Diggnation in Aussieland!!! [Archive]

Scott Taylor

10-01-2006, 01:19 AM

You guys have to come over and shoot an episode on the beach in 30 + degrees celcius. We can give you guys accommodation, bring you out on the boat and jetski's orrr you could shoot it down in Sydney but stay at our house on the coast about 20 mins north of Sydney. Let me know if your up for it and we will see what we can pull together!

:)

lathiat

10-01-2006, 03:54 AM

Definitely I'd be up for a diggnation in .au :)

I'm in perth but I'd fly over to see it :)

robsta

10-01-2006, 03:56 AM

Definitely I'd be up for a diggnation in .au :)

I'm in perth but I'd fly over to see it :)

same. Perth is off the grid.

skartel

10-01-2006, 04:16 AM

I'm in Melbourne but I'd fly up if it was in Sydney... I'm dedicated...
... but it should be in melbourne :P

bman

10-01-2006, 04:53 AM

NO NO NO

they should come to Ontario, Ottawa

!!!YES!!!

bart5986

10-01-2006, 05:27 AM

I'm in brisbane, But they'll probably do it in sydney if they did come.

Oh well

retz

10-01-2006, 05:31 AM

Come to Adelaide!

It's a pity that I'm probably the only person in Adelaide that watches diggnation though...

Klitzy

10-01-2006, 05:40 AM

I have always wanted to go to Australia and if I happened to travel while Diggnation was there..........Perfect trip

diggaddict

10-01-2006, 05:41 AM

Yes I too watch Diggnation in the home of Coopers - Adelaide.

Maybe we could get Coopers beer to sponser them coming over to do a show?

Hold it at the brewery and give them a tour!

Digg on...

carbito

10-01-2006, 06:29 AM

I'm in perth but I'd fly over to see it :)

heh, now thats dedication! :)
Personally, I love Diggnation but I don't think I would be willing to spend five hours (or so?) in a plane and a few hundred dollars flying over to the eastern states just to see a live taping.

kitersin

10-01-2006, 08:37 AM

I live Western Australia and would definitely fly to Sydney to see Diggnation [I am probably one of the few females in Australia that actually watch the show].

lathiat

10-01-2006, 08:39 AM

heh, now thats dedication! :)
Personally, I love Diggnation but I don't think I would be willing to spend five hours (or so?) in a plane and a few hundred dollars flying over to the eastern states just to see a live taping.

Well it would be a once in a long time chance, so why not :)

bigmikeherrmann

10-01-2006, 08:43 AM

always wanted to go, but sadly never have

thetron

10-01-2006, 08:48 AM

russellg

10-01-2006, 09:06 AM

Forget going to this state or that state - do a friggin' Aussie-Tour! Hit each state and compile one awesome episode :) or... a few... :D

Otherwise.... I vote for Melbourne :)

EmileVictor

10-01-2006, 10:59 AM

Tourism Australia might be able to sponsor the show and fly you guys over. Maybe fly you guys around Australia

When you goto Brisbane or Gold Coast. You gotta try Guniness Pie @ http://www.omalleysirishpub.com.au/

Agreed. Preger should contact tourism Australia with some stats on the podcast and get a subsidy on the trip. I'm in Brisbane and I'd certainly go see a show if you did one in Brisbane (maybe one week in the three eastern capitals - Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney). I just received my Diggnation t-shirt in the mail (USPS express all the way!) and I'd certainly turn up. I have a few friends who'd appear too, one of whom with a diggnation t-shirt too.

icbu

10-01-2006, 11:02 AM

Diggnation rocks! You guys should definitely make a trip ‘down under’ happen.

Melbourne gets my vote!

Cheers.

EmileVictor

10-01-2006, 11:29 AM

Can we get some recognition from Jay here? :) Would be much appreciated, even though we don't expect a definite answer yet.

andy91

10-02-2006, 01:22 AM

another vote for Melbourne.

Muddyboy

10-02-2006, 01:39 PM

It would be nice for a Perth filming. I would love to see a filming but i don't have the time or the money for a Eastern states trip.

Come meet us West Aussies. :)

tokenuser

10-02-2006, 02:25 PM

Surely if they can go to Tokyo, they can go to Australia.

Sydney would be the place to do it - everyone can identify Australia by the Opera House and Harbour Bridge (and it would give Alex another chance to do his "Matrix" routine).

Melbourne - could be any city in the world. Noone but an Aussie knows the Yarra, or the MCG.

Brisbane - ditto.

Gold Coast - could be Ft Lauderdale (except our beaches are better, beer is better, and women are hotter).

Great Barrier Reef - great location.

Perth - great location ... Freemantle even better :) , but I wouldn't film in WA out of princple - cheating the Swans out of the AFL Premiership. Bah!

(BTW - I am an Aussie, even though I live in the US now. Grew up in Wollongong, spent time working in Coffs Harbour, and lived/worked in Melbourne before moving to US. Still have friends/family all over the place.)

EmileVictor

10-02-2006, 11:06 PM

I would agree in entirety if I wasn't a Brisbane fanboi. :P If they do it during Australian holidays then a lot of people will take the time to fly wherever they're going. If they go to Sydney I could see if I could get one of the guys from chaser to come. ;) Yeah, I have contacts. On that subject by the way, they'd be around the same age as Kevin & Alex, wouldn't they?

Surely if they can go to Tokyo, they can go to Australia.

Sydney would be the place to do it - everyone can identify Australia by the Opera House and Harbour Bridge (and it would give Alex another chance to do his "Matrix" routine).

Melbourne - could be any city in the world. Noone but an Aussie knows the Yarra, or the MCG.

Brisbane - ditto.

Gold Coast - could be Ft Lauderdale (except our beaches are better, beer is better, and women are hotter).

Great Barrier Reef - great location.

Perth - great location ... Freemantle even better :) , but I wouldn't film in WA out of princple - cheating the Swans out of the AFL Premiership. Bah!

(BTW - I am an Aussie, even though I live in the US now. Grew up in Wollongong, spent time working in Coffs Harbour, and lived/worked in Melbourne before moving to US. Still have friends/family all over the place.)

grimreeper

10-04-2006, 02:32 PM

If you come to Australia definately come to Melbourne.

diggaddict

10-07-2006, 05:32 PM

I have a cousin who works for Tourism Australia, maybe I could ask him if they'd be interested in helping them come over and do a few tapings

Say, one in Syd, one in Adl, one in WA over a few days.

Got to do ADL as its the home of Coopers, one of the last 100% aussie owned breweries left!

rabidbadger

10-08-2006, 02:29 AM

Considering the time involved in flying to Australia, they might as well take a couple of weeks and write it off as a PR excursion. Meanwhile they could stop and film in Hawaii, Figi, New Zealand, Sydney, Katoomba/three sisters area, Ayers Rock, Perth...

In fact they could skip Sydney since the world thinks Australia aint nothing but the Opera House and the outback, and nothing else.
But if they go to Sydney they should time it around the bathtub race. Do they still do that? I was raised in Sydned in the sixties/seventies and lived on a house boat at the marina where the started those races. (Berry's Bay Marina near Balls Head Reserve.)

Fun times, and yes, I said "Balls Head" and meant it.

(Maybe they should film it there, great view of the Opera House, and the Harbor Bridge- "Diggnation at Balls Head Reserve. Coming Soon...")

skartel

10-08-2006, 07:28 AM

It seems Melbourne would get alot of people down.

We're friendly down here! :) :D

notmyrealname

10-09-2006, 02:37 PM

In case the responses here will *in any way* contribute to the likelihood of a show in Australia, consider my "aye" cast.

I'll be there, whatever state you do it in (perth boy working in syd).

Come on guys, get down here and have a beer with us.

adm

10-10-2006, 05:39 PM

I'd also be willing to fly from Perth to wherever in Australia to go see it.

I reckon if this does end up going down whoever lives in Perth and is willing to fly to the shooting should meet up and head down together.

Would be a lot of fun :D

kitersin

10-11-2006, 01:15 AM

Klitzy

10-11-2006, 02:45 AM

Can anyone pay for my plane ticket down? I would love to see Australia and Diggnation all at once.

loopyloopy

12-09-2006, 03:14 AM

Another vote for Diggnation to come to Australia.

also, if youre an Aussie Digg fan do your best to promote the show to your friends here (if you have any ;) )

I'm in Adelaide, but i'd try to get to Sydney if they had it there.

NoxDineen

12-09-2006, 04:33 AM

I could probably get the Sydney Cave Clan to show Kevin and Alex around.

webdwarf

12-26-2006, 03:50 PM

Just a quick vote for Brisbane, Australia here..

However I would almost definitely travel to Melbourne or Sydney if need be provided we get to sit down with them and have a drink and a chat.

starscream80

12-26-2006, 04:41 PM

tokenuser

12-26-2006, 05:05 PM

I love Australia!!! I used to live in Brisbane. As an American I had so much fun and did my fair share of traveling up and down the eastern coast. I visited Rockhampton, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Gold Coast and Surfers Paradise!!! I want to visit Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide. Hopefully once I graduate from college I could moved down to Australia. Kevin and Alex WON'T be disappointed!!

CHEERS!!!!Would you believe that I am an Aussie (now living in the US), and I actually know where Rancho Cucamonga actually is? :) ... in fact, I used to work for a steel processing plant in Rancho Cucamonga that was formerly owned by an Aussie company. I also get a kick that the old Ontario airport terminal gets used for movies and TV (24) - I spent a lot of time travelling through that airport to our main plant in Washington.

sniperxtreme

12-26-2006, 06:29 PM

Digg in Australia would rule!

My break down of where in Australia it should be:

Perth - Great place but way to far from any of the other cities, which makes it much harder for the majority of fans to get to.

Adelaide - Fine city but Melbourne and Sydney frankly win over it in sights, night life, and pretty much everything else and considering how close the 3 cities are, they should probably go to one them instead.

Sydney - Is the international symbol of Australia due to its land marks, mainly Sydney Harbour and Bondi Beach.

Melbourne - Sport, Arts, cultural, fashion, shopping and food capital of Australia.
- National Gallery of Victoria and Crown Casino are both the biggest in Australia.
- Healesville wildlife sanctuary is a must see if you want to check out Australian animals.
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, which also hosts Australian Rules Football.
- Best public transport in Australia.
- Oh and most importantly I live there.

So yeah it really depends what you want, personally I think if you go to only one city then it's between Melbourne or Sydney. If it's during summer and you want to go hang at the beach then Sydney has the better beaches. If you want to wine and dine, check out art, gamble, etc. then Melbourne wins. As for nightclubs and bars/pubs I'm not sure as both have fine establishments.

starscream80

12-26-2006, 07:36 PM

Would you believe that I am an Aussie (now living in the US), and I actually know where Rancho Cucamonga actually is? :) ... in fact, I used to work for a steel processing plant in Rancho Cucamonga that was formerly owned by an Aussie company. I also get a kick that the old Ontario airport terminal gets used for movies and TV (24) - I spent a lot of time travelling through that airport to our main plant in Washington.
Right on!!!!So how do you enjoy the living in the States vs living in Oz???

tokenuser

12-26-2006, 07:46 PM

Right on!!!!So how do you enjoy the living in the States vs living in Oz???Tough question. I love my home country, but choose to live in the US for the time being (OK, 9 years so far). There are lots of things I miss about home, family being #1, food (meat pies, sausage rolls, twisties, solo) #2. Apart from that, I live in a nice part of the US that reminds me a lot of the pace of life in Oz, but its still not home.

starscream80

12-26-2006, 11:14 PM

Tough question. I love my home country, but choose to live in the US for the time being (OK, 9 years so far). There are lots of things I miss about home, family being #1, food (meat pies, sausage rolls, twisties, solo) #2. Apart from that, I live in a nice part of the US that reminds me a lot of the pace of life in Oz, but its still not home.

Meat pies are awesome!!! What part of AUS?

tokenuser

12-27-2006, 12:55 AM

Meat pies are awesome!!! What part of AUS?Born Sydney, moved "out west", did highschool/uni and started work up on the south coast, 80k south of Sydney, moved up to Coffs Harbour on a contract, and finished up in Melbourne for a couple of years before moving to the US.

Sydney is a great place to visit - Melbourne is an awesome place to live.

AriaStar

12-27-2006, 02:35 AM

No, no, they should shoot local to me, like in San Franci...wait.... They do!

mcsurvey

12-27-2006, 05:47 AM

Definitely come to Sydney!

loopyloopy

12-28-2006, 02:52 AM

just come.

my message was too short

starscream80

12-28-2006, 08:00 AM

Born Sydney, moved "out west", did highschool/uni and started work up on the south coast, 80k south of Sydney, moved up to Coffs Harbour on a contract, and finished up in Melbourne for a couple of years before moving to the US.

Sydney is a great place to visit - Melbourne is an awesome place to live.

I think about moving to Melbourne later on in life. Would you happen to know how strict Australia's immigration polices are?? I remember when I first arrived in Brisbane, Australian customs were very strict to any foreign animals and vegetation.

tokenuser

12-28-2006, 12:25 PM

I think about moving to Melbourne later on in life. Would you happen to know how strict Australia's immigration polices are?? I remember when I first arrived in Brisbane, Australian customs were very strict to any foreign animals and vegetation.I am going through thew US Greencard process at the moment. A colleague of my wife's she had while we still lived in Australai had a PhD (and was from a non threatenening scandinavian country), and had gone through the bototh the Greencard process in the US, and the Aussie equivalent ... and he said the Australian one was even harder than the US one.

Soooooo ... it aint easy.

imperceptible

12-28-2006, 12:36 PM

BrisVegas is the best city in Australia. If not, go to the Gold Coast, it's close to NSW as well.

starscream80

12-28-2006, 11:57 PM

I am going through thew US Greencard process at the moment. A colleague of my wife's she had while we still lived in Australai had a PhD (and was from a non threatenening scandinavian country), and had gone through the bototh the Greencard process in the US, and the Aussie equivalent ... and he said the Australian one was even harder than the US one.

Soooooo ... it aint easy.

What do you mean by "non threating"???

tokenuser

12-29-2006, 01:38 AM

What do you mean by "non threating"???Non-threatening, as in a country that doesn't harbour terrorist activites and is an ally of the country.

In terms of Scandinavian countries, countries except Sweden are non-threatening, and sweden is only viewed as a threat because of Ikea and ABBA.

starscream80

12-30-2006, 08:30 AM

Non-threatening, as in a country that doesn't harbour terrorist activites and is an ally of the country.

In terms of Scandinavian countries, countries except Sweden are non-threatening, and sweden is only viewed as a threat because of Ikea and ABBA.

Gotcha!!! ABBA is awful. Damn Swedes!!!