Guest NoMoreMrNiceGuy Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 What a shame. Was a fun, irreverent alternative to TFS. ABC axes Marngrook Footy Show
Whispering_Jack 31,381 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 Bad news but hopefully it can go back to NITV so we can continue to enjoy the programme.
Sir Why You Little 37,498 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 There's another 20 hours of work a week i don't get. Thanks ABC.
daisycutter 30,027 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 What a shame. Was a fun, irreverent alternative to TFS. ABC axes Marngrook Footy Show and TFS isn't irreverent? please. interesting that abc consider it their dearest show. who are they kidding?
Chook 15,088 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 and TFS isn't irreverent? please. interesting that abc consider it their dearest show. who are they kidding? Marngrook is irreverant. TFS is irrelevant.
P-man 13,367 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 Oh well. I wasn't much of a fan to be brutally honest. I could put up with the meaningless panel discussion, but the way they treated the racism allegations was the final nail in the coffin for me.
Guest NoMoreMrNiceGuy Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 and TFS isn't irreverent? please. interesting that abc consider it their dearest show. who are they kidding? I think TFS drinks it's own bathwater a bit at times. I don't think you could accuse the Marngrook boys (and girl) of having inflated egos.
stinga81 210 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 It's a shame Aunty canned this show, one of the only decent footy show's on FTA.
Wadda We Sing 10,685 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 There's another 20 hours of work a week i don't get. Thanks ABC. Thats bad luck WYL.....It was a classic show, sure it was a lotta fun doing it.
Guest Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 To be honest, wasn't really much of a fan. I tried it as an alternative over TFS but both were pretty lame.
Demon3 2,541 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 Marngrook is irreverant. TFS is irrelevant. Ratings would suggest otherwise. TFS is still doing well in terms of numbers. It actually amuses me the amount of people that hate the footy show and continue to bag it, but seem to know what hapopens every week on the show...
beelzebub 23,392 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 its ok folks , probably be replaced by yet another show about obscure artists of the 17th century and how they impact blacmange in todays cullinary quests.
Akum 2,660 Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 its ok folks , probably be replaced by yet another show about obscure artists of the 17th century and how they impact blacmange in todays cullinary quests. Need something culinary in it to get a gig these days. Maybe Marngrook should have had a cooking segment ...
Pates 9,697 Posted November 16, 2012 Posted November 16, 2012 Hopefully will be given another home somewhere else, perhaps SBS or back to NITV. I didn't really watch it that much, there's so many other shows on at that time that are similar, but I mate of mine worked on it so it's a shame to hear it given the axe.
Damo 3,466 Posted November 16, 2012 Posted November 16, 2012 If you feel strongly about ABC canning the show, and a friend of mine does, so he has created a petition asking the ABC to reconsider. Sign the petition. Sign it or ignore it or pass it on, or you can contact your ABC http://www.abc.net.a.../contactabc.htm and let them know what you think. Even if you don't like footy, this transcends football, it's about good television programming, giving an important section of our community the opportunity to showcase their talents.
thaipantsman 180 Posted November 16, 2012 Posted November 16, 2012 Sucks big time! Very bad call! Basic format yes but what else do we want from a Thursday night Footy Show? Always a quirky knowledgable unbiased panel. Perhaps more pie throwing and ice cold buckets of water falling from the sky may have saved it?
Chook 15,088 Posted November 16, 2012 Posted November 16, 2012 Ratings would suggest otherwise. TFS is still doing well in terms of numbers. It actually amuses me the amount of people that hate the footy show and continue to bag it, but seem to know what hapopens every week on the show... To suggest that something is relevant because it gets high ratings on the teevee is to suggest that unpopular things are only unpopular because they're not relevant, which is clearly not true. Popularity is not a metric by which importance should be measured.
Sir Why You Little 37,498 Posted November 16, 2012 Posted November 16, 2012 It still wouldn't suprise me if the ABC is not forced into a rethink on Marngrook. The backlash has been huge. But the decision did come from sydney so we wait.
Whispering_Jack 31,381 Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 Martin Flanagan's viewpoint - Cut program inspired cultural unity
Biffen 12,949 Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 It still wouldn't suprise me if the ABC is not forced into a rethink on Marngrook. The backlash has been huge. But the decision did come from sydney so we wait. I agree. It's a show that grows on you and it needed another year .Unlike The Footy Show which grows on you like a wart that should have been removed years ago .
Sir Why You Little 37,498 Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 I agree. It's a show that grows on you and it needed another year . Unlike The Footy Show which grows on you like a wart that should have been removed years ago . the trouble the ABC has is that it does not own the show. The production house that does own the show wish the show to be produced in a certain way. Using 2 crane Cameras and 5 standard studio Cameras. The Cranes are very expensive to use. This is the sticking point so far.
Biffen 12,949 Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 the trouble the ABC has is that it does not own the show. The production house that does own the show wish the show to be produced in a certain way. Using 2 crane Cameras and 5 standard studio Cameras. The Cranes are very expensive to use. This is the sticking point so far. Sort it out please WYL .I've paid my 8 cents for 2012/13.You can do it .
Sir Why You Little 37,498 Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 Sort it out please WYL .I've paid my 8 cents for 2012/13. You can do it . yeah no worries. Never in doubt.
Pates 9,697 Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 the trouble the ABC has is that it does not own the show. The production house that does own the show wish the show to be produced in a certain way. Using 2 crane Cameras and 5 standard studio Cameras. The Cranes are very expensive to use. This is the sticking point so far. Surely if their facing the axe they would re-think the use of two cranes (a bit much for the size of the show IMO), especially if the next option is to drop back to being a community show being made made out of RMIT.
Sir Why You Little 37,498 Posted November 17, 2012 Posted November 17, 2012 Surely if their facing the axe they would re-think the use of two cranes (a bit much for the size of the show IMO), especially if the next option is to drop back to being a community show being made made out of RMIT. you would think so. But at this stage the production company are adamant that the cranes stay. Stay tuned.
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