Is 3D ruining our sports coverage? We take a look at Channel 7’s coverage of the AFL Grand Final and wonder what has changed.
Toby gives us a rundown on what Strictly Speaking is all about.
There’s also some Letters to Boxcutters and an I Don’t Buy It to sink your teeth into (or sync your teeth with if you have those new “smart teeth” that also work as a personal organiser and can download apps etc).
Listen to it here:
And then, please, let us know what you think.
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13 Comments
David Boxcutter says:
Wow, who knew that Brett was mad for New Age faux-spirituality in the 80s? That really explains the crack smoking.
Paddy Houlihan says:
Thanks for your stance on the so called “Dexter killer”. As an avid video game player i have to put up with this crap moral panic from the Media about how video games are teaching our kids to kill. I take issue with the fact people blame media for their actions, making them unaccountable for THEIR actions. Rant over/
murrayNE says:
Hey Boxcutters – so what’s with this “Nelly’s laugh” nonsense? I couldn’t find the (apparent) complaint in comments after Nelly’s last appearance. Was it an email? In any case, surely you are in a prime position to appreciate the dangers of reacting to limited “viewer” feedback, especially where the contrary opinion is unlikely to drive anyone to write?
I have never been bothered by Nelly’s laugh. What’s the problem?
Josh Kinal says:
@murrayNE It was a letter we received that we read out in episode 242. I hope that Nelly was just proving a point and we won’t be subjected to her “LOL”s or singing again.
Paul Boxcutter says:
I want to weigh in on this a little.
Nelly, I’m pretty sure you were being facetious during this ep., please don’t stop reacting to the boys as you do, I enjoy it.
My thought when listening to the ‘complaint’ being read out last week was that in my mind I thought what Nelly did was hear something funny (or crack-pipe worthy) and start to chuckle, then in her head add some more humour to it, and hence start to laugh more heartily as her mind wandered off on a joke. Or maybe that’s what I do?
Anyway, it’s made me try to pay more attention to women laughing in panel shows, but I’ve not seen anything yet……
murrayNE says:
My bad. I posted while still mid-episode and had forgotten last week’s letter.
Nelly Thomas says:
Hi all,
Yes Paul, I was being cheeky but also trying to prove a point. No-one (least of all me) wants me to be a gratuitous “laugh-at-the-boys” giggler, but equally, being ungenerous with feedback (including laughter) leads to a boring and stingy show.
Besides the equation of feminist = no sense-of-humour went out with the dinosaurs.
I will resume my laughing at crack-pipes and jokes in future episodes.
And I won’t LOL. But may sing occasionally.
Nelly
Helen C says:
For me, this sums up the whole issue: http://xkcd.com/385/
Just replace ‘math’ with ‘laughing’
I listen to a lot of podcasts (not comedy-specific ones though), and I think guys provide as many background chuckles as anybody else.
If there was ever a podcast where someone was constantly fake laughing, I would stop listening. I haven’t found it to be a problem on anything other than lame commercial radio stations I have to listen to on the bus/at work.
Also, I tried to make it through this episode straight-faced and couldn’t. Boxcutters wins.
Nelly Thomas says:
Thanks Helen.
By the way, I was exceptional at Math. Wilson Tuckey (yes, THE Iron Bar) presented me with a Math award at my school in WA 3 years running.
(I can’t even add up now, but that’s another story).
Cheers,
Nelly
Paul Boxcutter says:
@Nelly Yay! Laughing Nelly is ace…. plus it makes the boys work harder at being funny 😉
David Ubergeek says:
Speaking of Grand Finals. Did you see today’s Herald-Sun just casually mentioning that Saturday’s telecast will NOT be in High Definition? I wonder why. I know the legislation won’t allow certain shows (like AFL) to be shown on a digital channel before it’s shown on analog, but I can’t see how that impacts this case.
Paul Boxcutter says:
@David – it won’t be in HD, as 7’s HD channel is 7mate….. so you’ll be able to watch Bewitched or something on their HD channel ;(
Oh and Brett – I got my letter from Foxtel, new channels, no increase in price 😉
Kat says:
Q: why should you not run over a Collinwood supporter on a bicycle?
A: it might be your bicycle 😉
Lol
PS Nelly, the complainant may very well have that perception of you but I think you laugh unobtrusively naturally charmingly and honestly so don’t change one little bit 🙂 and don’t give it another thought.