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Why do we have to be subjected to idiots masked as sports presenters who think they're so funny when all we want is some proper expert analysis/commentary on sport? I'm mainly talking about The Crowd Goes Wild. Why can't they just give us a proper sports show? Are Sky TV really that mean-spirited that they want us to endure this lame show rather than give us a decent half hour review of recent sports games/competitions?

As part of Prime TV's coverage of Winter Olympics they've also brought along some guy with black, thick-rimmed glasses to ask for their opinion. I have no idea who he is but from what is coming out of his mouth I'm guessing he thinks he's funny.

Crowd Goes Wild and that guy have been the only blip on what has been decent coverage of the Winter Olympics by Prime.

First Campbell Live had the story on the power cuts when Close Up neglected to cover it. Next Campbell Live managed to get an interview with those people accusing Robin Brooke of doing whatever he did to them. Tonight it sounds like John Key will front up on Campbell Live to discuss the tax changes, while Close Up talks to Robin Brooke which is old news.

What's going on over at TVNZ? Complacency? Lack of resources?

Anyone know if there will be any television coverage of the America's Cup  next week?

Someone mentioned on the Trademe Messageboards that Haydn Jones will be replacing Steve Gray on Good Morning (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.aspx?id=140723). Can anyone confirm?

While I'd be glad to be rid of him and not have to put up with watching one of his terrible news reports again on the news, I'd feel sorry for the Good Morning watchers having to put up with him.

Is @Seven supposed to be funny? The two men who I assume are supposed to be comedians are absolutely lame. It's appalling.

Didn't know where to raise this so thought I'd do it here. What is up with this new Throng layout? Raves and Rants are all mixed up, there is no 'more comments' link and for comments that appear on the homepage, there is no title so it is even more difficult to tell what show the comments are about without clicking them. Everything is also so compressed now. I liked the previous layout. It was simple and clean.

ONE News Europe Correspondent Mark Crysell has been a real disappointment ever since he took up the position. He only seems to report on fluff news stories such as what the royal family are up to, and on the All Blacks. We also see his reports on the news maybe once in a while. What is he doing?

It's about time someone made him do some real work and send him to Copenhagen to report on these climate change talks. 3 News already have Samantha Hayes there. ONE News is off the pace on this. Or can they not afford to anymore?

I think you can tell just by watching the ads that this show will turn out to be as bad or even worse (if possible) than So You Wanna Be a Popstar or Sing Like a Superstar, or whatever they were called.

I see it has washed up 'celebrities' as judges with people such as that ex-Shortland St actor from several years ago and what's-his-name ex-shock-jock radio host/NZ Idol judge. Very exciting...not.

Please tell me this is not a sign of what local television on TVNZ is going to look like in the years to come.