The 90s thread

[Scotland]

Soccer died in the 90s in Oz due to as you say, mental wogs.

The writing was on the wall for the traditional NSL clubs once Northern Spirit and Perth Glory came along. A couple of Sydney derby GFs got crowds in the 20-25k+ range but most often it was 10-15k at best. Brisbane hosting the GF got 40k in 1996/97 which was unheard of. Perth came along and by year two were averaging just under 15k a game despite even making the finals. Northern Spirit came along and did similar in 1998/99 (then collapsed). It wasn't just the higher crowds, it was the fact that soccer was actually getting mainstream coverage and not just a few token column inches in the paper to appease the diehards. Over here the West introduced a soccer lift out because people were interested in reading about it, and Channel 7 bought the TV rights (a terrible result for all parties as it turned out) because they saw value in it. Basil Zempilas hosted Glory Days, a TV show just about one NSL team.

The A-League model is better for the amount of support there is for top level soccer here. It has stagnated though and there is a disconnect between the league, clubs, FFA, grassroots etc. I do wonder how popular the state leagues (now called NPLs, shit name) are. I know with rugby that the Shute Shield is getting crowds of 15-20,000 to some big games while interest in test rugby and Super Rugby has completely waned.

 

[Scotland]

Gee I didn't know that, when did it happen, how? Loved him on the football shows.

Silent Alarm just posted above. He had been battling cancer and passed away at 65.

 

[Leon]

Further to TV:

Australia’s Funniest Home Videos.

Cheap laughs and Jo Beth Taylor in tight, short skirts every week.

Good times.

 

[Cleavy]

Further to TV:

Australia’s Funniest Home Videos.

Cheap laughs and Jo Beth Taylor in tight, short skirts every week.

Good times.

when they did a "Best of" show, this video always got a run

 

[Silent Alarm]

Funniest Home Videos just reminds me of really really scungey houses. You know how there’s people with the same amount of money, but some are ‘working class’ - they do their dishes and try and cook a hot meal - and then there’s just absolute shitheads with filthy floors and oven fries for tea every night.

And they watch Australia’s Funniest Home Videos.

If you were smoking bongs in your surfer joe’s it could be a vibe but that’s about it.


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[Gough]

Evan Dando should have dominated the 90s.

 

[peternorth]

so many memories

 

[Plugger35]

I'm so glad I wasn't in Adelaide 97/98 it would have been intolerable.

I can't say I enjoyed the 1997 GF much either being a Saints supporter, still have nightmares about Darren Jarman running amok at full forward in the last quarter.

The only consolation was that North choked even worse than we did in the 1998 GF.

 

[Cuzz09]

Hilarious

Not sure if 90s. Maybe early 00s

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[Lethality]

They used to have a big TV station logo presentation between programs. I suppose this was before the watermark was invented.

 

[Lethality]

Video Hits on a Saturday or Sunday morning.

Also the first time seeing the full version of November Rain on Video Hits.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Also, early career coke fiend Robert Downey Jr delivering the only credible Hollywood Aussie accent (apart from his other one in Tropic Thunder) ever in one of the greatest movies ever.

Sounds like he could've been in "Bart vs. Australia".

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Another 90s thing - terrorism was something very different, something that happened other places.

Especially Northern Ireland.

Watched 1998 TV movie "My Date with the President's Daughter" one afternoon in 2002. At one point said daughter goes "See, he's not a terrorist!". Felt dated. 'Terrorists' became Muslims with wacky outfits quick in 2001.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Hollywood actors were "TV stars" or "film stars" but not both. TV stars did movies in their free time (particularly if they wanted to become film stars when their show ended) but they were primarily known for their TV work. Film actors did not work in TV at all unless their star had really faded.

TV and movies looked really different. TV was made cheaply. Miniseries and made-for-TV movies were watched with low expectations.

 

[revo333]

Yes, the Billy Brownless Final, that was also....memorable Hah

We were going nuts 30 seconds earlier when Osborne put us in front.

From one extreme to the other in 30 seconds.

Leave the opposition forward line wide open at the opening bounce...

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Men didn't have facial hair unless they were 'artsy' or looked like Arn Anderson.

 

[perthblue]

Hilarious

Not sure if 90s. Maybe early 00s

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FAFFERNOIBYYYY

 

[Plugger35]

Hilarious

Not sure if 90s. Maybe early 00s

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Full Frontal was definitely 90s, it went from 1993 to 1997. from memory it used to be followed by The Extraordinary hosted by Warwick Moss.

 

[peternorth]

I preferred Fast Forward to full frontal

 

[footyfan1978]

Game Shows still had some pull on tv in 1990's although. Sale of Century without Tony Barber was never the same.

Wheel of Fortune in late afternoon and The Price Is Right were ones I remember.

Comedy Shows I tended to tune into were Cheers but Seinfield never got into as much as others but a mate of a mate had been recording every episode on VHS so some weekend party at his house when party wound down, ended up seeing 3 or 4 episodes of it late at night at his house and from there saw why it was so popular.

Started watching South Park on SBS in later 90's which appealed to me straight away.

X Files in mid 90's started watching on channel 10..
Early 90's Footy on tv was still rarely live unless a game from interstate in Perth for example.

But if there was a Friday night game in Melbourne if you were out on Friday night you could catch up in car what going on by radio but the tv coverage was still mainly much later delayed telecast on channel 7. Saturday night was still a replay show on channel 7 for 90 minutes or up to two hours of 2 or 3 games from Saturday. Early 90's was still a time you could find 3 to 5 games on a Saturday in Melbourne at grounds like Princes Park, Windy Hill, Victoria Park, Moorabin and Western Oval. Waverley Park at some point in mid 90's tended to be Hawthorn and Saints playing home games there and Essendon left windy Hill for MCG. North had already left Arden Street in 80's for the MCG Friday night type schedule. So now it was 4 clubs playing home games at MCG and 2 at Waverley Park it was not long before it was down to only 3 traditional suburban grounds in mid to late 90's. Geelong only club that kept their own ground.
Late 90's was last games at Waverley Park. So lots of games on Saturday you would only see 20 to 30 minutes of on Saturday night replay show.
Channel 9 would be running Hey Hey It's Saturday at similar time and often if you were going out Saturday night you would tune into one of these before hitting the nightclubs or pubs to see live bands or parties with friends.

If you were getting home at 3, 4 or 5 in morning, would often be late night chance you crash watching bits of Rage on channel 2. Which was really a spill over from 80's when Rage was probably even bigger due to music videos were more popular and new to music lovers. "Video killed the Radio Star"...

 

[kickazz]

Yes the nineties was last decade to not have television infected with the banal narcissism of reality tv. It all started with Big Brother.

Thank God for streaming services and the platform they have provided for quality narrative based content.

 

[Shell]

Game Shows still had some pull on tv in 1990's although. Sale of Century without Tony Barber was never the same.

Wheel of Fortune in late afternoon and The Price Is Right were ones I remember.

I disagree- Glenn Ridge and Jo went ok. It was when he left it all turned to shit with Ed Phillips?

Whenever Sale of the Century comes up, I automatically think of my Papu- watched it religiously (while probably not being able to understand all of what was being said), and getting all excited when they won the car.

 

[footyfan1978]

I disagree- Glenn Ridge and Jo went ok. It was when he left it all turned to s**t with Ed Phillips?

I rarely tuned in myself. I am sure they went ok and Jo good on the eye but seemed way bigger with Tony Barber and more dramatic to see the champs win big prizes. I probably tended to see it in 80's as Mum would be watching when lived at home so seemed more memorable to me with energetic Tony Barber carrying on. ha ha

 

[Scotland]

I remember watching Full Frontal of whatever the hit show was of the day then being exciting to go to school in the morning and talk to all my friends about it.

These days everyone is texting, snapping, live tweeting etc. during every show. When you get to school the next day what do you have to talk about?

 

[GWBogan]

Men didn't have facial hair unless they were 'artsy' or looked like Arn Anderson.

AA was 37 going on 57 in that promo.