Bang, Bang, You’re F–ked: The Universe Creates ‘Underbelly’ Ban Loophole

Oh, we love this.

Despite still being very much banned from Victorian screens thanks to Justice Betty King’s court ruling, Underbelly has been aired in Victoria – and not even because of the internet; thanks to an odd meteorological occurrence – seriously, you couldn’t make this shit up:

Warm weather has made a mockery of a suppression order banning the program’s free-to-air broadcast in Victoria, with atmospheric interference allowing the $13-million production to beam into the town via Tasmania’s WIN TV frequency, the Geelong Advertiser reported.

Television technicians believe current weather and subsequent changes in the atmosphere are responsible for the relayed signal.

One technician described the interference as fortuitous viewing, a phenomenon where outside signals can be broadcast into foreign areas under certain conditions.

He said the large body of water from Tasmania to the Victorian coast had also allowed the frequency waves to travel further.

We’d like to see the courts or Channel 9 get upset about some wind and clouds. What are they going to do, sue the sky? Claiming that their jurisdiction not only encompasses Victoria’s width, but its airspace as well?

Do your worst, fun-spoiling moral guardians! Geelong and the weather gods laugh in your face! Ha, ha, ha! (Etc.)