Dispiriting Dispatch Derth
Posted: September 1st, 2009 | Author: Jackson James Wood | Filed under: Jackson James Wood | 1 Comment »There is no interesting news in New Zealand. There is nothing that excites me. No news writers that make me feel passionate about news.
A high school letting students drink at a ball is not news. It is a good idea.
A dress code enforced Gang patches banned in an effort to cheat people into thinking Wanganui is a habitable city and how this united the Mongrel Mob and Black Power with their mutual hatred of Michael Laws. While amusing, is not news.
The closest thing I found to a decent story today was some great OIA work from NZPA discovering plans to sell off police assets. Good work NZPA, actually doing some research and making a story.
So it is with great relief that I watched 7 Days (TV3 10 pm, Fridays)—a current affairs comedy show. Hell yes. My opinion of New Zealand comedy is similar to my opinion of New Zealand news—there isn’t much that excites me. This seems to be one of those cases where you take two bad things and mash ‘em together to make something decent.
Cringing interspersed with Crowning Moments Of Awesome.
It gives me hope that we can make fun of ourselves enough we may realise how retarded New Zealand is—how do you make fun of the dross that is dispatched on a daily basis.
Now, if only we had a political current affairs show that matched the Colbert/Stewart powerhouse in quality. If only…
I think Stewart deteriorated some time ago now. I haven’t seen anything up to scratch out of him in over a year. Colbert is still rocking it.
From something less poignant, but still funny, interesting and critical check out Eating Media Lunch. Replays are on tvnz.co.nz last I checked.