Shoot the Messenger spoke to Rick Pellizzeri about what puts the bark in Blue Heelers. We try to gauge what the sensitivities of people are to the issues in the 'real' world, as well as issues we want to talk about. We try to stay as open as possible to all the things that are happening around us so we can be proactive and reactive. Someone is going to be punished and someone is going to come out victorious. Our brief is to make a commercial program.
Every episode has a theme, point of view and objective.
We are not out to preach or teach. We are out primarily to entertain. But at the same time good entertainment must be driven by a strong moral or philosophical approach. The show's philosophy is very humanistic. We believe the basic nature of humanity is good, that we are here with a purpose and that's something which comes through in the show.