Comments on: The culture wars on tv… live!

By: Ambigulous

Ambigulous — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:50:30 +0000

Razer has traded in nastiness and boringly longwinded ad lib for many years now. Can be entertaining in brief bursts.

By: via collins

via collins — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:52:19 +0000

If people were sacked for incompetence SATP I’m afraid perfect workers like yourself would find an alarming economy to deal with.

Mind you, her effort with Berkoff was toe-curlingly embarrassing. Something for the CV I guess.

By: steve at the pub

steve at the pub — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:13:21 +0000

Was she sacked for incompetence? (not before time)

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:45:31 +0000

Indeed.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:38:41 +0000

Very good actor, though.

By: Stephen Hill

Stephen Hill — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:36:36 +0000

Steve Berkoff

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:20:05 +0000

That particular actor/playwright (his name escapes me) is notorious for being prickly with the press. But Glazer was very stupid.She should at least havedone her research on his one man show, which, btw, got good reviews.

By: paul walter

paul walter — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:27:05 +0000

Not so, Paul Burns.
Watching Roxon revealed her legendary and anal defensiveness, but when she relaxed enough to actually get into a subject some considerable ability to think clearly emerged. I like to see more of that and less of the timidity, but you could say that about most Labor politicians ( Tanner on Latteline later, was also drearily defensive ).
Costello found it difficult to get a word in, particularly when he could have offered something substantial. But that’s his own fault. The fellow is not now treated seriously and with virtually the first words from him last night a tout for his book, you guess why.
It is right to see why and how the “Australian” is so politicised, through the viewing of creatures like Switzer in action.
Marr sometimes came in with pretty reasonable thinking, a bit like Roxon, but he does have his hobbyhorses.
Cheryl’s a lovely old thing- bit lazy, perhaps. The broad brush stuff is not bad and she’s not poor in the sense that Palin is, as to truth and reality. But as above contributors have mentioned, she is deficient on much of the finer detail that could help her back up her instincts in a more convincing form.
Jones does good stuff with this material and last night was a good example.
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Ps, note Auntie has sacked Helen Razer for nastiness. Fair enough to pull some one up for the sort of laziness exemplified in the Media Watch piece on her patronising interview with the playwrite, but sacking’s a bit draconian, what?
Why not just some anger management counselling, like as happens with certain other Australians caught out saying or doing something compromising.
Used to enjoy her cheeky, aggro stuff in the Age back six or seven years ago, as with Emma Tom’s stuff in the OZ. But both seemed a lot quicker on their feet back then.
Satire and humour seem to have short life spans, or is it just familiarity breeding contempt?

By: via collins

via collins — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:09:09 +0000

I reckon your point is a good ‘un David.

And what makes the whole Costello unwinding such an odd sight is that he keeps popping his head out to have it kicked one more time. He seems happy to trade in “the treasurer that saved Australia” for “he’s quite a good bloke after all” as a legacy.

Distinctly odd.

And David Marr’s attack doesn’t suit TV, never has. Fine in writing, but lord he’s iritating to watch. He and Bolt on Insiders reminds me of my children at the point where they’re locked outside to chill out.

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:44:40 +0000

So I didn’t miss much?