# John Safran: unaired ABC pilots - Media Tycoon / Master Chef (1998)

from wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Safran#After_the_race_(1997-2002) ): After this brush with fame the ABC commissioned two 30-minute TV pilots from Safran. One pilot called John Safran: Media Tycoon focused on the media industry, airing in 1998. It became famous for a segment, involving then host of tabloid current affairs TV show A Current Affair , where Safran harassed him in the style characteristic of A Current Affair by sorting through his bin, which was later satirised by comedian Shaun Micallef . Ray Martin had set-up members of the Paxton family. Safran and one of the victims, Shane Paxton, turned up to Ray Martin 's home. Martin and his wife Dianne physically threatened Safran. \[9\] Martin's wife ripped apart Safran's Papier Mâché hat and Ray grabbed Safran by the collar, prompting Shane Paxton to intervene. Martin was in contact with the ABC and specifically warned Safran in the segment that he's spoken to Roger Grant the then Head of Corporate Affairs at the ABC. \[11\] Martin's connection with this executive at the ABC is suspected to be a reason the series never made it to air. The Ray Martin segment was later played on Media Watch , John Safran: The Lost Pilot and on YouTube. \[11\] In 2014, Martin still appeared bitter about the incident, calling Safran a "serial pest". \[11\] The second pilot was titled John Safran: Master Chef . This pilot focused on the food industry. Notably it featured a cooking segment where Safran prepared a beef dish. The…

- Kind: TV
- Year: 1998
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/john-safran-abc-pilots)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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