the glass house

[anthonybaxter]

I can't say I watched it often, nor can I claim to be surprised (a little birdy told me this was going to happen, a couple of weeks ago):

THE ABC last night axed its popular and irreverent television comedy show, The Glass House, which has been at the centre of a storm over allegations of anti-Howard Government bias.
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The decision to axe The Glass House came despite the show achieving its highest ratings since it first went to air in 2001 - with average audiences of 728,000.
The program regularly outrated commercial programs in the same time slot and this year won a peak audience of almost 860,000 viewers.

What a shock. The Culture Warriors on the right strike again. All Must Conform To The Glorious New Order.

How much longer will Clarke and Dawe last? Any bets?

Comments

[cheshire-bitten.livejournal.com]

I have already heard rummors that ten will be picking it up, pity ABC wont get any money out of it.

[damien-wise.livejournal.com]

How much longer will Clarke and Dawe last? Any bets?

If they can axe a top-rating show? With that amount of intimidation, I don't think any show/station will give Clarke and Dawe any air-time. :(

My money's on Tony Jones getting leaned on to tone-down Lateline and turn it over 100% to the dry Lateline Business.

From the article:
And it follows revelations the ABC will pay a new chief censor $280,000 a year to investigate and monitor instances of bias on ABC programs.

Hey, the pay for Chief Inquisitor isn't too shabby for a pork-barrel from Canberra. There's a job I could do quite happily:
"Yup, that's a good 'un."
"Oooh, stinging attack, niiice."
"Bugger me -- use of a logical/rational argument on free-to-air tv!"
"Hmm, you seem to have a strong anti-idiot bias...keep up the good work."

We will decide what opinions are aired...

[(Anonymous)]

It is a bloody shame... happily though, the show will be relaunched with new hosts: http://ravenparadox.com/?p=25 Should be a real hoot...