September 19, 2003
FROM MARR TO ARRR
The David Marr Effect is a local television phenomenon whereby criticism from the prissy Media Watch presenter causes stunning ratings success. Nobody knows how it works, since Media Watch has so few viewers itself, but work it does; Marr’s bashing of Nine’s The Block led to this:
The combination of home renovations and reality TV has produced the highest-rating Australian-made series in television history.
And his attack on Seven’s Sunrise program has resulted in this:
In the past 12 months it has grown its audience by 59 per cent, building it from 156,000 national viewers to 210,000.
The Sunrise gang celebrated this morning by talking like pirates. Arrrr!
Posted by Tim Blair at September 19, 2003 02:19 PMTalked like pirates? Did they sing the song too?
Posted by: Ken Summers at September 19, 2003 at 03:59 PMI've always found pirates to be a real pain in the arse. (But good tippers).
Posted by: Tom the Cabin Boy off the "Black Pig" at September 19, 2003 at 04:15 PMI could never understand how they climatised tropical birds to a life at sea.
Posted by: pooh at September 19, 2003 at 05:11 PMArr! Just realized a Futurama episode with a small bit about pirates will be on tomorrow on in the US on TBS ! Be settin' yer VCRs or Tivos appropriately, me hearties! Yarr!
Posted by: scott h. beard at September 19, 2003 at 05:39 PMYou shouldn't use the word "pirate" in this day and age....they prefer to be called Caribbean Maritime Entrepreneurs.
Still the best swashbuckler of all time.
http://www.tultw.com/bios/sam1.htm
Bob Carter
Houston, Texas
Yarr! I'd say Robert Urich comes close, matey! And any of ye scurvy dogs remember this "What's my Pirate Name?" quiz from aways back? Arrr?
Posted by: the dread pirate scott h. at September 20, 2003 at 03:58 AM
YARRRRR!
Click 'ere, and ye'll be speakin' like Blackbeard 'imself in no time 'tall, matey. Yarrr.
Posted by: Jared at September 20, 2003 at 06:05 AM