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BREAKING: Channel Nine's 'Underbelly' Banned In Victoria
Posted by Jess McGuire at 11:10 AM on February 12, 2008
Great. When we lived in New South Wales, 'Blue Murder' was banned. Now we're in Victoria, 'Underbelly' has been banned. If outraged family groups would like anything remotely interesting scheduled to appear on television banned in Queensland, Western Australia, or South Australia, we'll call the removalists.
From AAP -
MELBOURNE, Feb 12 - A Supreme Court judge has banned the Nine Network's Underbelly series in Victoria until completion of murder trial over which she will preside.
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Justice King, who also viewed the series yesterday, today said the conversations in the drama would largely be "a figment of someone's imagination".
"It will be difficult for the viewing public to sift through what is factual material and what is fictional," she said.
"The series explains to a large degree why the person was murdered.
"That is really what is the subject for the trial."
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TAPE 'UNDERBELLY' AND SEND IT DOWN TO DEFAMER AUSTRALIA'S MELBOURNE OFFICE, PLEASE? We are desperate to see Les Hills' post-Home & Away, post-Pontoon bar tending work.
Comments
gramp
Posted February 12, 2008 11:51 AM
It seems that Underbelly has made some court-mandated edits to the script:
"Ban! Ban! Your f__ked!"
Jaded
Posted February 12, 2008 12:13 PM
Wow, nothing could have better ensured a large viewing audience than this. And yeah, keep it off tv, like no one's going to download it illegally...
Anonymous Coward
Posted February 12, 2008 1:01 PM
Victorians should feel lucky....now they won't have to put up with hours of sub-par aussie drama!
anon
Posted March 2, 2008 1:39 PM
All the hype only made me want to see it, I dont normally follow oz drama much. But am now done seeing up to Ep.7. 3 more being d/l, and I can say Im liking it and hey yea am a Melbournian oops! sowwy Your Honor, but it was your decision that "made me do it" hehe.