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  Watch 'Long Way To The Top' on Wednesday evening
media Posted by David Gerard on Tuesday August 14, @11:45PM
from the dancing in the street dept.

or I'll come around and rip your ears off personally.

(Or you could watch a tape as I probably actually will ;-)

"Long Way to the Top screens on Wednesday nights at 8.30pm, from 8 August to 12 September 2001." Website at http://abc.net.au/longway/ .

Damn. I can't wait for this one to be released on video. Did I mention the box of Dancing In The Street I just got, by the way?




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    Re: Watch 'Long Way To The Top' on Wednesday evening
    by Ben on Wednesday August 15, @10:47AM

    Just watched all but two episodes last night, thanks to ABC publicity. Although the show has some annoying 'yoof TV' quirks - orange filters, faked-up footage mixed with the real thing - it's nonetheless a solid, comprehensive and informative look at Oz rock, especially the Vanda and Young/Alberts dynasty.

    Good: lots of Harry Vanda, Angus Young (demonstrating how to write AC/DC tunes!) and other crusty old rocker interviews.

    Bad: yet another Michael Gudinski interview. Neccessary, though - people forget how influential Mushroom was back in the 70s.

    Ugly: some of the costuming in the 70s show. Oooh baby.

    The show omits much interesting material, and glosses whole scenes in minutes or seconds, but this is inevitable given time constraints.

    I haven't watched the 80s and 90s episodes yet - I hope they maintain the quality. It's harder to do a decent retrospective of the recent past without falling prey to industry priorities...
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    • Re: Watch 'Long Way To The Top' on Wednesday eveni
      by David Gerard on Wednesday August 15, @11:30AM

      "Just watched all but two episodes last night, thanks to ABC publicity."

      BASTARD! BASTARD! *whack* *crash* *crash* *thud*
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      • Re: Watch 'Long Way To The Top' on Wednesday eveni
        by Anthony Horan on Wednesday August 15, @06:50PM
        The entire series (in a version with some footage removed for "copyright reasons" and about ten minutes of interview material added to each episode) is already available on DVD on the ABC Video label via Roadshow Home Video. It comes as a two disc boxed set; the only downside is the ridiculous retail price. EIGHTY DOLLARS. The ABC have a LOT to learn about the DVD market. It can be bought online (with a very slight discount) here: http://www.ezydvd.com.au/cgi-bin/esh/g.cgi?ezydvd,product01:3520 As for the later episodes, I'm told they do not cover things quite as thoroughly as the earlier episodes do - something confirmed by this review of the DVD set on a very fine web site (oh okay, I write for 'em, though I didn't write this particular review): http://www.dvd.net.au/review.cgi?review_id=816
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