Shaun Micallef Appreciation Thread

**Eggberto Jones** · 06-12-2009, 01:32 PM

It only lasted 13 episodes because the commercial networks are notoriously impatient these days. It didn't get the million + ratings they were hoping for instantly so they axed it. If given enough time to find a groove and an audience, he could host a tonight show for decades.

The stupidity of the situation was that 9 approached him to do the show, then barely gave him a chance.

There are a couple of points in the original post that bug me too. For a start, 10 has never been one of the controlling forces of Australian TV, they are perpetual also-rans, frequently beaten by shows on SBS or the ABC. Secondly, The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) wasn't exactly short lived, 3 series over 4 years is about right for a show like that.

I'm a bit disappointed in him dropping Newstopia to do Talkin Bout Your Generation. I don't mind that show, but it's a bit hit and miss due to the guests.

In one of the commentary tracks on the P(r)ogram(me) DVD they were talking about when he first did Kerrigan, no one knew what he was going to do with this boxer character, then when he produced Milo apparently the whole control room were on the floor pissing themselves.

My favourite moment on Full Frontal was one I've not seen since it first aired. Francis Greenslade played a weatherman, Phil Toinby, on the ANNNN, and the week after he left Shaun became the Trampolining Weatherman, but fucked up and fell through the wall.

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06-12-2009, 01:32 PM	#12
Eggberto Jones Masha'Allah Posts: 109	It only lasted 13 episodes because the commercial networks are notoriously impatient these days. It didn't get the million + ratings they were hoping for instantly so they axed it. If given enough time to find a groove and an audience, he could host a tonight show for decades. The stupidity of the situation was that 9 approached him to do the show, then barely gave him a chance. There are a couple of points in the original post that bug me too. For a start, 10 has never been one of the controlling forces of Australian TV, they are perpetual also-rans, frequently beaten by shows on SBS or the ABC. Secondly, The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) wasn't exactly short lived, 3 series over 4 years is about right for a show like that. I'm a bit disappointed in him dropping Newstopia to do Talkin Bout Your Generation. I don't mind that show, but it's a bit hit and miss due to the guests. In one of the commentary tracks on the P(r)ogram(me) DVD they were talking about when he first did Kerrigan, no one knew what he was going to do with this boxer character, then when he produced Milo apparently the whole control room were on the floor pissing themselves. My favourite moment on Full Frontal was one I've not seen since it first aired. Francis Greenslade played a weatherman, Phil Toinby, on the ANNNN, and the week after he left Shaun became the Trampolining Weatherman, but fucked up and fell through the wall.