I love what they did with the actuallity.
I know they were mixing real footage with the acting stuff, but the bloke who played Lillee looked fast. I wouldn't want to face him.
Yeah, towards the end (especially the SCG match), they just simply played archival footage from the World Series. However, in the beginning matches at VFL Park and Sydney Showground, I agree with what you said: I liked how they mixed the real footage with the acting (verisimilitude, I think that's what it's called). Especially the scene where Hooksey got his jaw smashed by Andy Roberts.
And yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if that actor who played Lillee comes from a cricketing background. He genuinely looked fast in some of those scenes.
The only scene I was disappointed they didn't include was that famous game at VFL Park where the West Indies hit a six off the last ball to win. That was the famous night where the electricians or ground threatened to turn off the lights, and then Kerry decided to rewind the clock at the ground by an hour or so. The game didn't finish until close to midnight. Tony Greig talked about this in the "Cricket in the '80s" ABC documentary.
Btw, which ground was the scene at VFL Park shot at? Because, I believe VFL/Waverley Park got demolished at the end of 1999 when the Telstra Dome/Etihad Stadium started hosting matches in 2000 (both AFL and the famous Superchallenge cricket series between Australia and South Africa).
Hookes came across as a soft c**k. Good show. Bring on the Super League version. I'll play Ribot.
Hookesy was the youngest of all the World Series players in the Australian team, so being in his early 20s at the time, he would've been an easier target.
I agree with the SL version. Go to my thread "Spiro Zavos" in TFC forum. Fancy him mentioning about how they should do the SL version on how rugby union changed to a professional sport. No one here in Australia associates the SL war with union. People far remember the effect it had on RL.
The SL version of RL would definitely have to be more than 2 episodes, as it spanned over a longer timeframe than World Series Cricket. Before the actual war during 1995-97, the first mention of a Super League was back in 1986 with the Bradley Report. Also, there were numerous rumblings behind the scenes in 1993/94 of a breakaway competition. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to it. Lachy Hulme to still retain the role of Packer. I'd love to see the reanactment of the Hadley/Ribot stoush on The Footy Show.
