More chat shows in the works?
The success of Spicks and Specks and Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation (both directed by Jon Olb) has other networks reaching for the pilot slate.
The Age notes Nine has filmed a pilot for a new panel-style talk show with The Chaser’s Julian Morrow as host and other comedians. Nine is apparently approaching it as a ”workshop” rather than a full-blown pilot. There were previous reports of a panel show for Eddie McGuire as far back as August.
Meanwhile TV Tonight understands Seven has also been chipping away at a new panel-style show.
As long as it’s better than Todd McKenney’s You May Be Right in 2006.
Hitting the right note on these formats is a lot harder than it looks…
The market is too dilute. There’s way too many similar shows. Both networks will fail with these projects.
Can’t help but think of that ol’ school ground taunt…”copycat from Ballarat…”
Jed: Even better, Seven’s panel: Mel and Kochie, RoboMel and RoboKochie, CyberMel and CyberKochie as well as that Pete Blasina, so he can keep the two sets of clones in check.
John Singleton and Mathew Johns will bring back some entertainment back to TV.
I like the way Sharpy thinks
I can see it now,
Nine’s panel: Eddie McGuire, Jules Lund, that Farmer’s wife host Natalie something, and Gyton Grantley.
Seven’s panel: Grant Denyer, James Tobin, Mel & Kochie.
Seven have the Working Dog team, just bring back The Panel. Good News Week and Hey Hey managed to make a comeback alright.
Oh yes Nine is a good one for Chat shows, does anyone remember the Australian version of the The View, called The Catch-Up.
How about we just bring back the best panel show ever, The Panel… ?
Please no Prue McSween that is all I ask
Never watched anything with Eddie and never will. How are they going to fit their in house “celebrity” lineup onto a panel show with his head in the studio anyway?
How original.
Great Nine will do a 7pm project clone and get 1Mil+ each night, not that I will be watching…
Just what we need another TV show for radio presenters a lot of us have never heard of to appear on
Yes we do love a good panel show. Channel 7 already has a relationship with the Working Dog people maybe they should consult them as The Panel was a good format. Channel 9 should just forget about it. None of their current “celebrities” are any good.
It’s not as easy as it looks, as you say.
I just hope they go for some lesser know people, ie not Grant and Jules and the usuals…
Let’s hope they work, because we all enjoy a decent panel show.
Nine and Seven have decided that The 7PM Project is not such a bad idea?
oh great.
2004 called.
it wants its format back!
“As long as it’s better than Todd McKenney’s You May Be Right in 2006.” Ohh and that awful one with Andrew O’Keefe, it was worse than community TV.
So many people do not trust Nine, and do not want to take up thier new offerings. They love to have their own celebs and sports people on, so it will probably end up being a hour long promo for all of Nine’s shows and sports.