Opinion
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Sex, TV and Videotapes
Melenie ParkesRiddle me this! When is a celebrity sex tape NOT a celebrity sex tape? When it’s a) just a scurrilous rumour, b) an ‘audition’ tape or c) when the subject is not a celebrity. Here are the world’s worst TV ‘celeb’ sex tapes!There was a time when i...
May 23, 4:41 pm -
The 80’s: The Decade That Made Us
Melenie ParkesA new multi-part documentary explores the decade that served as bridge between the past and the future, the 80s.The 80s is often romanticised as a ‘feel-good decade’; it’s an era we all like to get nostalgic about, pulling on woolly legwarmers and s...
May 23, 4:02 pm -
The Exponents: The band with nine lives
Melenie ParkesIt may come as a surprise (or maybe it won't) that one of New Zealand's most popular and successful bands has been resuscitated more times than Keith Richards has had blood transfusions.Brought back to life by their fans, the people who believe in t...
May 22, 8:33 am -
TV Radar: New shows this May
Melenie ParkesThis month we welcome a new superhero, celebrate Kiwi music, face off in a family feud, enjoy some home baking and remember a classic mystery from the 90’s. Let us warm ourselves by the heat of the television with these new shows for May.ArrowThis ...
May 21, 11:23 am -
X Factor NZ: The first act goes home
Melenie ParkesIn the first live showdown on 'The X Factor' results show, the acts with the least amount of votes, Eden Roberts and L.O.V.E battled to take the final spot in the top 12. Did the right act go home?Eden Roberts was the first contestant to depart seas...
May 21, 8:33 am -
MasterChef New Zealand final three: Out for a duck
Melenie ParkesVanessa Baxter's long recurring nightmare of being the second least popular pupil in the class came to an end last night when she was finally voted the least popular on 'MasterChef New Zealand'.In an invention test in which the contestants could coo...
May 20, 8:48 am -
NZ’s Got Talent Judges
Melenie ParkesThe first two judges for the new season of ‘New Zealand’s Got Talent’ have been announced; can we deduce who the enigmatic third judge might be by process of elimination? Let us use our collective powers of detection to decode who will be filling th...
May 16, 1:32 pm -
Arrow: ‘Revenge’ Pour Homme
Melenie ParkesBased on the ‘Green Arrow’ comic books, ‘Arrow’ is the latest action-adventure from the U.S. aiming straight for your eyeballs.Classic comic book characters are sure-fire money-spinners at the box office, so it makes perfect sense that a paper super...
May 10, 12:21 pm -
TV Snacks: Tidbits From The World Of Telly
Melenie ParkesIn this month’s TV gossip, there’s a new future fisherperson on ‘Deadliest Catch’, Ke$ha reveals her preference for Colgate over whiskey, details of season 3 of ‘Homeland’ are revealed, and pinch yourself if you’ve ever fantasised about resting your...
May 9, 8:18 pm -
The X Factor goes to boot camp
Melenie ParkesWait... did you hear that? It's the sound of dreams shattering as the final contestants are chosen on 'The X Factor NZ'.First of all, thanks and praise to TV3 for dusting off Dougal Stevenson's vocal chords for 'The X Factor' voice-overs. It’s a tre...
May 7, 10:01 am -
Storage Wars: Darrell and Brandon Sheets
Melenie ParkesDarrell and Brandon Sheets are the father/son duo who go head to head for the choicest storage lockers on ‘Storage Wars’. Darrell and Brandon talked to us about some of their weirdest finds and how they really feel about their professional rivals.In...
May 3, 5:01 pm -
Inspirational Girls: Jazz and Kellie
Melenie ParkesVibe showcases two documentaries focusing on two girls dealing with two very different sets of circumstances. What they do share however is the unstinting love and support of their families in these two heartwarming, real-life stories.‘I Am Jazz: A...
May 1, 6:27 pm -
The shows we'd like to see on Jones!
Melenie ParkesThe launch of new Sky TV channel Jones! has put us in a nostalgic mood for TV of yore, what TV shows would you like to see resurrected from the crypt?Jones! commences broadcast in May with a lineup pulled from the mothballs that includes ‘Wonder Wom...
April 25, 4:58 pm -
How to wipe your butt: Or what 'Embarrassing Bodies' has taught us
Melenie Parkes'Embarrassing Bodies' returns this week with more gruesome conditions guaranteed to make your eyes water. The popular edu-medical series famously crossed one of the final television frontiers, but what else has this groundbreaking programme to teach...
April 23, 3:54 pm -
Chasing The Saturdays with Mollie King
Melenie ParkesUK girl group The Saturdays is aiming for world domination of the pop charts with their new series 'Chasing The Saturdays'. We talked to Mollie King about life as a single girl, why she wants to visit New Zealand, and whether her royal friend is a f...
April 23, 11:33 am -
The Voice versus the X Factor
Melenie ParkesAustralia’s iteration of talent quest 'The Voice' and the local version of international franchise 'The X Factor' both debuted over the weekend. Which show does it better, and which do you prefer?Two shows, one local, one Aussie, both on the hunt f...
April 22, 9:11 am -
Puberty Blues: Guys and Molls
Melenie ParkesNew drama 'Puberty Blues' explores the world of teenage love, lust and peer pressure in the 1970’s and offers a reminder that life before the internet wasn’t always the golden age of innocence we’ve idealised it to be.Say what you will about the Aus...
April 19, 6:29 pm -
Being the voice of 'The Voice Australia'
Melenie ParkesImpish host of 'The Voice Australia', Darren McMullen, spills the beans on new judge Ricky Martin, those Delta Goodrem rumours, what he loves most about Kiwis and his Broadway ambitions.When Darren McMullen wants something, he goes after it with all...
April 17, 11:38 am -
The biggest WTF moments of the MTV Awards
Melenie ParkesMTV announced a new category with the WTF moment award at the MTV Movie Awards 2013, but the ceremony had enough WTF moments of its own to warrant a nomination itself.Less an awards show than it is a bunch of movie trailers viewed in the comfort of ...
April 16, 11:31 am -
This month on the Arts Channel
Melenie ParkesTwo documentaries explore the creative process of two very different artists, actor Hugh Jackman and pianist Marika Bournaki, this month on the Arts Channel.‘Inside The Actors Studio’ is a television institution that has been hosted by James Lipton ...
April 11, 2:37 pm
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