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CibbuanoFrontline - The Art of Gentle Persuasion
February 27th 2007 05:18
Episode: 1.8 ‘The Art of Gentle Persuasion’
What Happens: A woman is tragically eaten by a crocodile, and the media immediately flocks to the surviving husband. The Frontline team resort to drastic measures to get an interview…
The Issues/Cliches of Current Affairs television: Media invasion of privacy. Filming without permission. Crocodile attacks. Tabloids turning tables (Brooke’s dirty laundry aired in magazine by ex-fiance).
Elliot-Watch: No appearance.
Celebrities: None appear.
Celebrity mentions: Jack Absolom. Ron and Valerie Taylor. Nick Hislop.
Quotes:
BRIAN: (Referring to Croc attack survivor) Get Marty on it.
EMMA: It’s just happened, they’ll be in shock.
BRIAN: That’s right, that’s why we need to hurry.
(Mike listening to Classical Mediterranean guitar music)
MIKE MOORE: Ochnar Lebin… fabulous guitarist from Europe.
DOM: Oh, he’s the guy from Roxette!
MIKE MOORE: …he may well be.
MARTIN DI STASIO: Jesus, how long is this funeral taking, can’t we just sneak in with a camera or something?
STU: What? Hidden in a wreath?
JAN: (Talking to Brooke about negative magazine article) We need a little counterbalance. Something else about you.
BRIAN: Like some charity thing.
JAN: Yes… your trip to Ethopia.
BROOKE: That’s already been done.
BROOKE: I’m not going back there.
JAN: No… we say you’re going back, in the future. We have to show the caring Brooke.
BROOKE: Listen Marty, that might work fine with Mike but don’t try that smartarse shit on me.
(Brooke leaves)
STU: Aren’t you gonna do those other gags, Marty?
MARTIN DI STASIO: Nah, I’ve already been to one funeral this week.
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