Comments on: Rafters blasted over “rampant sexlife”

By: David Knox

David Knox — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:58:29 +0000

Bob, where did I suggest it doesn’t exist or shouldn’t be shown?

Please don’t confuse reporting with editorial. Thanks.

By: bob smith

bob smith — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:49:45 +0000

Dear Mr. David Knox,

Sex is a natural and frequent part of any family life. To suggest that it doesn’t exist or should not be shown is a very old fashion puritanical and hypocritical point of view. For example the US claims to be 93% christian and yet it has the highest pornography industry in the world. I’d rather see a pair of tits than gratuitus violence on TV.

By: Vee

Vee — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:01:03 +0000

I knew there was an uproar about this episode but having never watched an episode I can’t really comment as there is always something better on the other channel when it is on.

By: jack

jack — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:32:52 +0000

Yes but who cares if one episode is a bit sexed up and a few kids see it when you look at how Packed to the Rafters has changed our Aussie TV industry for the better!!

Ok let’s remember… before PTTR McLeod’s daughters had just ended ( a quality drama might I add); Home and away was considered Australia’s number one drama and was like one of the only home grown Aussie dramas that actually appealed to a younger audience (which is a joke considering the crap scriptwriting and lame storylines- to even consider this show as good Australian drama is an insult to every other quality production Australia has come up with over the years. Not to mention the fact anyone over 25 would feel alienated watching this); Neighbours, a fantastic five day weekly soap is one of Australia’s only real decent shows that appeals to a youth audience and has readers of say TV Week tuning in- however its ratings aren’t so good and it really struggles to deal with more adult issues.

City Homicide; a perfectly good TV drama but fails to win over teenage viewers and fails to be recognised by the media (i.e. TV Week ect). It fails to show character based plots but succeeds in great mysteries and action. And isn’t something you’d want the kids watching; Sea Patrol- is pretty much like All saints by the Sea. And is far too Americanised and fails to win over younger viewers and rate really well. It also wastes Lisa McCune’s talents and is terrible at character based stuff; All Saints- Dull, out dated and something young people are uninterested in. Plus the fact it has a very undesirable setting; Underbelly- good, gets the whole nation talking but something you’d be mortified with your kids watching and too bloody and gruesome for its timeslot. Also fails to get a lot of coverage off TV Week.

Packed to the rafters arrives… Rebecca Gibney is on our screen. We have a show anyone from 16-60+ can enjoy. It has fantastic character based plots and a young attractive cast it is also well written gets great magazine coverage and is something Australia can really be proud of having as their number one drama.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:45:33 +0000

I honestly had no issue with this episode. I love the show and I thought it was fine. It just seems as though people are acting as if they don’t know how to change the channel and just get over it. Television is meant to be provocative and quite frankly I’m happy that the show pushed the limit a bit eventhough in my opinion what was potrayed on the show was no where near smutty or overly sexual. It was more like a parody on fantasy and i think it poked fun and how men and their fantasies can get the best of their minds. Just get over it and watch something else.

By: Vinnie

Vinnie — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:38:23 +0000

To even attempt to defend the content of Tuesday’s episode is beyond comprehension.

By: Marco

Marco — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:23:15 +0000

How can parents let their 7 years olds watch stuff at 8.30pm anyway? Shouldn’t they be in bed? And if your 7 year old kid knows what Nathan was doing on the toilet, then you have some serious discussions to be having with your child. Gone are the days of innocence if today’s parents don’t make the effort to protect their children from the things they should not be aware about until they are much older.

By: steven g

steven g — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:05:23 +0000

This is why PTTR is winning ratings. It does light and fluffy and then dips into serious with a sweet touch of quirk. The unpredictability of this show is it’s charm. You never know if your going to be shocked or rolling on the floor laughing. Some are even touched but not like Nathan, LOL !

Get grip but not like Nathan, unless ……………………

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:25:12 +0000

If it’s being promoted as a family drama is should stay that way.
Sorry for you that want to exclude the kids as being part of a family situation. They are important too

That show should be on a paid channel for its lewd suggestive “fantasy” content. and people want to say kids are going downhlill and society sucks. Does life imitate art or is it the other way around?

By: Faiky

Faiky — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:13:06 +0000

Packed to the Rafters tends to always be on in the back for some reason, and i tuned in too watch it the other night. there were some very inappropriate scenes for this to be classified a family show. how could a 7 year old be watching that with their mother and father. disgusting. i still do not understand how this is the top rated program.

By: SJ

SJ — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:16:51 +0000

I love it when TV shows offend people, makes me more likely to watch them.

By: jack

jack — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:19:09 +0000

Yer and Underbelly is all nice and fluffy- Two words- boobs and bullets!! And that was an 8.30 show too!!

So what if rafter’s had a bit of sexual fantasies in it, you should still support the show!

If something like Rafetrs wasn’t around (which is on a level with city Homicide, McLeod’s daughters, sea Change ect) There would just be teen soaps like Neighbours and H&A where anything sexual is a taboo subject and dramas like Underbelly and Satisfaction (both good dramas) that you’d be mortified if you saw your kids watching them!!

packed to the Rafters is anything I would let anyone of say over 13 watch.

By: Tepee

Tepee — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:20:09 +0000

The one time I miss an episode of this show it had to be the ep that everyone talks about the next day! Aargh!

By: tasmanian devil

tasmanian devil — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:53:02 +0000

That episode was a little over the top for a PG rated show and especially one that should be family friendly, it seems to not fit in with the theme of the show. But what’s even more over the top is people saying that they are never going to watch again. It was just one episode after all!
I disagree though with people saying that it isn’t for children. I’m pretty sure that many children watch the show and the writers should have taken that into consideration.
@Everyone that says it’s okay for 8:30pm – it’s not about the time the show is on, the fact remains that it was PG rated and the content seemed too explicit for PG.
@TV Tragic 9:51am, read the third quote in the article.
@Bre Saxs, it does seem unrealistic but if Nathan had locked the door like a normal person and Sammy had knocked like a normal person then they obviously wouldn’t have had their scene. Even if that is a good thing.
@Kay, that’s because those shows have a suitable M or MA rating for their content.

By: Mr Seriosity

Mr Seriosity — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:45:13 +0000

You give the show too much credit, Adam. Those dream sequences were naff, plain and simple, and if they were intended as social commentary, they missed the mark. What’s surprising is that so many people found them offensive. I cannot conceive of a show more middle of the road than PTTR, and still it’s not tame enough for the Aussie mainstream.

By: Craig(Buzz)

Craig(Buzz) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:24:36 +0000

As normal a great episode and funny