What's new
By:
Advanced search…
The Front Row Forums

Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

The Footy Show thread 2010

Brutus

Brutus

Referee
Messages
26,355
Mr Saab said:
Hard to please?
I would rather listen to :

Fatty
Sterlo
Shaun McRae (he is Tv talent)
Brohman
Voss
Gould
Alexander
Freeman (yes even him!)

Before i would even think about Johns.

Joey is not TV material. He speaks monotone and sends you to sleep. I dont give a flying f**k that he was the greatest player to play and invented the air that goes into the football...on TV he is useless. He is there for name value only.
Click to expand...

100 percent spot on.

Joey is tv tripe... and I'm sick of seeing his articles in the paper. I couldn't give a f**k what he says. For some reason (despite him being a great player and all that), he just doesn't have any credo in my eyes.
 
Last edited:
Raider Azz

Raider Azz

Bench
Messages
4,547
Brutus said:
100 percent spot on.

Joey is tv tripe... and I'm sick of seeing his articles in the paper. I couldn't give a f**k what he says. For some reason (despite him being a great player and all that), he just doesn't have any credo in my eyes.
Click to expand...
You mean you don't give a f**k what his ghost writer says ;-)
 
babyg

babyg

Juniors
Messages
1,512
SEAT 1A said:
I haven't watched the show for years and didn't watch it last night. Thanks for the updates on the new version. I'm not interested in watching a variety show on league.

I suppose there are viewers that enjoy the show as It must rate quite well for it's time slot. At least 9 has the Sunday footy show and the roast.
Click to expand...

I'll watch anything about rugby league.
 
The Gambler

The Gambler

Juniors
Messages
2,316
Rockin Ronny said:
It's not a variety show - it's a footy show first and foremost.
If you want to talk expertise, then get Vautin, Sailor etc to do some standup with their own material in front of 2,000 people. If they're any good, then they can do comedy skits on TV.
Click to expand...
I don't agree. First and foremost it is intended to be a variety show - based on Rugby League. It starts at 9:30pm on a school night for good reason.

I can understand why some people do not enjoy it - they don't talk much footy (especially last night, considering no games have been played) however Channel 9 produce the Sunday Roast, which is the footy analysis these people are after. I personally, for the most part, enjoy the show. The humour targets a certain audience, and there are always going to be a large portion of people who are not entertained. If they went and changed the format/content there are still going to be a truckload of people who don't find it entertaining.

Whether they have made the right choice in continuing with the variety format will become clearer as the season goes on. I will continue to watch it.
 
Paulie Jay

Paulie Jay

Juniors
Messages
123
The Footy Show is like Acca Dacca albums - you know what you're going to get, you know it's not gonna change, you know that there will be no surprises.
 
Apey

Apey

Moderator
Staff member
Messages
28,294
So why do you all keep watching it :lol:

This thread always delivers.
 
Bulldogs_4_Life

Bulldogs_4_Life

Juniors
Messages
1,323
I love the Footy Show. Can't believe it cops so much slack. I really enjoy their style of comedy and what they do.

BTW, seeing the segment with Jarrad Hickey power walking made my year. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.
 
VictoryFC

VictoryFC

Bench
Messages
3,786
I thought it was a poor start to the new season. They give the show over to the players too often - more Sterlo and Fat. Also I didn't catch the last 15 minutes but its a shame not to see Gould on there. I also felt that maybe there should have been more elaboration on the Independent Commission; Sterlo reading off a paper before an ad break seemed a bit low key. Mind you I dunno what they could have elaborated on, but more talk of the positive side:

- could have had interviews, behind the scenes look at the new Melbourne stadium
- talked up the high level of memberships

I dunno, too much fun. I thought they had a good balance last year, this first show all light. Hopefully it'll change as things pick up
 
eels_fan

eels_fan

First Grade
Messages
7,623
First show of the year

Short of re-hashing a season preview that has been done about 2,000,000 times in the offseason what were they going to talk about??

The independent commission - no ones really knows the specifics yet

The Brohman skit was pretty stupid - but i was entertained the rest of the time. Morts and Hindy were great, Andrew Johns i think said 3 words. Dell needs to take a few steps backs because his self promotion was becoming a bit over the top.

All up i thought it was a decent first show. I expect better next week though
 
abpanther

abpanther

Moderator
Staff member
Messages
20,808
Footy Show was the same old story
  • <LI class="byline first ">By Phil Rothfield <LI class="source ">From: The Daily Telegraph
  • March 12, 2010 12:00AM

802748-dtstory-fatty-and-sterlo.jpg




IT was billed as a fresh take on an tried and true formula. We were promised new stars, new skits and new laughs.


Instead, the Footy Show last night dished up pretty much the same fare we've grown used to and, yes, tired of, in recent years.

Sure, there were some nice variations: a cameo by Darryl the Big Marn Brohman, a touching photo essay on NRL births and weddings and Big Del chiming in for his Footy Show debut.

Paul Vautin burst into Channel Nine studios yesterday to kick-off his 16th straight season as host.

One of the great survivors of Australian television with five Logies, Vautin led a new look panel on to the set at 8pm - the show pre-recorded to get players on at a more reasonable hour.

Gone were Matty Johns and Andrew Voss, replaced by Peter Sterling, Wendell Sailor and Brohman.

The first impression was same show, some new faces, but same old story.

The start was slugglish with flashbacks to past episodes rather than throwing forward to the most anticipated season in memory.

Vautin kicked it off by asking each panelist for grand final predictions - a big ask as there is nothing yet to base predictions on.

Big Marn Brohman took us through comedy sketch that lasted a few minutes. It was funny but he was benched soon afterwards.

Brohman showed some potential but he needs match fitness to get a longer stint.
Sailor was the pick of the panel. At least he's fresh and delivered some good lines.
Peter Sterling was what we expected - a commentator with a sharp footy brain but little to offer a night time show that is still trying to get the mix right with serious football and light entertainment.

Nathan Hindmarsh and Joey Johns were the first guests. Hindmarsh was terrific while Joey struggled to get involved. There was also Cowboys skipper Johnathan Thurston in a live cross to Brisbane.

They kept trotting out the big names - Daniel Mortimer, Roy Asotasi, Braith Anasta and Luke Patten. But overall it was a disappointing start.

Over at Channel Seven, Johns filmed his first pilot yesterday in front of station executives for his new footy show which will debut in three weeks time in the 7.30pm timeslot.

Judging by what Nine served up last night, they haven't got much to beat.


http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...e-same-old-story/story-e6frext9-1225839803425
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Top