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Live from Planet Earth now dead and buried

by Matt Smith

23 Feb 05:00pm

Filed under: Ben Elton, Entertainment, Live From Planet Earth, Television

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Ben Elton’s Live From Planet Earth has been cancelled after three episodes.

This sardonic post-modern take on gender was clearly far too sophisticated for the show's audience.

The regular broadcast was delayed by Channel 9 last night, in favour of an hour-length broadcast special news coverage on the Christchurch earthquake event in New Zealand.

Without making light of the event, I’m sure Channel 9 didn’t struggle with the decision for very long – If Elizabeth Hurley was still shacking it up with Shane Warne, they would have delayed Ben Elton’s show in favour of an hour of live-crossing to that event as well.

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Steve of Cornubia says:

10:26am | 25/02/11

@ A rant to Mother England: “arise people! take it no longer….intelligent TV for intelligent Aussies!” And what pray tell, will the other 22,341,999 Aussies watch? Read more »
pamela says:

07:16pm | 24/02/11

sorry guys dodgy computer setting!! I don not normally shout. Read more »

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