Hard News: Onwards and upwards
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"why would a NZer in this day and age would be doing an imitation of Paul Lynde?"
The comparison with the talented Mr.Lynde is too kind. For reasons unknown, that rising castrato squeak of gloating indignation has been a convention of NZ breakfast jocks since the early 60s.
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I'd probably sound like that if I had to wake up at 4am. Mind you, cow cockies don't..
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That's because it's considered uncool among cockies to open one's yap any wider than the merest slit. Or so Murray Ball told the animators during the making of Footrot Flats, the Movie.
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rising castrato squeak of gloating indignation has been a convention of NZ breakfast jocks since the early 60s.
Joe this is a beautiful and amusingly accurate phrase that captures exactly why Lisa thought Paul Henry was pretending to be Uncle Arthur from Bewitched.
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That's because it's considered uncool among cockies to open one's yap any wider than the merest slit. Or so Murray Ball told the animators during the making of Footrot Flats, the Movie.
true. at least it was 30 years ago. both my uncles spoke like that (not opening their mouth a lot). it wasn't put on at all either, that was just how people on dairy farms spoke.
must be some interesting linguistics research on that somewhere, i reckon.
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I wasn't quite seeing the Paul Lynde resemblance but then I watched this. Full-on Paul Henry impersonation starts at 30 seconds. The gestures! The giggle! The hair, as well!
Ben, good luck with that review. More than your gig is worth to do some special effects on pictures of your host? Like, I dunno, a literal dick-head?
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Craig from Wellington says:
It is offensive for a man to look at a woman with glaring masculine features.
It's the grammar I find so delightful. If Craig from Wellington glared at me with his masculine features, I would indeed be offended.
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that was just how people on dairy farms spoke.
Smaller target for flies.
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I wasn't quite seeing the Paul Lynde resemblance but then I watched this.
Irrelevantly: is that the late, lamented Van Johnson? Huh!
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No-one's answered you so, yes, yes it was.
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Watching Helen's valedictory I couldn't help but remember how imperilled her leadership once was and how remarkably strong-minded and determined she was as PM. Her personal history is like an essay on the progressive reform of NZ. Surely one of NZ's finest, her career will inspire many.
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I got a letter from TV NZ re: Paul Henry today. The significant bits:
Ms Mills appeared on Breakfast to discuss the issue of compensation for the health effects of nuclear testing. The discussions referring to her in the subsequent Viewer Feedback segments of the programme were inappropriate and not relevant to the reason she appeared on Breakfast. In the circumstances, when Ms Mills was a guest appearing on the programme to discuss a serious issue, such personal comments about her appearance were inappropriate and unfair to her. Accordingly the Committee considers Ms Mills was treated unfairly and upholds the complaint under this standard.
TVNZ is committed to maintaining broadcasting standards and views this sort of breach very seriously. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. As a result of this incident, a number of discussions have been held within the News & Current Affairs department to clarify TVNZ's expectations around such matters. The Head of News and Current Affairs has called meetings with the Executive Producer and senior staff of Breakfast, and also with Mr Henry himself, to insist on the need for more care and discretion around editorial decisions about what the programme covers. In particular, Mr Henry has been told that on-air editorial decisions are not his to make and that he must adhere to the Executive Producer's decisions in this regard.
TVNZ would like to apologise to you and your family for any offence caused by Mr Henry's remarks. As discussed above, steps have been taken to ensure that broadcasting standards are adhered to.
Fairly wet bus ticket, but at least he's been told it was a shitty thing to do.
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That's more than I was expecting, frankly. Ta for the update, Kyle.
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Someone pushed it further with no luck.
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