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<p>Well there are some historians that dont believe Ragnar even existed....yeah I googled Rollo today after reading your post.</p>
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GoT lurching even further away from the books. Would have to agree with the fanatics that some of it is getting a bit shit. The Sand Snakes were a bust. Not only were they crap actors, I also have absolutely no desire to see any of them naked.
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<p>GoT lurching even further away from the books. Would have to agree with the fanatics that some of it is getting a bit shit. The Sand Snakes were a bust. Not only were they crap actors, I also have absolutely no desire to see any of them naked.</p>
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[spoiler]Yeah seems more of an elaborate set up to support Jamie heading to Dorn than a genuine story arc. They missed a trick with the casting too, although they are pretty young in the books so that's a tricky thing given the tits and ass![/spoiler]</p> -
<p>New show on Maori TV a few folk may be interested in...</p>
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<p>Twenty years after bringing Ice TV to the nation's youth, <strong>Nathan Rarere</strong> will be back in prime-time shortly hosting new Maori TV current affairs show Brown Eye. He talks to James Croot about what viewers can expect from what's described as an "unadulterated, opinionated and entertaining satirical news show".</p>
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<p><em>How did you hear about the show and what attracted you to presenting it</em>?</p>
<p>Bailey Mackey (one the show's creators) got hold of me and asked me to audition. You've got to really think hard about auditioning for a show like this because it carries with it a fair amount of ethics and social responsibility. But once I saw the ideas and read an audition script, I couldn't wait to be involved in some form, and I guess I'm lucky to be the guy up front.</p>
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<p><em>Will you be modelling yourself on any particular host/presenter of a similar sort of show?</em></p>
<p>I've never really modelled myself off any presenter before, I've always found you just end up doing a weak impression of a strong character. But I do admire the work of shows similar to this, with John Oliver and John Stewart currently the best in the business. I was also a big fan of Jeremy Wells' style on Eating Media Lunch too.</p>
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<p><em>What have you been doing to prepare for the series?</em></p>
<p>Whilst I've been a sports presenter for the past seven years, I've been navigating the world like most other people. A dad, husband, house owner (mortgage slave) and guy figuring out how to feed the family and pay the bills. Everyday life fires challenges at all of us, my life experiences and those of my family provide me with daily laughs and frustrations that hopefully we can relate to our audience.</p>
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<p><em>What do you think are the biggest issues that will concern your viewers or that they will want to see the mickey taken out of?</em></p>
<p>There are many issues we need to tackle, but it's not just about what issues we tackle, it's how we look at them. Like children going to school without food – how come it still happens? If we've got money to possibly throw at a yachting campaign, how come we can't feed the kids? And who decided that? Someone had to be sitting in parliament somewhere and thought to themselves, "I guess feeding those kids would make them look forward to education and make school seem like a safe and welcoming place to be... but have you guys seen those yachts?! 60-knots bro! That's like...um...really, really fast! Can a kid do 60-knots? Can a kid get me a dinner with a billionaire in the Bahamas? Coz one of those yachts can! I vote yachts!" But in the grand scheme of things there is plenty in life that is ripe for the mickey taking eh?</p>
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<p><em>What can viewers expect, what regular features do you have planned and can tell me a bit about the format and what do you think will set it apart from the other topical comedy shows currently on air?</em></p>
<p>What will set us apart will be heart. We've got a really varied range of people throwing their brain power at this show, but each of us come with heart.<br>
We'll have panel discussions, I saw Mike King hanging around in the kitchen yesterday and we told him we'd make him a coffee if he agreed to come on the show, so he said yes. He loves coffee. When you've got someone as talented as Taika Waititi to teach you history lessons then you know we're going to educate. Our audience will finish the year as the smartest audience in world TV history probably.</p>
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<p><em>How do you feel about taking on 7 Days in their established time slot (although they are currently off the air at the moment) and are you hoping to pick up the slack created by the departure of Jono and Ben to an earlier hour</em>?</p>
<p>We decided to settle that battle on people's remotes as opposed to the "fight in the car park" that had been suggested earlier by txts. It would have made a great YouTube clip, but it's so hard to organise.</p>
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<p><em>How much do you think you can get away with in the 9.30pm Friday time slot?</em></p>
<p>Well there shouldn't be any kids up watching at that point in time so I'd say we could go anywhere!</p>
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<p><em>What is going to be the toughest challenge of putting the show together? Have you worked out a weekly schedule you need to work to? Can you talk me through that plan as it currently stands?</em></p>
<p>The toughest challenge will be finding our style. Bailey Mackey and Callie Adams have done hard work putting the team together. A Monday writers' meeting kicks off the week and there is much polishing and honing to be done by the time we come to shoot the show on Thursdays. That gives us a day to be able to construct the show properly so that people can watch on Friday night.<br>
In all the projects I've ever worked on, episode one looks different to episode five ... it's the same as any work team. You just gotta find your roles.</p>
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<p><em>Finally, how has TV changed since you first worked on Ice TV in 1995?</em></p>
<p>In our first year of Ice TV, we did a piece where Jon Bridges explained to us all what this strange new thing called the "World Wide Web" was... so it's safe to say it's changed completely. Even the ability to just go film stuff on a video camera. I had come from a music TV background where we just used whatever equipment was lying around so our Ice TV styling was quite lo-fi. One of the first pieces we ever filmed at Ice was submitted on video tape and the techno people at TV3 said, "but this isn't broadcast quality". TV is a much more instant and adaptable beast now. Thanks for asking me about Ice TV, I feel about a billion-years-old now.</p>
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<p>Brown Eye debuts on Maori TV at 9.30pm on Friday, May 15.</p>
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Interesting that they cut out major characters due to time constraints but have time to fit in a love affair between a <strong>completely irrelevant serving girl</strong> and a eunuch.</p>
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<p>There is nothing irrelevant about the hot servant girl.</p>
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<p>Book readers :idiot2:</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:18px;"><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/some-simpsons-characters-voiced-by-harry-shearer-ranke-1704457548'>Some <i>Simpsons</i> Characters Voiced By Harry Shearer, Ranked</a></span></p>
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<p>Just finished Daredevil, really enjoyed it, were a few little things that I thought seemed odd given how in-tune he is with his surroundings, but otherwise cool series! </p>
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<p>Just finished Daredevil, really enjoyed it, were a few little things that I thought seemed odd given how in-tune he is with his surroundings, but otherwise cool series! </p>
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<p>Thought Vincent D'Onofrio was excellent as Fisk!</p>
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<p>I really liked it. It took a while to get me hooked, but I was probably being apprehensive as to where it was going style wise and it managed to largely avoid being corny.</p>
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<p>Mad Men wrapped up so very, very well. The final fitted right in with the show both in terms of style and quality</p>
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<p>I'm bummed that Mad Men has finished - I thought that the stories set up by the finale would make great seasons of TV.</p>
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<p>TBH, I thought the finale was good in the most part, but:</p>
<p>[spoiler] The hippy stuff with Don was shit, Don's conversations with Betty and Peggy were awesome, and his meltdown by the phone was good - but all the other stuff was just a handbrake on the story. But I know why all that stuff needed to be included for the ending to pay off. [/spoiler]</p>
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<p>Game of Thrones: Since the religious stuff (in nearly all the different storylines) has taken over the show I've found the last two episodes pretty boring. Hopefully they can get things back on track in the next few episodes.</p>
<p>[spoiler] How disappointing that they have a wedding and no ones dies! [/spoiler]</p>
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<p>Arrow: I caught up on Arrow, was a pretty dark series, especially in comparison with the episodes of the Flash that I've seen.</p>
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<p>Daredevil: Will give this another try after watching the pilot and thinking it was meh now that I've finished a bunch of other shows.</p> -
GoT: Ok episode but damn those Sand Snakes are shit. Looked like one of those fight scenes from that old Batman TV show.<br><br>
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<p>GoT: Ok episode but damn those Sand Snakes are shit. <strong>Looked like one of those fight scenes from that old Batman TV show.</strong><br><br>
Walking Dead: I am hooked.</p>
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<p>Ha, was thinking exactly the same thing!! So laboured and poorly choreographed. </p>
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<p>Ha, was thinking exactly the same thing!! So laboured and poorly choreographed. </p>
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<p>I wonder what other stuff they have up thier sleeve to chang<strong>e, I see there has been alot of fallout over the final scene with Sansa.</strong></p>
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<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/68660388/Game-of-Thrones-Fans-quit-show-after-controversial-rape-scene'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/68660388/Game-of-Thrones-Fans-quit-show-after-controversial-rape-scene</a><br><br>
The comments I read on FB were funny too...<br><br>
There are a couple of other fairly significant events to happen (that I can remember) I wonder if they will happen the way things are changing. I'd assume Martin has had some alternate ideas about some things compared to his books so maybe this is part of his input.... -
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<p>I was looking something to watch the other day and for some reason decided it would be interesting to watch the first episode of The Wire again.</p>
<p>Bad decision as I think I may have set myself on a path of re-watching the whole thing.</p>
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<p>I see nothing bad in that decision - noted The Wire hater TR might though ;).</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/68660388/Game-of-Thrones-Fans-quit-show-after-controversial-rape-scene'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/68660388/Game-of-Thrones-Fans-quit-show-after-controversial-rape-scene</a><br><br>
The comments I read on FB were funny too...<br><br>
There are a couple of other fairly significant events to happen (that I can remember) I wonder if they will happen the way things are changing. I'd assume Martin has had some alternate ideas about some things compared to his books so maybe this is part of his input....</p>
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<p>Yeah I've now read a few blogs/recap pages where it's being discussed. What do they expect from GoT? What did they expect was going to happen? I hope those people never watch Oz, or even the Shawshank Redemption.</p> -
<p>Compared to some of the prison scenes in SOA, young Sansa should be grateful her name isn't Otto or Juice. I can't recall hearing cries of outrage about the male rape scenes.</p>
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<p>Speaking of SoA, the recent bikie shoot out in Waco reminded me of how unrealistic the show was and I noticed this</p>
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<p>Nearly 200 people were under arrest yesterday following a brawl between rival motorcycle gangs that left nine people dead in Waco, Texas, and drew comparisons with the violent television series about bikers, Sons of Anarchy.</p>
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<p>The fight broke out in the toilets at the Twin Peaks Sports Bar and Grill, and spilled into a parking ground as members of as many as five gangs fought with knives, chains and guns in front of terrified bystanders.</p>
<p>Families locked themselves in the restaurant as the violence flared outside.</p>
<p>"One hundred ninety-two individuals were arrested in reference to the Twin Peaks shooting," the Waco police department said.</p>
<p>"They will all face 'engaging in organised crime' charges."</p>
<p>The restaurant has been ordered to close for at least the next seven days.</p>
<p>Nine gang members were killed in the mayhem and local news outlets reported that as many as 18 people were wounded, most of them by gunshots or stabbings.</p>
<p>"In 34 years of law enforcement this is the most violent crime scene I have been involved in. There is blood everywhere," Sergeant Patrick Swanton told the Waco Tribune-Herald.</p>
<p>"This is one of the worst gun-fights we've ever had in the city limits. They started shooting at our officers."</p>
<p>Police fired their weapons to quell the melee. They said more than 100 weapons were collected from the chaotic and bloody scene.</p>
<p>Police had been aware of a planned biker gathering and intervened quickly, but not before the fist fight in the toilets spun out of control.</p>
<p>Swanton said the police had made their concerns known beforehand to Twin Peaks but the so-called "breastaurant" chain, known for its scantily clad waitresses, had not co-operated.</p>
<p>Among those arrested were bikers wearing insignia of the Cossacks, the Scimitars and the Bandidos.</p>
<p>Biker clubs sprang out of a US counterculture movement in the second half of the 20th century and some now have global affiliations.</p>
<p>Recognisable by their leather jackets bearing gang insignia, at base the groups are clubs for like-minded individuals who share a love of motorcycles and contempt for authority. But many group chapters - which elect their own leaders and have their own rules, symbols and initiation rules - are involved in organised crime.</p>
<p>In the US they are particularly associated with gun-running and drug-trafficking, and some biker clubs or their chapters have been designated "organised crime groups" by the FBI.</p>
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<p>"Breasteraunt" :mocking: :mocking: :mocking:</p>
