Posts by Danyl Mclauchlan
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there's plenty of time on the tube dedicated to punters who want to see nothing more interesting than charlotte bounce her jugs around.
Those low-brow fools. That's what the internet is for.
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this is a good call. i've given away tv entirely (too much shit just wasting my time), but have enjoyed the three of five part documentary on auckland public transport viewable on this site.
It's funny - I can't remember the last time I watched anything on TV except for the news and the odd Simpsons episode while I'm cooking dinner, but it's gotta be at least 18 months.
On the other hand, 90% of my viewing consists of tv series on DVD - it really seems to me like we're in a golden age of TV writing after decades of crap. Perhaps not coincidentally movies seem to have suffered a massive decline in quality over the last couple years. Two of the most critically acclaimed movies of 06 were 'The Departed' and 'Little Miss Sunshine', two decidedly average films. 'The Departed' in particular seems hopelessly mediocre when you compare it to shows like 'The Sopranos' or 'The Wire'.
I wonder if the writing community in Hollywood has realised that the film process (you write a film, spend years trying to get it made, the Director totally ruins it and then the studio rips you off on the profits) is less appealing than writing for TV (you get hired by the studio, develop your story and character for years and get a regular paycheck).
Maybe I'm gettin' old and my tastes are changing, but it really seems to me that it's now TV that's, well - not avant-guard but certainly more challenging and interesting than anything that's happening in film.
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"E' means exit and 'meritus' means you bloody deserve it!"
Rupert Murdoch, sacking one of his editors.
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Twenty or thirty years Mr. O'Connor would now doubt have been objecting to beefed up policing of domestic violence because of the horror of having to arrest anyone when it was claimed they'd raised a hand to their wife, no matter how trivially.
Isn't it a shame we didn't have this robust level of debate around when the crimes act was first passed.
'The government wants to make sexual assault illegal! That means that if I slap my husbands ass I'll be thrown in prison for rape!'
'Yes. And these laws against animal cruelty are insane! If I accidentally step on an ant and someone reports me to the police they'll have no choice but to investigate.'
'How crazy! The frustrating thing is that even when these laws against rape and murder are passed it won't deter any criminals. Clearly the entire concept of a justice system is flawed!' -
Twenty or thirty years Mr. O'Connor would now doubt have been objecting to beefed up policing of domestic violence because of the horror of having to arrest anyone when it was claimed they'd raised a hand to their wife, no matter how trivially.
Isn't it a shame we didn't have this robust level of debate around when the crimes act was first passed.
'The government wants to make sexual assault illegal! That means that if I slap my husbands ass I'll be thrown in prison for rape!'
'Yes. And these laws against animal cruelty are insane! If I accidentally step on an ant and someone reports me to the police they'll have no choice but to investigate.'
'How crazy! The frustrating thing is that even when these laws against rape and murder are passed it won't deter any criminals. Clearly the entire concept of a justice system is flawed!' -
What about shows for all the straight white property-owners out there? How come no one ever makes shows for us????!!!!!
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Really? Wow. You actually have to mess up pretty badly to have the Press Council get angry at you.
I believe the Press Gallery refused to give her accreditation to report from Parliament on the grounds that she cannot be considered a real journalist - I don't think she's wildly popular with her colleagues.
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The rumor I've heard is that there are additional potential prosecutions but that the tactic is to wait until Rickards no longer enjoys the benefits of being on paid leave from his six figure salary job, and is therefore less able to fund such a strong defense.
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A post-doc I worked with did some stuff on gout a while back (some family member had it). Aside from cherries she also recommended parsley juice (pres all the anti-oxidants in the chlorophyll do something). I'd try mixing it with apple juice or carrot juice.
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some would assert that schindler's list is holocaust porn.
They've clearly never seen Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS