Comments on: Community TV digs at SBS

By: TVS CEO

TVS CEO — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:37:02 +0000

Just for the record, Community TV is proud to have its programs ‘cloned’. We have a very good relationship with SBS and indeed with all the networks. TVS wishes Costa and his crew all the best. The more Australian content on our screens the better.

By: AussieDingo1983

AussieDingo1983 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:38:07 +0000

@Vee: If nothing else, community TV provides an important training ground for up and coming Australian TV presenters. Also those “few major cities” make up a very big percentage of Australia’s population.

@J Bar: I’ve thought the same thing. The only reason we don’t already have that situation is because of the stupid Howard-Rudd LibLab government stuffing up just about everything they do.

By: J Bar

J Bar — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:03:16 +0000

Why don’t they just make Community TV another SBS channel like SBS3? Same goes for the Indigenous channel NITV. Why not make it SBS4? They could better utilise resources and government funding that way.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:34:05 +0000

Perhaps we should wait and see the show before making any comparisons to Vasili’s program?

By: Media Researcher

Media Researcher — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:26:49 +0000

I thought it was an SBS version of Jumanji myself.

By: Daniel G

Daniel G — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:30:51 +0000

GuanoLad: that show’s called Andrew’s Guide To Being A Man. You’ll find it at the ABC’s website.

By: GuanoLad

GuanoLad — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:30:25 +0000

That man needs a haircut.

It’s a shame that it’s genuine. Holistic gardening? I thought at first that you were implying that it was a satirical show, poking fun at gardening shows, like that oddball little five minuter about the home handyman and his assistant that I see every so often, whatever it’s called.

By: Vee

Vee — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:47:30 +0000

Let’s see, Community TV, only in a few major cities (maybe only capitals?) and SBS nationwide. So who cares what Community TV did or does.

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:20:02 +0000

Haha! This might be the only way digital viewers can see some community TV programmes??

Anyway, welcome to the club, TVS. Nine & Seven have been doing this to eachother for years. That’s why I have to keep checking their watermarks in the corner of the screen, because their logos are the only substantial difference I can see.

By: mikeys

mikeys — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:17:04 +0000

He looks like one of those Greek gods, only wearing 21st century clothing…

By: moog

moog — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:11:06 +0000

Costa looks like a complete pretender, wanting to steal Vassili’s crown.
Vassili was the real deal…I wish he was coming back, together with his catchphrase…Maresi!

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:57:44 +0000

Love how executives always save their a**e first and foremost. Surely we the viewer are so dumb to not tell the difference.