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The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:18 pm
by Magpiespower
Bold programming from the ABC.

A panel show hosted by Wil Anderson with an annoying laugh track to fill the dead air from limp one-liners.

I fell asleep...

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:19 pm
by Dogwatcher
agreed

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:21 pm
by Dirko
Though the panal was OK, Will Anderson is an annoying nob...

Only watched it as it was after Spicks & Specks which is an absolute belter, with a genuinely funny man hosting it...

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:38 pm
by heater31
Anderson was the low point for that show.

some of the ideas put forward by the panel were out of the square and might upset a few people could not believe that the legal department let through some of the things that were said

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 3:47 pm
by Brock Landers
I thought that the insiders view to the industry was very interesting, yes Wil is annoying when he laughs at every joke he cracks, but at least he is entertaining someone!

I will probably give it another look, the segment where they had to sell whale meat was clever.

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 3:59 pm
by Stumps
I was eagerly looking forward to it. too many limp gags and not enough interesting thoughts and analysis (See "good news week")- Anderson is a tool.
Agree spicks and specks is quality. Amanda Pellman annoyed the hell out of me last night but i reckon ryan shelton is funny as F%ck :lol:

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:02 pm
by Dirko
Stumps wrote:Ryan Shelton is funny as F%ck :lol:


Yeah, though he was a bit of a tosser on Rove, but he cracked me up last night a few times...

They need to stretch it out (S & S) to an hour as the comedians they have are usually as funny as f#@k,
and should be given more rope to perform as should Hilly !

I will watch the Gruen thingamebob next week to see if Anderson pulls his head in a bit...

Paul McDermott should host it, he's a funny f@#ker too (Doug Anthony All-Stars :prayer: )

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:00 am
by RustyCage
I actually really enjoyed it, all apart from Will Anderson who is an annoying knob who makes lame jokes while doing his leaning forward pose looking straight down the camera barrel. With a new host it would be a very good show.

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:29 am
by evans01
some of the stuff the panel was talking about was really interesting.........but Will's continual interuptions and lame attempts at humour spoiled it......

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:41 am
by zipzap
It's just another another of those desperately over-rehearsed-yet-supposedly-spontaneous panel shows like Spicks & Specks & Good News Week that takes a good concept and runs it into the ground with massive ego. Right on.

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:43 am
by overloaded
Stumps wrote:I was eagerly looking forward to it. too many limp gags and not enough interesting thoughts and analysis (See "good news week")- Anderson is a tool.
Agree spicks and specks is quality. Amanda Pellman annoyed the hell out of me last night but i reckon ryan shelton is funny as F%ck :lol:

I agree with you Stumps. Peter Andre is an even bigger tool than I thought if it is true he actually slept with Amanda Pellman

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:50 am
by Hazbeen
Will Anderson = D@%khead

Show had a few half decents bits, the made up ads for whale meat were good, the rest was a waste of time, eccentric ad nutters dribbling shite to a host trying to look intelligent with his one-liners.

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:08 pm
by Golo#46
Who else does that sound like? I wonder...

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:21 am
by CK
Returning to ABC1 this Wednesday at 9pm.

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:23 am
by MatteeG
I dont mind it...

Beats masterchef et al.

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:58 pm
by fish
Loved the first three series and series 4 starts this Wednesday it's based on the marketing around the Olympics.

It screens at 8:30pm Wednesdays on ABC1 and again at 9:30 Thursdays on ABC2.

You can watch the first episode of the new series here.

The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:17 pm
by RustyCage
Have loved all the Gruen series so far, Gruen Sweat no exception. Shows just how much Russell Howcroft has NFI about sport though!

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:24 pm
by Sky Pilot
pafc1870 wrote:Have loved all the Gruen series so far, Gruen Sweat no exception. Shows just how much Russell Howcroft has NFI about sport though!

But dontcha love the way he takes the p1ss out of Todd Sampson?

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:38 pm
by fish
SJABC wrote:Will Anderson is an annoying nob...
I don't mind Wil Anderson, but I also don't mind Eddie McGuire and Tom Cruise so my tastes are probably a bit out-of-whack with the rest of the population! :lol:

Re: The Gruen Transfer

PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:21 pm
by Scouser
Last night's pitch by Tassie was a classic:

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/gruensweat/the ... tch_04.htm