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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made - Ep 8: 'I just want to go now'
9:00 AM.So how did the failure that was Melody Rules affect the people involved? In this final episode, Geoff's on the road to find out and to discover what he's learned about himself and his perceived… Read more Audio
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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made- Ep 7: 'The Network would just say... blah blah blah'
1:00 PM.What were the Network people thinking when they made Melody Rules? Geoff gets their - surprisingly positive - take on the experience. Audio
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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made - Ep 6: 'There was just ... vitriol in the air'
10:00 AM.Melody Rules is finally unleashed on a hyped-up New Zealand public and is greeted with virtual (and actual) hostility. Audio
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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made - Ep 5: 'The one-eyed man in the kingdom of the blind'
10:00 AM.Geoff tracks down John Vorhaus, the sitcom guru. How did John get the job of training the young writers and what did he make of it all? Audio
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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made - Ep 4: 'Just f#&%ing stand there and say your line!'
10:00 AM.Geoff tracks down the man who directed all 40 episodes of Melody Rules and hears about the challenges he faced: inexperience,arguments with the actors, news cameras on loan, making a sitcom in a broom… Read more Audio
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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made - Ep 3: 'Even I thought I was a terrible choice!'
10:00 AM.Even a badly chosen idea and a micro-managed script needs someone to play it. And casting is crucial ... especially with inexperienced actors. Read more Audio
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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made - Ep 2: 'What? You want us to write a kids' show?'
10:00 AM.Geoff and some of the original writing group talk about the 'odd' way Melody Rules came to be chosen, and how micro-management from the outset set the course for sitcom-disaster. Read more Audio
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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made Ep 1: 'I think of it like a cult'
1:00 PM.Kiwi TV show 'Melody Rules' came out in the 90s and is widely regarded as one of worst sitcoms ever made. But just how bad was it? Geoff Houtman – one of the show's original writers – embarks on a… Read more Audio
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The mess, the 25 year old monkey and me - Geoff Houtman explains
1:00 PM.It's been a monkey on his back for 25 years. It's time to try to understand what happened to bring about such a monstrous failure Audio