Big Questions
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Big Questions | |
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Genre | Discussion panel |
Picture format | 16:9 |
Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
Starring | Host Jules Lund |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original channel | Nine Network |
Original run | October 19, 2006– |
No. of episodes | 3 (As of November 2, 2006) |
Official website |
Big Questions is an Australian television show which is produced and broadcast on the Nine Network, with Jules Lund as host. It commenced broadcasting on October 19, 2006.
The show features 2 panels each with two people debating on a popular question which divides people's opinions. Examples include Seinfeld or Friends, The Beatles or the Rolling Stones and Speedos or Board shorts. A live audience casts their vote on which is the better of the two.
So far the audience has voted on
The Big Question | Verdict |
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Friends vs Seinfeld | Friends (originally a Nine Network program) |
The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones? | The Beatles |
Board shorts vs Speedos? | Board Shorts |
Holdens vs Fords? | Holden (essentially a Commodore versus Falcon rivalry) |
Is it ok to have sex on a first date? | No sex on a first date |
Is Michael Jackson unique or a freak? | Michael Jackson is unique |
Is Coke better than Pepsi? | Coke |
Paul McCartney vs Heather Mills? | Paul McCartney |
The Mullet: cool or uncool? | Uncool |
Olivia Newton-John vs Kylie Minogue? | Kylie Minogue |
The Brady Bunch vs Partridge Family? | The Brady Bunch |
Can men and women be friends? | No |
Phar Lap vs Makybe Diva | Phar Lap |
Cold Chisel vs INXS | Cold Chisel |
Aussies vs Kiwis | Aussies |
Upon the program's commencement, there had been an increasing trend of pop culture panel programs on Australian television. The success of the ABC's Spicks and Specks began the popular trend and has been replicated, often unsuccessfully on other networks.