Dicko opens a Can of Worms on TEN
Dicko will host a panel show for TEN that provides a "telling insight into what Australia really thinks once the barriers of political correctness are removed."
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Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson will return to Network TEN for a new weekly panel show to be produced by Zapruder’s Other Films and his management company Watercooler Media.
Can of Worms is described as “an irreverent, frank and topical new panel show” that provides a “telling insight into what Australia really thinks once the barriers of political correctness are removed.”
Andrew Denton, Zapruder’s Other Films said, “When Dicko came to us earlier in the year with the gem of an idea about a good, old-fashioned, shiny-floor, sh*t-stirring piece of television, we knew he was onto something. He is very passionate about Can Of Worms and we are excited to be working with him on it. However, if you’re offended by honesty this may not be the show for you”.
David Mott, chief programming officer said he was thrilled to be working with producers Andrew Denton and Anita Jacoby.
“Can of Worms is the perfect vehicle to see the return of Dicko to our screens. We have had a long and successful relationship and are genuinely pleased to be working together again on such a fantastic project.
“When Andrew, Anita and the guys from Watercooler Media came in to pitch the program to us, it was an immediate yes. It is fresh, bold and certainly addresses the elephant in the room. We love it!”
Dicko became an instant hit when he arrived with Australian Idol in 2002, before less successful venture with Seven hosting My Restaurant Rules and Celebrity Survivor, before eventually returning to the Idol franchise.
The project has been in development with Zapruder’s for several months.
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We all live together in the best malticultural soup bowl in the best country in the world ,Australia ,Racist jokes my god we have become anal ,and we need to lighten up, One country one law no exceptions ,good for one good for all. People behind sexist and racist issues are driven by the compensation that the courts issue to anyone ,if they have the money to bring it to the laws attention, What happened to turning the other cheek or laughing even at ourselves. Thankyou
That Dicko is a Pom is not the issue. That he wants to disrobe political correctness to reveal the real Australian is a laughing matter. We all act better when we know better and Dicko can be forgiven for his naivety about the real Australia. Poor Dicko is under the delusion that we Australians are a monocultural society. His panel and his guests resemble only one segment of the Australian people.
England has its distinctive social hierarchy. Rightly or wrongly we have them, too, Dicko. The difference is that we do not institutionalize it. Some of us do not wish to ‘take the p*iss out of’ others. Some of us believe in the use of more refined terms to address issues. Some of us believe that words have the power to hurt deep or the power to lift up human sprit. It is really easy to denigrate and destroy but extremely difficult and time consuming to build decency and mutually respectful members of our cosmopolitan Australian society. Viva Australia!
Have you asked the children of alcoholics. Perhaps another show. My Mum was a seriou alcoholic. I had my first serious drink when I was 30. My children were old enough to cope, but I always made sure they were OK. My Mum was a serious aqlcoholic. We’re talking finding brandy bottles in the corn flakes packet. I prefer to teach the kids the ups and downs of alcohol. They are adults now and I am proud to say they have a very well adjusted attitude to drinking alcohol.
What a contentious load of rubbish. Clearly the guy last night who first said he never swore, then said he would never swear in front of children, then shockingly had no qualms about saying his favourite swear word, and channel ten allowing viewers to lip read, was a set up as his name was called out by Dicko to comment. Trash TV at its finest, and for Don Burke to at to the mix makes him just an inappropriate, creepy old man. I have always found Jessica Rowe to be yawningly dull, but on this occasion she actually voiced an opinion and rightfully took the audience member to task. The whole show was very tacky.
Not a show I want watch again. Not interesting. Not entertaining.
Karen
What a load of rubbish – last night’s program sounded like schoolboys behind the toilet block. Showed one thing that is very wrong with our world today – no respect and very bad manners. Course, uncouth Don Burke (as usual), smart mouthed young man from Warnambool (bet they are glad he’s left) and over the top Jessica Rowe. Ian Dickson is stiff and scripted and as for Meshal Laurie (whoever she is) could she be any more comndescening towards the audience and Jessica Rowe in particular? Perhaps she should try the Burqa.
Was enjoying the show until the comment about Tasmanian women swearing more on their first date! Where the hell did they get this shit from?
i actually liked this show & would like to see more. for those people who believe this show is …don’t watch it!!!!!!. simple. Way too many comments, thoughts etc on what Australia should be / should not be doing is no-one elses problem. .
Please bring back Good News Week. Seriously, anyone who really cares about issues is watching ABC on Monday nights. So how about GNW at a better time slot and send COW back to the not so funny farm.
I find the Hitler reference extreamly offensive. How could anyone make a joke about Hitler and a dress up party on national television. Only morons would allow this to be broadcasted and pathetic media advertise it. Is there really nothing else Australian viewers would find more entertaining? Shame on you.
Great idea But it’s nothing new in the execution of it.
Because of this it will get axed
Dicko nice guy but not right for it.
For example: the 7PM report keeps you entertained. I was bored with COWorms in the first 10 mins.
If you can’t grab ones attention in the first 3 mins then it’s all over red rover !
I really hope it improves as I think it’s important for those everyday topics to be raised.
What a load of crap…..
good show…could be better by losing the board at the start and ditching that hostesss,,Mishell or whatever her name is..Not needed and boring…Show has a future but needs a bit of tweaking….
Well done Dicko, you are a man with integrity, leadership and courage to start a program like this. Most people would not care about topics like this…It is about time people address the sad and hard issues in life we are faced on a day to day level… It is time we think differently and learn to respect others in this planet.. thank God for Dicko!
Dicko”s “instant hit”- ness was, clearly, largely, in his own mind and his management. As he mentioned once, its all about Kerching!$ He may have immigrated here..(and there will be More..shiney C minus, self constructed, “celebs” and other media Positions, who come here to deal/ and shake out what is possible, from our small pond..and move on.)
‘Tis a pity he wants to be on camera- he is simply insincere on a (stumpy) stick.
As a German production manager, just hired on a TV project, said to me, once, stoned and paranoid, at a social function: (thinking, for reasons that a are too long, I had sprung his fake CV) “You stupid middle class Australians..you could have checked my CV..you just love any thing..European..or French or foreign”
@Jarrod: It’s not that I find it offensive, it’s just that it sounds funny and makes me laugh, particularly when used in a serious manner. The only other time I’ve heard the term was when they announced Don’t Stop Believing. I’m not sure what it means but I vaguely remember reading that it means “a big show” or something like that, but IMO, it’s just marketing bs.
i hope TEN has a good legal department…if it lives up to the hype then know dount they will be spending time in the courts….if its done properly
As with the first time i heard about this Yuck.
All I can hear is Steve Price on &PM tuesday’s – I’m sure he would claim he is bringing down the barriers of PC when in fact he is just a loud mouthed fool.
I agree with others, it all depends on what they mean by ‘bringing down PC’, does that mean it is a free for all for all the disgusting opinions you can’t air in public – or are we after intelligent, adult debate?
I would also like to say IMO Hungry Beast sucked big time.
I think I’d have to see it first to see where they’re going to go with this. At the moment I’m in the “I’m not really into listening to Dicko’s opinions”,
@Chris What do you find offensive about the term “shiny floor format”?
What does it even really mean?
Thanks Allie for that trip down memory lane – and i mean trip! I forgot about that one. However, i also think that ‘success’ is subjective – I consider Hungry beast a sucess, irrespective of whether it held Spicks ratings or not. My gauge on success is different to other people’s as it should be. Tench was an interesting idea, but not for long -so i stand corrected on that one! My point being that Zapruder doesn’t make low brow – they try stuff, they are inventive, not always successful.
It’ll end up as either wall to wall manufactured rants and shouting or all played for laughs. And exactly how many “elephant in the room” issues come up in the average week? I’d rather watch “Good News Week”.
I just can’t handle this character know as Dicko! A total non-talent. I just don’t know what all the fuss is about him! He is so overrated!
“once the barriers of political correctness are removed”.
The term “political correctness” was originally used by the “new left” in the late 1960′s and into the 1970′s to refer to adhering to an agreed political party line or platform.
In the 1990′s it was adopted and re-constructed by right-wing political propagandists in the United States as a term of abuse to denigrate political/social ideas and movements that sought to reform or correct imbalances in power structures in society. It was intended to convince the mass of people that the extension of human rights and more equalisation of the share of power (and wealth) in society were only for the benefit of minorities.
It was intended that a large section of society would be led to believe that they were “victims” of “political correctness” so diverting discontent away from the wealthy elites to much less powerful targets – women, indigenous and ethnic minorities, homosexuals, asylum seekers etc. What is denigrated as “political correctness” could be termed as common decency.
Words have power, which is why right-wing power elites through their various mouthpieces in the media continue to denigrate common decency and the use of language to address inequalities as “political correctness”.
So do Denton and Dickson really mean that they will remove the barrier of common decency?
Wake up Australia. Every time you hear some corporatist tool of the ruling elite say “political correctness” you should know you are being got at and taken for a dupe.
Please I don’t want Pru McSween at all .