Distributor:
Sony Music-Channel 9 Certificate: Unrated |
All Region Pal Format
Available to buy Extras: Yes
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Jamie
Durie, Scott Cam, Jody Rigby, Nigel Ruck
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
A
compilation of highlights from
the first 100 episodes of
lifestyle garden makeover show
Backyard Blitz, the popular
Channel 9 show which sees a
quartet of experts, designer
Jamie Durie, horticulturalist
Jody Rigby, builder Scott Cam
and landscaper Nigel Ruck transform
an ordinary suburban garden into
a wonderland in just 2 days.
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Hard
to believe that Backyard Blitz only started in February 2000 so long as
it seemed to be a TV institution, this 95 minute compilation of some of
its best moments is extremely entertaining. Nominally a garden make over
show its the camaraderie between the four members of the Blitz team that
gives the show its heart, obviously enjoying themselves immensely
despite the often heavy workload.
The
disc is divided into three sections, Memories, Madness and Makeovers so
that in the first section we can see how the
show
initially came together with footage from the original pilot episode
(and boy was Jamie nervous) and how it always seemed to be raining
during the shows second season, the Madness segment concentrates on the
laughs, the "corn" moments where the guys drift off into
fantasy land, highlights here would definitely have to include Scott's
Sensei instructor and Nigel's "hare" race against a greyhound
whilst Makeovers looks at some of the best "Blitz's" featured
on the show.
An
entertaining round up of generally funny moments, the show has come a
long way since 2000, its a lot glossier now and Jamie is something of an
elder statesman of lifestyle TV these days but it is still one of the
best lifestyle shows on the box; Memories, Madness and Makeovers could
turn out to be the perfect souvenir of the show.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
The
extras feature a gag reel, a look at popular plants and the launch of
the show on Burke's Backyard.
