Thursday, September 18, 2003 |
Australian Televsion Producers, Just Say No
I often find myself imaging a scenario that must happen with extraudinary frequency to Australian Televison Producers.Sitting in an opulent office, whiling away the hour and a half before their lunch, their secretary announces that someone is here to pitch them a new idea for a show.
"Good morning, so what is your idea for a new show?"
"OK you're going to love this. It's new, it's fresh, it's original, it's a Cop Show!"
"I see. Like Blue Heelers?"
"Oh no way. This one is different! It won't be like anything on TV at the moment"
"Sounds great! What are Gary Sweet and the Daddo brothers working on at the moment?"
The above conversation also works when you substitute the word "cop" with lifestyle, renovation, gardening, medical or legal.
I would add however that the above does not apply to Network Ten. Their simple and cost effective approach is to replace a failed or finished show with another timeslot for the Simpsons.
Another variation of the above conversation would have occurred at the ABC. The National broadcaster's reply would have been,
"Sounds great! So have you selected a quaint English village to set it in yet? And who's going to play the part of the Vicar?"
I often find myself imaging a scenario that must happen with extraudinary frequency to Australian Televison Producers.Sitting in an opulent office, whiling away the hour and a half before their lunch, their secretary announces that someone is here to pitch them a new idea for a show.
"Good morning, so what is your idea for a new show?"
"OK you're going to love this. It's new, it's fresh, it's original, it's a Cop Show!"
"I see. Like Blue Heelers?"
"Oh no way. This one is different! It won't be like anything on TV at the moment"
"Sounds great! What are Gary Sweet and the Daddo brothers working on at the moment?"
The above conversation also works when you substitute the word "cop" with lifestyle, renovation, gardening, medical or legal.
I would add however that the above does not apply to Network Ten. Their simple and cost effective approach is to replace a failed or finished show with another timeslot for the Simpsons.
Another variation of the above conversation would have occurred at the ABC. The National broadcaster's reply would have been,
"Sounds great! So have you selected a quaint English village to set it in yet? And who's going to play the part of the Vicar?"
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