Or is it 10 versus 9?
Channel 10's new show The Spearman Experiment started tonight at 7:30pm. Hosted by Magda Szubanski, it counts down 15 things in popular culture as voted by the Australian public (I know! I didn't get the call either). Tonight it was Australia's favourite comedic characters - with Kath & Kim taking first place.
Over on channel 9 at the same time was Bert's 20 to 1, counting down 15 minutes of fame. Monica Lewinsky took the crown there.
Differences? Well besides the numbers, Magda is a lot shorter than Bert.
Similarities? B-grade celebrities commenting on things they probably knew nothing about before the station sent them the highlights reel? check.
Awkward jokes from the host? check.
Building the intrigue as to what might make number 1 on the completely irrelevent list? check.
Dragging out what could otherwise take 20 minutes to over an hour? check.
Did I mention B-grade celebrities? Seriously, I was watching both shows wondering "who the hell is that?" a little too often.
Either way, it's light entertainment that's light on the entertainment - but still watchable if you're trying to avoid other things (like cleaning, doing schoolwork, pondering how your life came to be so pathetic, etc.)
Besides all that though, how the hell does plumber "Kenny" out-rank Norman Gunstan? Give me strength.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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Very very very well said, especially the check list and the light entertainment part. Nice post.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, if channel 10 wants to put on the same thing that channel 9 has, at least they could try a different time slot. It's like having Before the Game on at the same time as the Footy Show.