Throng

We lamented this morning about the Herald on Sunday's dramatic finger pointing at TV3 for their photoshopping of the makeover images to make the girls look skinnier than they actually are.  Big deal. That's what the fashion industry is and does, is it not?

Anyway, as it turns out, the real abuse should be hurled in the direction of whoever was responsible for the amateur photoshopping of Lara's leg.

The Herald on Sunday has created another brilliant story out of nothing this morning with their claims that "Digitally altered photos of New Zealand's Next Top Model contestants have been slammed as an appalling attempt to make some of the models appear thinner than they are."

What?! Really?! You mean they photoshop those images? I thought they were 100% real, unadulterated perfection!

Slammed as appalling is fairly rich considering the quotes used.  They start off with clarification from an expert from Media Design School who confirms their hunch that, yes, the images have been doctored. Next, they move on and ask Lynda Williams, co-ordinator of the Auckland Women's Health Council, for comment. Of course, she was always going to be nothing but appalled.

If ever there has been an aptly named TV show then perhaps Feedback is it.  There is nothing worse than being within ear-shot of the ever increasing drone of an audio signal being amplified and looped back on itself.  If not dealt with, the resulting oscillations can be crippling as you grasp at your ears, return to the fetal position and beg for the unrelenting pain to stop.

After the countless failed attempts at comedy in New Zealand, you'd think we'd either give up or try a different approach by now.  But no. We have to have over-emphasised actors trying to be funny.  Why? Are New Zealanders so stupid that the only way we can tell if we're supposed to laugh at something is if there is some form of exaggeration in place? Please! That's worse than canned laughter.

since I've been on here BUT OMG I HATE Penny!  Knowing that she will (eventually) get hers does NOT help.  Must be getting impatient in my old age

On another note am loving Phonix (how the heck IS that spelt) Evan and Jasmine but hating Ula

Thoughts?

Dear Haley Holt,

Hi, young lady.  You don't know me, we've never met so let me introduce myself.  My name is John Dybvig.  I'm an American.  I've lived in New Zealand for twenty five plus years and I'm a sports nut with a reputation for being honest.  I don't pull punches and sometimes that means the picture ain't pretty so I'm gonna have to get all naked on you sister and call it as I see it:  You simply don't have it...whatever 'it' is in the sports commenting business you don't possess it!  In fact you're awful.  Please let me explain...here's my beef:

I missed seeing Ben and Jeremy's Big Road Trip tonight so I thought I'd head over to TV3's on-demand site to watch it while I did some other work later this evening.  A little bit of light-hearted comedy that didn't require my full attention.

Perhaps it was being tired or not paying enough attention to it but by the time it finished I was wondering where the 42 minutes had gone and what the point of the show.

It just seemed to ramble on without actually going anywhere, and no, that's not an attempt at an insult at Invercargill.  It was almost like it was an entire series of Havoc and Newsboy crammed into an hour but with all the funny bits taken out.

And was it just me or did Corbett seem as though he was trying to channel Rhys Darby?

I dunno.  I just really hope that wasn't the reason why 7 Days is on hiatus.

So according to 3News it's possible TVNZ7 and Radio New Zealand will be merged. How will this work? Right now, the news on TVNZ7 is pretty much just ONE News, which some of us (HelenD not being one of them) believe is substandard and full of reporters who couldn't report to save themselves. What's going to happen to Radio New Zealand's quality when they're going to have to share the newsroom with a bunch of incompetent amateurs?

Bill English has also announced that the government funding for TVNZ6 and TVNZ7 won't be renewed. Surprise surprise. So what's going to happen? Commercials will be introduced to TVNZ6? What about TVNZ7? Will there be extra funding for the merged news organisation? Radio NZ are underfunded as it is, with the government refusing to commit any more funds to it.

Could this finally be the death of public broadcasting in this country?

TV3 are no doubt getting a lot of negetive feedback due to their weak decision to take the Emmy award winning TOP CHEF off our screens.  I challenge them to review their decision immediately and stop pissing off their loyal viewers by stopping a show mid season. They claim the ratings were poor. If thats the case I think the ratings system is flawed. I know so many people from all walks of life who really love the show. If prime time didnt work for TOP CHEF, at least have the decency to screen it in another later time slot immediatley...