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james schoning

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:34:38 +1300

Tend to agree with your assessment of bro town. What gets me most tho is the shameless 'advertorial' product placement that goes on within the show.. vodafone go live on the mobiles, characters standing in front of ASB and puma signage, probably scarfing their own 'brotown' snack bars...! hmm.. wondering…

David Ritchie

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:16:31 +1300

The very first episode of Bro'town turned me off forever: not only were the jokes at least 9 months old (America's Cup and "cheeky darkie" references) the opening credits were in (gulp) Comic Sans.

If you have some time free, the 195 comments on this blog post of Stephen Judd's…

Russell Brown

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:57:57 +1300

I love The Simpsons; I want to love the new series. But I can't. It has failed to produce any real laughs from me. Maybe all the good writers are busy working on the feature film...

Not sure if it counts as "good writing", but I like the advance trailer…

Sarah Wedde

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:43:20 +1300

"Makatiko bum" (not sure of the spelling on that one) was a big favourite at my school.

mark baker

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:55:05 +1300

Yep sad but true, while many of us have struggled to escape a past that included people who came out with that "Ow" – actually as noted by others a mangling of e hoa that my classmates at Kawerau Central School might have spelled "au hore" – this show has…

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:18:36 +1300

I don't think that anyone has mentioned the worst thing about Bro'Town yet: all the people who now add "ow!" to the end of everything they say.

Y'all may be interested to know the origins of "ow". It's a contraction of the Maori word ehoa, meaning something akin to bro…

Richard Phelps

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:20:15 +1300

The Simpsons are disposable.

The two-tiered comedy layering was awesome through series 10-15 (late 90s), and the guest celebrities were written in well. Penn & Teller were awesome: http://www.snpp.com/episodes/BABF02

Mark Easterbrook

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:03:24 +1300

Going back to the original post: I have to disagree on something. This series of The Simpsons has so far been one of the unfunniest ever.

I love The Simpsons; I want to love the new series. But I can't. It has failed to produce any real laughs from me.…

Sarah Wedde

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:52:28 +1300

I don't think that anyone has mentioned the worst thing about Bro'Town yet: all the people who now add "ow!" to the end of everything they say. Of course they did it way before Bro'Town...

Hadyn Green

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:21:46 +1300

Damian: Yeah man. For a while it was Tuesday now it seems Wednesday is the day to try out your new show.

Thursday just plain sucks.

Dawn: I wouldn't surprised if the episodes were being rushed out. They should a take a bit of time and make a polished product.…

Dawn Tuffery

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:38:41 +1300

I agree that Bro'Town often seems hard to hear/understand, with all the lines jumbled together. I usually like it but last week I just couldn't be bothered in the end. Which is a shame, as it still contains the odd laugh out loud gem. And it's personally inspiring to see…

Damian Christie

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:47:08 +1300

I still definitely enjoy BroTown, but the bits I find funniest are the parts which seem to be adlibbed, the little incidental bits.

And I agree about the cameos – just because the Prime Minister is available, do you have to use her? Actually, maybe you do, who's going to…

Tristan

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:37:04 +1300

When it comes to TV match ups

SCRUBS vs Bro Town

Scrubs wins hands down, one of those shows where you byt he DVD to watch it over and over again..

Hadyn Green

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:19:04 +1300

Bro'Town is done in three studios. Two in good old N of Z and one in India.

I think we should send them to Korea. They seem to have a better quality of underpaid sweatshop animators.

Futurama was one of, if not the greatest animated comedy. The line: "__Hey it's…

Mr Crappy

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:50:09 +1300

Video geekery you bet your ass, at Whakatane Highschool I was the av club. Lets not single out video though, music, film, political, computer and internet geekery all rok th' party. Who here would disagree?

The rumor I heard that BT was done in India.

Now Futurama was a cartoon…

Russell Brown

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:53:15 +1300

For the shows quality does any one know if the frame by frame work is done here or wage slaved off shore?

It's done in Korea, I think.

Either way whoever mastered the show to a DV codec for analog broadcast should be shot. Aliased lines are so second year…

Hamish

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:52:05 +1300

Adding cameos by local celebs doesn’t add humour, and humour is why I watch comedy

Agreed. It only really works on established franchises where cameos are more about irony (Simpsons) or social commentary (Southpark.. brutally).

Now Futurama was a cartoon with class. And you can get the entire first 3…

Mr Crappy

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:11:28 +1300

Hayden I have to agree, I have never found the hype believable after the first episode. There has been no development in the characters, no addition of new semi permanent characters or attempts at different ways of delivering a narrative, or in the case of South Park no rampant iconaclastic…

Andre Alessi

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:15:19 +1300

I am so out of the loop. I had no idea it was still on.

I guess it's one of those things where you go "Yay, bro'Town's back on telly!" Then you never watch it.

I suppose I'll wait for the DVD, it just seems more fun to watch the…

Russell Brown

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:03:41 +1300

I have to admit, I'm pleased for everyone involved that it's been a success, etc etc ...

But do I find it funny or even particularly enjoyable?

Not so much, and the current series less so than the first two.

Hadyn Green

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:54:40 +1300

Wednesday, TV3, 7.30pm = The Simpsons. An animated comedy show that's been running for nearly 20 years and has been renewed for its 19th season. Still funny.

Wednesday, TV3, 8.00pm = Bro'Town. An animated comedy show that's been running for nearly 3 years and is in its 3rd season. Funny…