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So, anyone looking forward to Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities? I was a big fan of Underbelly, despite it being set in poncey Melbourne. This time around it's in Sydney and is depicting the events of the early Seventies with Bob Trimbole and the heroin trafficking from SE Asia etc.
Unfortunately, it has Bert Newton's son in a lead role who I despise, and also has Peter O'Brien, aka Shane from Neighbours, so the casting isn't doing much for me although it promises even more shagging and nudity which is a bonus with the writers refusing to omit 'pubic hair'.
My only concern is they've knocked this one out too quickly after the massive popularity of the first one and even though it's based on real events, the strength of this first was the quality of the writing as some of the acting was pathetic.
Any other Underbelly fans?
 
I didn't watch the original because Australian TV drama is invariably utter shite.
 
Wibble said:
I didn't watch the original because Australian TV drama is invariably utter shite.
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In total agreeance with you there Mr Wibbleton but the original was a complete gem amidst a plethora of saturated shite American sit-coms; hopefully this 'prequel' will be even half as good meaning it will be a good show.

To be fair, there are a few shows upcoming which I wouldn't mind checking out, such as the Yank version of Life on Mars. Hopefully they don't rape the originality of our very own Mancunian version, although it looks pretty good visually at least from the adverts unlike the original which was filmed seemingly on a budget of ten quid in Ancoats car-parks!

I'd recommend going down to Video Ezy Wibble and rent the box-set of Underbelly 1, you'd be surprised how engrossing it actually is.
 
Johnno said:
So, anyone looking forward to Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities? I was a big fan of Underbelly, despite it being set in poncey Melbourne. This time around it's in Sydney and is depicting the events of the early Seventies with Bob Trimbole and the heroin trafficking from SE Asia etc.
Unfortunately, it has Bert Newton's son in a lead role who I despise, and also has Peter O'Brien, aka Shane from Neighbours, so the casting isn't doing much for me although it promises even more shagging and nudity which is a bonus with the writers refusing to omit 'pubic hair'.
My only concern is they've knocked this one out too quickly after the massive popularity of the first one and even though it's based on real events, the strength of this first was the quality of the writing as some of the acting was pathetic.
Any other Underbelly fans?
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I do that sometimes. ;)

it's a valid concern, looks like they are cashing in on the success of Underbelly which was brilliant but i'm sure I'll watch it, even if it's only for the shagging.
 
Lewis Moran was like my uncle.

So don't rub me up the wrong way or I'll have yer knees.
 
I thought the original Underbelly was shite. Awful acting, as Johnno has already alluded to, and I also thought most the dialogue was cringeworthy as well.

Didn't end up watching the whole series and I'll probably give this one a miss as, in addition to having bad writing and acting, this one's also going to be set in the most horrible cesspool of a city this side of Kabul.
 
Melbourne Red said:
I thought the original Underbelly was shite. Awful acting, as Johnno has already alluded to, and I also thought most the dialogue was cringeworthy as well.

Didn't end up watching the whole series and I'll probably give this one a miss as, in addition to having bad writing and acting, this one's also going to be set in the most horrible cesspool of a city this side of Kabul.
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You've just made an enema...I mean enemy, Mexican bastard!!!!
Although Carlton Draught ain't bad...
 
But the Victory the Storm the Cricket team (dunno what your called) and all AFL teams residing in Vic are gayers.
 
Melbourne Red said:
I thought the original Underbelly was shite. Awful acting, as Johnno has already alluded to, and I also thought most the dialogue was cringeworthy as well.

Didn't end up watching the whole series and I'll probably give this one a miss as, in addition to having bad writing and acting, this one's also going to be set in the most horrible cesspool of a city this side of Kabul.
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I thought they had changed cities from the first series?
 
Never saw the original series, never will see it. So, no, I'm not seeing the new series either.


Melbourne > Sydney > Adelaide "Ooh, we're so good. F1 sucks and the tour down under has Lance Armstrong" Piss off.
 
2000 olympics, beach, harbour bridge, opera house, centre point tower, A-League Final, Rugby League Final, nuff said. Sydney > the rest of Australia


Proof that Melbourne has a small city mentailty is the fact you think adelaide is competing.
 
Christofaux said:
2000 olympics, beach, harbour bridge, opera house, centre point tower, A-League Final, Rugby League Final, nuff said. Sydney > the rest of Australia


Proof that Melbourne has a small city mentailty is the fact you think adelaide is competing.
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Johhno told me this as well and as such it is certainly true, one of your fellow gooners wont be so happy about that comment though
 
Alex said:
Johhno told me this as well and as such it is certainly true, one of your fellow gooners wont be so happy about that comment though
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I support Sydney FC and live in Sydney. As Australians we understand our 'in house rivalry' but on the world stage we know two things.

Arsenal is our favourite team

Cahill is a legend :P
 
Melbourne music scene > Sydney music scene.
 
Melbourne's culture is way better than Sydney's.

I support Melbourne Victory and live in Melbourne. However I go for the Swans...

Yes, Tim Cahill is a legend.

However, AFL is better than rugby.
 
Sydney's bridge;

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Melbourne's bridge;

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Sydney Harbour;

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Melbourne's harbour;

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Sydney's beach;

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Melbourne's beach;

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Oranje said:
Melbourne music scene > Sydney music scene.
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Ah yes, because the Australian music 'scene' is dead, dead cool anyway. I love Batchelor Girl and Powderfinger, they're well wicked....
 
Johnno said:
Sydney's bridge;

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Melbourne's bridge;

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Sydney Harbour;

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Melbourne's harbour;

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Sydney's beach;

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Melbourne's beach;

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I guess Syndney > Melbourne, I always thought Melbourne was a really nice place until you showed those pictures, but now I think of it as a shithole and shall never visit it
 
JezChan said:
Melbourne's culture is way better than Sydney's.

I support Melbourne Victory and live in Melbourne. However I go for the Swans...

Yes, Tim Cahill is a legend.

However, AFL is better than rugby.
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There's more culture in a bottle of fecking Yakult.
You're a bunch of scarf-wearing-despite-it-being-twenty-degrees twats who have an inferiority complex over the one true Australian metropolis.
 
JezChan said:
Melbourne's culture is way better than Sydney's.

I support Melbourne Victory and live in Melbourne. However I go for the Swans...

Yes, Tim Cahill is a legend.

However, AFL is better than rugby.
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Have you gone for the swans since they used to be a victorian team?

football >>>>> afl and rugby
 
Christofaux said:
Have you gone for the swans since they used to be a victorian team?

football >>>>> afl and rugby
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The gayest thing about Melbourne is they drink 'middies'; me and my mam's husband were down Philip Island and went to to the bar buying four each a time. Two gulps and they were gone. Muppet Victorians.
 
Johnno said:
The gayest thing about Melbourne is they drink 'middies'; me and my mam's husband were down Philip Island and went to to the bar buying four each a time. Two gulps and they were gone. Muppet Victorians.
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I'll have a Shandy middy please...
 
Johnno said:
Ah yes, because the Australian music 'scene' is dead, dead cool anyway. I love Batchelor Girl and Powderfinger, they're well wicked....
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:lol:

There are a lot of decent smaller bands in Australia that are good to watch live. Wouldn't expect them to break into the mainstream though, unless they're shit.
 
Christofaux said:
2000 olympics, beach, harbour bridge, opera house, centre point tower, A-League Final, Rugby League Final, nuff said. Sydney > the rest of Australia


Proof that Melbourne has a small city mentailty is the fact you think adelaide is competing.
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Most livable city in the world > all.

We win!
 
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Melbourne's tower is so much better than Sydneys looking at that picture, I assume that's St Kilda beach.

Anyway you cockheads in the eastern states keep bigging yourself up while we Adelaideans enjoy our sleepy little town whilst trying to decide beteween a Coopers Ale or one of our good reds while you sip your Fosters and Tooheys bilge water.
 
Sydney's the gaylord capital of Australia.

New South Wales has Canberra in it, that means NSW loses. And since Sydney's in NSW, it also loses.

Naaaaar, I've never been to Syndey so I can't really talk. Though I do love the us vs them smack we all talk. I have been to Adelaide though, and despite what people say it is a pretty awesome place...

Mind you I was there for my footy trip so when you're constantly hammered and at the stage where we were walking drinking in our room naked, with wine classes cupped over our parts.... Anywhere was going to be good.
 
cesc's_mullet said:
Sydney's the gaylord capital of Australia.

New South Wales has Canberra in it, that means NSW loses. And since Sydney's in NSW, it also loses.

Naaaaar, I've never been to Syndey so I can't really talk. Though I do love the us vs them smack we all talk. I have been to Adelaide though, and despite what people say it is a pretty awesome place...

Mind you I was there for my footy trip so when you're constantly hammered and at the stage where we were walking drinking in our room naked, with wine classes cupped over our parts.... Anywhere was going to be good.
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Yes, Melbourne's not gay at all, except for the bars where they have 'gay only' patronage laws.
And Canberra is in the ACT you tosspot! You're terrible at geography Cesc
 
I haven't been to Melbourne, too far south for me. Even Sydney is too far south TBH. My missus has been to Melbourne and quite liked it for the restaurants and cafe's but not much else.

Adelaide doesn't have any water, Canberra doesn't exist, Brisbane is nice but boring. Perth is meant to be great but too far from anything else and has too many flys in summer. Cairns is infested with Dengue Fever at the moment and NQ and NT have crocs, jellyfish and cyclones, inland is hicksville and Tasmania is Tasmanina, enough said.

Another shitty day in paradise.
 
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Melbourne's tower is so much better than Sydneys looking at that picture, I assume that's St Kilda beach.
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Ha, you mean that's Blackpool's beach. Sydneysiders... think they can trick the world. The link to where the picture of the Blackpool beach is: http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Travel/Tours/England/Blackpool.htm

Here are some REAL Melbourne beaches.

Brighton Beach
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St Kilda Beach
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Chelsea Beach
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And here's our real tower while we're at it:

Eureka Tower
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Yeah but they're all feck all compared to Sydney Jez, admit it...
 
So what have you got? A bridge and an opera house (I'll pay those two), Bondi beach, Manly beach. What else?


Just because you tried to con everyone into believing Melbourne's a town full of rustbuckets and shit for a beach.

Let's put it this way. We're both good in different regards. Melbourne has its sport and Sydney has its homosexual community. Fabulous!
 
JezChan said:
So what have you got? A bridge and an opera house (I'll pay those two), Bondi beach, Manly beach. What else?


Just because you tried to con everyone into believing Melbourne's a town full of rustbuckets and shit for a beach.

Let's put it this way. We're both good in different regards. Melbourne has its sport and Sydney has its homosexual community. Fabulous!
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No no no, Melbourne bums itslef with it's sport. A sport that is played almost exclusively in Melbourne with dregs in bumfeck cities like Adelaide and Perth with a team each in Sydney and Brisbane and it's played NOWHERE else in the world, it's not even exclusive to the whole of Australia, just the Southern states.
And as mentioned earlier, there are plenty of fags in Sydney, although strangely enough the ones I worked with (not by choice) all seem to be from WA, SA, Victoria etc, hardly any actualy Sydneysiders I've met are gay, and in Sydney there are no bars which are exclusively gay like the ones down there.
 
Johnno said:
No no no, Melbourne bums itslef with it's sport. A sport that is played almost exclusively in Melbourne with dregs in bumfeck cities like Adelaide and Perth with a team each in Sydney and Brisbane and it's played NOWHERE else in the world, it's not even exclusive to the whole of Australia, just the Southern states.
And as mentioned earlier, there are plenty of fags in Sydney, although strangely enough the ones I worked with (not by choice) all seem to be from WA, SA, Victoria etc, hardly any actualy Sydneysiders I've met are gay, and in Sydney there are no bars which are exclusively gay like the ones down there.
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You see, they've integrated into your society, infiltrated every aspect of your life and you don't even notice.




Anyway, feck this argument, I had another Aussie entertainment-based issue.

Has anyone got the word on what this new "Freeview" thing is on the telly?
 
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