Who writes this god awful stuff?

I agree that this TV Show is not as good as some of the better scripted television that Australia has produced. It is not very original apart from a couple of unlikely twists. The show seems to be trying to match a set of criteria that some committee has decided makes for prime-time ratings.

However, this show is certainly is no worse than a lot of the drivel that comes to us out of the U.S. or Britain. Furthermore, it is still ten times more interesting than watching something like Big Brother.

Perhaps writers in Australia (and elsewhere) are being starved of opportunities to practice and expand their skills due to the seemingly endless stream of mis-named and questionable quality 'reality' TV that is forced upon us these days.

It is grossly unfair to lump all writers into your "wasteland". If you think you can do better @nat63 I'm sure there are plenty of producers out there clamouring for quality scripts.


That wasn't very sporting, using real bullets.

Maybe I'm one of the few, but I actually like this series. To me the characters are likeable and believable, and appeals to me much more than any other cheesy series pumped out by Channel 7 and Channel 9.

I totally agree, I watched the first episode and knew I couldn't stomach any more! and can you believe the Deborah Mailman character? Sure, that scenario happens all the time in real life! and everyone just accepts it without any qualms. HA HA

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I disagree.
Started watching under duress with missus because apparantly I "own the remote". I actually quite like it now. The Mailman character is a bit ordinary, but its quirky, light hearted and nothing to take too seriously, but rather sit back and enjoy. Love the Nina character (or is it just because I think Keddie is fit?)

Why do people come on here to complain?

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I enjoy this show. In large part it's meant to be a comedy, so it doesn't necessarily have to be believable. With that said though, a lot of people can probably relate to messy family situations, awkward crushes, strange bosses and the like, so while it's exaggerated for comedic effect, the scenarios portrayed are not actually completely unrealistic.

At least it's a local show that provides opportunities for Australian actors and production crew - personally I'd prefer that to a lot of the imported crap and reality TV out there.

It might not be to everybody's taste, which is fair enough, but 'a wasteland of talentless hacks' is not really constructive criticism.

The real question is : Who the hell watches this crapfest? Surely the previews are enough to make you flick over to the SBS test pattern? Unattractive cast - Keddie's bland & featureless face, Mailman always looks like a black moonface Bert Newton in drag - completely unappealing story lines....why even bother making it?