Make sure you watch Razor as well, not sure if that'll be on DVD

The 'Razor' episodes are included as part of the box set of season 4 pt 1. You can buy them separately, and there are (I think) slight differences in the material (a few extra scenes, I…

You mock me and my pain!

Yes,but bear in mind, I always think "what would Kyle say"?I have a Kyle outside who continuously lives in a state of dying,depending on which plant I will stab him from, and a Cartman inside hanging around a food drawer. He's stuffed of course…

the Winter Olympics next year

I'm just downloading that now. We get everything first on teh interwebs.
;-)

Kyle we have everything through the TV and I never ask if it's Sky or Freeview or poor people's

You mock me and my pain!

Though I think I accidentally kinda promised my son that we might get sky again for the Winter Olympics next year. He seems to have…

Or wait four years and then get them all on DVD at once (currently working through season 3 of BSG).

You're in for a treat when you get to season 4. Everything post the mid-season break has been... intense.

Can't quite believe there's so little of it left to go,…

Comedy Central channel arrives April :)

Wait? Where? Sky or on poor people's tv?

I got Season 1 of BSG for... $30 I think, at the Warehouse.

Haven't started watching it yet, forgot there was a miniseries first. (dammit)

(currently working through season 3 of BSG).

Required viewing for being able to keep up with most threads hereabouts.

Would it help to know that they're husband and wife?

Actually yes, it makes a huge difference.

Word. It's either Prime or C4 for us. Gack.

Comedy Central channel arrives April :)

Mr Shaw is absolutely correct with his critique about Go Girls. What an absolute waste of money, time and energy to make such an imature, pathetic programme!

Outrageous Fortune is by far the best locally made programme…

Prime seem to have most of the (admittedly very few) shows I actually watch.

Word. It's either Prime or C4 for us. Gack.

Also, I read a piece on him by Steve Braunias in which Shaw seemed to…

What TVNZ programmes? We are severely punished with the ongoing repeats of Friends, Australian Soapies, and American Comedies. If you ask me what NZ culture is, I can tell you it?s all about drugs,…

Its quite ironic Andy Shaw's father was a rude scathing TV reviewer years ago.

I lol'd.

I'd love less crime shows, soaps and so called reality shows. How about something for people with slightly higher iq's.

Reality and satire just became completely indistinguishable.

It's a proven medical fact that television viewing destroys braincells, (I saw that on an infomercial), and the people who watch television are those who can least afford to lose any.

My tummy hurts...

I understand there are 4 episodes available for viewing at the Film Archive in Wellington. Maybe NZonScreen (why is that a dot com FFS?) could look to putting them online ;-)

It has been discussed. Indeed, NZ On Screen would love to do it.

I understand there are 4 episodes available for viewing at the Film Archive in Wellington. Maybe NZonScreen (why is that a dot com FFS?) could look to putting them online ;-)

And in other news Kanye West has announced he is spending the rest of his life standing in front of a mirror as he is just so fucking awesome.

I remember hearing Kanye West being intereviewed recently about 808s and Heartbreak on the radio. I came in a little late…

Whatever happened to Belinda Todd?

Last seen working in PR. Lots of people seem to want to know – her name keeps turning up in the referer logs for my website.

And was Melody Rules really that bad? I confess I didn't see any of it.

It wasn't as bad…

Yeah, wee donte nead noe edjakashun.
;-)

Thank you. For all I knew, that pic might have been Hogwarts.

But they did make a movie about it.

Yeah, wee donte nead noe edjakashun.
;-)

You went to school? Who'd have guessed.

Difficult to tell, i know. But they did make a movie about it.

Yeah,so you're both called James. ;)....I'll get my coat.

In this weather?!?

The comments about Ms Bowron were rude *but* they should never have been…

is there any way an NZ court can enforce a name suppression order overseas, especially in the US where they have a more robust approach to free speech (and a laxer approach to justice)?

Not really. No.

They may be able to get anyone in New Zealand who assisted in…

Todd cut her teeth on TV3's late news where Joanna Paul filled that role and Todd played the naughty, but sexy, BFF. And they had some good moments together.

For the Nightline edition following the Aramoana massacre, Joanna Paul fronted the entire show alone, in funereal black. There were, it…

– there seem to be a lot of cases where a whole set of trials are interlinked so that all but the final one needs to be suppressed to avoid prejudicing the others. Can't the courts organise things to avoid this?

– I don't really…

The question really is: What the hell is such a minor kerfuffle

Someone probably wants to get rid of him. Is he a Labour appointee?

And was Melody Rules really that bad? I confess I didn't see any of it.

I watched the first episode and sought to avoid future contact. The main problem that struck me was Belinda Todd's character and I don't completely blame her for it.

Why they cast someone with a…

This James at Editing the Herald. Is he "one of us"?

There are more of you, Steve? Sweet jebus, I thought you were a prototype not yet approved for mass production. ;-)

The Facebook group says the blog is run by a person called James Coe. Interestingly (or perhaps not),…

Heres the thing... given the circumstances, what IS disproportionate?

When my son misbehaves in the same way again and again, the punishments get worse... (with advance warning).

You may have got it now – with the link to the report – but to continue the analogy...

First offense – send…

Whatever happened to Belinda Todd?

I saw her on Ponsonby road about 15 years ago, driving a BMW if I remember correctly. I was, momentarily, star struck. She had balls, metaphorically of course.
Oh Belinda, if only things had been diferent.
;-)

And was Melody Rules really that bad? I confess I didn't see any of it.

When my son misbehaves in the same way again and again, the punishments get worse... (with advance warning).

Now, I know all the stuff about people not expecting to get caught, so longer sentences arent a deterrent... But anyone in the…

Probably to something like this:

9. Right not to be subjected to torture or cruel treatment

Everyone has the right not to be subjected to torture or to cruel, or degrading treatment or punishment.

Are you kidding? All those awful "rights" stopping him from torturing out the necessary information for…

What exactly does Mr Garrett want to change the BORA to?

I imagine he'd like an amendment to section 9:

9. Right not to be subjected to torture or cruel treatment

Everyone has the right not to be subjected to torture or to cruel, degrading, or disproportionately severe treatment or…

Ha! "Have you had your boobs done?" – deadpan brilliant

I found it incredibly awkward and unnecessary.

Would it help to know that they're husband and wife?

Ha! "Have you had your boobs done?" – deadpan brilliant

I found it incredibly awkward and unnecessary.

Is there a reason you need two Law Commissioners on a panel to assess any topic, let alone one related to the work of the Law Commission?

Let's just say it was a difficult panel to fill this week.

Can you be breaking a suppression order if you dont know you are?

I believe so, although you could only expect to be punished after you've been told to stop.

This kind of thing is a problem. It's worse because, for eg I recall, in the Dom Post case even the…

If it's not name suppression, but something else that's suppressed.... say current abode of the accused, (to give a recent well publicized example) and I've even heard the media report "something is suppressed but we cant tell you what it is and so are the reasons for…

Plus, everyone knows the best bond/film was not George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights!

That's actually true.

Russell Brown is joined by senior television journalist Cliff Joiner, who has worked for both TVNZ and TV3 as a reporter: Val Sim of the Law Commission and Warren Young, the author of a paper on the effect of judicial orders on media reporting.

That's an interesting way of describing…

Media7 this week examines two different but not unrelated topics — The effect of Court suppression orders and other judicial directions to journalists and the behaviour of media towards sporting “heroes” when they fall from grace.

Russell…

Excerpted from Jeff Stone's tremendous review

A number of his other reviews are well-written too, but there is the unfortunate tendency for everything good to get 10 stars, and most things not good to get 1 star. It leaves you to wonder if Melody Rules was that bad :-)

Plus,…

And as Craig noted, it's a bit rich for that paper to be revelling in TVNZ's cost-cutting given APN's problems.

Have I just been mistaken for Mr Ranapia? My conversion to the online world is complete =)

"We've got too hung up on people's rights," says Garrett, a claim that…

Just watching Media7 – I got such a shock seeing Ken Douglas. I thought he must be sick but he's obviously all there. Just older. Jeez, I must be too...

Yup, he's still all there and definitely Ken Douglas.

Everyone knows that Hard News readers prefer Bridget.

Last Sunday's meditation is particularly intellectually stimulating: nerds geeks drips twerps twats dorks: advice for ladies You certainly don't get such deep critical social analysis from Ms Glucina. :-)

Everyone knows that Hard News readers prefer Bridget.

Way too many exclamation marks and partner in crime with Cam Slater! Clearly the superior choice amongst weekend gossipmongers.

And James has a good tske on this at Editing the Herald

Heh.

Actually, what I really like is his commentary on the David Garrett "just change the Bill of Rights, then" story:

The Liberal Party': The ACT party have a proud history of standing up for what they believe…

To declare that it is somehow of the order of Melody Rules is kind of cheap and silly.

I vaguely knew an improvisor type who I believe was involved in the making of Melody Rules.

As I recall it I saw him making a rather glum cellphone call after a show…

TV reviewer rages (not news-rage, but still rage) at rubbish TV programme.
TV executive rages at rubbish reviewing of rubbish TV programme.
Herald reporter rages at rubbish criticism of rubbish reviewing of rubbish TV programme.
News-rage…

Wait, we're exploring the serious issues of a silly paper story on a silly column about something of no importance that someone said about... blah blah?

Is it Friday already? Where's my Hard News?

Suppose so.

It started as a way into some TV links, but it was the Herald…

Is it Friday already? Where's my Hard News?

I'm currently sick of this story (Police accused of hypocrisy), which seems to neglect to note…

I doubt they'll go bust – I reckon they're one of those iconic NZ businesses that John Key intends to rescue.

I thought they were an iconic Irish business?

I guess it's the collateral the Herald needs to make us read a National…

It struck me as having the potential to be an Outrageous Fortune for the North Shore

Agreed – it actually wasn't too bad a watch. Lets just hope it keeps momentum.

But I have to say the part of Go Girls I watched I thought was pretty lame – I will give it another go, but if it hasn't improved, I won't bother.

I couldn't agree more, but to be honest there's a fine tradition of women columnists who write with…

As for the Herald – I doubt that anyone who counts is embarassed. After all, using your muscle and once august reputation to indulge in a nasty tabloid bullying (AKA "campaigning journalism") seems to be their…

because the show I saw crackled along nicely.

Yes pacing is one aspect of a good show usually thanks to a good editor.
But Go Girls rarely rose above the level of French farce. I just support it cause it keeps people I know in work. And maybe someday on…

But I have to say the part of Go Girls I watched I thought was pretty lame – I will give it another go, but if it hasn't improved, I won't bother.

But heck, I'm not working for a company with an enforced multi-million-dollar cull in the works. Good luck.

No dear, you're working for a rag that is so deep in the shit (actual shit, not misheard-chip) that when it was up for sale there was a deafening silence from the…