rake - welcome back

[Ken Gargett]

i always thought Rake was the best television australia ever did. well, series 1 and 2. thought it fell short with 3 but this week, we have series four.

i know they did an american version with greg kinnear that i gathered fell flat.

and there is always the language warning.

a few reminders. some quotes and clips -

on language -

defending bigamy -

defending sam neill, the rottweiler bonker

cleaver greene's reaction on his secretary, Nicole, announcing her engagement.

"He was your first? And only? You’ve never been with anyone else??

Well aren’t you curious? About other men!

I mean there’s a whole world of other men out there! Different shapes, colours, sizes… And what about women?? How can you possibly know you’re not a lesbian if you’ve never been with another woman?

Five years down the track when you’re sitting opposite Bevan in some torturously deafening marital silence thinking about the opportunities you gave up because you decided to imprison yourself with one man who may or may not even be a good root because who knows because you haven’t slept with anyone else! I mean I understand people who settle for second best in an informed choice but you’re not even doing that.

You’re just out there in some sort of fantastical Jane Austen bullshit haze.

Anyway… couldn’t be happier…"

and then turn

ing up to his mate's kid's birthday party and attempting to explain to the left wing clown why it is better to sleep with right wing women than lefties. needless to say, it ends up in a punch-up.

You want the truth? Right wing chicks are hot. Much hotter than left wing chicks, and you know why that is? Because right wing chicks are aggressively carnivorous, self reliant Ayn Rand accolytes who understand the value of the moment. They get that sex is something in and of itself beholden to nothing and no-one and as a consequence of that understanding they're less inhibited and therefore hornier.

Left wing chicks on the other hand, they're vegans who want a holistic experience. They're all about context. They talk about an orgasm like it's a pet spaniel, and so consequently the moment's ruined and this, Mr Clown, is the real reason why the left has carked it., because the right is constantly procreating while the left is grooming a dead dog.

[Ken Gargett]

plus a short one - in a restaurant when the waiter describes the dish as such and such chicken...

“Where is the asparagus from?... Well you’ve given me a postcode for the chook as well as its pre-death eating habits. But there is absolutely nothing in here about the formative years of the asparagus. Could you please ask the chef?”

[Ken Gargett]

just a few more - last ones, i promise.

Cleaver Greene to his ex mother in law: ‘Did you ever get those pamphlets I sent you on euthanasia?’

cleaver to his son - "What use is it"? It's poetry, you knucklehead. It has only one use, and that's pulling chicks. Go forth, my son, and try not to multiply this time.”

to his mate Barney as the marriage falls apart, thanks to cleaver - "Barnyard, you have Monday's buttons in Tuesday's holes."

to a potential juror, to the horror of the judge, when assessing if that juror should be on the jury - "complete this sentence "I admire Alan Jones because......."

[scap99]

I need to find these on Netflix or something. Sounds like it would be right up my alley

[Ken Gargett]

I need to find these on Netflix or something. Sounds like it would be right up my alley

i have no idea if you will be able to do that. you can get them on amazon s dvd's but again, no idea if they are formatted for the states.

but they are definitely worth the effort.

[scap99]

i have no idea if you will be able to do that. you can get them on amazon s dvd's but again, no idea if they are formatted for the states.

but they are definitely worth the effort.

I'll check it out.

[scap99]

Season 1&2 are up on Netflix.

[Fosgate]

First episode playing on Netflix right now. Thank Ken!

[scap99]

Episode 1 has me hooked. I blame you....lol

[Habana Mike]

Binge worthy. "As often I've been to the brothel I should be getting frequent fu*ing points"

[JohnS]

Ken, if this series is indeed based on Charles Waterstreet's legal career, I would definitely love to meet him. Rake is quite a character!

[Ken Gargett]

Binge worthy. "As often I've been to the brothel I should be getting frequent fu*ing points"

one of my fave's but i thought i've poked the bear often enough of late. better to leave that one out!

[scap99]

Episode 2 was entertaining

[scap99]

So couple of questions.

1) why is the show called Rake?

2) why does he call Barney "cock"?

[Ken Gargett]

So couple of questions.

1) why is the show called Rake?

2) why does he call Barney "cock"?

not sure why "rake". i suspect because i think it is an old english term for a playboy sort. a wastrel. wine, women, drugs etc etc. a perennial misbehavor. i guess it relates back to hogarth (english artist) and his series of paintings - a rake's progress. though it would have been in use before that.

cock is a sort of term of endearment for your buddies - "me old cock". it is an aussie way you might refer to a long term friend but not a formal friend. has to be a very close one. one with whom you've spent far too many evenings misbehaving.

[scap99]

not sure why "rake". i suspect because i think it is an old english term for a playboy sort. a wastrel. wine, women, drugs etc etc. a perennial misbehavor. i guess it relates back to hogarth (english artist) and his series of paintings - a rake's progress. though it would have been in use before that.

cock is a sort of term of endearment for your buddies - "me old cock". it is an aussie way you might refer to a long term friend but not a formal friend. has to be a very close one. one with whom you've spent far too many evenings misbehaving.

Ah, I knew cock must be a regional slang and meant as a friendly term, but it is so weird sounding on this side of the world.

Your rake explanation jives with what I found on Google.

Thanks for the response.

[Steens]

yep a real crack up