I just sent this to TVNZ. Why plaster the ugly TVNZ logo (circled in red) in the middle of the screen (widescreen, corner of a 4:3 screen)? If it had to be there, why didn’t they at least use...
It will impact us as we get the current ITV feed, via Sky (NZ). I hope it’s a change for the better but that won’t be hard if the Melbourne coverage is any guide. We had no commentary, nothing but...
It was compared to the VHS/Beta format war but in the case of HD DVD vs Blu-Ray Sony appear to have won! This time it also means consumers get the best format. It’s often said this will be a short liv...
If you want to see the most natural child acting on TV have a look at Outnumbered (TVNZ One Friday). It’s a family sitcom which is distungushed by letting the children improvise a little. The result i...
I’m sure fortunes are spent by experts in the mind control they call “Marketing” and “Branding” but you wonder about the message they are trying to convey. Here’s what I get from watching them*:...
In the current TVNZ Close Up Promotion Mark Sainsbury says last year they met some “Extraordinary Ordinary people”. If extraordinary is “Beyond what is ordinary or usual” and ordinary is “Commonly...
I’m not in the market for a player yet but watching this format battle seems like a repeat viewing of the VHS/Beta war. Seems the New York Times isn't sure either as today it says; Did Warner Br...
Strewth, can an Top Gear Aussie match the U.K. original? I never saw the US Top Gear, did it ever happen, but did see one episode of the “sanitised” version that screened in the US. It was not a patch...
Sad to read this. In addition to “The News Quiz” I remember Alan from appearances on Clive James, Parkinson and other talk shows. He will be missed. Alan Coren dies aged 69 | Top News | Reuters H...
What colour shirts will the All Blacks be wearing tomorrow? Nothing, yep nothing, more important than that happened in the previous 24 hours. The bizzarre thing was they didn’t know what colour so...
2.5 tonnes of plasticine on set. 40 animators. 3 weeks. 189 2ft bunnies 150 1ft cubes 10ft x 20ft purple wave 30ft giant rabbit. 6 cameras. 40 animators working through 4 ho...
Funny, intelligent, thought provoking TV. Why don’t we see it in New Zealand? http://www.qi.com/tv/
