"Dog's Arse Bay"- a stifling new work by
Thu, 19 Aug 1999, 04:14 pmEliot McCann28 posts in thread
"Dog's Arse Bay"- a stifling new work by
Thu, 19 Aug 1999, 04:14 pmRe Fiona Reid's eloquent comment on "Dog's Head Bay".Grievance One: When is the Emeritus Williamson going to realise that no-one speaks like the characters from a lesser Oscar Wilde farce?Grievance Two: When is the Emeritus Williamson going to realise that there are other states in this country other than New South Wales?Grievance Three: When is the ABC going to cease doing shows on the cheap? By the same token, when is someone going to give Aunty some money to do something decent?Grievance Four: When will someone tell Gary Sweet that there are more than two theatrical gestures in the world?Grievance Five: How many more times must we be subjected to the same sequence of theme tune by that blasted Stephane-Grappelli-rip-off violin??Grievance Six: As opposed to getting an actress that does a convincing Angela Punch-McGregor impersonation, why not simply get Angela Punch-McGregor?Grievance Seven: And what's the story with that piss-weak blue screen car effect at the end of episode 1?!? That sort of sheningans went out with Dr Who.Seven grievances borne out of 30 minutes. Not bad for one episode. If you have any more grievances about this bucket of bile that passes as TV Entertainment, get posting!El
RE: Australia's most hackneyed playwright?
Thu, 19 Aug 1999, 05:09 pmOk, so The Removalists is of a quality he's found hard to duplicate, but i'm not sure that i share your sentiments regarding Williamson. Australia has a not undeserved reputation for the manner in which it treats its tall poppies - a category DW is well qualified for.> Grievance Three: When is the ABC going to cease doing shows on> the cheap?Seachange?> By the same token, when is someone going to give Aunty> some money to do something decent?erm.. that would be us taxpayers, i suppose> Grievance Four: When will someone tell Gary Sweet that there> are more than two theatrical gestures in the world?i didn't catch the show and saw the sum total of 5 seconds of Sweet's performance as i passed through the lounge on the way to the kitchen. I didn't bother to look back, but called from the kitchen that i'd never realised how dismal he could be!> Grievance Seven: And what's the story with that piss-weak blue> screen car effect at the end of episode 1?!? That sort of sheningans> went out with Dr Who.woah! now you are treading on sacred ground. blasphemous comments about the golden hey-day of Dr Who? pistols at dawn if you don't retract that one;)CheersGrant
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