Goleel said:
I thought the show was going well until I heard thousands of channels change at once as Chief and Matty did their ventriloquist acts, not to return to channel nine from 9:30 on thursdays until the first episode next year, to see if anything has changed.
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I can see a whole lot of people turning off the show in embarrassment last night after 1v1, and not tuning in again the entire year unless something big happens in league.
Was that not awful to watch? I actually, genuinely felt embarrassed watching that. It was dreadful.
Last night was a new low IMO. Even the ventriliquist they got on was awful - not to mention Mario and the Joey love in. I reckon Kerry Packer nearly raised himself from the dead, to pick up the phone to tell the switch to 'bone' the show then and there.
I'm sure a whole lot of smart people at Channel 9 sit in a room and have their 'hypotheses' about what the general public want/need. Whilst overwhelming opinion on this forum is heavily skewed against the Footy Show, I can't see the general NRL public accepting this 'footytainment' approach. To remove the Rugby League aspect, and focus on the comedic 'talents' of the panel, and their 'guests' is to move away from the essence or the core product of why people originally watched the footy show. If they are going to persist on making this a variety show, with footy players, then they need (a) entertainment that is not embarassing and (b) footy players with engaging personalities - but obviously they struck out on both.
If they want to get some ideas for their Monday morning emergency brainstorming session (I'm sure there will be one) - here is some ideas:
- Bone that awful 1:1
- Bone Crack the Fat (who cares)
- Bone the Falcon - it is painful to watch a grown man carry on like a genius
- Bring back discussion on the game.
- Analyse the plays (not all - just some tactics that stood out for the round).
- Talk about the scoops and scandals.
- Please dont talk excessively about Joey Johns.
- Keep Reg Reagan to an absolute minimum - have someone view his recordings and judge whether or not he's actually funny. Kind of like a quality control officer! Only release quality work (if possible).
- Bring back Andrew Voss.
- Bring on Phil Gould every now and then - I dont like him, but I cant not watch/listen to what he says.
- Go out to the clubs and interviews the players.
- Talk about crowd numbers.
- Talk about footy players girlfriends (and more importatly, show them).
- Do Top 10 plays of the round.
- Do the Biggest Hit and Miss.
- Do a Rookie Watch.
- Have an ongoing Dream Team - where each week the top players as the season continues jostle it out - so by the end of the season - you have a Footy Show Dream Team - much like the Dally M team of the year - but its far more transparent, and interesting to fans.
And for those people on here that whinge about the whingers and say 'dont watch it' - you are missing the point. We all love NRL, and we want shows which promote the game, to be quality and raise the profile of our game. Quite simple really.
Improve your act Channel 9 - and stop treating league fans like idiots.
