Yeah, Master of Your Domain.
There's apparently a sharp difference in the way Seinfeld was marketed in Oz
compared to in Britain. Here it was tucked away late at night in irregular
and unreliable slots. In Oz I gather it had a regular and reasonably
prestigious slot.
P
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of andrew burke
> Sent: 09 June 2007 01:05
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Australian TV
>
> Hang on! How about that episode of Seinfeld that was based on three
> men and one woman (the usual suspects) having a bet who would or
> wouldn't masturbate first! Now that shocked me that it would be on a
> prime time comedy, no doubt watched by minors. I'm far from being a
> prude but that get leave my mouth open - but it was funny, mainly (as
> usual) because of Ealiane in the series. She was funny.
>
> Back to packing now ...
>
> Andrew
>
> On 09/06/07, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > We Yanks have been exposed to many Brit series
> > (Masterpiece Theatre, Mystery, etc.), but not
> > Australian shows, I think. My one glimpse of an
> > Australian series airing in Australia while I was
> > visiting there was a shocker. It was a detective +
> > lawyer series with a trio (2 women and a man), and the
> > relations among them were very interesting. The
> > shocker, though, was an exchange between the 2 women.
> > They're talking about the man when one of them asks
> > abruptly, "Do you masturbate when you think of him?"
> >
> > Later in the show she apologizes to the other woman,
> > saying she was way out of line. "What I should have
> > asked," she says, "is do you pleasure yourself when
> > you think of him."
> >
> > My Australian hosts merely laughed while I sat there
> > with my mouth hanging open. (I wonder if Mark had any
> > such experience during his visit.)
> >
> > Candice
> >
> >
> >
> >
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