Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Campbell Live's sorry replacement cannot survive. (Aug. 24, 2015)

Morrissey14
24 August 2015 at 7:26 pm
Never thought I’d say this, but: BRING BACK COME DINE WITH ME (NZ)
Campbell Live's sorry replacement cannot survive.
Sorry, TV3, Monday 24 August 2015
“We Cover the Big Story of the Day. 7PM MON-THU on TV3.”—Mediaworks publicity blurb
HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN: Bad news today Dunc—One Direction’s broken up!
DUNCAN GARNER: I don’t CARE. I really don’t.
HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN: [suddenly uneasy, isolated] Heh, heh….
  • Hami Shearlie14.1
    24 August 2015 at 11:06 pm
    Heather and Dunc’s carefully scripted banter takes up half the time – the rest is 3 very short once over lightly “stories” of dubious worth and that’s our lot – Duncan said about one story “who makes me say all this stuff” – so really they have no editorial control, they are mere presenters. This is what Julie Christie wanted – John Campbell from what I understand, had editorial control over Campbell Live and that’s why he had to go – If he felt a story warranted it, he would stay with it for the full half hour, not these pathetic little soundbites of a few minutes duration to be followed with inane fake banter – message to Dunc and Heather – we are NOT interested in what you like to gossip about – do that on your own time! As a reporter Heather was pretty good I thought, but now , boy is she really getting on my wick!! Seven Sharp is slightly worse because of the Hateful little Hosking gnome, but unfortunately, only slightly!

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NZ has possibly the two worst breakfast TV programmes in the world (Aug. 11, 2015)

  2. 11 August 2015 at 8:22 pm
    “Is this the end of LOL?”
    NZ has possibly the two worst breakfast TV programmes in the world
    Breakfast (Television One), Paul Henry (TV3)
    Tuesday 11 August 2015
    dire /ˈdʌɪə/ adjective of a very poor quality, dreadful, terrible
    Following are the impressions I gained from a quick perusal of both channels this morning. To be fair, I did not subject myself to the ordeal of watching all or even most of the morning’s programs, so it is possible that I missed something intelligent, thoughtful and stimulating. But, based on what I did manage to see this morning, and also on what I’ve seen in the past, these programs are banal at best [1], an insult to the intelligence on most days [2], and occasionally outrageous and revolting [3].
    Shortly after seven o’clock, both channels are filled with the lugubrious mug of the Professor John Burrows, the unknown minor academic plucked from obscure retirement to head the all star cast (Julie Christie, Kate Di Goldi, some old soldier and some sports people) that comprises John Key’s “Flag Consideration Panel.” The alternative flags have been whittled down to the final forty, but nobody cares—least of all Rawdon Christie’s offsider Ali Pugh, who openly expresses her disinterest in the farce. As always, the old trougher Burrows has nothing interesting to say, on either channel.
    Some time after 7 o’clock, Paul Henry checks in with the woman in the “tech bunker” who monitors social media for him. Occasionally this segment is quite amusing—those occasions are when she spurns Henry’s ham-fisted attempts to flirt with her. Usually, however, this is nothing more than two minutes of chat about the most mind-numbing trivia. Today the topic is another bit of Facebook inanity: what was so good about the 80s? For a moment, Henry gets serious and solemnly intones: “Back in the 1980s, you didn’t need signs saying ‘Hot’ on a cup of coffee.” Since 1994, the story of the McDonald’s scalding case has been part of the rhetorical arsenal for the extreme right. It’s a distorted, extreme misconstruing of what actually happened, but that doesn’t matter to political ideologues like Paul Henry. [4]
    8:20 a.m. TV3 Paul Henry’s daily Panel—this is like Jim Mora’s Panel on National Radio, only shorter. This morning, the guests are TV3 reporter Sarah Hall and a dapper fellow namedJulian Andrews, who looks and talks like a “creative” from an advertising agency, though he is billed grandly as a “business strategist.” The first topic is the future (or non-future) of rail in New Zealand. Henry, of course, reiterates how he is dead-set opposed to rail, Julian Andrews mutters something about the public good, and Sarah Hall looks perplexed, frowns to show how troubled she is, and then says: “I’m just glad I’m not in Treasury!” Then the conversation takes a bizarre yet optimistic turn….
    JULIAN ANDREWS: Do we really want 27,000 more trucks on the roads? Anyway, self-drive cars are going to render all this a non-issue!
    PAUL HENRY: Tell Len Brown about driverless cars! I’ve tried to!
    JULIAN ANDREWS: I was talking the other day to someone from Singularity University about driverl—-
    PAUL HENRY: What?!? “Singularity University”!!?!? Where’s THAT?
    JULIAN ANDREWS: In Silicon Valley.
    PAUL HENRY: Oh of COURSE it’s in Silicon Valley!
    SARAH HALL: Ha ha ha ha ha!
    Also at the table, silent throughout this scintillating conversation, are newsreader Hillary Barry and sports guy Jim Kayes. They both strain to maintain their rictus smiles.
    Meanwhile, at 8:27 a.m. on Television One….
    RAWDON CHRISTIE: Is this the end of “LOL”? Next up, the modern language merry-go-round!”

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Which is worse—One’s crap 7 o’clock show or TV3’s? (Aug. 11, 2015)

11 August 2015 at 7:36 pm
Which is worse—One’s crap 7 o’clock show or TV3’s?
Seven Sharp (Television One) and Story (TV3), Tues. 11 Aug. 2015
Tonight’s Seven Sharp started off with a brief item about Orlando Fox News host John Brown walking off the set, refusing to talk any more about the Kardashians. The story, obviously much too frivolous for an intellectual forum such as Fox News, concerned Kylie Jenner’s new pet rabbit Bruce….
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/71014190/newsreader-cant-take-any-more-kardashians
Then it was back to the Seven Sharp hosts, one of whom was highly amused. “You can understand his frustration!” giggled Toni Street. Next to her, Mike Hosking affected his default expression of disdain and disinterest.
Meanwhile, across on TV3, Heather Du Plessis-Allan and Duncan Garner—she calls him, with toe-culrling over-familiarity, “Duncs”—continued the horrible process, begun last night, of dying in front of an ever-diminishing audience. These two presenters are the most unlikeable pairing since Sarah Ferguson and Justin Timberlake. Apparently this dog of a program got one hundred thousand curious Seven Sharp viewers to switch over last night; I doubt that most of them will be back this evening.
By the way, Du Plessis was also involved in the first ever Seven Sharp, and she was crap there as well. The role of the unfunny conceited prick was at that time filled by Greg Boyed….
  • te reo putake23.1
    11 August 2015 at 8:23 pm
    Watched a little bit of Story, Moz. An interview with a security guard who only had anecdotal stories to tell, followed by the hosts qualifying even that dribble by saying it wasn’t a specific security company they’d previously featured, the guy hadn’t worked in the prisoner guarding industry for years etc, etc.
    Also noticed that Dunkin’ gets to lead the items, but then he is a man, so fair enough.
    btw, did you post a comment this morning about breakfast TV? It’s in the spam queue, probably too many links. I can let it out, if you want.
    • Morrissey23.1.1
      11 August 2015 at 8:25 pm
      Thanks very much te reo. I’ve just posted the same item, with a different title. I wonder if you’d use the one I’ve just sent in. Sorry about the links—-I’ll keep them to a minimum in future.
    • whateva next?23.1.2
      11 August 2015 at 9:18 pm
      I try to give new things a chance, people have to earn a living but…so far I would have to say it would be better called “Sorry” than Story. Have to admit I am holding it up to Campbell Live, which they have said they don’t want to be compared to, but does Mediaworks really believe the public want to be titillated rather than invigorated?

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GROPERS No. 28: Steve Wynn (“a first-class human gentleman”) Feb. 1, 2018

GROPERS
No. 28: Steve Wynn (“a first-class human gentleman”)
Shares of Wynn Resorts have lost more than 15 percent of their value since the Wall Street Journal ran a story saying that the company’s founder and chief executive officer pressured employees for sex for years and paid $7.5 million to settle claims by another woman who alleged she was forced to have intercourse. The claims are being investigated by casino regulators in Nevada, Massachusetts and Macau. Wynn said the idea that he assaulted anyone is “preposterous.”
Barrack was an adviser to Donald Trump during his presidential campaign. Wynn, another Trump supporter, served as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee until Jan. 27, when he stepped down following the allegations.
“He had to do the right thing and resign,” Barrack said of Wynn. “I can tell you as being a personal friend, he is a first-class human gentleman and I’ve never seen a taint of any of this.”
“GROPERS” is presented by GroperWatch®, a division of Daisycutter Sports Inc.
1 George Herbert Walker Bush; 2 Bill O’Reilly; 3 Al Franken; 4 Robin Brooke; 5 Lester Beck; No. 6 Arnold Schwarzenegger; 7 Joe Biden; 8 Rolf Harris; 9 Harold Bloom; 10 Sir Jimmy Savile; 11 Dr Morgan Fahey; 12 Prince Harry; 13 Bill Clinton; 14 Judge Roy Moore; 15 Matt Lauer; 16 Richard Branson; 17 Warren Moon; 18 Donald John Trump; 19 Damian Green; 20 Gene Simmons; 21 Sylvester Stallone; 22 Louise’s husband Charlie; 23 Father O’Hagan (AKA “Father Gropius”); 24 David Lloyd George; 25 James Franco; 26 Joel Kramer; 27 Rene Naufahu

https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2018/02/general_debate_1_february_2018.html/comment-page-1#comment-2128169
4:35 p.m. in the RNZ studios….
Morrissey: ….and then he says, “That was no lady, that was YOUR WIFE.”
Rich Prick: Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Maggy Wassilieff: Ha ha ha ha ha!
Jim Mora: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! All right, Morrissey, what else has been on your mind?
Morrissey: Well, Jim, as always, gropers are on my mind. In the news today, yet another Trump crony has been busted for attacking women.
Jim Mora: Oh yes, Steve Wynn, wasn’t it.
Rich Prick: [exasperatedly] #HimToo, #MeToo … it’s all so last month.
Morrissey: If only. If only. Skeleton in YOUR closet, perhaps?
…..An awkward, icy silence descends for several seconds….
Rich Prick: [speaking very slowly, through clenched teeth] That is borderline defamatory. You are a disgusting piece of work.
Maggy Wassilieff: You can sue him, John. Sue his assss off, go on.
Morrissey: I merely pose the question, John. Your answer only compounds the general impression we are all forming here.
Rich Prick: [almost snarling with anger] Don’t call me “John”. My name is Rich Prick.
….Further extended silence….
Jim Mora: We have a text here from Happychappy. It’s short and sweet. “It’s quite sad”, writes Happychappy, “to see you have to post all about gropers every day to satisfy your sexual urge Morrissey— maybe you should seek help.” [He laughs nervously] That was Happychappy.
Morrissey: So…. reporting on these creeps, these harassers, these hair-pullers and bashers, that makes me one of them, does it? [with deep sarcasm]Thanks to that listener for that. He or she is obviously a real scholar. What was his name again? “Happychappy”?
Jim Mora: “Swifty” texts: “A disgraceful comment.” And another listener, “KevOB”, writes: I used to bring their bones home from the fishmonger to feed the cats.
Maggy Wassilieff: Ha ha ha ha ha!
Jim Mora: Ha ha ha ha ha!
Morrissey: Ha ha ha ha ha! Now, THAT is a good one!
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VERY EARLY APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PRANK: RODNEY HIDE GETS GIVEN A MEDAL (Dec. 31, 2012)

31 December 2012 at 10:09 am
Will this one finally spell the end of the Honours system?
VERY EARLY APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PRANK
RODNEY HIDE GETS GIVEN A MEDAL
DO NOT LAUGH: THIS IS NOT A JOKE.
ACT buffoon RODNEY HIDE, the man who was so useless that John Banks was seen as preferable to be rubberstamped by the obedient souls of Epsom, has been made a Companion of the Queen’s Service…
http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/category/b/img/b7.jpg
You might well ask: what’s Rodney Hide ever done other than make a fool of himself?
Well, here are the reasons he is now to be addressed by the rest of us commoners as RODNEY PHILIP HIDE QSO”…
3.) For his services to sycophancy, following his toe-curlingly extravagant praise of his bullying usurper, Don Brash, straight after having the leadership of ACT humiliatingly wrested from him…
http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2011/04/what-we-discovered-about-don-brash-and-rodney-hide-in-the-past-week/
4.) For his further services to sycophancy, after he refused to object to fellow thug Tau Henare calling him a “buffoon” and a “jerk-off”—or was it just physical fear that Uncle Tau would kick his arse if he complained?…
http://www.3news.co.nz/Thick-hided-Rodney-not-worried-by-insults/tabid/209/articleID/118165/Default.aspx?ArticleID=118165
5.) For his protecting and defiantly PRAISING this dead-child’s-identity-stealing, doctor-assaulting, sexual harasser in his caucus until public disgust finally forced him to (reluctantly) get rid of him…
http://www.odt.co.nz/files/story/2009/08/act_mp_david_garrett_credit_nzpa__wayne_drought_3774842844.jpeg
6.) For his speaking ever so slowly and in a low voice, as he repeats, unchallenged, Ayn Rand’s mad raving dogma on Bryan Crump’s otherwise excellent show on National Radio….
http://t.qkme.me/3phsr1.jpg
Have a Happy New Year, you unrecognised oiks—and remember, if you see a deranged old man shouting insults at Māori family groups over the summer, don’t say “Fuck off to Queensland you racist scum”, say “Fuck off to Queensland, Sir Paul.”
  • muzza4.1
    31 December 2012 at 10:23 am
    Morrissey, I’m sure you realise that the *honours* for public service such as given to Rodney Hide are simply the official thanks for his efforts in delivering the assets of NZ into foreign hands.
    The *award* is for his part in the super-city fraud,(among other things no doubt) , which was of course *mandated* by Dame Margaret Beazley (She of the government departments hatchet team) , with Hide becoming the face of the implementation. We see the irony (corruption) of the elected servants, by the way that Hide was castrated by the very platform he sold himself upon, that of course being the *perk buster* – We see how the system works, where one must invert the message being delivered to be closer to the true intent!
    One does not need to look deeply, or even see RH in order to understand how corrupted the little man is. You can hear it wrapped inside every utterance from his lying, narcissistic mouth, and it will have been a blow to his ego, to have received such a *lowly* recognition!
    • Morrissey4.1.1
      31 December 2012 at 10:26 am
      Thanks, muzza. In my rage after learning of this travesty, I completely overlooked the things you mentioned.
      More haste, less speed should be my new year’s resolution, I think.
      By the way, judging by the calls to right-wing talk radio this morning, the honours system does not enjoy a lot of respect even by those conservative souls.
      • Morrissey4.1.1.1
        31 December 2012 at 2:36 pm
        I think you get an Honour more for being a suck-up than a screw-up.
        I wouldn’t be surprised to find John Banks had something to do with Hide being given this minor rank award.
        • Dr Terry4.1.1.1.1
          31 December 2012 at 5:01 pm
          Surprise that Banks himself did not receive a knighthood for disservice?
          • muzza4.1.1.1.1.1
            1 January 2013 at 8:43 am
            Banks’ protection comes from the same places the awards originate, but I think we can be assured that Banks will receive *recognition* at some stage, unless he continues to need the protection from the brothers, on account of him contunually cocking up.
  • David H4.2
    31 December 2012 at 2:27 pm
    Nice to see they are handing out Honours for being a Screw up. That means Key is a shoe in for some tin to hang around his scrawny neck. more shit for his scrap book, as we all know it means nothing, and is only a bad joke. Like the dead, and now Lazarused QC.
    • The Pink Postman4.2.1
      31 December 2012 at 3:51 pm
      I would not have been surprised if he been given one this time ,in fact I fully expected to him to
      have. Unfortunately we have another two years ,but nothing is more certain than Sir John off Hawaii.
      Which just show what a lot off hogswallop the whole charade is,
      • David H4.2.1.1
        31 December 2012 at 10:58 pm
        Or Labour could dump the whole shebang and leave ol’ Dunnokeyo hanging, and when he asks what happened, we can say… All together now. “Dunnokeyo”
  • Rogue Trooper4.3
    31 December 2012 at 4:37 pm
    NOW THATS A HIDING LEAVING A BIG BITE ON THE BUTTOCKS mozza;
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito
    (you are one multi-functional tactical bomber) 🙂
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