News: The Joy of Sets to begin filming soon - How to be in the audience

One of the shows that continually seems to slip under the radar for the rest of 2011 has been The Joy of Sets, featuring Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee - mainly because details surrounding it have been sparse.


But today, Zapruder's Other Films has put out a call for people to be in the show's audience (bad news if you're not in Sydney) as well as giving some clues as to what the show will involve. 


From the outset, it's clear they know what they are dealing with in Martin and Kavalee, when saying they are the stars of the "greatly-missed" Get This.


They also confirmed the show will be a "unique take on television; the good, the bad and the fabulously misguided."


Here's what they had to say about audience tickets and the rest of the show:

Written and hosted by Tony and Ed, The Joy of Sets is an affectionate and funny journey through the world of television. Each episode will deal with a different part of the television universe. By the end of the series, keen viewers will have learnt enough to create their own smash hit, TV format – or their money back*

The show will be recorded in Sydney, and we start taping very soon. If you want a front row seat email us at josaudience@zapruder.com.au. Get in quick, as numbers are limited. It’s sure to be dizzy stuff, folks.

When: Fridays - August through to October, 7pm – 9pm

Where: Technology Park, Alexandria, Sydney

From Zapruder’s Other Films (producers of The Gruen Transfer) for prime time on the Nine Network, The Joy Of Sets will take you to parts of the television universe you never knew existed.

*Offer applies to free-to-air television only.

They have also just advised that seats for episode one are all gone - but there will be more, just follow them on Twitter for more updates.


The fact that they are taping this month means the Channel Nine show can't be far away - I'd hazard a guess that the end of the month will see the first episode air (taking into account promotion for the show, etc.).

Opinion: Can Nine Reclaim Some Glory?

Channel Nine is currently undergoing a resurgence of sorts, after a very lacklustre start to the year.

After heavily promoting the fourth series of The Block in its new 7PM timeslot, it has proven a decent new alternative in its first week on air.

Of course, its strong first week figures will be slightly inflated due to the massive publicity push, but it has arguably begun to turn around Nine's fortunes.

And let's face it, any old show that can pull half-decent figures for Nine (we're talking over a million) will be more than welcome on its schedule, as its first half of the year has certainly been one to forget for the network.

After starting the year touting itself as the "Home of Comedy" it put forth its first offering in the form of Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth. And we all know how that one ended:



Low ratings combined with the worst critical reception to a show in recent memory made for a genuine, out-and-out stinker of a show.

Faced with failure, Nine felt it had no choice but to flog the hell out of its imports in Two and a Half Men and Top Gear, two programs that had done very well for the network in 2010.

However, repeating these "hit shows" ad nauseam led to viewer fatigue, and pretty soon they began turning off in droves.

Today, Top Gear is nowhere to be seen on Nine's main channel, with Two and a Half Men pushed late into the night. You can find it now at 10:30PM on a Tuesday night.

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