You made him?

Everyone needs a hobby.

My wife has instructed me to ask for the type of wool and the number of the pattern......

Best laugh I've had this week, thanks to you both.

You'd reckon we should rock at that. It's the old #8 wire tradition.

Are we good for gold in the mens barbed wire this year? And how do you think the humidity in China will affect the womens HotTape(TM)?

Did no-one ever tell you not to mock the people with…

You made him?

Everyone needs a hobby.

I didn't make him for you.

You made him?

The thick plotens.

Sorry to be a party pooper but if you are after ethical, competitive gymnastics ain't it...think of the kids.

In the same sense that ballet and classical musical performance aren't ethical, you mean?

Agree. My heterosexuality hadn't felt less threatened since the days when Keanu Reeves was popular.

I didn't make him for you.

(Handball and synchronised swimming: I am looking at you.)

Well there we differ (except for the synchronised swimming bit)

I really like Handball, and for me it’s one of the viewing highlights of the Olympics. What I can’t understand though, is why it’s never taken off in NZ, even if…

Some footage of the fencing

You'd reckon we should rock at that. It's the old #8 wire tradition.

Are we good for gold in the mens barbed wire this year? And how do you think the humidity in China will affect the womens HotTape(TM)?

Given that every few years they totally revise how they think they looked (Reptiles/birds?), or which bone came from which beast, I think there's rather a lot of guesswork that goes on.

I hate to break it to you, but the bird-dinosaur thing has been solidly established for a decade…

It's via satellite and yes, you have to be a Sky subscriber to get it

Knew there was going to be a catch. I'm fair to cheap for that.

Freeview PVRs are a couple of months away.

Actually that is what I'm more interested. Since I keep forgetting when programmes…

bloody hell. he's like the tom cruise of gymnastics. ew

Agree. My heterosexuality hadn't felt less threatened since the days when Keanu Reeves was popular.

Might I make a recommendation for the gymnastics section?

bloody hell. he's like the tom cruise of gymnastics. ew

before attempting to make sense

The joy of The Mighty Boosh is that it makes no sense at all....from Old Greg to the Helloooooooooooooo lady. But I did like the concept of the Stationary Farm.

The Mighty Boosh: like being caressed by natural yoghurt.

How does one know how that feels? Er, no wait, I don't want to know.

wouldn't it be just so cool to be able to fling yourself about like that...

Oh trust me, anyone can fling themselves around like that. It's landing safely that eludes most of us.

(Caution: link may damage your heterosexuality).

Yeah, could well do... wouldn't it be just so cool to be able to fling yourself about like that...

Might I make a recommendation for the gymnastics section?

Thanks for that Emma!

Plus, it's boring as, and only relieved by the presenters equally desparate efforts to make us get behind New Zealand's hopeful for bronze in the reverse backward feltch or whatever.

People could try constructing their own, more ethical Olympics using past coverage from YouTube. Might I make a recommendation for…

reverse backward feltch

Heh. And also, how does that even *work*? :)

The Mighty Boosh: like being caressed by natural yoghurt.

Was I the only one to have thought evil thoughts last week regarding TV1's Olympic coverage – specifically, the questionable human rights records of both host nation and (now resigned) local host presenter?

Nope, me too. Plus, it's boring as, and only relieved by the presenters equally desparate efforts to…

Take a look at The Mighty Boosh

i stumbled upon that last week. Utterly bizarre, in a good way.

Take a look at The Mighty Boosh or The Larry Sanders Show or Doctor Who. You might change your mind.

I appreciate there are some great shows on TV – usually/always at times I don't want to watch

I do steal shows via p2p and watch them on my computer,…

Like how they construct dinosaurs (including skin colour and texture) from a bit of bone.

Given that every few years they totally revise how they think they looked (Reptiles/birds?), or which bone came from which beast, I think there's rather a lot of guesswork that goes on.

and once you have it all working the content is dumber and duller than ever

Take a look at The Mighty Boosh or The Larry Sanders Show or Doctor Who. You might change your mind.

Or 'The Dying Channel' as it's known at our house.

Snap! Ore 'The Half-Dead Channel"…

There doesn't seem to be much info on the sky website.
Do they use the satellites for Sky HD or terrestrial?
Does one have to sign up for other sky services to get?

It's via satellite and yes, you have to be a Sky subscriber to get it.…

$1850, from memory, which was less than some places wanted for the next Bravia down.

The same model sells for a similar price in AUD. I'm trying not to be envious...

What about those for whom their putative birth culture just doesn't interest them that much? Are the alienated? Or just making a decision?

I am just a little wary of this sort of essentialist approach.

It's a soap opera! But yeah, I think it'd be fair to say that Scotty…

Why did TV get so complicated....

So much gibberish and technical knowledge needed for when one buys a new set

and once you have it all working the content is dumber and duller than ever

The same thought occurred to me as I spent hours trying to get the new…

Ahhh, the really whizzy one I couldn't afford then... the LG 100 hertz was an option but a knowledgable friend suggested it was not worth the price premium (and then confused me with techno-babble) but tried to convince me to buy the Bravia...

It really pays to shop around. The…

Well, that's great for people who want to watch a sporting event hosted by one of the world's worst human rights abusers.

Was I the only one to have thought evil thoughts last week regarding TV1's Olympic coverage – specifically, the questionable human rights records of both host nation and…

The Living Channel?

Indeed. Or 'The Dying Channel' as it's known at our house. Show after show of retired Brits finding warm locations from which to pass off this mortal coil.

It's been all downhill since Scrapbooking DIY got the boot from the Friday night prime-time spot.

TVNZ's Olympics site launched this week (the designers look to have made the very most of the constraints imposed by the ageing site templates) and will stream four channels of video coverage during the games.

Well, that's great for people who want to watch a sporting event hosted by one…

So much gibberish and technical knowledge needed for when one buys a new set

and once you have it all working the content is dumber and duller than ever

as some portly British couple go through the process of buying up a holiday home in some impoverished east European country.

The key is that they *never buy anything*. They go through all the houses and ooh and aah, and then privately bitch about the size of the bedrooms, politely…

http://www.freeviewshop.co.nz/mypvr-home-theatre-p-374.html

Do you need to have a media PC or is there another way?

My experience with media PCs, freeview and programme guides ("EPG"s) has been mixed, to say the least. There are some uber-geeks who have made it all work, but I'm not one of them. I can get the…

It was great to see Maori subtitles on Shortland Street last night, even though they flashed by very quickly--another demonstration of how much dialogue there is SS.

I know there's a word-per-minute rate for the production of captions and subtitles – people comprehend written language slower than spoken language -…

I'm not sure if that term works. It seems to implie some essentialist understanding of ethnicity. You are born of Maori parents therefore you MUST be part of Maori culture in all that you do and in love with all of it, always – if not, you're alienated.…

as some portly British couple go through the process of buying up a holiday home in some impoverished east European country.

Do they ever have impoverished East Europeans buying crappy houses in the UK? Might be a niche there worth exploring.

And maybe it should have been Sky Movie Grates.

Has there ever been a channel so poorly named as Sky Movie Greats?

The Living Channel? My daughter and I have a game, counting the number of times 'nice' is used as a description, as some portly British couple go through the process of buying up a holiday home in…

Something I noticed while watching…

It's a Bravia D series with the 100MHz "motion flow" technology which is reckoned to be a good thing for watching sport and other fast-moving pictures.

Ahhh, the really whizzy one I couldn't afford then... the LG 100 hertz was an option but a knowledgable friend suggested it was not…

At the risk of starting a conversation I'll struggle to follow, are you watching HD TV on a 50 or 100 hertz TV?

It's a Bravia D series with the 100MHz "motion flow" technology which is reckoned to be a good thing for watching sport and other fast-moving pictures. It's…

I've not yet upgraded to the Foxtel HD equivalent in Aust, but recently bought a LCD 50 hertz TV. I did some reading and of the stuff…

Has there ever been a channel so poorly named as Sky Movie Greats?

Umm...The E Channel??