Joshua Fox

And also, when that boss of Channel 9 said that this has never been done before, she's obviously forgetting that this has been done before.

And some of you may remember the former spin-off show, Talking Married, which was a panel show that ran on 9Now or 9Go or 9Life or 9...

side channel to whatever the main channel is from 2018 to 2019 after the dinner parties each week.

And this was hosted by Shelley Horton, who actually likes Shelley.

She seems like a nice lady.

I follow her on Instagram.

Gives fans, and I'm quoting the bio from that show, behind the scenes footage, exclusive cast interviews and more.

which sounds like the description for the new show without all the big chat GTP words.

Chat, chat, G, P, T. I always say it wrong.

Anyway, sorry, I don't know why I'm going all AI this episode.

But back then, Talking Married was seen as a success.

Like it rated well, it was popular, but it was then abruptly cancelled because, and I quote TV Black Box here, it was axed due to the concerns for the mental health of maths participants.

And if you're wondering what that means, well, this is basically what happened back then with Talking Married and maths in general.

So as the show became bigger and bigger each season, Talking Married was like Nine's way to keep the drama going and also the ad revenue rolling in.

By immediately after a big episode, you know, the dinner party every week, they'd have whoever was in the firing line that week doing a live interview.

And, like, reading viewer comments and stuff literally seconds after, you know, the big episode has aired when emotions are heightened and everyone is riled up.

And, you know, that makes sense as a show.

Like, everyone's talking about this.

How can we squeeze more out of it?

And, you know, it's what I do on this podcast.