Wollongong television personality Scott McRae has rallied the troops and convinced some high profile-actor mates to work for ‘’Buggerall’’ to get a new comedy series onto our television screens.
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After shooting the pilot in Melbourne earlier this month, the well-known actor and producer is almost ready to pitch the comedy about a local council to television executives.
Should he get the green light, the 13-episode series will be shot in the Illawarra.
‘’It’s as funny as hell and that’s not just me saying it,’’ McRae told the Mercury. ‘’It’s been self funded and some good friends have thrown in some bucks on the side to make it happen.’’
Just a few more thousand dollars are needed to do the final editing and producing and then the pilot will be ready to show TV executives.
Should McRae secure a spot, he will film the series in the region, hopefully Coledale.
McRae describes the series as Housos meets The Office meets Brooklyn Nine-Nine, based around a local council.
‘’It’s shot similar to the office and the House bit is that it’s not politically correct and it’s in your face and real,’’ he said. ‘’It annoys me about TV having to be politically correct these days, we forget how to have a laugh at ourselves.
‘’People complain something is racist or inappropriate, it’s not always racist it’s a joke and it’s funny.’’
McRae says the comedy series is a ‘’step back to where we can have a bit more fun and laugh at ourselves’’. He took a shot at reality TV saying the trend was ‘’dumbing down’’ audiences.
‘’If I could destroy one of those shows I would. What are we doing to our our brains?’’ he said.
‘’It’s embarrassing. And these shows don’t pay anyone, they fill them with wannabe stars, take jobs from our talented actors.’’
Other actors seem to agree – and that’s possibly why some familiar faces have joined the Buggerall cast and are working for ‘’next to nothing’’.
McRae has teamed up with talented new writer Dane Reed and John Batchelor (Red Dog Sea Patrol) Fletcher Humphrys (Bikie Wars, Mcleods Daughters) Peter Flaherty (Bikie Wars, Underbelly) and Robyn Arthur (Prisoner, Charlotte's Web, Singing in the Rain).
He’s now asking the public to help raise the $3000 needed to get the show over the line. The money will go towards sound production, editing, opening titles and music tracks.
‘’Once again all these tasks will be provided at mates rates by professional people in the industry,’’ McRae said.
‘’So please have a look at our project and help us get some good old Aussie comedy on your TV screens?’’
Click here to visit Scott’s go fund me page https://www.gofundme.com/buggerall