October 18, 2004
Tonight You Must Watch…
- Neighbours at 6:30pm to see if any more lesbian\incest action goes on
- Australian Idol at 7:30pm to see how much ghetto slang Marcia Hines can insert into one episode
- John Safran VS God at 8:30pm because John Safran at times IS God
- The Cooks at 9:30pm because the excellent body quiver in the ad warrants giving the show a chance. You know the quiver I mean, when the guy is about to go down on the girl in the kitchen - she shakes like a woman on the verge. Incredible acting. Two thumbs up.
Then let us meet back here and discuss.
Posted by Jess at October 18, 2004 05:24 PM— Filed under Common
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Sex and the City, Oz and Six Feet Under is my monday night religion.
I’d like to see the remaining episodes of Secret Life that Ten are sitting on, look at all the other crap they play.
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Isn’t The Cooks a spin off of that telemovie— erm, i can’t remember what it was called but it had Colin Friels sporting a fake Italian accent and it was filmed in Summer Hill.
I;’m actually looking forward to The Cooks. I liked the movie. Oh dear.
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I think the telemovie was “Temptation” - I read an article bout the show today. Never saw it but I’m prepared to give The Cooks a bash, despite the stupidly named Dishpig.
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Yeah, I’d seen the telemovie. I only caught a few minutes of the The Cooks, but why did they bother trying to be so faithful to the movie (as I remember it)? It is creepy how uninspired they must be.
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OH NO!! Is Boyd going to fall out of the tree!?
Now I know where Summer’s friend Lisa gets it… the apple doesnt fall far from the tree! :)
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The Cooks is really shit. I don’t know if I’ll stick around for the second half. (I only WATCHED in the first place because you said to!)
Why did they pick so many actors who are painful to listen to? There are annoying accents/lisps flying all over the shop!
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Hahaha you’re not wrong!
And the worst part is - I didn’t even get to see the frickin quiver! That Gabe though, he does like to eat, doesn’t he? Wink wink nudge nudge.
And you know the waitress he banged? My old school captain!
The assistant chef (Sash?) had a bit of an annoying plum-in-mouth thing happening too. I felt like the whole thing was rushed and tried too hard. And why trash the restaurant? Surely you should try and sell off some shit if you’re dirt poor!
My head hurts. Too many questions. I’ll give it another go next week but I’m sceptical. Clearly it needs Claudia Karvan’s tits.
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I love Dishpig though.
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I thought you would - is he going to be the new WOMP?
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FUCK.
YES. I was just about to write a post, proclaiming him ‘the new WOMP’.
No, seriously. How did you know THAT? That freaked me out!
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What can I say, I guess I know you better than you know yourself!
Or perhaps… I AM you! This has all been a dream! You are Pamela to my Bobby Ewing!
Remind me one day to tell you all of my visit to Southfork Ranch by the way…
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Double the Fist? Another great show! The episode where there’s the obstacle course with the vortex, and they end up with heaps of Womps running around was brilliant.
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I dunno about any of that other stuff you mentioned but Safran V. the excorcist was a trip. I still don’t know what to make of it. Maybe that kind of jazz is like those theatre hypnotists that can make anyone act like a chicken.
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It did my head in, I’ve got to admit.
Was he putting it on? Was the camera guy being genuine when he said “I’ve never seen John like this…” Were the frightening Americans for real? Was the entire documentary a sham a la The Blair Witch Project?
I laughed a fair bit at times, but spent other moments getting concerned\disturbed. I guess that’s the kinda reaction Safran was after, but still…
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He is a genius. The whole series he basically showed each ‘religion’ to be pretty ordinary. Each time you hoped something ‘mystical’ might happen, but never did - another win for the sceptics. Then the final he goes all out, and you’ve got no idea what’s happening. I wouldn’t put it past him to be able to put on a show like that. But that’s the genius - you’ll never know! I wonder how else he could’ve ended the show so successfully.
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OMG! I finished watching a dvd just in time for The Cooks last night… and I realised I used to do drama classes when I was about 14 with that Sash guy that plays the cook! It’s kinda scary, he looks and sounds exactly like he did about 10 years ago…. so that’s no accent he’s putting on!
And that girl who’s supposed to be his girlfriend… THAT is an annoying accent. I couldn’t pick what the hell it was supposed to be though.
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I can only assume it was meant to be European or something. Italian? Very overexcited, methinks.
Did you recognise Zoe Naylor?!
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I THOUGHT it was her! But I wasn’t sure! She was the hornbag that got bits in the kitchen right??
HAHAHAAA
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Yup, that’d be her!
Since school, I’ve seen her on MTV, ice cream ads (various), some cable show about holidaying and now this. I quite like guessing where she’ll pop up next, bless her!
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what is the name of the Ms. Fits TV show?
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Oooh this is like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire!
Umm… I’ll go (C) - Last Man Standing, Eddie.
Lock it in!
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Speaking of millionaire. Did anyone see it? Some lady phoned her son to get the answer and he googled it and Eddies going “Oh he’s on Ninemsn getting the answer”,”good on him for using ninemsn”, “ninemsn” “blah, blah,ninemsn” and on the next question he was still on the line and after she locked it in, Eddie asked the son if he knew the answer and he said “yes it’s B” and Eddie goes” How did you know?” and he said” I googled it”. That shut Eddie up about shit old ninemsn.My apoligies for this comment being all over the place I was typing whilst I was thinking.
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Wouldn’t that be COMPLETELY against the rules?!
I never told you guys about when I was unemployed and asked to go on Millionaire, did I?
Well, when I say “asked” I mean “qualified for the final selection criteria phone quiz thingo” and when I say “did I” I mean “No of course I didn’t because I fucked it up so badly (it was the week I was really sick, no really) I was too mortified to blog about it”
Hence I HATE Millionaire. And my uncle Eddie. And Googling cheats. And the fact I only have one phone line and thus was unable to cheat myself during the phone quiz.
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Jess, if I can blog about freakin’ Catchphrase, the LEAST you can do is blog about a gameshow where you win something more than a box of chocolates and a shitty fountain. Your audience (well, ME, at any rate) demands it!
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The Cooks
How can you guys bag The Cooks so much after one episode. I’ve heard that the second and third episodes are pretty full on-might be a few irate people. It’s about time we had something a bit racy. Power to the guys for at least tryin’ somethin’ different. The characters get you in, especially the fiery argentinian- I find her accent cute and rather sexy. Has anyone seen her in anything else. I’ve seen her face before. Really like Dishpig - he’s a character/ actor to watch. I think Sachin is a great actor as well
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Hmmm. Guess it’s our “prerogative” as viewers to not immediately like something, and at times even critique it. Oooh, did you like how subtly Britney\Bobby Brown I went there?
Regardless, you sound suspiciously like a friend of someone in the show. I only recognise the signs because I too have defended the honour of certain showbiz chums when I felt they were getting a raw deal on the ‘net.
The show really WAS that trite though, at least trite enough to warrant something along the lines of criticism. But hey - I said I’d give it a few more weeks, so no need to get the kleenex out just yet, dollface. xxx
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Wasn’t there a near identical show about airline hosts/hostesses about a zillion years ago?
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The Cooks
I want to support aussie drama. I’m sick of being bombarded so much by american shows - violence, murder, cops, doctors and lawyers.
Even though i want people to support the local industry i absolutely believe it should be criticised because i don’t want to watch crap aussie shows either.
The Cooks seems to be trying to do something different. and maybe if the network had left it on in the same timeslot for at least 3-4 episodes people would have a chance to really make up their minds without being told what they think. Do you think the network might have had some other agenda?
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You’re preaching to the choir, Oscar.
Don’t know if you read the more recent blog entry bout The Cooks but in it I wrote
Meanwhile - WHEN will there be a smart sexy funny wise and boozy Aussie show we can embrace with a passion? I can’t believe there’s a show on TV where Pauline Hanson does ballroom dancing. This needs to be remedied, and fast.
Hell, wanting to support Aussie drama is why I recommended we watch the show in the first place! Well, that and the “shiver”.
But what The Cooks served up on that first night was just terrible, it really was. Sex for the sake of sex, some “sexy” shots of food, “crazy wild young antics” for no explicable reason - it was pretty mediocre and rushed. As an audience, we don’t have the advantage of knowing what the next few episodes are going to be like, so we’re well within our rights to watch the first episode and think “Hmmm. This show appears to be decidedly crap”.
However, like most things with ausuculture.com, if we change our minds we’ll post about it. We have no pride or dignity, and change our minds quite easily about most things. We are also easily bribed (hint hint)
I hope it improves though, I find myself slightly attracted to that Gabe fellow even though he sexes my old school captain.
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3/4 ain't bad
OK, but I’m not watching The Cooks!
Why not? Have you SEEN the tremble? HAVE YOU?
Besides, if it’s terrible we can rip it to pieces. In a supportive, nice way. I hope it’s good though, I feel like falling in love with a new Aussie television show.
Heh, I can’t say I have. I can say I’ve seen an ugly yellow banner not so subtley plastered over many shows.
Can I just say “The Kooks”, just in case nobody’s said it yet. :)
I feel the same. I want a new Australian show to look forward to each week, though I’m a little unsure about The Cooks. We’ll see.