Public Address | Monitor | Ockers not so keen on Outrageous Fortune?

Simon Bennett

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:05:44 +1300

The CER thing cuts both ways.

Last Man Standing – the Australian drama series filmed principally in Melbourne, written in Australia, with one NZ actor in it was claimed by TVNZ to be 'local content'.

Craig Miller

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:32:43 +1300

I seem to remember the first season got off to a clunky start but the convoluted stories start to improve. The Aussies have some surprises in store. :-D

There are of course the quota claims. No matter which way you slice it the Aussie quota – the culture of home-grown…

kerry w

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:44:58 +1300

Oh my, the Aussies have got the pip (again)....never mind, they'll be claiming it as theirs shortly, seeings the Wolfman actor is one of their own. Wasn't he once a Blue Heeler??

Being a technophobe, I don't record telly programmes, so I have to do a speedy, ticket-inducing trip home…

Simonovtich

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:20:14 +1300

And now apparently Channel 9 are also trying to claim Outrageous Fortune as part of their local quota.

Russell Brown

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:09:35 +1300

But Sam Neill remains a superior cultural emissary for the Land of the Long White Cloud.

I'm sorry, but WTF?

Robyn Gallagher

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:31:55 +1300

I saw my first ever episode of Outrageous Fortune last week. I was surprised to discover that it wasn't a half-hour comedy show. If I'd originally known that, I would have watched it right from the start. Now I'm going to have to catch up on DVD.

Simonovtich

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:35:56 +1300

Series one has just started on Channel 9. Here's what the SMH had to say about ep 2 – screening tonight:

The Kiwis have famously done a few things better than us. A certain Test match and managing the US alliance come easily to mind. Some of Australia's finest actors…