ive been looking forward to this show, which starts tomorrow (wednesday) nite on channel 9;

story of the crime gangs in melbourne over the last 10 years, based on fact mostly i believe. great aussie cast, hopefully well written and acted;

its just been pulled in Vic until after someones trial

underbelly on hold in vic

trying to find the norty promo which has all the goodbits, but cant;

family groups are in uproar about the show, so thats a fair indicator that it will be worth watching

great aussie cast, hopefully well written and acted;

lol

If they do this well, it could be a winner! What they've done here is a bloody good way to get free advertising & create hype. I'm hangin out for this now!

Actually sounds like a decent idea for a series for an aussie drama for a change. But watching it would mean having to find the antennae cable for my tv, sounds like a lot of effort.

btw: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragraph

yeah this actually sounds like it's worth watching

btw: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragraph

i was freeforming

My prediction, yet another s***ty Aussie Drama...

too bad if you live in melbourne because it has been suspended for viewing.

it was already too bad if you live in melbourne

Melbourne >> Sydney

I'll check out the first episode but unless its hardcore sopranos style I will probably lose interest pretty quickly.

My prediction, yet another s***ty Aussie Drama...

Agreed.

great aussie cast, hopefully well written and acted;
lol

hey, that guy from the hyundai ads is really good;

true

too bad if you live in melbourne because it has been suspended for viewing.

Did you even read the original post?

poor, vic. i heard it's been put on hold in vic due to some underworld court case.

banned
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html

banned from what idol

it is banned in victoria

+ FIRST POST!!!!

wait a minute

guys i heard this show has been put on hold for victoria, can someone confirm/deny ?

Where is this Victoria you speak of ?

what are you talking about Jim you crazy man

btw on Today Tonight they're saying it's banned?

edit: ahahaa the victorian judge banned it from Victorian screenings and from it being broadcast on the INTERNET hahahaha



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so there is something going around that this has been banned from victoria.

can anyone confirm?

On the drive to work today I was flicking Radio stations to try find some actual music.
Nova, TripleM, TripleJ, B105, River 94.9 and even 97.3 (Family FM... I really didn't want to listen to Underbelly talk) all had ad/people/discussion about Underbelly.

It's been like this for the past few days too. Overhype much?

I rekon it'll be pretty good.

Can't wait to 'aquire' ;)

It's been like this for the past few days too. Overhype much?

channel9 are really in need of a ratings bump.

well they can bump their ratings back down again after that s***e effort. so disapointed :/

kind of glad i didnt watch it after what everyone has been telling me.

ps. blue muder is by the far the best australian crime tv/miniseries

i mentally substitute all the character names for "Neville Bartoss"

they wrecked the show full stop i liked it till the end but the end how they ended it was awful never watching again. main mob guy was the only reason i even watched it all the other actors were pretty bad. but since hes gone. not gonna watch it

i mentally substitute all the character names for "Neville Bartoss"

lolz

yer, that was pretty disappointing

john howard stood out like dogs balls as not looking like he should have been cast as part of the carlton gang

actually most of the old guys in the carlton gang didnt look right

the younger guys were ok though

im interested in the story, so ill probably watch it again, but overall, felt tacky, looked tacky, sounded tacky

fail

ps hyundai guy was better in the ads then as the copper :(

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They need to work on subtlety to keep it real, they're tryin to make too much of an impact too early and for me has spoiled it.

I'll test the waters again next week i think, just to sus it.

john howard stood out like dogs balls as not looking like he should have been cast as part of the carlton gang

Are you thinking or Martin Sacks or Kevin Harrington as John Howard is still over saving the hospital on All Saints :p. I have heard a lot say that Harrinton (Neighbours/The Dish) looks weird as a gangster but he is a dead ringer of the real Lewis Moran. Most of the cast actually do resemble the people they are playing, especially Carl Williams (singing Casino man). These guys aren't cast as caricatures of gangsters so are naturally going to look like normal people with a f***ed up way of life. Gangitano was the only one who acted and dressed like he thought he was a Hollywood gangster.

since hes gone. not gonna watch it

He is gone in the first 2 episodes because his death starts the whole "10 year war". The show is based on facts, however looseley, so there aren't any suprises on who dies unless you don't know the story.

im just pissed how they killed the main guy off, first episode, hes the only guy that was a descent actor in it,

Didn't mind it, will watch again. Felt a bit like they were trying a bit hard with the "LOOK TITS AND VIOLENCE ON TV ZOMG" bit. I hope they are just trying to get some exposure & hook people and it tones down a bit as it goes long.

I would have liked to see more of the Black Prince but if its trying to be based on based on historical fact you can't really go and change what happened.

im just pissed how they killed the main guy off, first episode, hes the only guy that was a descent actor in it,

they are trying to keep it factually accurate. if you didn't see him dying early you probally were supprised when the titanic sunk at the end of that movie.

umm, spoilers tag k thx? not all of us have seen titanic

yeah why are people complaining that they don't look like gangsters from sopranos and that they killed someone off

this was based on something that actually happened hence they look like normal people and s***... people got killed, just because it wasn't when you wanted them to be killed off

oh he died? i turned it off :P

Might give it another crack next week, but i feel it should still have a large factor of subtlety to keep it real. All this blatent violence and sterio typing (amongst ordinary acting) really turned my nose up at it. Subtlety is the key!

I heard it wasn't aired in victoria

I turned on the tv last night to watch and and WTF it wasn't on?!?! Whats going on?

For you, Khel:

Linky.

I came across this: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html

I didn't really like the story at http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html I preferred the way it was covered at http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html

Are you sure they mean http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html and not http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html ?

Stop trying to confuse people Saint, you know http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html is the best place to look, not http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html

i heard there was a link to some news site through a mates mate.. dunno what it is though can someone help ?

I'm pretty sure it's http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html not http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23200416-10388,00.html

thanks man

I dunno? I'm still not seeing anything about this show in victoria...

all this talk about bad acting all most made me not watch the show. then i thought wtf does qgl know. and i was right. probably the best aussie drama to be made in in the last 10 years, well atleast since police rescue.

lol
you're a funny one

im pretty sure qgl does know

i watched it last night. it was pretty good. will give it another episode at least. Maybe my standards have been lowered by the lack of new tv.

I'm waiting for Mick Gatto to show up..

this was based on something that actually happened hence they look like normal people and s***... people got killed, just because it wasn't when you wanted them to be killed off

lol... look like "normal people" or pretty much the same people who dominate Australian TV... Not having a go at Paveway or what anyone else here has said, but it would be awesome for a show that attempts to push Aussie drama a little bit further also gives a start to more new actors. Sure it's possible they auditioned hundreds of people for the parts and wound up with the familiar faces being the best, but I highly doubt it. I reckon it would have been a lot better if there were more no name actors.

I am saying this having only seen the publicity for it in TV Scene. I am yet to see the show.

they couldn't do any worse with no-name actors, that's for sure

I was glad to see my falcon being used as a cop car

only thing different, mine is sitting on superlows :D

the entire cast has at one time been in an episode of the follwing

1)neighbours
2)home and away
3)heartbreak high
4)hyundai ads

i challenge anyone of you to point out one actor in the show who doesnt fit this critera

all this talk about bad acting all most made me not watch the show. then i thought wtf does qgl know. and i was right. probably the best aussie drama to be made in in the last 10 years, well atleast since police rescue.

QFT, I never had the thoughts of listening to qgl opinions either, but it did annoy me that people who clearly are not actors feel they have the right to criticise the acting? Doesn't make sense to me.

Anyway, this show gets my 2 thumbs up approval. Had a great Australian movie touch which I love.

the entire cast has at one time been in an episode of the follwing

1)neighbours
2)home and away
3)heartbreak high
4)hyundai ads

i challenge anyone of you to point out one actor in the show who doesnt fit this critera

this is true, but its not a bad thing. you have to start somewhere and its not like there is alot of options for an aspiring actor in australia.

A star is born....

and never did a lesser role.

LOL

great show,

tits, violence, drugs and aussies

in that order

hottest scene of the year on australian tele?
carl and bitchtits making out in front of the pillpress

ahh that reminds me.. need to purchase pillpress....

oh yeah =) episodes 4-8 have been leaked

I see your Carl/bitchtits sex scene and raise you a Mark/Madeleine west ricki dicki dor!

Also I agree with the statement of this being the best Drama I have seen in Aussie TV in a while. A stray boob every ep is also a + +.
Also the guy out of the hyundai ad was in a pretty major role in last man standing.

its pretty good (imo)

up to ep9 are available on chanel BT

honestly i had no problems with the acting up until that scene in ep4 when marks mistress see's he is dead on the tv.

nearly as bad as the darth vader noooooooooo scene

hmmm, interesting, been reading up on the moran family

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moran_family

just watching the show on free to air, really impressed with les hill as jason moran

hes very believable

him and carl in particular are good;

yeah i was totally into this when it was all going down found out s***loads about it, so awsome they made it into a show.

The guy that plays Carl Lewis was a Churchie boy!!

He finished school in 1998 and my sister was friends with him. I am impressed with his style of acting in the show.

The storyline sometimes has gaps however I guess trying to cram in all the crime of the last 8 years or so must be hard.

Carls girlfriend, bitchtits has the whole kath and kim style voice going on.
The worst actor out of the lot would have to be the male detective - not sure of his name.

So far the show is going well.

Can anyone shed any light on this though ----- if jason moran was convicted of the bashings in the night club for 2 years.. when does he serve it? Has the sentence started now or did they jump ahead two years? i am confused..

They jumped some time in last night's episode. The date was displayed when the Moran brothers met Carl Williams in the park towards the end.

Edit: The date was October 1998 if I recall correctly.

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Oh yeh thats right, Jason mentions he knows people inside jail an his brother says he should just kill carl williams because hes on probation.

Its also cool to see how the characters are all slowly getting more violent and desperate.

so many tits!

ya know daniel amalm.. the guy who plays dino dibra?

well his sister was my gf in year 7. she was a hornbag even back then.

SO THERE YA GO!

holy f*** benji is awesome, cant wait to see more of his crazyness :D

+ 1 for madeline wests tits aswell

last edited by sc00bs at 19:51:35 28/Feb/08

was that the chick getting done in the jag?

phwoar

was that the chick getting done in the jag?

nah she appears first in episode 5 i think, she is that blonde chick from neighbours with huge tits.

http://www.djmick.co.uk/celebritygallery/01/madwe/p (1).jpg

thank god for freedom of speech!!!

/me awaits ironic post nukage.

Mokbel to use Underbelly defence.

/me wonders if it will ever come to light that Mokbel assisted Underbelly in any way.

who think the great satan makes everything worth watching.....

No, i'd rather watch shows made by Jesus.

wow... episode 9 was awesome =)

Great Australian drama is not a combination of words I have ever used. And I still haven't, won't be watching it ever again.

^ idiot.

wow... episode 9 was awesome =)

yeah I heard today channel 9 is throwing a lot of money into finding out who grabbed the studio releases and upped them.

google isn't coming up with anything yet though :/

*edit*

bah! I suck at linking




last edited by koopz at 21:16:56 03/Mar/08

ep 10 is out there as well

well, i tried to watch on tv, but channel 9 insisted of f***ing up by not showing it this week due to non rating week, so i just went and dled all the eps and watched them

thanks for nothing fta

also

tits

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I thought the last 3 eps were a bit of a let down.
Eps 9 and 10 were awesome though.
I feel they really coulda stretched it out a bit but still an awesome show.

Pretty average show, pat on the back to channel 9 for at least trying to make a good drama but. I get really s***ted off at all the background music to hide the bad acting. I love shows like sopranos and the shield where they have no dramatic music at all.

I haven't watched it since the first ep. Bring back Wildside (the only genuinely good Aussie drama in recent years, if ever)

are episodes 11 - 12 - 13 available yet?
i mean the edited ones, not the crappy undubbed uncut ones

No, 10-13 are unfinished episodes - they form the collection of episodes that ch9 cited as being "unfinished" when ordered to hand over to the courts for analysis.

You won't see completed versions for a while...if they even circulate before it airs. I'm wagering that due to the leaks that ch9 has suffered at the hands of their staff (and the production company that made it), any further DVD screeners for press just simply won't eventuate.

Makes sense. The show needs no further promotion anymore. ;)

What was the most recent ep? The last one i saw was when Mark got gunned down by Carl ...

ep 10

No, 10-13 are unfinished episodes - they form the collection of episodes that ch9 cited as being "unfinished" when ordered to hand over to the courts for analysis.

i've seen 11-13, they are missing sounds: such as when ppl are talking on a phone to someone, u hear one person, but not the edited in sound of the other person on the end of the line. Some music is also missing, sound effects and some voice overs are subtitles. 11 was the worst out of the 3 with no music, but 12 and 13 aren't 2 bad.

pretty ironic how Carl is apparently making money off the sale of the bootleg dvds in vic :P

Carl's family trust, maybe. Carl himself is in prison till he turns 70something. (earliest parole)

What was the most recent ep? The last one i saw was when Mark got gunned down by Carl ...

Episode 5 most probably - The Good The Bad and The Ugly.