Stop the search. The best worst minute of 2017 television has already been broadcast
Dr Mumbo has a feeling it’s going to be a good year.
You see, the omens are excellent.
When the worst minute of TV has already been broadcast before the New Year fireworks have even ended, the bar for television calamities has been set high.
Forget about the ABC’s team nearly missing midnight, the real action was taking place in the digital wastelands.
Over on Eleven, low profile music show The Loop’s equally obscure presenters Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland were trying their hearts out to build some excitement.
And given the cost of doing something like this live, creating that feeling when they probably shot it back in October was a big ask.
But they tried. By gosh, they tried.
“To help us with the countdown, we ran a competition,” Tweedie told viewers.
“This is on one of the biggest competitions in Australia…” he somehow continued with a straight face, “…to do the countdown on The Loop set. Here they are, your winners, come on over.”
At which point up stepped eight punters, looking more like they’d just got off that Qantas flight from Dubai that was delayed 24 hours, rather than winning “the biggest competition in Australia”.
But plucky Tweedie and Phyland stuck with it as the countdown began, even if their “winners” were in no way grinners…
And as the broadcast left 2016 and entered 2017 it got even more special.
The woman on the left – who appears to be dressed more for the office (not that Dr Mumbo is for one moment suggesting that all of these people actually work there and were dragged in at the last minute against their will) – has a popper. And a regretful expression.
Obviously, Dr Mumbo can’t stress enough, that you really should watch the video:
And if that’s not enough then get a load of the practice run they posted to Facebook two days earlier.
Speaking of Facebook, Dr Mumbo will leave the final word on the matter to The Loop’s Facebook, erm, fans…
2017 is going to be one helluva year.
2.15pm update: Dr Mumbo’s attention is drawn to a tweet from Tweedie which suggests the angry popper chucker was indeed a member of the public rather than a roped-in staffer. Tweedie claims she was thrown out by security.
@ChrissieSwan @mickyb273 @loopeleven security escorted the lady who threw her popper at Liv out of the building immediately
— Scott Tweedie (@Scott_Tweedie) January 2, 2017
I think this skit was an attempt at humour. But kudos to the accounts payable team at Channel 10 for a sterling effort in “acting” disinterested.
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awww I’m told it’s staged
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Come on this had to have been a staged attempt at being funny. I think it is kinda funny – a teensy little bit funny. An attempt at humour – I agree Andrew.
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Hey Dr Mumbo,
Love YOU but SHE is HOT!
See?
Olivia HOT.
Dr Mumbo NOT (HOT)
See?
That’s the rule of TV 101. Hot rulez.
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Totally staged.
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It’s a joke, Joyce. Did people really take this seriously?
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Best belly laugh for a while – thanks Doc
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