The Silver Fern

<p>The SBW and the gifted medal is getting far too much time imo, so I'll offer up this far more enjoyable 11 minute (or so) read on SBW and boxing.</p>
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<p>It's from a North & South article in 2013 - but repurposed for the web. </p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://medium.com/westside-stories/ali-sonny-bill-and-me-63603db17b25#.6zhkkta0f'>https://medium.com/westside-stories/ali-sonny-bill-and-me-63603db17b25#.6zhkkta0f</a></p>

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'>The Fall.</a></p>
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<p>5 episode drama from the BBC</p>
<p>Gillian Anderson plays inspector tracking down a serial killer.</p>
<p>Set in Belfast.</p>
<p>Cold, unsettling, layered, brutal at times, but compelling viewing.</p>
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<p>Makes you feel a bit dirty after watching it.</p>
<p>Could be handy to have an episode or two of Community on hand to lighten things afterwards.<br>
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Breaking news - live from Wellywood sign....<br />
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Wow. Didn't take long.<br />
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Fantastic reply to "Ghost Chips..."<br />
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[video=youtube_share;EsFlVWqWHlA]

Just grabbed [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-Australia-Turkey-Iraq-Are-Destined/dp/1568584253"]Soccernomics[/URL] from the library.<br />
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Really interesting reading so far - some interesting thoughts on the state of English football, and some interesting analysis of the numbers. Statistics can always be used to paint a picture that backs up your perspective, but I like the challenge of some of the ideas. Interesting to consider how a similar data analysis of international rugby might look.

[quote name='Gibbit']TIMSLIM: My old flatmate made that ad.. he's on a real roll having made a bunch of good shit including the "Do eet Doug!" Instant Kiwi Commercials and the Doug Dancing one.<br />
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Steve Ayson, I have already facebooked him and asked to be in his big Hollywood Comic Book film when he gets one<br />
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[URL]http://irene.fr/category/steve-ayson/[/URL][/QUOTE]<br />
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Cracking - pass on my hat-tip. Really nice work in his portfolio as well.<br />
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This tribute to the ABs was edited up quite sweetly as well.<br />
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I've been internalizing a really complicated situation in my head...<br />
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[video=youtube_share;dIYvD9DI1ZA]

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Brilliant TVC on a well serious subject.

[video=youtube_share;dGt0RnZcO88]

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Insane driving skills. But also clearly insane.

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October (I think) brings the return of "The Walking Dead"<br />
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[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series[/url])<br />
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Admittedly that is awhile away.

[quote name='Bones']Haven't seen the Terminator series, I saw she plays Connor. Worth a watch just for that?[/QUOTE]<br />
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I enjoyed Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles. She took the Sarah Connor character in a nice direction - still really strong, but not as nuts. As said - it was just starting to get good when it got cancelled. <br />
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@Nepia - I really enjoyed the world created in Deadwood - huge ensemble cast, all of them strong - and the language/writing was really solid. I had to watch with sub-titles on at times - to actually understand some of the "English" - it was a definite challenge. But I think I liked that challenge. <br />
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Cancelled after 3 seasons unfortunately. But kind of understandable - due to the production quality and scape - it must have been expensive.<br />
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Did you ever try [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivàle"]Carnivale[/URL]?

[quote name='Nepia']I'm assuming you haven't seen The Wire? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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I've not sat down to watch the Wire - am waiting on borrowing the DVD sets off my brother.<br />
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I can however say that Deadwood was pretty high up on my list of high quality HBO programming. Like eating a kobe steak dinner compared to most other dramas.<br />
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Mild spoiler below (for those waiting for its NZ airing):<br />
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Do you think this will actually get picked up by any of the NZ channels? I can't see it fitting any of TVNZ's brackets - and the AO rating/scenes will surely get it dumped into an 11:30pm or later slot.<br />
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Deadwood never made it here - nor did the Wire. Did Rome?

Grab it on a Monday - watch it on a Tuesday, while the wife watches Greys and the other medical show with all attractive medical staff, doing dramatically emotional, yet ultimately shallow activities whilst listening to Snow patrol and other assorted white noise.<br />
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Torrenting TV... priceless.

Awesome stuff that you'l never get to see again.... Final ever launch of space shuttle Endeavour in approx 5 hours.<br />
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End of an era. Keen to see what will come next... hope it's in my lifetime.<br />
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Livestreams here:<br />
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[url]http://www.ustream.tv/spacevidcast[/url]<br />
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And on NASA TV = [url]http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html[/url]

I think this is the same technology the used on the AB TV commercials with Nonu, Jane and co - and with the NFL fantasy squad ones.<br />
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If it's not - it's an insanely superb reaction from this fella.<br />
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Either way - pretty cool catch.<br />
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[video]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=075_1305230780[/video]

Maybe not awesome - but still slightly terrifying. Apparently 62 passengers on board the smaller plane at the time!<br />
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You forget how big the A380 is - then you see something like this.<br />
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[URL="http://funnyzela.com/the-best-sport-photos-of-2010/"]Best sports images of 2010[/URL]<br />
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This could be included somewhere in sports I guess - but this thread seems a good a place as any.<br />
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Leo Bertos features, along with mainly US based sports.<br />
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Parts of the site could be deemed NSFW.

New VW ad. <br />
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Made me smile.<br />
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[video=youtube;R55e-uHQna0]

Two here. Same production company.<br />
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TV spot for Skoda:<br />
[video=vimeo;16612413]http://vimeo.com/16612413[/video]<br />
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and funky music vid from Armand van Helden<br />
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[video=vimeo;16653804]http://vimeo.com/16653804[/video]

[quote name='Rembrandt']Just watched the 2nd, looking like a very quality show, genuinely scary without too much over the top cheesyness. Roll on episode 3![/QUOTE]<br />
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Torrented episodes 1 and 2 - and just watched them today - outstanding start. Really like the characters that are being set up - the main lead reminds me of Jesse - from the comic "Preacher"<br />
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Frank Darabont and Gale Ann Hurd both producing - so it's bound to be a good story. Rock on Episode 3