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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22177510-29277,00.html

PRESENTER Jonathan Coleman has been temporarily dumped by Seven's Sunrise program after "devastating" young viewers by revealing the ending of the final Harry Potter book.

In one of television's meanest acts, the former comedian ruined the mystery for thousands of young children and adults who are yet to finish J.K Rowling's final tome, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Coleman's attempted joke caused the Sunrise email to "meltdown" with viewers also jamming the Seven network switchboard describing him as "pathetic", "unprofessional", "incompetent", "selfish" and "a twit".

As hosts Melissa Doyle and Davied Koch commented how "unbelievable" it was that a school teacher in the UK revealed the ending to her students, Coleman took the opportunity to do the same thing to more than half a million Sunrise viewers across Australia.

Stumbling to recover, he said: "I didn't want to ruin it. I didn't want the kids to be upset.

"Anyway I'll be going now," he added.

Clearly disgusted, Koch replied: "And you may not be coming back."

Coleman then tried to justify himself by yelling from backstage: "The kids would be in school by now."

The time was 7.45am (ASET).

Following a torrent of emails from readers, executive producer Adam Boland said he was forced to suspend him immediately.

"This morning's comments by Jono on Harry Potter were unacceptable to Sunrise," executive producer Adam Boland said on the Sunrise website.

"Jono sincerely regrets his actions and points out he hasn't read the final book.

"In any event, we feel we have no choice but to suspend Jono from the program," Boland said.

Coleman hosted a weekly segment called London Calling for the program for two years until returning to his homeland at Christmas time when he took up the film review gig on the show.

Following his apology, viewers will tomorrow decide whether he stays or goes with an SMS poll deciding his fate.









HHAHA sucked in big man.

[The Joker]

Why has he been rewarded by being removed from a TV show starring David Koch? If anything he should become a co-presenter as punishment.

[a passing lunatic]

SMS poll?

How fucking awesome!

[LedZeppelinFan]

"Twit", ey? Those Sunrise viewers are razor-sharp.

[Nick 2]

bwahahahhaaa, fucking awesome

i see now i was right to be lazy and not turn up in martin place with huge spoiler banners on friday morning. the bastards would have lynched me.

still if you haven't finished the book by now you deserve to be spoiled, no excuses.

[The Joker]

My sister said they voted for him to stay on. I guess he deserves it as punishment for such a horrendous crime.

[Keridwen]

*blinks*

 

#1: The guy revealed the ending TO A BOOK. He did not shoot anyone, he did not defame anyone... for fucks sakes.

#2: An SMS poll?? To decide on someone's employment? AN SMS POLL???

This is the perfect example of our spiralling society. Absolutely ludicrous.

[Truckarella]

Mmmmmmm, perspective MIA.

I'm with you Dwen.  When you consider what people haven't been fired for lately, this is truly gobsmacking.

[The Joker]

I don't think he revealed the actual end though.

[Nick 2]

Entertainers have professional and ethical standards they have to adhere to. Peons like you whose closest claim to fame is being in the audience of a TV show wouldn't understand.

Pissing off your audience is generally not considered a good idea in the entertainment industry. Kids all over the country probably started crying (serves them right for watching Sunrise) and their parents did what all parents do when they think their child is threatened and started attacking the show.


Clearly disgusted, Koch replied: "And you may not be coming back."

Koch is no fool, he understands the significance of pissing off families with young children - the sorts of twats that watch shows like Sunrise and get pissed off when spoilers to popular books are revealed.

[Pinball Neil]

Entertainers have professional and ethical standards they have to adhere to. Peons like you who's closest claim to fame is being in the audience of a TV show wouldn't understand.

My closest claim to fame is being in correspondence with The Dunco. That and the PM you sent me hahaha

[Keridwen]

Pissing off your audience is generally not considered a good idea in the entertainment industry. Kids all over the country probably started crying (serves them right for watching Sunrise) and their parents did what all parents do when they think their child is threatened and started attacking the show.

Ok. A kid who starts 'crying' because a spoiler was revealed about a book they were going to read anyway shouldn't be reading the book! As simplistic as the 'issues' are, the writing seems like its aimed at  the 13+  age group. It's got nothing to do with the kids - everything to do with stupid adults who jump on their moral high horse and don't think about ANYTHING other than what they're habitualised to think. As if the kids you see dressed as fucking wizards have the intellectual knowhow to READ anyway. Some of them are like 6! Not that 6 year olds can't read. Just that 6 year olds should really know better. 

I was working the morning that the HP books were released. We're the only store in our town who sold them. There wasn't many KIDS lined up outside in the cold at 7:30am. It was fat, waddling, smelly housewives, 17 year old nerds and newsagent owners who buy 10 copies at $28.95 and sell them at his store which is only like next door for an extra $10 each. (And dumb people actually BOUGHT his. Idiots.)

And we still have like 50 copies left sitting in the store... clearly someone overestimated the 'need' in Northam...

(Oh, we had people buy them, read them and return them, too. Ingrates.)

[Nick 2]

hahaha, classic description of potter nerds 

It doesn't matter who, or why, or how stupid it is. The Sunrise audience got pissed off. Some maybe had kids who got spoiled. Some maybe got spoiled themselves. Most probably think that intentionally spoiling someone's 'pure innocent joy' of reading the last potter book for a laugh makes you a real asshole. The point is Jono ought to have known better. Sunrise isn't watched by cynical 20 somethings who would find ruining people's shit funny.

[Lord Biscuit©]

Hey Nick, I just realised that your avatar is not some old car with an oil leak, but some old Holden trying to get traction. However, I think this may be more "you"....

http://blog.broomfieldpcdoctors.com/?p=18

[Pinball Neil]

What about an adult who starts crying?  

I mean, it's funny to be a killjoy in day to day life, but not between 6am and 9am on Channel 7 thanks very much.  

Actually come to think of it those fucking tards at Seven love being killjoys. Giving away Chaser punchlines on TT, telling you a week ahead that Michael is not in fact going to be retiring to his own private island with his chickybabe on Prison Break, and that bitch on the news every single day she says 'Coming up next, the Weather', I mean WTF!! How about just letting us enjoy it when it comes on