Chopper

Television Nine Network
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So Nine are running a biopic on the nights Seven has done so over the past few years.

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Is this a good scheduling move to have it up against the Winter Olympics?

I would have thought Underbelly would be male skewed so wouldn’t most males be watching sport if it was available?

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Not really. I would’ve thought Nine would’ve screened it after the Winter Olympics. Married At First Sight which is also on tonight will also struggle.

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But MAFS is going up against MKR as usual.

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I too am surprised.

I think if Nine had very high hopes, we wouldn’t have seen if for another couple of weeks, yes.

Look at how telemovies / mini-series did last year, let alone dramas in general (bar Doctor Blake and maybe Doctor Doctor).

Molly was two years ago, long time!

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The lead actor was just plugging it for Nine with Grubby & Dee Dee (3AW weekend afternoon program) on radio.

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Underbelly Chopper getting trashed on social media.

Anybody here watching??

I survived a couple of ad breaks after I’m A Celebrity, now got Winter Olympics on.

Wasn’t good really, portrayal of Chopper a bit insulting to Eric Bana’s iconic movie. Nine (or producers at least) almost glorifying the bloke, in fact it’s just a bit too full on anyway.

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Ever since this project was announced, I wondered why Nine would want to do a remake when that Chopper movie was so definitive and anything else would feel like a pale imitation.

Maybe this will finally put an end to Underbelly.

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If (and that’s a big if) it doesn’t rate, I wonder if networks, particularly FTA will be completely put off producing telemovies / mini-series from now on?

Wouldn’t look great for Seven’s upcoming ‘Olivia Newton John’ telemovie, though that’s definitely more in the line of ‘Molly’ (not hard crime like Underbelly).

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Seven would not be worried about Olivia too much but their Australian Gangster series which is about real life criminals would be a real worry.

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Oh, really? Damn. Count me out then.

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Haven’t watched but from a review I read it was more focused on events post when the film concluded.

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I dont think i’ll watch part 2

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I started it on 9now last night after it had aired.
It went to an “ad” about halfway through and then it died and went back to main menu. I had no incentive to try and turn it back on.

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Real lack of story with this. Another mini-series that could have just been done as a telemovie.

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Isn’t it a telemovie? I thought part two airs tonight?

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If it’s in two parts then it’s a mini-series.

A telemovie is a television movie. It airs in one screening.

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I always have heard two part “telemovie” labelled as that though?
In saying that I’m talking about most probably aired pre 2005… maybe the terminology has changed.

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I’ve heard it used too but I believe the terminology is incorrect.

A telemovie is a feature film produced and originally distributed by a television network.
A miniseries is a television program that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes.

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Ah yes, fair enough :slight_smile: