The Chasers

[Strider]

This is their thread, cos they friggen rock. Discuss favourite sketches, favourite characters, post links to funny clips etc
I've got the 1st & 2nd series on DVD, anyone else got it? Can't wait to see what they come up with this year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVtXNkpZ3f8
When A Telemarketer Calls

[Ally]

First favourite sketch that comes to mind is "Crazy Warehouse Guy", but I love them all. Got my mum the series two dvd for Christmas which I spent most of Christmas day watching. Must get my hands on a copy of series one.

[Disease]

Ah yes. Funny show.

[Strider]

hahaha, the Crazy Warehouse Guy is awesome. I loved the duet he did with that chick on piano lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC6QnTmxwvU
Australia Says No

[Johnny_Wah]

Yeah, I got series 1&2 and the Chaser Annual 2005 and 2006.

THOSE GUYS ARE LEGENDS.

*edit* Some trivia: That chick that the warehouse guy did the duet with used to sing for my friend's dad's band.. Whew

[GoodOrEvil]

Ah, I don't watch it that much. I should pick up the DVDs some time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GZwJKBYUsE&mode=related&search=

[Tyler_who]

Everyone is calling them series one and two, they're volume one and two, theyve only had one series.

[Strider]

Everyone is calling them series one and two, they're volume one and two, theyve only had one series.

Yes, both DVD's were taken from last year (2006) which would therefore make both DVD's one series.

This is one of the greatest things ever done on TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WOBp-nCF2o

Chas is the man haha

[GoodOrEvil]

Yes, both DVD's were taken from last year (2006) which would therefore make both DVD's one series.

This is one of the greatest things ever done on TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WOBp-nCF2o

Chas is the man haha

Holy shit, that's awesome

[private_eye]

my top 5:
1. 'Terry Rist' and 'Al Kyda' boarding a plane

2. When Chas puts a gold statue on the footpath and earns lots of money

3. Any of the 'What have we learned from current affairs this week' segments

4. Andrew singing his version of a Cannibal Corpse song

5. Julian as the citizen infringement officer

[Grumma]

4. Andrew singing his version of a Cannibal Corpse song


That even sounds funny :p

[Disease]

Ahahaha yes that was hilarious!

[Erik]

hahaha, the Crazy Warehouse Guy is awesome. I loved the duet he did with that chick on piano lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC6QnTmxwvU
Australia Says No

best skit ever!!

love the show, love chris and craig on sunday bloody sunday. best drive home Radio show was TodayToday

[GoodOrEvil]

Heh, the "What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week" bit (hoping I used the right title) is absolute gold.

[damo0945]

Heh, the "What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week" bit (hoping I used the right title) is absolute gold.

yeah i think thats right and the awards in the last show

[Tyler_who]

:)
:(
:p
:O

[Loo C]

I laughed so hard at the "No Gary no!" routine. :)

[damo0945]

haha yes and 'pursuit trivia'

[GoodOrEvil]

I've been watching it all day. Saw 'The Pushers' for the first time. That end bit was classic.

[Tyler_who]

haha yes and 'pursuit trivia'

Don't you mean Trivial Pursuit :p

[Erin]

i like the ads road test, the warehouse guy and the spruker guy, the one that goes to stores n' shiz :D

is it coming back on?

[Tyler_who]

^ I hope they do. There isn't any word of it on the website

[Ally]

Don't you mean Trivial Pursuit :p

The skit is called "Pursuit Trivia".

[Tyler_who]

The skit is called "Pursuit Trivia".

I knew i was wrong but no i had to persist.

[Ally]

I knew i was wrong but no i had to persist.

What..? That doesn't make any sense.

[Johnny_Wah]

Yes it does. Nearly.

[Tyler_who]

maybe i should have added punctuation

[Ally]

It definantly helps. Requires little effort too!

[Tyler_who]

So the moral to this story is "Use Punctuation".

[Disease]

Glad you have learnt your lesson.

[Johnny_Wah]

So the moral to this story is "Use Punctuation".

Or Shakespearean language.

Alas, the moral to thy tale be "Useth Punctuation."

[Strider]

Anyone heard the song Chris Taylor sung with Andrew on piano? It's been played on Triple J a few times I believe.

[Erin]

the eulogy song? :D

[Johnny_Wah]

I dunno about that, but I DO know that Chris and Andrew have a play going on about now called Dead Caesar. Andrew wrote the music and both of them are in it.

[Erin]

yeah, i heard a song of theirs on sunday. i enjoied it :D

[kyle_182]

the best has to be the suprise spruker and the crazy warhouse guy and when they do stuff in america.
cnnn was cool aswell, they should release that on dvd.
does anyone know when around chasers is gonna be on again?

this cnnn video is good aswell - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo8GQvgPbwk

[Johnny_Wah]

The Chasers War on Everything is coming back in around March and there is a CNNNN dvd, you can probably get it through the website and ABC shops.

[Strider]

I was getting hell paranoid yesterday and today. I thought someone had knicked my Chasers DVD (ie my sisters friends) but turned out it was taken off the TV and stacked at the bottom of the cupboard. I wish people would leave things where I put em!

[Tyler_who]

I was getting hell paranoid yesterday and today. I thought someone had knicked my Chasers DVD (ie my sisters friends) but turned out it was taken off the TV and stacked at the bottom of the cupboard. I wish people would leave things where I put em!

That happened to my Angry Kid dvd yesterday. Turns out my brother had it in his room.

[Strider]

It's bloody annoying hey! Nothing shits me more than people touching my stuff.

[Erik]

i'm hoping they do an election chaser...can not wait for it really.

I tune in every sunday for sunday bloody sunday.

[Strider]

We can only wait and see! Depends when Johnny calls the election.

[Tyler_who]

The Chasers War On Everything will be back on wednesday the 28th of march :D :D :D

[Erik]

brilliant...that date has been noted

[GoodOrEvil]

4 days. :D

[Disease]

At what time?

[damo0945]

9 o'clockk

[Burner]

I'm not sure if this one has already been posted but...


A message to Jo on Sunrise. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES_-vCLGx08&NR)

[Strider]

I can't waaait for Chasers to return! Probably the only show worth watching on TV these days (besides AFL :p)

[private_eye]

the ads for it are classics

[Strider]

I still haven't seen them :( My mate told me about it, sounds hell funny.

[GoodOrEvil]

The billboards were brilliant.

[Adam]

28th of March, can't wait. These guys are the people who should win logies.

I've got seasons 1 and 2 on DVD, I love the Ad Road Test's, the Crazy Warehouse Guy, Current Affairs and most things that Chas does

[Strider]

Chris Taylor was saying on Triple J that in America their faces are noted in security for people to be aware of hahaha

They can't win logies cos they're too busy being boneheads at the logies! Althouigh I doubt the same stunt would work again this year.

[Steph Format]

holy flipping crap this show is hilarious.
I saw a few youtube clips and needless to say, I'm now a busy little bee torrenting the full episodes.


Road testing a Nicorette commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0PLPEGN2l8

Testing beds before you buy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU9p55_FC5E

Cannibal Corpse song 'Rancid Amputation' - with a lounge arrangement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm7EQa-cucI

[mel_bound]

OH MAN! the cannibal corpse song! Yay!
Although now.. it seems like he stole that idea off Richard Cheese.. ahh well!
I love this show, I watch every week.. :D

[mattheal]

holy flipping crap this show is hilarious.
I saw a few youtube clips and needless to say, I'm now a busy little bee torrenting the full episodes.


you know that all the episodes are availabe for podcasts on the website right?

[Johnny_Wah]

Yeah, its an awesome show. I can't wait for the election specials though!!! :D

[Steph Format]

a couple weeks ago they made it so people outside of Australia can't download the vodcasts. :(

kind of sucks.

and yeah I was reminded of Richard Cheese too, however Andrew Hansen is super ultra-hot (and talented!) so that's okay.

[mel_bound]

and yeah I was reminded of Richard Cheese too, however Andrew Hansen is super ultra-hot (and talented!) so that's okay.

Oh I never said he wasn't ;) :p

[Strider]

Bumpidy Bump.

[Steph Format]

Strider you jerk, why did you bump this?

now I'm gonna have to feel like an idiot for closing my own thread :p

[AlinaPOW]

The only time I've ever thought Andrew was at all attractive was the Gas Guzzler thing when he was all 50'd up. THAT was hot.

[Colezy]

a couple weeks ago they made it so people outside of Australia can't download the vodcasts. :(

kind of sucks.

and yeah I was reminded of Richard Cheese too, however Andrew Hansen is super ultra-hot (and talented!) so that's okay.

If you go to iTunes and choose the Australian store, you can download the videos from there. They come under comedy :) Hope that helps!

And yes, Andrew is super HOT!! :D

[Strider]

haha, just so you can read the original thread! lol It's got some good links to videos and stuff from the first season :)

[Aaron]

Why not merge the threads?

Steph's thread title is clearer, for what it's worth.

[Steph Format]

done and done :)

oh man. I love the whole thing, but Andrew's songs and characters really take the cake.
"forgive me father, for I have drastically sinned! an incredible range of trespasses! how many hail marys should I do, MAKE ME AN OFFER!"

and when wears that blazer, a red and black stripey shirt and has his hair all spiked up, he looks kind of like Chris Cheney :p

[Strider]

hahaha, he's awesome. That's one of the funniest "crazy warehouse guy" clips lol I like some of the songs he's come up with haha What a legend.

[Sofia]

His Pauline song, (to the tune of Jolene) was actually genius:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aNv-zIX9cNY

[Strider]

This is personally my favourite song! Crazy Warehouse Guy Duet.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2bZLFAeBTFA

This one is also pretty funny hahaha If you're familiar with the first season you'll know why this is such a good clip.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VcGbebRHQg0

Any Doctor Who fans?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0s95Mm0cFqg

[Steph Format]

that duet is pretty amazing.

ahaha!

http://idents.org/simpsons/chaser_blog.jpg

[Ally]

You can tell who's who by their shirts but the faces are just creepy.

Last night's episode, sleazy Andrew, yes please.

[Strider]

bahahaha, that's funny.

I loved the reaction everyone had to the brick currency. lol Only shit thing about this season is everyone is starting to recognise them, it's taking away from their surprise factor!

[Colezy]

haha, what about that asian(?) guy in the little takeaway shop or whatever it was. "You mad..."
He made me laugh..he was so confused, the poor thing! :p

[Steph Format]

aww yeah, it seems like the politicians are a bit more familiar with them these days.

sports hooligans chanting 'Vivaldi's a wanker' at a symphony concert = fantastic.

[Colezy]

hehe, one guy in the audience even got up and walked out on them!! :p

[damo0945]

john howard when chas is being the ku klux klan guy:"is that you chas?"

and how anthony mundine walks out behind sheik al hilali

[mel_bound]

john howard when chas is being the ku klux klan guy:"is that you chas?"

Wasn't that Morris Iemma? I'm reckon John Howard pretty much avoids talking to them at all costs.

[Colezy]

Yeah, it wasn't Johnny.

[GoodOrEvil]

What You Missed On Cable and the "Vivaldi's A Wanker!" sketch were the best. The Beatles' parody was pretty shit.

[damo0945]

he went after john howard after morris iemma i think

[Aaron]

Yeah, but that was dressed as Osama.

[damo0945]

really? might watch it again tonight and see

[tanguyen]

The fisherman guy who just goes apeshit whenever he catches a fish had me in stitches. I even tried to replicate him.

[mel_bound]

The fisherman guy who just goes apeshit whenever he catches a fish had me in stitches. I even tried to replicate him.

I think that guy has hit his head on his boat a few too many times to be sane any longer. Hahhaa.

[The Dying Start]

Fishing is boring as batshit, so i suppose the poor guy had to spark it up a bit.

[lozzamouldy]

oh my god!
its a chasers thread!

my teacher looks like craig reucastle a bit..

[The Dying Start]

Way to drag a thread from the depths of the interweb!

[lozzamouldy]

well its worth it when its the chasers.

fave thing was definately testing the beds

[Erin]

nah, i hate it when they do stuff like that. I want political satire, not an excuse for them to take their clothes off.

I loved CNNNN and The Chaser Decides. Thier skit at APEC was GOLD!!! :D

[Boom King]

the chaseRRRRR is being renewed next year. So I guess it will be amusing to see their antics with a new* PM. The only problem is that this one doesn't seem to have daily walks for easy p.m access.
*not really new anymore
The chaser is a mass noun, like sugar. You don't say THE SUGARS do you? No. You don't say "THE CHASERS either.

[Strider]

I love the fact they dig into the media, when they themselves are media hahaha Giving shit to Today Tonight etc is just plain funny.

[worry_rock]

The chaser is a mass noun, like sugar. You don't say THE SUGARS do you? No. You don't say "THE CHASERS either.

Au contraire, mon frere.

I perceive it as The Chaser's (NOTE THE APOSTROPHE - REPRESENTING POSSESSION) War on Everything. But we're all just lazy and leave off the war bit. So.... The Chaser's it is.

...I could well be wrong.

[Boom King]

I'm not yo' brother!suckah.

ya really? I always read it as if they are saying

"chas is a chaser"
"chas and andrew are chasers"

[worry_rock]

I shall go a-wikipedia-ing.

*edit*

They do not say what the name is in reference to, but they had the name The Chaser before Chas became part of the team.

From wikipedia:
The Chaser was formed by Dominic Knight, Charles Firth, Craig Reucassel, and Julian Morrow, and in 1999 ran a fortnightly newspaper entitled The Chaser. The group later added Chas Licciardello, Andrew Hansen, and Chris Taylor, to assist with its publication. Through the help of Andrew Denton, the Chaser team produced various shows for the ABC: most notably CNNNN. In 2005, The Chaser began filming a pilot for a new television series for the ABC, with the working title The Age of Terror Variety Hour. The Chaser team signed a contract with the ABC to produce 27 half hour episodes for 2006, which would be based on news reviews, studio monologues and confrontations with politicians, celebrities, and business leaders. The show was to be presented by Morrow, Hansen, Reucassel, Taylor and Licciardello.

The ABC rejected the name The Age of Terror Variety Hour and other names including Thank Allah It's Friday. ABC did accept The Chaser is Right, although it was later rejected by Morrow, while the title Hey Hey, it's the Chaser was rejected after a pilot under that name was filmed in 2005. They eventually selected The Chaser's War on Everything as the title. The show was to be performed in front of a live audience, in a more relaxed format than CNNNN and other Chaser television productions.

[Boom King]

by 'they' i mean, y'all in this thread. Not the chaser themselves by that way.

Anyway, I'm glad that they didn't end up going to another network, even though they could have. There's no way another channel would let them get up to half the shit that the ABC have.

[worry_rock]

I think Thank Allah It's Friday is really quite humorous haha.

[Boom King]

Yeah, they should have used that. I didn't mean that chas had anything to do with the chas-er thing. That was just the first name I could think of.
It should be interesting to see what if they will follow a similar format next year. I don't know if they can really do public pranks as effectively anymore without wearing a disguise or something so they might do less of those?
I mean the ones they do in public. Annoying politicians is always fun. They shouldnt ever stop that.

[The Dying Start]

Alot of the time when the peeps see them coming it's the funniest part!

[Kristen]

Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but...


The Chaser boys have teamed up with Mambo to design a range of humourous T-shirts.

Read about it here: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/gallery/0,23607,5036420-5007193,00.html#


My favourite is this one:

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6401932,00.jpg

[Kacky]

Haha, I like it too. Might have to get me one of those.

[lozzamouldy]

hahah, those are great

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

the chaser is back on again. 9pm wednesday.

Good timing for me because the House finale was on last week and channel 10 have replaced it with (even more) law & order.

anyway, it should be good to see if they get anywhere with K-rudd. Apparently he's a lot harder to get to than howard ever was.

[Strider]

Cos Rudd doesn't do a routine walk like Howard did. Apparently they've already got in the shit over a few pranks haha Should be interesting to see how the new series pans out.

[Kacky]

I miss Aus television. :(

[mattheal]

Woo cant wait, such a great tv show :D

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

Along with the walk thing, the article I just read said that k-rudd has more security around him in general.

Apparently they got arrested in rome for flying a blimp over the vatican (presumably with something rude/blasphemous written on it.) That prank alone sounds awfully expensive. The ABC must be spending half their budget on them or something :p

[Erin]

for all the melbournians, last thursday's green guide had a feature article on them. The front cover had them in masks with the caption 'highly contagous' :D

[damo0945]

I miss Aus television. :(

I think you can get The Chaser as a podcast... You could last season anyway

[Kacky]

I'll check, but I will be furious if I do not find a podcast. :p

[All_torn_down16]

Can't wait for Wednesday, hope it will be as good as the other seasons (although I'm sure it will be)! I want to know what was written on the blimp haha.

[Kacky]

Just got a Chaser's PodCast. Any other Australian shows I could subscribe to? :happy:

[Kimjar]

What's the obsession with Australian television about?

[Kristen]

Yeah, it pretty much sucks balls. Mind you, Chaser is awesome (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25545905-10229,00.html)

[mattheal]

Just got a Chaser's PodCast. Any other Australian shows I could subscribe to? :happy:

Good news week?

[_jimmy_]

theyre back on tonight...about time! :D

9pm!

[mattheal]

Let down... :(

[private_eye]

massively.

more andrew hansen needed.

[Caity]

I actually really enjoyed it!

[damo0945]

Yeah I thought it was good

[WakeUpToTheManipulation]

i liked a few things, Andrews impersonation of Billy Connely was Fucken Brilliant...
and the chk chk boom thing was good.
sad thing is thats one of his tamer hairstyles..
open mic was funny.
and Chas................. clearly the most demented man ever but still funny.
lets not forget they HAVE been away for nearly 2 years.. thats if you don't count Age Of Terror..
anyone here see that?

[_jimmy_]

that jesus walking with me on the beach thing was pretty lame.

OK episode,but not their greatest~

[Kacky]

What's the obsession with Australian television about?

Don't use the word obsession with me, because I hate it.

And I'm only asking because I miss watching Aus TV.

[lozzamouldy]

Not enough -out on the street annoying people- kinda stuff
Too much studio, special effect, skit in there
And i think there trying a bit too hard to be funny..?

[Kimjar]

Don't use the word obsession with me, because I hate it.

And I'm only asking because I miss watching Aus TV.

Sorry...pick your favourite synonym then.

Main Entry: obsession
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fixation; consumption with belief, desire
Synonyms: attraction, ax to grind*, bug in ear, case*, complex, compulsion, concrete idea, craze*, crush, delusion, enthusiasm, fancy, fascination, fetish, hang-up*, idée fixe, infatuation, mania, monkey*, must, neurosis, one-track mind*, passion, phantom, phobia, preoccupation, something on the brain, thing*, tiger by the tail
Antonyms: indifference

* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.


I was just asking coz it's a little strange.

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

Not enough -out on the street annoying people- kinda stuff


everyone knows who they are now. They can't really do that stuff as effectively anymore.

[private_eye]

yeah that's what i was thinking... back in the day when they used to do the shit like going to take away restaurants asking for burgers with only the bun, chips with only the salt etc... everyone would just laugh at them now.

still, the surprise spruiker was always good. and great moments in history.

[Kimjar]

I still find them hilarious. But I do agree, it wasn't as funny as it has been in the past. Fingers crossed for the rest of the season.

[Colezy]

Maybe they're starting off slowly and it'll build up as the season progresses!

I forgot to watch it, I was too busy sleeping :p

[Kacky]

Sorry...pick your favourite synonym then.



I was just asking coz it's a little strange.

Fetish. Thanks dear. ;)

[Strider]

I thought the intro's were pretty funny, the pink KKK outfits, and Andrew giving shit to that chick who made up the whole thing bout the guy getting shot.

Only bad thing is now they have to go overseas to get a reaction. ppl over here just ignore them or know who they are.

[Kimjar]

So I'm sure most of us here would have seen the news/A Current Affair tonight about the Chaser boys' latest skit about sick and dying children. News story and clip - http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25584945-10229,00.html

Thoughts? Comments?

Personally, I can see why certain groups would be highly offended by it and I'm not at all condemning them for their outcry about all this. However, I'm quite certain that other religious groups for instance have been offended just as much by their past pranks and skits. And while I believe it's wrong to pick on people who can't help their situation, at the end of the day it's exactly what was said in interviews today - black comedy. I think it has to be taken with a certain degree of lightheartedness, and in watching the program people should really, by now, expect that it will include some sort of offensive material. All I'm saying is if you don't like the shit they do then don't fricken watch it. Phew, glad that's off my chest.

This could potentially get heated...

[private_eye]

hmmmm i dunno. I taped the show last night but didn't get a chance to watch it until i saw the news this arvo, where i think it was the 3rd story (seriously? bloody hell. slow news day.)

I'm torn on it. I don't want to look like a hypocrite, because i really do like the show and its dark comedy. And that's what it is - dark comedy. it's not meant to make you go 'hahaha' it's meant to make you go 'ohhhhhhhhaaha'. In that light, it's achieved its goal.

Ultimately, the Chaser team deal with touchy subjects. But religion and politics, which are their focus most of the time, are something that a lot of people joke about. Not that i'm saying it's ok to joke about things other people do, but you almost EXPECT jokes to happen about them. Dying children could be a bit much i think.

I agree with Kim though... it's the same with every show that gets criticised and called to get off the air... i still haven't met anyone who is literally chained to a chair and forced to watch something. If you don't like it, change channels. If you don't like what's on any channel at one particular time, read a fucking book. It's like the whole thing about Krusty the Clown causing underage smoking, and Humphrey not wearing any pants... i mean for fucks sake some people should just lighten up.

[Chovies]

One of the guys actually said on the Radio, Insted of spending your time and money condeming us why don't you guys go out and donate some money to the foundation.

[private_eye]

apparently a couple of them had an issue with it going to air, but the producers of the show wanted it on

[Deadcat Kaye]

What they did was pretty out of line and over the top but it's a bit of a shit happens thing isn't it??
I'm sorry to those who have children who have been sick, or those who have family members who have been very ill..
they made a mistake..but it's what these guys do for a living.

[Craigels]

I agree with you guys, it did go a bit too far. It's one of those touch-y feel-y things.
The Chasers do a lot of that stuff to cause contraversy, and that's just what they did. People need to lighten up but by the same token, the chasers might need to tone it down a bit.

[skitbra]

I'm of the opinion that in comedy, anyone or anything is fair game. It's all about how it's delivered, and in this case everybody knows it's a comedy show, they're obviously not being serious. I used to do standup comedy, and I made jokes about Jesus and redheads and Tourette syndrome and SIDS babies. I got a few bad reactions with the SIDS joke, but for the most part people are reasonable and realise it's just a joke. It might not have been to their personal taste, but they got over it. Others just thought it was funny and didn't care that it was "bad taste", because they could see the humour in it. Yeah, I'm not famous and didn't broadcast my jokes on national TV, but I really don't think that should change anything. People just need to lighten up, and like others have said, just don't watch the show if you're easily offended.

[Strider]

Great publicity once again. I think a few of us were kinda "did they really do that" after watching it. But they got the same reaction from the Eulogy song. The thing that make the Chasers so good is that they're honest and they say things that everyone else is thinking, even if it's politically incorrect or might offend someone.

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

The chaser has made a name for itself by being controversial. I think they have to continue pushing boundaries in order to shock people, otherwise they'd just end up middle of the road and boring.

[Ben reed]

this was a shit thing to do because the thing is, young kids who are very ill or terminal may not understand the joke
just put yourself in the shoes of someone facing death
you don't want jokes about it

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

Rating: M [Violence]

Its not a program for children.

Sure, someone facing death might not like it but if you use that point then you place so much restriction what can be done in comedy. With just about anything you can say 'someone in such and such a situation would not like it' Sure, they wouldn't. It doesn't stop people from making jokes about all sorts of things.

[Ben reed]

that doesn't mean that they don't watch it
does it mean that no children watch the harry potter films that are rated M
and also to a more extreme degree, most teenaged guys watch porn and that's over 18s

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

sure, but that's a parent's responsibility, not that of the chaser.
Gosh, imagine what any television or movies would be like if the producer was thinking 'mygollygosh, children might be watching this even though its inappropriate for them. Better tone it down.'
They make the show for adults. Young children aren't the target audience.

[Strider]

I don't think any subject is taboo these days. You can pretty much make fun of anything and everything as long as it's done in the right context. No matter what you joke about you're always gonna offend a SMALL MINORITY.

[Kimjar]

Ben - sorry but Kylie is right, they put ratings on television and films for a reason. If parents choose to allow their 10 year old terminally ill child to watch the Chaser and they get upset about it then it's their own bloody fault. It's the parent's responsibility to determine whether the child in question is mature enough to handle the content of a program.

As for adolescents watching porn, realistically all it's gonna do in most cases is give them a higher sex drive and maybe teach them a few tricks for later. And I'm pretty sure that the majority of parents know that their child (of either sex - watching porn is not exclusively a male behaviour you know) will at some stage during puberty (and beyond in Glenn's case :p) satisfy their curiosity and download some dodgy porn flick off the internet. If they're worried, they can put filters on their computers. Besides, that's probably part of the reason they teach kids so young about sex - so they're not quite as shocked and are prepared for if/when they do stumble across their dad's box of vintage Playboy magazines in the basement at a young age.

[skitbra]

The ABC has now decided to suspend the show for 2 weeks. Pathetic and ridiculous. I'm so angry that everyone's whinging resulted in this censorship. :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Strider]

wtf. Seriously. This just goes to show how much sway the media has. And really, it this has affected anyone it's all the media's fault. All the ppl who are offended wouldn't be offended if the media hadn't brought it to the WHOLE public's attention. Anyone who watchers chasers expects them to do controversial things.

[AnnaSeptic]

Yeah, I understand that the joke was probably in bad taste, but the media ALWAYS blow things waaaaay out of proportion and cause people to freak.
It's a good part of what makes people these days so paranoid.

[Ben reed]

hmm understand everyones point of views, and usually i would just say that it's a joke but with this one it just feels different...

[FlyingV]

hmm understand everyones point of views, and usually i would just say that it's a joke but with this one it just feels different...

I agree man. I honestly believe it was the last line that was overkill. If it didn't have the "They're only going to die anyway" tagline, then I honestly think they would've gotten away with it.

[Ben reed]

I agree man. I honestly believe it was the last line that was overkill. If it didn't have the "They're only going to die anyway" tagline, then I honestly think they would've gotten away with it.

yeah spot on

[Matt]

I've decided that if the news didn't keep playing the fucking clip every morning, midday and night hardly anyone would have seen the skit. The stupid fuckers have caused far more offense by showing it constantly every night...

[FlyingV]

I've decided that if the news didn't keep playing the fucking clip every morning, midday and night hardly anyone would have seen the skit. The stupid fuckers have caused far more offense by showing it constantly every night...

The News Is good at that. My God this is an outrage!!! Let's put it on TV 24/7!!!!!!!

[Strider]

I've decided that if the news didn't keep playing the fucking clip every morning, midday and night hardly anyone would have seen the skit. The stupid fuckers have caused far more offense by showing it constantly every night...

That's the point I was trying to make. So if anyone is the blame for offending everyone, it's the media.

[private_eye]

exactly the same thing with ben cousins.

funny thing is with that, 95% of people were saying it was the media's fault in that they kept replaying it

[Ben reed]

yeah that's very true.
the worst thing is whenever someone films a fight and the media say it's outrageous but they fucking post it on there website and play it on TV!

[Matt]

Except the difference here is that ben cousins is a cunt.

[FlyingV]

yeah that's very true.
the worst thing is whenever someone films a fight and the media say it's outrageous but they fucking post it on there website and play it on TV!

yup. like when they showed saddam getting hung every 5 minutes on the adbreaks a few years ago, I thought that was physically sick.

[Kacky]

At least your ratings aren't as strict like in the United States.

Canada's are even decent compared to theirs!

[AnnaSeptic]

It's weird, everyone here always complains about American media constantly making a huge deal over things, but apparently it's not just us, which is kind of a relief.

I really can't stand it though. The media blows something out of proportion and people act like idiots and freak out over it.

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

The chaser's new show "yes we canberra" will be on during the election campaign, starting july 28.

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

and on the subject...I really need to change my address on the electoral roll before monday. I wouldn't worry about it, but my new electorate is interesting whereas my old one was boring.

also: I love graphs and I can't wait for election night graphs zomgz. GRAPHS!

[damo0945]

Yeah I should probably do that too... Only thing is I haven't changed the one on my licence yet and it's been a while... Is Monday the cut off?
Also what's the new Chaser show about? Should be good, it's been a while since the last one.

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

Monday 8pm, so you'll probably need to send the form today or tomorrow. You can print it from the AEC website, then sign it and send it.

There's not a lot out there about it yet...but it seems to be a bit different to their other election shows. Perhaps not as much about annoying pollies on their morning walks

http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/media/s2950948.htm

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

actually, apparently its thursday if you're already enrolled and you just need to change your address. Thx twitter.