Junk TV
Submitted: Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 07:57
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Life Member - Fred B (ex-NT)
Last night I watched "Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures" on "ONE". What rubbish.... Supposed to be a humours look at outback travel...... It's not even funny. Same theme for all of it, repeated over and over. Shows people how to do all the wrong things.
Don't know what others think, but that's how I feel about it.
regards
Reply By: brushmarx - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 09:46
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 09:46
I don't like listening to jazz music, but I don't jump on forums to express my dislike.
Hang on... I just did.......................me bad.
What it boils down to is that I don't watch jazz either. It's a personal choice so I make a personal decision to not watch or listen to it when there is a choice.
Somehow, I just don't think anyone really cares if I like it or not, this ain't Facebook or Twitter where people write all kinds of meaningless crap thinking others care.
As
Forrest Gump was often quoted "Funny is what funny does"
Cheers
Ian
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Follow Up By: Gramps - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 13:40
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 13:40
"this ain't Facebook or Twitter where people write all kinds of meaningless crap thinking others care."
Are you sure about that :)
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Follow Up By: Batt's - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 19:05
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 19:05
I'm not a smart man but I believe Forest said "stupid is as stupid does" just my contribution to the list of stuff nobody really cares about.
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Follow Up By: Allan B (Member, SunCoast) - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 19:57
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 19:57
"And that's all I have to say about that."............ F.G.
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Follow Up By: Batt's - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 21:56
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 21:56
Good one Allan
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Reply By: disco driver - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 11:43
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 11:43
I'm definitely not saying it is,..................but maybe it's a bit close to
home.
I'm also pretty sure that at some time or other, particularly in our earlier days of 4wding, most of us came close to imitating Russell. Didn't we??
I know I did similar stupid things many years ago. Sometimes still do too!!!
As someone else posted it is just taking the pyss. Lighten up and enjoy what in earlier times would be called "comedy", before we all became totally PC
Disco.
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Reply By: pop2jocem - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 12:42
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 12:42
Agree 100% Fred. I watched about half of one episode and couldn't take any more.
Yeah, I know it's just a p--s take on the 4WD/camping scene, but I couldn't see anything funny about it.
Just for the record I'm not such a big fan of the Pat Callinan effort either. Mostly just one long advertisement, but I guess he has to make a quid somehow.
Cheers
Pop
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Reply By: The Landy - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 13:00
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 13:00
I thought Russ had some great quotes, and one that may still resonate loudly for some today…
On the early Australian
Explorers’…
“He was presented with a difficult decision: push on into the stretching deserts, or return
home to his wife…”
Strewth, not me Mrs Landy, not me…just saying!
Cheers, Baz – The Landy
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Reply By: Mick O - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 17:24
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 17:24
I found it funny a decade ago but these days,
well it's a repeat you know. The edge has gone off it. Got to fill the programming void with something I suppose and given the amount of lifestyle and outback shows doing the rounds on ONE, Ch31, 7Mate and others, it was only a matter of time.
Conversely, my
young bloke (20 yo) and his mates just love it. Of course they don't remember it from 10 years back but now that they've got their 4x4's and are into camping and a bit of outback travel, they think it's a hilarious piss-take.
Now I can't wait for the Leylands original stuff to get a rerun, just for the content and to see how much Australia has changed in 40 years. None of his cutting away to them leaning on the sponsors products. What about good old
Malcolm Douglass, Harry Butler and Les Hiddens. Bring back the real stuff ;-)
I'd rather be out there than watching tele anyway.
Fred, time for a trip mate ;-)
Cheers Mick
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Follow Up By: Life Member - Fred B (ex-NT) - Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 18:26
Monday, Nov 09, 2015 at 18:26
Hi Mick,
never seen or heard of the bloke before, saw the advertising, had no idea it was a repeat. Was a bit surprised at the content, even more surprised when it was repeated ad nausea. Can see it probably was funny 10 years ago. AND YES.... it really is time for a trip away... too much cabin fever lol...
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Reply By: Member - ACD 1 - Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015 at 00:07
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015 at 00:07
I'd rather watch Russell Coight repeats than look at the siliconised coights, "Mae West" breasts and bee stung lips of the Kardashian clan.
Watching Russell Coight cavorting in the Outback has got to be better than watching loud rude American pawn
shop owners abuse their customers.
Watching Russell Coight burn his poo tickets and set fire to the bush has got to be better than seeing more Americans (and now a few Canadians) dig through other people's sheds in search of a financial treasure.
And even watching his total ineptitude in all things Australian has got to be better than watching some grossly overweight, potty mouthed repossession agent and her thug friends repo yet another default vehicle.
It is what it is Aussie comedy - piss pulling at its best - it's what makes us different from the rest of the world.
While we're at it bring back Leo Wanker and Sir Les Paterson et al
Cheer
Anthony
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Follow Up By: Ron N - Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 12:12
Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 12:12
Leo Wanker would have to have been one of the best comedy skits around - but like all comedy - and Russell Coight included - watching the second time around, is nearly always less amusing than watching it the first time.
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Reply By: vk1dx - Thursday, Nov 12, 2015 at 21:25
Thursday, Nov 12, 2015 at 21:25
My tuppence worth!!
We watch it and have a chuckle. Nothing wrong with that. And we have actually seen movies and read books a second or more times. Amazing what you can learn the second time around.
Some people are still trying to work out what Shakespear wrote. To a lot of "cog wash". Ahhhh ---- Personal opinions and taste or lack there of.
But I wouldn't propose an academy award prize.
Just enjoy it for what it is - a comedy.
Phil
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