Just heard this bit of scooped Logies gossip while listening to Robbie Buck’s Top Shelf Radio on Triple J this afternoon. Unfortunately it isn’t some salacious info about which Home and Away star snorted bolivian marching powder off Grant Denyer’s chest at the after-party or who was caught in a compromising position in the toilets with Jeanie Little.

Chris Taylor from The Chaser’s War on Everything revealed that he and Craig Reucassel, both invited guests and 2007 TV Week Logie Award nominees, were unceremoniously ejected for attempting to film a sketch.

Apparently, about twenty seconds into doing a stunt, Chris and Craig were forcefully restrained then frogmarched out of the Crown Palladium Ballroom by the much talked about hired muscle who had who been “pricks” all night after being posted at the Chaser’s table to keep watch on them.

After a few phone calls, Nine CEO Eddie McGuire would only allow them back inside for the announcement of the category they were in the running to win before they would be removed again. Taylor chose to go back inside but Reucassel decided to leave and return to their hotel room.

How terrific a story is that? In what way could The Chaser actually ruin the event other than adding a bit of fun to what was while professional and smooth running, a pretty dull affair. Especially when the brilliance of Joan Rivers and The Chaser’s boneheading from 2006 gave us hope that there could be some actual entertainment on Logies night. Expectations were high.

This entire fiasco (yep, fiasco) reminded us of our idea which is a sure fire way to boost ratings and revenues for the Logies telecast.

The CC TV Logie Awards - fun for the whole Nine family.

Channel Nine could run a separate pay-per-view simulcast on Nine Digital with footage from all the Closed Circuit TV cameras. Being a casino there’ll be no additional production costs just switch the feeds to the digital channel and watch the money flow.

Start it at 6pm when attendees start to make their way down from their hotel rooms to do the red carpet gauntlet right to when the after-parties finish at 6am. Then as a cross-promotion with Today do a highlights package with awards based on what occurred on the CC TV footage during the night. Two television industry awards for price of one.

From watching the Sunrise and Today wraps this morning as well as listening to most radio shows talking about the Logies today - all anyone is really interested in is the behind the scenes goss. This way Channel Nine would give people what they want, it doesn’t affect the real awards and they’d make serious bank.

It just makes sense. Come on, let’s make it happen. Does anyone know Eddie’s phone number?

I know we here at The Fuglies are meant to be cool Logies hating people that can’t find joy in anything related to it but if we can admit it wasn’t a half bad effort. There were moments this year that made it ok and one of the better shows which doesn’t say much but still nothing to hurt ourselves over.

Here are some things from this year’s broadcast that we scribbled down on post-it notes during the night:

Good Bits
The Chaser sketch from the tally room at the start was top shelf. We didn’t get it down in time but does anyone know if it was really Eddie’s mobile number they gave out?

Joan Rivers. Gold. Not just the swearing and nailing the entire room and Logies with quotes like Why the fuck am I here? but that fact of having Richard Wilkins standing there trying to keep her on script while his entire world crashing around him. Nothing better. Up there as one of the all-time greatest Logies moments.

Chas Licciardello from The Chaser being in the background of every nominee shot and being onstage when the cast of Blue Water High pushed him around when they were accepting their Logie. Can’t wait till Friday night when they put it together for the Chaser show on ABC TV.

Bert’s speech about Gra Gra and Bert + Gra Gra. Nothing further to add. Very well done on both counts.

Bad Bits
Little, Bec + Mia. Australia’s Favourite Couple??? We must be so out of touch. It was just a shameless cross promotion plug to keep them in Australia’s minds to sell magazines now they’re overseas. Not the warm and fuzzy moment Logies producers would a have hoped for by bringing the new baby out in a matching dress to her mum. Just a cringe inducing moment for us on The Fuglies lounge.

Daryl trying to put Tom Gleisner on the spot with questions about US singer Pink. I’m guessing the D-gen team would have given Daryl both barrels back in the day when they did radio and maybe it was meant to be a pay back. Tommy G just answered back straight faced leaving Daryl to commentate that he left it open for Tom to do a gag. Daryl, Go back back to the auto cue.

Bert couldn’t pronounce Ada Nicodemou. Not a shot at Bert. Just a reminder that a Gold Logie nominee was THAT unknown.

Fricken long. I fell asleep at 11:30pm and still missed the last few awards. They’ve got to cut this thing back. 4 hours plus, that’s just crazy time.

Torvill and Dean. Entirely awkward and filled with shameless plugs. If Nine and TV week don’t want idiots like us taking easy shots at the Logies don’t make it all about promoting your latest show and give presenters decent lines to read.