Comments on: Seven tops local content list

By: Wayne

Wayne — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:50:20 +0000

The absolute crap that 7 9 and 10 feed us daily is absolutely roasting my brain.
Seven gave us 64% Australian content? . . how the hell did they work that out?
Has anyone actually picked up the TV guide and taken a good look at it?

FTA TV has this amazing opportunity to teach and broaden our society’s minds . . . . but no, we get the opposite of that.

M.A.S.H is back on again, can you freekin believe that? What decade is this again?
Oh and lets not forget I Dream of Jeanie and The Jetsons are also back on.
Will Hogans Heros and Happy Days be back soon? I’ve got money on it.

By: gasbo

gasbo — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:45:27 +0000

I run my own websites, forums and blogs Nick and I would not encourage conflict and I certainly would not accuse somebody of making a dumb comment. My point about the American influence in our cop shows etc is that our actors act the parts the same way as the actors on US shows do. Our writers toss the various Criminal Codes and other legislation out the window when it comes to depicting a suspect’s rights in the field, during arrest and in the interview room, that’s how the US does it, Miranda and other suspects rights go down the gurgler. That’s why I don’t watch Aussie or US dram programming

If you want to see how an interview is actually conducted in Australia encompassing all the various legislation get hold of a copy of the AFP and QPS transcript of the arrest and interview of the suspected terrorist Mohamed Haneef. That was my point.

As for Underbelly and Packed to the Rafters I can’t comment because I don’t watch them, Ive got far better things to do, but I’ll bet London to a brick that Underbelly isn’t depicting police procedures as they are legislated and Rafters isn’t based on our humour. Apologies for the delay Nick I found a link to this story during a Yahoo search. Australian TV is a sad place these days

By: franz chong

franz chong — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:48:05 +0000

Half of Nines Content is made up of American Shows.

For Close to Thirty Years we relied on Sale of the Century,Price is Right,The Short lived Crossfire and later on Temptation as the 7pm offerings Now they import in 2.5 men episodes at 50 grand each of which a month or two of those could have been used to save the people who make Humphrey from going broke

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:48:01 +0000

What a dumb comment gasbo, you do understand that we too have a police force, a health care system, homicide squads, rescue squads It’s not just an american thing that they only decide to base their shows upon. What about Underbelly and Packed to the Rafters, how do they have any American Influence?

don’t just post comments on the basis of creating conflict

By: gasbo

gasbo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:50:34 +0000

Yeah, I’m sorry, but the aussie content they boast about isn’t really Australian, it’s American, pretty much everything made in Australia these days is along US production lines. So whilst they are abiding by the acts and regs, they really are producing stuff that is foreIgn to discerning Aussie viewers.

Stuff that has an Aussie influence is flicks like “The Castle” and “Dalkieth’ or TV TV series’ like Blackjack were truly Australian. All our drama, comedy and scifi/supernatural stuff could have been made in the US, the only difference is the accent.

The producers of Sea Patrol aren’t included in this spray….

Australian TV is a sad place these days

By: Billy C

Billy C — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:50:34 +0000

@gerry. The networks no doubt should look at quality not quantity but the law say quantity. It’s a bit of a joke considering how much N.Z stuff they buy in.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:24:17 +0000

Possibly seven could have even more local/australian content when their second sd channel is launched…..
Come on seven when?

By: Mike Retter

Mike Retter — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:48:21 +0000

What is that like compared to Aunty?

By: Russell

Russell — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:36:46 +0000

Oh David I didn’t mean so much your story. I know the widely used term is “local content”. It just has always seemed odd to me.

Local content to me is things like Sydney Weekend, Prime News, Postcards and Ten News Adelaide.

I don’t know how All Saints and Masterchef are “local”. It’s just an odd term.

I was more suggesting it’s probably about time we call it Australian content.

By: mac

mac — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:46:54 +0000

obviously nine just want to save money by producing as little local content as possible, but as i said below it will know hurt them in the ratings.

By: mac

mac — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:45:13 +0000

no surprise that nine has 100 hrs less local programming than seven and ten, also if you exclude nz shows they only have about 60hrs, nines problem now is that other than the few local programs they have, they now have no new programming for the rest of the year! as all the american series have know ended, this means that until February next year most of the schedule will be US repeats. (we will probably see even more of 2 and a half men now)

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:31:35 +0000

Even with the likes of Underbelly and Packed to the Rafters IMO they need to lift their game when it comes to quality, especially the reality shows!

By: David Knox

David Knox — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:14:46 +0000

Story does reference ‘Australian content’… but my experience is the industry actually refers to it habitually as local content anyway.

By: gerry

gerry — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:24:56 +0000

I think networks need to realise that it’s about quality, not quantity.

By: Russell

Russell — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:18 +0000

Shouldn’t the term be “Australian content” – not local content?