Well, that’s a little extreme.
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Yeah it’s a good thing I live on my own then. 
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UNMISSABLE DRAMA EVENT OVER TWO MASSIVE NIGHTS
Sunday, June 25 at at 7.00pm
Monday, June 26 at 7.30pm
on Channel 9 & 9Now
The life and times of Shane Warne - cricket legend and cultural icon - will be celebrated in a major drama event when WARNIE premieres Sunday, June 25 and Monday, June 26 on Channel 9 and 9Now.
The late, great Shane Warne was truly a larger-than-life character both on and off the field - he transcended cricket.
So what was it about this man? How did a kid from Black Rock – who made his living as a cricketer – come to be so famous and mourned by people from around the globe?
After all, this is a man who never captained Australia, a sportsman who found himself in trouble, multiple times – at one point banned from the game he loved. Warnie lived his life in the spotlight, with every failing scrutinised by global media and had more than his fair share of controversy. Yet, in spite of all that, Shane Warne managed to retain the love of not only his family and friends but millions around the world.
How did he pull it off?
Warnie possessed a rare gift: a genius for spin-bowling, an almost mystical art-form. He completely changed the game of cricket. When Warnie arrived, spin was dead. He turned the game on its head. He was passionate and unpredictable. A brilliant showman. Dangerous, whenever he got the ball. He battled serious injury and adversity. He made mistakes, fell out of favour and fought his way back – many times.
Shane Warne loved life. He absolutely ate it up. He loved people and they loved him back. And through it all, he stayed true to himself. He lived to be a legend, an icon.
This is his story.
Warnie is produced for the 9Network by Screentime, a Banijay company, in association with VicScreen.
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Looking forward to this and so good to see quality Aussie drama and a telemovie again. Seems a pretty short turn-around between first promos and premiere date, must be hoping the two SOOs and Ashes this week will be the difference for promotion? Also rather early timeslot for a telemovie, but not like they have a Married-esque lead-in at the moment, 7pm Sunday start could be a problem due to PG classification (knowing Warnie’s colourful life), but can be M (7:30pm) the next night, they’d be hoping for a great number.
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Is this the way Nine has chosen to promote this miniseries?
Sex scene injury leaves Warnie miniseries actors in hospital
So disrespectful. Hope it bombs.
It sounds like they’ve made a Carry On movie rather than a biopic. Carry On Warnie.
I was listening to Fiona Byrne talking about this with Elise Elliott on 3AW the other day
Marny Kennedy, who played Warne’s ex-wife Simone Callahan, is on the cover of Sunday Life magazine inside The Sun-Herald and Sunday Age today.
Sunrise tried to highlight some controversy with the series but Peter Ford didn’t really play along with the narrative.
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UNMISSABLE DRAMA EVENT OVER TWO MASSIVE NIGHTS
WARNIE - SUNDAY, JUNE 25 AT 7.00PM
Shane Warne is a knockabout kid from the Melbourne suburbs who dreams of being a professional footy player. As a naturally gifted teenage athlete, he is on his way to achieving his dream, until rejection brings his world crashing down. Shane manages to fight his way back, in a different sport: cricket. He digs in, works at his craft, learns from the best and finally makes the national team. From there he becomes a superstar of the game. With his larrikin attitude and competitive spirit, he brings a whole new level of excitement, danger and fun to the sport – in the process, becoming famous around the world. But life for an elite sportsman can be wildly unpredictable and with one or two errors of judgement, Shane puts his entire career at risk. A genius on the field, can he survive the crises that face him off-field?
WARNIE - MONDAY, JUNE 26 AT 7.30PM
Shane’s career has reached unimaginable heights. Now, one simple mistake finds him facing the biggest crisis yet. In the full glare of the media spotlight, Shane deals with controversy both on and off the field, while his body struggles to cope with the immense strain of a huge physical and mental workload. As his critics grow louder and the competition more fierce, Shane battles to keep his family together and secure his legacy as truly one of the greatest players of all time.
“Nine endeavour to appease the family”. Well there’s one simple way Nine, don’t do it. They told you they didn’t want it and you did it anyway. Don’t come crawling for support now. Disgusting.
Nine’s classifications for Warnie:
Sunday: PG (L A) [7pm]
Monday: M (L S A) [7:30pm]
Indicating the reported and controversial ‘sex scene’ (where an actual injury occured) will be in the second episode.
Signoffs from friends and family etc are the reason Bohemian Rhapsody was such a trainwreck of a film. And others. It may not be popular but depicitions of well-known people shouldn’t require support from family. It’s the Warne family’s right not to support the project, too.
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According to Peter Ford on Sunrise this morning the show was in pre-production before Shane died and they decided to continue after his death.
His opinion was that it was normal for Simone to be uptight about a production of which she has no control depicting large parts of her life but it is better for her not to watch.
Also, that the reality is that the producers don’t have to consult anybody. All the recent bios have been largely the same like Olivia and Hoges - none of them wanted them done. If you do involve key family members then you can water down the story. However, his kids have been reassured and are confident that what goes to air will be an accurate depiction of an extraordinary life.
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I actually thought the movie was well done. But please I would be interested in your thoughts on those movies you suggest that those biopics that were train wrecks. I am genuinely interested .
Warnie will be a disaster. With no family input it certainly it’s going to to go all out and make it rediciolously over produced with emboloshments on some of his personal life.
I’m sure 9 will be loving all this publicity and the free promotion on 7 this morning. I expect people will tune into episode one to see what the fuss is about.
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I don’t think Bohemian Rhapsody was a train wreck but they certainly glossed over his involvement in drugs, permiscuity and partying hard. They also didn’t delve too deeply into his troubled relationships with family, bandnates and friends probably so they didn’t make them look too bad.
I think the same sort thing happened with Paul Hogan and Olivia Newton John where they avoided delving too deeply into any conflicts they might have had, to avoid hurting the image of the protagonist or their family and friends.
Wonder if Warnie will screen in New Zealand?