On-line petition : "Channel 9 to air Survivor 4 on Australian TV"
Al Clark
I have just set up an on-line petition in support of getting Survivor 4
to air on Channel 9 in Australia. For those who may still be unaware,
Channel 9 has announced it will not air Survivor 4, as that would
require airing it in a time-frame overlapping with Australian Survivor.
For some reason, they consider that to be a bad idea.
I also encourage those viewers of Survivor who are not in Australia and
will not be deprived of viewing Survivor 4, but support our cause, to
also sign the petition. I have nominated such people as eligible
signatories.
Visit the following URL to sign it:
http://www.petitiononline.com/s4_on_9/petition.html
Below is the petition statement:
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To: The Programming Department, Channel 9 Network Australia
The decision by Channel 9 not to air the fourth series of "Survivor" (S4)
is an unwelcome one. To persist with such a programmming decision will
result in the alienation of many fans of the three previous series, and
will reflect badly upon your network. We do not accept "a clash with the
first Australian version" as a valid reason for not airing S4. All
previous series of Survivor have maintained consistently good ratings, a
trend which will continue with S4 if aired. Your viewers are also
intelligent enough to be able to follow both S4 and the Australian
version in spite of them airing concurrently.
We ask that you air S4 as you have for the previous series, maintaining a
delay of less than one week from the original airing date in the United
States. We will reward such a display of common sense with immense favour
and loyal viewing of S4 and all future series for the entire duration of
each.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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I did not work into the statement above a boycott of Australian Survivor
by Australian viewers, however I have made it possible for you to enter
some comments when signing the petition, and I would encourage you to
also state that you will boycott Australian Survivor if you genuinely
share my sentiments.
Let's give it our best effort! I would also suggest writing letters (of
the snail-mail variety, as they carry more weight with the addressee) to
Channel 9, as well as to the television supplements in major Australian
newspapers.
Regards,
Al Clark.
knocka
2 that was filmed in the U.S? I ask this because there was a United
Kingdom version of Survivor that was filmed on Pulau Tiga. Thanks.
On 13 Jan 2002 04:32:15 -0800, survivor...@hotmail.com (Al
Razor
> 2 that was filmed in the U.S? I ask this because there was a United
> Kingdom version of Survivor that was filmed on Pulau Tiga. Thanks.
>
The Australian version of the show, with Australian contestants
paul
to be aired on channel 9 and not put on S4 on our channels.
"knocka" <knoc...@home.com> wrote in message
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knocka
the US?
On Sun, 13 Jan 2002 23:21:58 +1000, "Razor" <agw...@optusnet.com.au>
wrote:
knocka
On Sun, 13 Jan 2002 23:21:58 +1000, "Razor" <agw...@optusnet.com.au>
wrote:
>> When you say "Australian Survivor," are you talking about the Survivor
knocka
alt.binaries.nultimedia. I was able to download each episode, convert
to mpeg, and burn a vcd to watch in my DVD player. I avoided learning
what happened until after I viewed each episode. I am hoping somebody
will cap and post the Australian version.
On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:30:03 +1000, "Razor" <agw...@optusnet.com.au>
wrote:
>"knocka" <knoc...@home.com> wrote in message
>news:kt534u0o2733q3nvm...@4ax.com...
>> Anyone have plans to cap it and make it available to those of us in
>> the US?
>>
>
>Do you get the UK version in the US?
>
>We do in Australia (on cable) but late so everyone knew who won
>
JT
paul wrote:
> there is going to be a version of survivor in Australia filmed in Australia
> to be aired on channel 9 and not put on S4 on our channels.
which is fair enough i reckon. Why should they bother showing S4 when they've
got their own Survivor show to televise?
This just goes to show how short a lifespan these types of tv shows have. They
have to rush everything out to air before everyone finds out the ending - plus
there are never an repeats ofthe shows later because everyone knows the ending -
this rarely is a problem for dramas. I think that TV execs will very quickly
realise just how expensive these show actually are.
pharro
"Razor" <agw...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> > the US?
> >
>
>
> We do in Australia (on cable) but late so everyone knew who won
>
>
What cable station is this screening on and when?
Paul H
Razor
> I think that was "Shipwrecked", not "Survivor"
>
They were both shown. Shipwreckwed plus the UK Survivor, not the US survivor
AndrewR
>
>
>paul wrote:
>
>> there is going to be a version of survivor in Australia filmed in Australia
>> to be aired on channel 9 and not put on S4 on our channels.
>
>which is fair enough i reckon. Why should they bother showing S4 when they've
>got their own Survivor show to televise?
We like the US Survivor - I can predict with a great certainty, that
the "Australian version" will be absolute CRAP. PLUS we've already
done the who Australian thing... I want to see the Marquesas version -
no food!! Beautiful surroundings!!
>
>This just goes to show how short a lifespan these types of tv shows have. They
>have to rush everything out to air before everyone finds out the ending - plus
>there are never an repeats ofthe shows later because everyone knows the ending -
>this rarely is a problem for dramas. I think that TV execs will very quickly
>realise just how expensive these show actually are.
>
--
AndrewR
Guardian of Willow's resolve face.
AndrewR
Clark) wrote:
>All,
>
>I have just set up an on-line petition in support of getting Survivor 4
>to air on Channel 9 in Australia.
We need to start a written campaign. How do we go about this - we only
have a few weeks to do it!!!!!!!
Robert St. James (el Corazon Ardiente)
: This is particularly important if you live in Melbourne or Sydney,
: because that is where all the decisions are made. I live in Perth, and
: every time I phone to complain about Wimbledon being shown too late, they
: always tell me its because of the Eastern States programming depts - that
: they can't get out of step with them. So to the batphones, people!!
:
: Just Joan
?? They show Wimbledon after the crowd's gone home? Must be rather dull,
just looking at the silent courts.
RstJ
try ESPN sportscenter
Julian Buczek
>
> ?? They show Wimbledon after the crowd's gone home? Must be rather
> dull, just looking at the silent courts.
Wimbledon is shown on a delayed telecast here in Perth.
> try ESPN sportscenter
Optus Vision carries ESPN, but the problem is Optus Vision isn't
available in Western Australia!
Cackling Pipes
"Daniel Burdie" <jka...@REMOVEiprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> > >
> > > What cable station is this screening on and when?
> > >
> >
it
> > mid-September.
>
>
> I think that was "Shipwrecked", not "Survivor"
The amount of bullshit this guy posts in aus.tv.pay...I would not believe a
word he says
>
Razor
> Optus Vision carries ESPN, but the problem is Optus Vision isn't
> available in Western Australia!
Austar is in WA isn't it? ESPN is on there as well.
Robert St. James (el Corazon Ardiente)
: Wimbledon is shown on a delayed telecast here in Perth.
Must suck for trying to place bets on it in that case.
:
: > try ESPN sportscenter
:
: Optus Vision carries ESPN, but the problem is Optus Vision isn't
: available in Western Australia!
Oh, man, *this* is catastrophic! How do you get the scores for
the day's games?
RstJ
crocs by the bucketful
Julian Buczek
>
> the day's games?
Nine's delayed telecast, the 6pm news, the Internet....
Julian Buczek
>
> Austar is in WA isn't it? ESPN is on there as well.
Nope, Foxtel holds the contract for regional Western Australia.
Austar has the contract for the rest of regional Australia.
AndrewR
wrote:
>In article <3c456d0c...@news.uq.edu.au>,
>s348712@student_SPAM_.uq.edu.au says...
>> On 13 Jan 2002 04:32:15 -0800, survivor...@hotmail.com (Al
>> Clark) wrote:
>>
>> >All,
>> >
>> >I have just set up an on-line petition in support of getting Survivor 4
>> >to air on Channel 9 in Australia.
>>
>> We need to start a written campaign. How do we go about this - we only
>> have a few weeks to do it!!!!!!!
>
>Why don't we all start by phoning our respective programming departments?
>
>This is particularly important if you live in Melbourne or Sydney,
>because that is where all the decisions are made. I live in Perth, and
>every time I phone to complain about Wimbledon being shown too late, they
>always tell me its because of the Eastern States programming depts - that
>they can't get out of step with them. So to the batphones, people!!
>
>Just Joan
You could - and seeing as it's not Star Trek - they MIGHT listen...
you have to get a lot of people saying they won't watch the Australian
survivor if they don't put the Marquesas Survivor on when the US
starts showing it - not later in the year.