Category Archives: on the show

These are things we have mentioned or will discuss on the show.

Quizmania ‘Technical Difficulties’

This was left in a comment in a hidden away little place and I thought it deserved a little more exposure.

Good work Matt – none of us happened upon that episode…

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Hey Boxcutters,

Matt Boxcutter here. Got home last night, a few beers and a dodgy souvlaki short of my usual self and decided that I would tune into ‘Quizmania’ on Network Eddie. Well…imagine my surprise when I saw that yes…it was Quizmania…but no…there was no quiz. A glitch in the Netwrok Eddie phone system meant that the hosts (two women, who i have never seen before…and after last night…may never see again) had to ‘improvise’ for an hour or so. We were ‘treated’ to speculation about Jessica Simpson’s sexual proclivity…a race between one of the girls (on a trolley pushed by the floor manager) and a monkey (on a trolley pusehd by one of the camera people)…enquiries about the wellness of the crew…a discussion about John English looking like a Panda…and a lot of sunglasses on…sunglasses off…pained banter. I’m not sure if Eddie was watching, but the girls were just about to read out a joke email (yes…it had come to that) when they both grabbed their ear pieces…apologised…and said to stay tuned for some Drew Carey. Drew Carey followed…then another ten minutes of trying to get the phones to work…and then back to Drew Carey. The best late night entertainment that any of the three networks is liekly to put on for some time, and thoroughly enjoyable. Who would have thought that those quiz shows are actually better without the quiz element?

Cheers,

Matt.

Sugartits

I was serious about the mock-up Sugartits. Ze Frank‘s The Show – my favourite video podcast in the world – has it all here.

And don’t forget to check out the Boxcutters Video Podcast here.

What Do You Look Like?

Have you been wanting to send in a picture of what you look like but weren’t sure how to use our “special camera”?

You can find it here. Thanks very much to South Park studios for helping the Boxcutters Family come together.

Here is what we look like and what some of our listeners look like.

The Dinner Party Inspectors

This week I managed to make it through to the end of the Dinner Party Inspectors so I can enlighten you all.

The event was a small black tie dinner hosted by an 18 year old Oxford girl to honour the election of some conservative toff to some office position at the university. The whole affair was nothing more than a display of terrible arrogance the likes of which can really only be demonstrated by over-privileged British university student tossers.

At the end of the episode the two Inspectors wrote a letter to the hostess thanking her for the invitation and then criticising her for a few of the things she did poorly. There was absolutely no face-to-face advice or even meeting on screen between the hostess and the Inspectors. I suppose that’s why they’re the Dinner Party Inspectors and not the Dinner Party Helpers.

It is a ridiculous show and is of the sort I would ordinarily turn off but there is something strangely compelling about it.

Showtime Workaround

I mentioned a workaround to get onto the Showtime web site in this week’s show.

The first result that came up when I googled ‘anonymous proxy’ was The Cloak. I plugged in the address – www.sho.com – and I’m in. It’s easy as.

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What We Look Like

We’ve had some pressure to put pictures of ourselves up on the site. It seems people really want to imagine the faces of the people talking. Well, here we are!

what we look like From the left: Brett, Josh, Ross.

The Chaser/Sunrise Crossover Episode

You might have caught this on The Chaser’s War on Everything last Friday. It is truly gold!

Click the more link to open the post – Continue reading “The Chaser/Sunrise Crossover Episode” »

When Ross mentioned the snippet about Michelle Rodriguez’s quote I hadn’t been aware she was already out from her 60 day sentence. Here’s an update:

Michelle Rodriguez had received a 60-day jail sentence for DUI probation violations. She checked herself in on Thursday evening and was released 4 and half hours later due to jail overcrowding.

A spokesman for the LA city attorney’s office said Rodriguez was released after just less than four and a half hours as part of a book and release program typical for non-violent offenders with sentences of less than 90 days. Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the LA County Sheriff’s Department, said the early release program was implemented in 2002 “as a last resort” to meet budget cuts that reached $180 million.

Over the weekend, Rodriguez not only was spotted stateside — but she was back in the celebrity swing of things. On Saturday, Rodriguez was seen at the Ultimate Fighting Championships at the Staples Center, alongside Paris Hilton, David Spade and others.

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I Pity The Fool

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Mr T is to begin presenting a self-help show called I Pity The Fool.

The ‘T’ stands for talking,Mr T said. “I’m going to talk it up. It’s what I’ve been doing all my life.

But Mr T will not simply be a carbon copy of self-help guru, Dr Phil McGraw. “My show ain’t no Dr Phil, with people sitting around crying,” he said. “You’re a fool – that’s what’s wrong with you. You’re a fool if you don’t take my advice.

Future self-help guru, Mr TIt was with this in mind that I came across this picture of Mr T. Perhaps not the most recent – given the distinct sheen on that suit he’s wearing – but I think you can get the idea.

Click the thumbnail, then click it again to see it full size.

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More on that ACA news

When Josh mentioned this on the show, he wasn’t aware it involved the worker sacked for smirking in a meeting. Here’s the full article from the SMH:

TV program drawn into firm dispute

A Nine Network current affairs program has been drawn into a bitter dispute between a Melbourne engineering firm and its workers.

Finlay Engineering hit the headlines last month when boss Jim Sutton reportedly sacked a worker for smirking, his mate for backing him up and another worker for being absent. Continue reading “More on that ACA news” »