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by **Dan's Brain** on Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:11 pm

Great.

I was so pumped for this, a decent Australian drama series with good characters, actors, and writing. Based on the true events of the Melbourne gangland killings.

Now the Supreme Court has ruled that it cant be screened in Victoria, due to the fact that it could sway the opinions of potential jurors.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx ... 02&rss=yes

My reasons for wanting it to air are extremely selfish (wanting a flipping job), but i also believe that people aren't so stupid that they can't separate fact from heavily dramatised and edited fact.

by **J@3** on Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:26 pm

Wtf? I was looking forward to this, how fucking lame is that.

by **CMJ3** on Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:54 pm

Looks like ill be watching (Perth). You prob could just get it off the net anyway if ya that desperate to watch it.

by **benji** on Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:11 pm

Justice King also ordered the removal of all excerpts from Underbelly from the internet.

I don't know if the entire internet falls under her jurisdiction.

"It will be difficult for the viewing public to sift through what is factual material and what is fictional," she said.

by **Dan's Brain** on Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:48 pm

Jae wrote:Wtf? I was looking forward to this, how fucking lame is that.

Are you in Victoria? The rest of the country gets it, apparently.

by **J@3** on Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:58 pm

Yeah I'm in Melbourne. It'll be available on torrents, I just don't want a heavily edited version or whatever.

by **Fitzy** on Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:37 pm

theyve already had the a current affair interviews and all that shit shown here, makin us feel stupid cause we cant even watch what will be a great aussie drama

by **Dan's Brain** on Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:16 pm

The Shawshank Redemption is a good movie.

It was a good movie the first six times I saw it as well.

by **Dan's Brain** on Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:29 pm

Well. We finally got it in Victoria, in a manner of speaking. The first episode screened tonight, supposedly heavily edited. Including one section where one character, just one character, was shown with a pixellated face. This was a character being played by an actor. I assume it wasn't the real life person playing themselves.

Anyway, gift horses and such.

It was still an enjoyable piece of television, and i'll be watching all of the other episodes eagerly.

by **Fitzy** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:12 am

they finally decide to show it in victoria and i didnt even bother to watch it. everyone else in australia already knows what happens

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:44 am

I'm guessing the DVD set isn't available in Victoria either?

by **Dan's Brain** on Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:58 am

Not yet. They can't actually screen all of the episodes yet either. They're only screening five out of nine(?). I assume the DVD release would also be delayed until it can be sold as an entire box set.

Which could be years.

Anyway, I learned that the pixellated character was Tony Mokbel, sans awesome wig.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:50 am

You could always order it interstate or pick it up off eBay if you're keen...unless it's considered contraband or something.

by **Dan's Brain** on Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:53 pm

I reckon that's what I'll do. I'm heading to Sydney in a month so i may even buy it there. They just may not let me back across the border again.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:16 pm

Well, you've got to look at it from their perspective. Who knows what kind of hell will break loose if you watch that DVD set in the privacy of your own home. Anarchy and chaos are sure to follow.

by **Dan's Brain** on Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:04 pm

Anarchy and chaos follows me when i watch The Muppet Show.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:42 pm

How could it not? The Muppet Show was, after all, merely a front for the late Jim Henson's revolutionary movement.

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