Comments on: And no Panel xmas wrap either…

By: mick

mick — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:05:54 +0000

@Jason
I wonder how many people bitching and wining about the panel xmas wrap not on this year, but then turning up on channel 7(xmas 2009), will be watching it then?
Hmmm, kinda smells of possible Hipocroscy.

By: ali

ali — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:01:14 +0000

No!!!!! Love the Christmas Wrap (and the Panel). Xmas tv is going to suck this year – forced to spend time with the family…..

By: Sharpy

Sharpy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:55:13 +0000

“They felt they didn’t have the time to do it really well and do it justice…”

What? Every year it looks as though it had been planned out 10 minutes before going live to air, and that’s part of the fun… Since Glen Robbins is already stabled at seven, why not have the Panel Christmas wrap over at sevens house this year??

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:26:12 +0000

Working Bitch!

By: Mike Beckham

Mike Beckham — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:56:56 +0000

Craig.

Comedy Channel is airing A Colbert Christmas on Christmas Eve.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:13:34 +0000

What will really rub salt in the wound is if the Panel turns up on Seven

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:13:24 +0000

Hopefully someone will air A Colbert Christmas – one of the funniest Xmas specials ever.

By: slydoggie

slydoggie — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:06:57 +0000

Sources tell me that Working Dog actually announced to TEN that they would not be doing Panel Christmas Wrap about a week ago. TEN have always been at WD’s mercy…TEN didn’t axe the Panel, they dictated their own terms.

Makes sense now knowing that WD were trying to get into bed with Seven whilst screwing charities out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:25:35 +0000

What a rip off. I look forward to the Panel every Christmas. They obviously made their decision (the channel 7 switch) a long time ago, and didn’t bother with 10 anymore. The fact that there is not much planing is what make those shows what they are. It’s a shame their greed has got in the way.

By: David Knox

David Knox — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:12:10 +0000

The advice sounded genuine at the time it was given. Sometimes even publicists are caught on the hop, it’s the nature of negotiations…

By: Steve Roderick

Steve Roderick — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:07:31 +0000

I think this has more to do with working dog knowing 10 won’t play there show after they left for 7.

By: Steve Roderick

Steve Roderick — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:00:12 +0000

I think this has a back story in it to be honest. I think it has more to do with them knowing after it was announced they were going to channel 7. That 10 wasn’t going to give them the chance to have the show.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:49:42 +0000

I know there’s no chance of this ever happening .. but I’d love to see Christmas Eve move away from the damned carols and more to ‘christmas specials’.

Already Existing:
* Very Speck’y Christmas
* The Panel Christmas Wrap

Why not have all sort of other specials too. Make it the biggest night of the year:
* Idol Special/Reunion etc
* Biggest Loser
* Top Model

Even go to some of the other programs like Sunrise

By: Bernadette

Bernadette — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:17:25 +0000

bugga – there goes my reason to stay sort-of sober

By: chrissyboy

chrissyboy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:34:49 +0000

Boooo!! It was always a great end to the Christmas night.

I still long for The Panel full-stop though……

By: Earthquake

Earthquake — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:19:03 +0000

Not happy Jan!

Working Dog started The Panel Christmas Wrap to help out charities and to bring some laughter to what can be the loneliest time of the year for some people.

I’m lucky enough to be with family but I can’t help but think that for the people who aren’t this might have been something nice on their Christmas.

The fact that Working Dog have axed The Panel Christmas Wrap as well as jumped ship to Seven shows how selfish they are and that they only care for themselves.

The move to Seven was a surprise, but to end this great tradition has been a shock. My opinion of Working Dog has definitely diminished.