TV

A tribute to Edward Woodward

2009-11-23T12:18:50Z

I wanted to find some clips to pay tribute to the late actor, Edward Woodward. Strangely, the day he died (at a time when I did not know he had passed away), my mind kept thinking back to a joke my friend Ann told me (‘If there were no ds in his n...

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Cheesy 1980s’ mini-series

2009-11-21T02:12:42Z

Now that Vox seems to be letting me in within minutes rather than hours, my mind turned to cheesy 1980s’ mini-series. Remember when this was cool? Maurice Binder did the titles to this Sidney Sheldon-based mini-series, If Tomorrow Comes, starri...

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Selling Cobra 11 in English

2009-11-09T09:52:06Z

Action Concept, the crowd that makes Alarm für Cobra 11: die Autobahnpolizei, has an English trailer for the show on its site. I am surprised no English channel has ever picked up the long-running series. Sure, it’s devoid of real plot and there a...

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The blue hand

2009-11-08T08:52:31Z

Who knew that there would be an Already Ghosts group right here in Wellington?! And, sure enough, I found these near the Overseas’ Terminal:

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PR: Green Wing

2009-11-06T02:02:10Z

SILVA SCREEN RECORDS PRESENTS GREEN WING OST JONATHAN WHITEHEAD’S MUSIC FOR GREEN WING SERIES - AN AWARD-WINNING BRITISH TELEVISION COMEDY CREATED BY THE TEAM BEHIND THE SKETCH SHOW SMACK THE PONY Jonathan Whitehead writes and records under...

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Gina’s doing well

2009-11-04T10:48:56Z

I had a moan about this yesterday on Twitter and Facebook, but seeing another ad for Leverage on the NZ City site brings it all back. Prime is promoting this TNT show a lot, but just as with TV One and Jekyll, they miss the fact that lead actress...

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Renault Sport Mégane 250 v. Ford Focus RS

2009-11-01T05:28:38Z

I think Vox might be back. I clicked ‘Create’ and the compose box came up instantly. How’s this for a sparring match? The Renault Sport Mégane versus the Ford Focus RS. The Renault has a 50 bhp deficit but still manages to keep up on the corner...

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On telly this morning—link for overseas friends

2009-10-29T09:13:51Z

For overseas friends who would not have seen it live, here is the link to my TV3 appearance this morning on Sunrise. Props to Helen Baxter, to Ali Ikram and Carly Flynn on the programme itself, to Lars and Frankie at the Wellington studio, to Clau...

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Alarm für Cobra 11: a year ago

2009-10-27T11:50:12Z

Go back one year and this was how Tom Beck was promoted in his first season of Alarm für Cobra 11: die Autobahnpolizei. There were a few episodes I didn’t see, judging by this RTL promo.

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Advice from the local constabulary

2009-10-22T21:20:48Z

I saw a bit of this on telly, but didn’t expect it to be passed around the internet as much. Background: ‘Safer communities together’ is the local slogan for the police, much like ‘To protect and serve’ for some American police departments.

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