Get Nicked put me off TV: Giannopoulos
Nick Giannopoulos says his negative experience with the cancelled sitcom Get Nicked in 2006 has made him prefer films over television comedy.
“We had worked very hard on that project and we had all the scripts ready. Its cancellation put me off TV,” Giannopoulos told Encore.
Get Nicked was a sitcom Giannopoulos developed in 2005, to be produced by Granada. A pilot was shot and the show was picked up by Seven Network, but the project was ultimately cancelled by the network before it went into production.
“Seven ran out of money buying football – Seven and Ten acquired the 2007-2011 AFL rights in 2006 – and cancelled it,” recalled Giannopoulos.
Yeah right – making Greek features for local Oz audiences – what can possibly go wrong? Given his past experience (credits) funding shouldn’t be a problem.
I’m pretty sure that it’s in the bible somewhere that the imminent release of Wog Boy 2 is one of the signs of the coming apocalypse.