron Bay must have tuned in.
Hehe, women faking orgasms. But why?, asks a confused Engels.
Anderson must have a good writer to make up for his shit nasally delivery :)
Oh, and I know nothing about this spelling thing.
"Learned" is definitely a word, Martini. Just ask Homer Simpson. But you tried to convince Whitty and I that "teached" was a word.
shit, it was teached that I stuffed up. I was drunk, give us a break.
I did give you a break! You brought it up :)
I say "runned" sometimes.
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