Posts by Geoff Lealand
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Imagine if Goebbels saw this? He'd have a boner for months.
But poor old Goebbels had no balls at all...
Television was possible during the rise of the Third Reich but early developments were diverted into radar technology, which was more immediately useful, Nevertheless, one does wonder if television footage of the Nazi build-up might have drawn the US into the war earlier.
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Doesn't anyone else in here feel as if they are being spoken to as if they are soft in the head whilst watching TV?
Nope. But possibly a little hard-of-hearing if Harvey Norman et al TVCs are anything to go by.
I have never subscribed the 'crap theory' ie dismissing an entire medium because some of its content ain 't so good. Do we ever say, "some books are just a waste of paper so I never read" or " there is some horrible music around, so I never listen to anything??" So, why do some people apply this to television?
I should really be having this conversation on my blogsite ;-)
Engage with the content I say, and leave the generalisations to rot. Neighbours at War for example--I couldn't see the point of last night's episode about warring neighbours in Waikari.
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It is good to see this activity happening when, for a while, no one seemed to be bothering. Nevertheless, it is a bit rich that Prime (owned by Sky) is screening a serious 7-part doco series 50 Year of Television, whilst TV One is is offering a one-off quiz show featuring 'celebrities'.
If it ain't too cheeky, I would invite people to check out my new research site http://www.historyoftvinnz.com and register and post comments. It is designed for New Zealanders to post their memories and experiences of television in New Zealand (with an emphasis on the second 25 years) and is primarily for academic purposes. Giovanni kindly posted news of this site a while back, so this is just a reminder and a plea.
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Well, I might as well expound my theory about modern communications ie
Texting= very small talk
Twitter=small talk
Facebook=medium-sized talk
Blogging (PAS in particular)=big talk
I use (and value) the last two but FB does have its drawbacks eg students who want to be my 'friend'
Have a great weekend. I am in Auckland tomorrow and might stumble over one or two people--I will be the one walking down the street not texting.
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loody true. I've never had - and still don't - a cell phone.
Oh, lor--there are now two of us. My old mum used to tell me that if you encountered someone walking down the street, talking loudly to no one in particular, they were probably mad. I see such behaviour all over the place these days.
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Whilst we are praising great things, I am currently reviewing a very excellent book by Graeme Turner (University of Queensland), Ordinary People and the Media: The Demotic Turn(Sage, 2010). Critiques much of the hyperbole and delusionary claims about the 'democratisation' of the media, without being alarmist nor snotty.
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concert for dogs. The idea is that the "music/performance" is pitched beyond human hearing so only dogs will
As an interviewer once suggested to Paul Weller well-uh, well-uh/ Tell me more. tell me more
As you describe it here, it sounds a teensy bit pretentious.
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Bloody hell, David. After reading your story, I am now scared to go outdoors!
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Monty Python -- and, much as I love them, it's interesting how their reputation rests on a very shot list of classic sketches and a hell of a lot of the show just doesn't date well
..and the recent Prime series didn't really change my lukewarm opinion of much of their work. I agree that some of it hasn't dated well--especially their portrayals of screechy harridans (they didn't seem to like women much). I have warmer memories of Spike Milligan's Q and really going back, Hancock.
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Double-strength chicken soup all round, I say. Winter seems to have arrived, even though my capiscums are still thriving..
A good afternoon to listen to two new CDs (yes, I still buy 'em!): Ali Farka Toure & Toumani, and Jonsi Go.
If you are also idling your way around the web, you might like to visit my new research website, at http://www.historyoftvinnz.com. You could be the first person to register and post a comment!