Sigh…. is it wrong to remember The Dream and The Ice Dream?
At the end of long-form sessions of Olympics you could always rely on Roy and HG to give us their own skewered-view of the games, with a robust, passionate look at games and the games atmosphere.
I know Greg Pickhaver recently hosted Bush Slam for the ABC, but it’s never quite the same without his partner.
Maybe Senator Conroy needs to add Roy and HG being back on the box as a condition of that $250m Rebate…
Mick seems to be playing his character from The Jesters, its weird.
The only part of any Olympic games I have ever watched was Roy and HG. To me the games is complete bore however Roy and HG were absolutely priceless and the games are a sad echo without them. Surely the China games must have been the most boring sporting event ever staged.
Anyway bring back Fasto, oly, milly, and d***head and the real commentry from a sportsman that actually has participated in every event ever held – Rampaging ROy Slaven.
Bring back the Battlers Prince!
Unleash the mighty mongrel of the Hole! Smiggins Hole!
The olympics on 9 are a big snore fest as it is.
Yes makes you realize how much their missed at the Olympics when you’ve got to put up with Eddie and Mick.Those two boofheads have worn me out and send me to bed after no more than 30 seconds.
Why don’t 7pm Project try something different and bring the boys on for a Sports Report on Thursday night?
And can someone please help my trivia addicted brain – what was the name of the mountain Roy & HG wanted to build by pilling our rubbish on top and forming Australia’s first bid for a Winter Olympics? Was it Smiggins Hole? Or something like that. I remember that it had a hilarious video with all the winter athletes putting their name to the bid!
Okay.. So maybe Sonya was a bad mistake for Seven, but seriously, i’m missing Seven’s coverage of the olympics. Nine is just rubbish. Eddie should stick with just owning the company.. rather than trying to be talent.
My fav Roy & HG Moments were their ‘interpretation’ of the Syncronised swimming routenes and getting the international athletes to give the Australian weather report… that was clasic because they were all keen because they thought it was legit… but all the cities where all overthe place and forcast for 2 degress for Dawin… NZ in place of Tasmania etc… it was classic.
Argh… Salt Lake City.. One of the best winter olympics ever!!.. Australia’s first ever gold medal, and the Ice Dream… How things have changed on 8 years.. To see any decent amount of live olympic events you have to pay for a subscription, Oh and then pay again for the olympics….Oh and then have the pleasure of watching commercials after paying twice…Thank god the next Olympics won’t be on 9…They will never be able to afford it, and Stokes won’t let it happen..
its a dogs breakfast with pike that they havent been around since athens… fatso the fat arsed wombat isn’t happy
I want to watch the games but Eddie Everywhere drives me nuts…he cant interview a person to save himself, he has an over inflated sense of worth and just generally drives me potty. Why cant Ken Sutcliffe do the evenings? Least he sounds vaguely knowledgeable.
I miss Fatso the big-arse wombat.
I’ve been missing Roy & HG since they stopped their footy calls for Origin and the Grand Finals in 2009 … It’s never been the same since :0(
God yes…get these two back together and on television more! Especially for the Games (in all its forms)
Give Eddie the bone! Give Roy & HG the chair, then I might actually watch some of the Ohlimpicks.
God i miss 7′s coverage…………………!
Wow. This is weird. I was just thinking about the Ice Dream yesterday, while I was watching the ice skating with my brother.
Man, I miss that show!
I’d at least be content if Ken Sutcliffe was hosting the night Winter Olympics programming as well. I think Eddie is more suited to hosting a chook raffle in Warnambool.
Yes it is wrong to remember,time to move on lol
Nine’s coverage has been pretty average to be honest, I watched the other night to see Eddie rant and rave about how Dale Begg-Smith got dudded – I reckon they analysied the footage for 2 hours….ended up switching off.
But Beavis and Butthead are doing such a wonderful job on Nine, I’m hoping they’ll take their schtick on the road and do an RSL/leagues club tour on their return. It takes superior wit to make jokes about the sexuality of male figure skaters.
Seriously, nine must be desperate to appeal to the bogan and footy boofhead demographic if they want this pair of …wits to host a sport variety programme.
Man I really do miss these guys. Their commentary of the gymnastics in the summer games is still a highlight of mine. I havent watched any of the coverage this year; i just dont see the point.
I still remember watching The Dream during the Sydney Olympics. They really added something special to the coverage.
It would be awesome if Nine were able to get them on for the London Olympics.
Yes David, Roy & HG should be under the anti-siphoning laws under the Olympics section so that we can always see the lighter side of the Olympics!
He he. The games aren’t the same without them. More Roy and HG and less Eddie “Everywhere”. Roy and HG unquie take on the Olympics (interviews, commentaries) have always been special. I have loved every interview they have done with their humour, compare that to Eddie’s which can send anyone to sleep.
P.S – I have only been watching Foxtel’s Olympic coverage which has been wonderful, with every event live. Shame on nine, for being as boring as always.
i miss these guys
That’s it !
That’s the thing that is missing from 9′s coverage, Atmosphere!
yeh eddie mcguire and mick molloy just doesnt work the same
I agree. Mick Molloy and Eddie just don’t cut it.
That does make me sigh, for the good old days. I can’t believe it was roughly a decade ago that I got all that enjoyment out of watching them during the syd olympics- time goes too fast.
I couldn’t agree more with this. Even if you didn’t likethe events for the day, they would always put a brilliant spin on the events.
A classic they had was the commentary to the figure skating. “this is the brother and sister duo in the routine ‘Love that dare not speak it’s name’”. Always gold with them.
Maybe they could do something on Ten for the Commonwealth Games this year.