Television
Was I taught Roman Numerals at (primary?) school just so I could work out when movies and TV shows were made? Why do they still use them, other than to give me some mental exercise as I blob out on...
Adventure South
Having recently been there , this episode looks like it will be fascinating. Come on Prime, don't make me wait forever or find an alternate source to view it! AUSmotive.com ยป More on Top Gear in...
I thought Vera Drake was brilliant, even more so when I found it was largely improvised. The actors were only told about their own characters part. The main topic, illegal abortion, was kept secret to all except the lead, Imelda Staunton, until the plot revealed it so their reactions were
Rant
I thought Vera Drake was brilliant, even more so when I found it was largely improvised. The actors were only told about their own characters part. The main topic, illegal abortion, was kept secret to...
Am I impatient? As I write The Rich List* has been going for about ten minutes and almost nothing has happened. I find 'Who wants to be a Millionaire" equally annoying in that it takes bloody ages for the questions to be asked, even longer for them to
Rant
Am I impatient? As I write The Rich List* has been going for about ten minutes and almost nothing has happened. I find 'Who wants to be a Millionaire " equally annoying in that it takes bloody ages...
Music
It's a concern when you really like a song , then a company uses it in an advertisement. The Warehouse (my employer) have just started using one could have been so bad, but I think it's pretty good. A...
Politics
Dear Helen, Saying you won doesn't mean you won Dear John, Thinking you won doesn't mean you won. The only thing I learnt was TVNZ Mark Sainsbury can't run a debate. Could Paul Henry have a go n...
Skeptic
It's nice to see a media analysis show on New Zealand television, even if it's limited to Freeveiw or the net. Even better when it takes on the complete load of rubbish that is Sensing Murder. I fi...
Rally
I had to watch One News tonight and their lame rally coverage didn't impress. A breathless reporter told me he was "right beside Sebastien Loeb as he started the final super stage" and then "our camer...
Comedy
We don't get Have I Got News for You in New Zealand but I've have all the DVD's love it. Watching Boris accept the Olympic Flag, during the Beijing closing ceremony, I was expecting Paul Ian to pop...
Top Gear now have an official channel on YouTube, and you can subscribe, and they can (unlike other Beeb stuff) be embedded. So cool it will require an extension to the cool wall http://www.yout...
