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Revision as of 11:43, 8 November 2011
| The Joy of Sets | |
|---|---|
 Promotional title image | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Andrew Denton Jon Casimir |
| Presented by | Tony Martin Ed Kavalee |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Andrew Denton |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 20 September 2011 – present |
The Joy of Sets is an Australian comedy television series looking at the elements used to construct television shows. The show was originally broadcast weekly by the Nine Network, premiering on 20 September 2011.[1]
The show is written and hosted by comedians Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, and produced by Zapruder's other films, the production company owned by Andrew Denton.[2] Martin and Kavalee previously worked together in 2006 and 2007 hosting the popular Australian radio program Get This.[3]
Outline
The premise of The Joy of Sets was to have each episode focus on one element of television production.[3] The first episode, for example, focused on opening credits of television shows,[3] while the episode's title referred to the term used in the entertainment industry for credits, "selling the meat".[4]
The show was filmed in front of a studio audience[3] at Technology Park, Alexandria, Sydney,[5] however it did not screen live-to-air.[3]
Prior to its production, it was stated that the show would offer "a unique take on television – the good, the bad and the gloriously misguided".[2][4] While this led to early comparisons with another popular Zapruder production, The Gruen Transfer, the release of The Joy of Sets revealed it to have a completely different structure and content.[3]
Each episode of the show employed various methods to explain the techniques used, including discussion and banter between hosts Martin and Kavalee, video clips from classic and contemporary free-to-air and pay TV programs, a celebrity guest related to the topic of that week's episode, re-enactments by the hosts and guests,[3] and audience participation.[6]
Warwick Capper appeared as a guest in each episode, making an unexpected cameo appearance dressed only in gold hotpants during one or more of the re-enactments.[7] A regular segment in each episode was a quiz called "Not on my network", where a member of the audience had to identify which of three unlikely options had actually been a real television program; this included a gift shop featuring a different attendant each episode, usually a former gift shop host from an old Australian television game show, and different tacky television memorabilia each program as possible prizes.[4] Another regular part of the program was Martin announcing that the show would conclude with a special feature under the end credits, only to have Kavalee remind him that the show had no end credits, which would be met with an angry outburst by Martin or an invited guest just as the episode faded off air.
Episodes
The first episode aired nationally in Australia at 9:00 pm on Tuesday, 20 September 2011,[3] and featured guests Warwick Capper[3] and Peter Phelps.[6] The first season was scheduled for eight episodes.[3] The first four episodes remained in the 9:00 pm timeslot, however, from the fifth episode, the program was screened in the 10:30 pm Tuesday slot.
Season 1
| Ep. | Title | Focus | Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sell the meat[7] | Opening titles[3] | Warwick Capper, Peter Phelps | 20 September 2011 |
| 2 | The secret behind Masterchef[7] | Cooking shows | Justine Schofield from MasterChef | 27 September 2011 |
| 3 | Renovations[7] | Renovation shows | Scott Cam from The Block, Deborah Hutton from Location Location |
4 October 2011 |
| 4 | Fun Family Freakshow | TV families | Glenn Robbins from Kath & Kim | 11 October 2011 |
| 5 | Send It Down to Forensic | Law and justice | Martin Sacks from Blue Heelers | 18 October 2011 |
| 6 | Who Killed Warwick Capper? | Character elimination | Rob Carlton | 25 October 2011 |
| 7 | What Could Possibly Go Wrong? | Things going wrong | Pete Smith | 1 November 2011 |
| 8 | The Final Curtain | Finales | Peter Helliar | 8 November 2011 |
References
- ^ Podcast: A Talk with Tony Martin - Crikey Laugh Track, 1 April 2011
- ^ a b Australian television's dramatic change of course - The Age, 5 January 2011
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Murfett, Andrew (15 September 2011). "A medium well done". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "The Joy of Sets". Official site. ninemsn Pty Ltd . Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Introducing: The Joy of Sets". Official Tumblr. Zapruder's Other Films. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ a b Barrett, Dan (21 September 2011). "Review: Joy of Sets". Crikey. Private Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Joy of Sets". Fixplay. ninemsn. Retrieved 21 September 2011.