The Footy Show's 2019 format revealed (and other Nine AFL stuff)

[Crankyhawk]

So disabled people being on TV is fine so long as they make fun of themselves and don't get too big for their boots? Cool.

Actually for footy show, people on tv is fine as long as they make fun of themselves and don’t get too big for their boots.

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[reubski23]

Seriously people take for granted how good the Jim/Garry days were.

It was great they had high regard for themselves but they also were able to completely take the piss out of each other.

Garry ruined it, JB leaving killed it.

Ed was great in the late 90’s early 00’s but he is so far up his own arse that he lost what he had going for him. That’s why last year didn’t work.

Individually the 5 on the show now are probably great people but it’s not the footy show which I watched religiously between 1997-2015

 

[Topkent]

Seriously people take for grant how good the Jim/Garry days were.

It was great they had high regard for themselves but they also were able to completely take the piss out of each other.

Garry ruined it, JB leaving killed it.

Ed was great in the late 90’s early 00’s but he is so far up his own arse that he lost what he had going for him. That’s why last year didn’t work.

Individually the 5 on the show now are probably great people but it’s not the footy show which I watched religiously between 1997-2005

Yeah I liked the JB an Gaz era still gave me a shitload of laughs.
Did some great song skits, took the piss an they set up platforms for Sam constantly.

I thought it was still funny right up until Gaz left

 

[Topkent]

That’s why I love the Sunday Footy Show. No women. Blokes being blokes, taking the piss out of each other.

You sexist mysoginist lesbian racist

 

[Xtreme]

That laugh was back within the first 60 seconds

EWWW

 

[peternorth]

theyve acknowledged the bad tweets about the first show

 

[peternorth]

the lack of desk/table for guests is unnerving

 

[windyhill]

Yo neroli, it's not that funny.

 

[Madmunza]

OMFG I heard Neroli Meadows laugh at nothing again, I switched over in the first minute. Front Bar it is.

I could not stand her stupid laugh last week, it gave me nightmares.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

So disappointing, and a bit sad. It's just such a different show now. Who came up with this panel ffs?

 

[GreekLunatic]

Trevor to take lehmo spot neroli laughs like a kookaburra

 

[kaiserchief13]

Isn't Neroli on fox? She also live in Perth??

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Guess I’m in the minority I’ve enjoyed it can’t stand front bar cause of Andy Maher

 

[5ammy]

Guess I’m in the minority I’ve enjoyed it can’t stand front bar cause of Andy Maher

We are definitely in the minority mate judging by the whinging in this thread

 

[OffTheBit]

How can they call it The Footy Show?
Watched for 10 minutes the whole thing was just piss poor, that laugh is I don't know what it is and wtf is the tennis guy on there cracking wheelchair jokes for?

Its them trying to keep their edgyness. Yes it fails

 

[Pacman Carney]

Isn't Neroli on fox? She also live in Perth??

Hasn’t lived in Perth for almost 10 years.
Sydney for 7 years now Melbourne the last 2 or 3.
She’s good, however the director needs to talk to her about the off shot laugh.

 

[Registered User]

Hmmm, it's got the stink of an FM breakfast show, with Lehmo, Fev and a fake-laughing chick

 

[Topkent]

Hmmm, it's got the stink of an FM breakfast show, with Lehmo, Fev and a fake-laughing chick

Great explanation. Feels like they took the team from a 101.9 the fox show.

 

[Lethality]

They should just do something like the Sunday Footy Show on Thursday Nights. A bunch of ex-footballers with genuine rapport taking the piss out of each other and discussing the games.

 

[Topkent]

They should just do something like the Sunday Footy Show on Thursday Nights. A bunch of ex-footballers with genuine rapport taking the piss out of each other and discussing the games.

They can't. They have to have women involved or it's sexist

 

[The Flying Headband]

They can't. They have to have women involved or it's sexist

The front bar doesn't have women involved...

I don't think its sexist to wanna see a bunch of blokes taking the piss out of each other, its good TV. The issue with having a women on the panel is that you can't really make jokes around her for obvious reasons so things just get awkward

 

[Topkent]

The front bar doesn't have women involved...

I don't think its sexist to wanna see a bunch of blokes taking the piss out of each other, its good TV. The issue with having a women on the panel is that you can't really make jokes around her for obvious reasons so things just get awkward

The front bar didn't and doesn't have a section of the media constantly trying to force it to fail. People wanted front bar to succeed ( I like it ) because it was good, but also so it could finish the footy show.

 

[Father Jack]

The Front Bar started on the AFL website (I think) which meant that it arrived on the telly fully formed and didn't turn people off while they found their feet. Channel Nine have just being throwing darts at a dartboard these last few years with the Footy Show, hoping they randomly come up with something that works. Kind of like Seven used to do when trying to find a show to compete with The Footy Show.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

The Footy Show really became irrelevant for me when the new Fox Footy channel started. AFL 360 starts at the perfect time for me 5:30, can watch it while eating dinner then move on with my night. Don't need to wait up until 8:30/9:30 and watch unfunny jokes for two hours brought to you by Mars and The Block.

 

[Minka Beaver]

Aside from the humour, there's one thing The Front Bar integrates really well that The Footy Show can't replicate - current match and archival footage.

It means that the talking heads on The Footy Show need to be either charismatic or controversial. Lehmo and Dylan Alcott in particular are neither. In fact, I'd say Alcott just comes across as cocky. He's an overrated TV talent.