Winners and Losers sneak peek during Rafters finale
Seven will cleverly give viewers a Sneak Peek of their new drama Winners and Losers during the finale of Packed to the Rafters.
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Seven will cleverly give viewers a Sneak Peek of their new drama Winners and Losers during the finale of Packed to the Rafters.
The new drama is promised for 2011, and centres around the lives of four young women who are bound together by their shared experience of being “the losers” in high school. Ten years later, they meet at their high school reunion and their friendship is re-ignited.
The series features Virginia Gay, Melanie Vallejo, Melissa Bergland and Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, with Denise Scott, Blair McDonough and Francis Greenslade also starring.
Following the finale tonight, the clip will also be available for a limited time at http://au.tv.yahoo.com/
Winners and Losers, currently shooting in Melbourne, is one of two new dramas promised by Seven next year.
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I love Melanie Vallejo.
That is all.
I agree with Cliff. I’ll give it a go. But the Sneak Peek looked very ordinary. I’m not optimistic.
The first episode of Offspring I was hooked: good cast, good production, good everything. The second ep I waned a little bit, by the third and fourth I was out. Her whole life is around this guy she can’t actually talk to, plus whenever there’s a glimmer of communication or moving forward there’s a sudden drama for next week (like, oh and his crazy wife returns, to, and then she runs over her foot). It’s the one show from John Edwards kingdom that irritates me and feels not up to snuff, which is a shame because the cast they have is pretty enviable. I think that’s the problem you have when you have a show that centres on one character and then the people around her. The central character needs to be interesting and multi faceted, but to have such a man centric, neurotic one that never learns how to express herself becomes more annoying every episode. I have a feeling though the second series will be slightly different, not all about Nina’s love for the Aussie McDreamy… Blah I don’t know.
anyway.
I saw the promo for Winners and Losers last night, and because I love Aussie drama, I’ll give it a crack. It was nice to see Virginia Gay again, but yeah, a couple of snippets I thought of a Rafters spin off (like Rachel moves out of home with her parents and in with her girlfriends). From all the stuff I’ve read, and now seen, about the characters they seem like stereotypes, and I’m kind of over that, but, this is the guy who gave Cops LAC a crack just because it was another entry in Aus TV, so we’ll see.
Or will 7 split the Rafters season 4 into two parts – 11 eps from Feb, then a break, and the second block of 11 later? Despite its naff title, Winners & Losers – which reminded me of 80’s titles Holiday Island, Sons & Daughters, Chances,
Starting out. Quirky may not be enough to guarantee a hit, but then I didn’t predict Rafters would be the behemoth that it has become. Oh, and there have been many more series skewed towards men in recent years on telly.
looks good to me but that may be because being a few years off reunion time myself it seems very relateable to me. Also looking forward to seeing Damian Bodie again in this.
Interesting that the voice-over lady said PTTR would be back at the start of 2011 so maybe this will air in the second half of the year in the Rafter’s timeslot.
Just saw the sneak peek, ring in between Packed and Parenthood Any word as the when this new show will air, will it take the time slot after PTTR?
It was a good promo. Looking forward to seeing more of it.
@StephenC, thanks for the info! Happy our cuzzy bros will get to see Tangle and Offspring too.
@Trix, yes it was announced a few weeks ago in various news articles, TV One picked it up “Winners And Losers” along with “Tangle” and “Offspring” for 2011. yes there is a trade convention of some sort between both nations although we only tend to air there programs on late night slots or foxtel. they air our shows at prime time interestingly.
@Stephen C, are you sure it’s been sold? Australia has a trade convention with New Zealand in place whereby we broadcast a percentage of each other’s drama slate. Just curious.
Should;ve cast Rebel Wilson who was originally offered one of the ‘dorks’ role – then at least it would’ve been funnier. But I will tune in and give this show ago, hoping it’s not like Offspring.
I have to admit, the pilot was pretty good. I will give it a chance but I don’t know where they will go in future episodes considering they all get rich winning lotto? Storylines may burn out quickly. Also some of the acting was good but way over the top and immature in places.
This show is already been sold to TV One in New Zealand as well for 2011, must be good
so im guessing this will be on tuesday nights 8.30 for the first half of next year, before PTTR returns mid next year?
Jake, Australians have not had enough of Australian drama, just pitiful ones with poor writing (Cops, Rush, Rake etc.)
No other American drama is setting the ratings on fire either. House, Glee, NCIS, Bones are all down considerably as well.
You also forget about all the multi channels and technology. Pretty convenient really.
@ Jake what about Underbelly, Offspring, Sea Patrol, Tangled and Spirited. All have done quite well in the demographics, plus despite low audiences, City homicide and Rush have performed somewhat better than some American dramas (Law & Order, CSI, Cougar Town, The Event, all flops).
If anything, Australia wants More drama’s like this. I predict it will do ok given the right publicity. I mean who would have thought Australians would get attached to a show about three grown ups moving back in with their parents?
As long as its quirky and spirited, i’m sure it will do fine.
@JB,
God please not another Offspring. It’s such an insult to women.
@JB: Stats show that women make up 85% of all purchasing decisions. Have you seen a shopping centre lately? Its basically 85% women shops!! Therefore women rule when it comes to advertising dollars too. Also happy wife happy life… don’t argue when it comes to chosing a TV show to watch!! 🙂
Are men’s lives not interesting??? Offspring, all about Nina. Now we have 4 other women’s lives we get to explore. Men have issues too. So where’s the tv shows for them?
Without even having seen a “spoiler” of this new show I predict it will be a major flop and removed from the schedule within weeks of its premier. There is nothing appealing about this show from what I have read. I think Australian audiences have had enough of Australian drama. This is quite evident from the low ratings all drama shows have had this year (bar Packed To The Rafters). I hope this show does succeed as it would be good for the industry in general….but frankly….I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one…..
I agree Brad. If it does resort to ridiculous soapy relationship stuff it will sink but hopefully it gives us intelligent, ballsy women with interesting stories. Somehow though, because it’s Channel 7, I think not. Rafters might be successful but it’s God awful.
Minor Spoiler: This is nothing like Packed to the Rafters. I saw the pilot a few month ago when they were doing viewer research. Its more like a Lipstick Jungle/Sex and the City type story but with more down to earth characters. All females are single or dating, they meet up at the school reunion then win millions of dollars in Lotto at the end of the episode… I don’t know how long this will last!
I hate how obvious the characterisation of the 4 ladies is. Their costume is so heavy handed.
From L-R….mother, anti-establishment, career, fitness fanatic
Can’t Aussie drama do better?
You’d have to worry about the broad appeal of this series. It could be really good but it may not attract a broad demographic if it heads down the route many of these relationship dramas go and we end up dealing with who is sleeping with whom type storylines.
For those obsessed with demographics, they may be pleased as it seems targetted at 18-39 but Seven has built their success around broad appeal (PTTR, H&A, BHG etc) and I don’t think W&L will garner this.