The only sexual tension is between me and Pippa (this from someone who didn't like her when she first appeared – oh the shame – as soon as the glasses disappeared I fell for her like the sad lonely man I am) ... Ahem.

Do you need a room for…

When Kay Gregory was paired up with Paul Henry for TV1's Breakfast slot, the team didn't last long – Gregory quit almost immediately after because she couldn't stand Henry!
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Except it lasted quite a while, and they had a great rapport (just one that wasn't based on some form…

if media 7 could get the quality of debate that you get on…

He reckoned it'd get better if your panellists squabbled a bit more :)

Yeah, it was nice getting a good notice from Wallington, who (if my memory serves) has been pretty lukewarm about Freeview etc. But Willie Jackson already does the 'goad alleged adults into trying to scream over each…

When Kay Gregory was paired up with Paul Henry for TV1's Breakfast slot, the team didn't last long – Gregory quit almost immediately after because she couldn't stand Henry!

Except it lasted quite a while, and they had a great rapport (just one that wasn't based on some form of…

Technology has now apparently moved along, so that people have forgotten that stuff can be pre-recorded and then played later.

Or that it's cheapers and equally uninformative for Reporter X. to tell us all that nothing's going on over a cellphone. You really need to see the aching tedium as…

I'd beg to differ. :) But as long as 7 News keeps avoiding the gratuitous and meaningless live cross ("I'm standing outside Auckland Hospital, and Sir Ed is still dead") I'll be happy. Ish.

Oh god yes please. I thought this was bad a couple of years ago, but now…

I need to loosen up in front of the autocue, but you get that.

You need to experiment with certain 'relaxants' to see how many you can take without…

once again, i thought the show was fantastic. while russell's not nearly as attractive as the news girl who came on afterwards

I'd beg to differ. :) But as long as 7 News keeps avoiding the gratuitous and meaningless live cross ("I'm standing outside Auckland Hospital, and Sir Ed is…

people who turn shit into chocolate cake

craig, you have such a way with words. can you slip more of these into next week's show? they make great sound bites. maybe trick russell into saying the c word

once again, i thought the show was fantastic. while russell's not nearly…

My first thought was that it was going to be a story about a media company stifling…

Hmmm, did you mean *irreverent* by any chance Craig? or was that just a Freudian slip?

Fraking smart arse readers... Rest assured, Tom, my lingerie is more Jungian than Freudian, and there's a reason why loading the autocue is not in my job description. :)

I don't know if it…

It felt Mediawatch-with-Pictures-esque, which is all good since I like Mediawatch too.

Perhaps the best thing about the show is that it isn't fronted by presenters as much as by people who have significant experience in…

The zinger at the end about the paul Thompson and the offensive danish cartoons being printed was a bit gratuitous. Profanity in the usual sense doesn't line up necessarily with the cartoon images of Mohammed in a *Kiwi* context.

Depends on what sort of Kiwi you are, doesn't it?

I…

I'm on board as one of the writers, so I'm interested to know if people thought it struck the right balance between being substantive but still just a little irrelevant?

Hmmm, did you mean *irreverent* by any chance Craig? or was that just a Freudian slip? If the latter, Rus…

I really struggled with volume in the flv files David linked to above. Russell was a little quiet, the two male panelists I could barely hear at all, even with my laptop at full volume. The news stories etc were fine to hear.

I wondered…

I found it also didn't work in Firefox, but I could download the flv files no problem.

As soon as I whitelisted tvnzondemand.co.nz the embedded player started working.

(There is…

And TV 3 New tonight had a great story on poor families living in 'Lodges'. It looked like a scene or two from the Grapes of Wrath.

Maybe guests would benefit from a shot of good single malt before going on camera!

Oy... without giving anything away, I think M7 is going to have some panelists who will be *cough* quite lively enough without additional lubrication. :)

I nearly climbed under the couch, that first ten minutes was painful to watch but you came out of it well (shows promise etc.)

Not being defensive, but ten minutes was all the time Russell had with an autocue before the recording, and I'd have just choked in his seat.…

I use latest version Firefox on a newish Mac. Speed test…

Particularly liked the dig about getting Digital 3 years after Namibia – really a LOL moment!

Fortunately (?) I had a copy of IE around, so I can see it there. But why the hell does TVNZ hate firefox?

I had no issues with Firefox, it ran normally. For the record, I'm using the latest version (2.0.0.13).

I need to loosen up in front of the autocue, but you get that.

I nearly climbed under the couch, that first ten minutes was painful to watch but you came out of it well (shows promise etc.)
I watched it on our new…

needless to say, itunes aint happy about that

:)

Nic, needing his media7 fix on the tube on a morning.

You should also be able to save the episode for later viewing by right-clicking on the above links and choosing "Save link as..."

I left-clicked on Part 1 and it just started downloading. I didn't know about those URLs. God, I love PAS.

Episode 1, Part 1

Episode 1, Part 2

Episode 1, Part 3

You should also be able to save the episode for later viewing by right-clicking on the above links and choosing "Save link…

It was quite good BTW. Next stop: Backbenches.

Its on the Media 7 main page, about half way down and on the right. A little picture with you and Simon smiling, with "Video!" above it. Right next to the Media7 blog link.

Yeah, I just realised that.

Its on the Media 7 main page, about half way down and on the right. A little picture with you and Simon smiling, with "Video!" above it. Right next to the Media7 blog link.

All I get from TVNZ OnDemand is endless "loading". Anyone got torrent, or failing that, advice on how to get the bloody thing to work?

You might just have to wait for the video podcast or the YouTube (the latter is held up by YouTube having one of its "under…

I found it after much looking and yes, thanks, DC red, it worked.

Russell, it's this page http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1684742
From the context, I think it's a first episode sampler/teaser thingy.

How did you find it? Seriously, I need to know. Happily for you, it'll be there every week, but it's kind…

Russell, it's this page http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1684742

From the context, I think it's a first episode sampler/teaser thingy.

Eddie – try watching the individual clips on the "A taste of Media 7" page. You will also get to hear (I believe) Craig Parker's soothing voice before each clip.

Where exactly is that page? I'm damned if I can find it.

My only technical criticism was that the echo in the studio made you sound like you were in a big empty room. The acoustics kind of…

And putting down the comfort pad really did help a lot!

Enjoyed it, looking forward to more. Thanks.

The vox pop street bits with natural lighting were perfectly visible, so it must be the set. What colour is the…

Media 7 was great. Is this the dawning of a new age of public service broadcasting?