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Colin Hogg: Finale best way to knock The Block off
It was the moment we'd all been waiting for, according to the television, though I had some initial trouble whipping up much excitement for the grand final of The Block NZ, writes Colin Hogg.
Colin Hogg: Dull cop show is far from arresting telly
The worst thing about most of the regular offerings on local television isn't the endless feed of cooking shows, the hammering repetition of DIY and house series or even the fruitless searching of the TV talent shows.
Colin Hogg: Talk-show chitchat, the American way
The idea of a week-night television talk show chit-chatting and making light of the events of the day is the sort of thing TV was made for.
Colin Hogg: Beyond gory births lie artful rewards
'I can't watch it. There's too much midwifery," I wailed retreating from the television on my first few encounters with Call the Midwife.
Review: Walking Dead's grisly return
When the horrors of the world become its entertainment, should we be concerned?
Colin Hogg: Fooling around pays off for Jono and Ben
Maybe I'm just deranged from all the politics I've had to look at on television lately, but I watched Jono and Ben at Ten on TV3 on Friday night and I laughed like I've never laughed at those fools....
Colin Hogg: Porky detective no Poirot
For a television murder mystery to work its odd magic, an audience has to be made to care enough to sit, all out of breath, all the way through to that bit at the end where the killer is revealed and....
Colin Hogg: Channel-hopping keeps interest alive
The trick for television on Saturday night was to make a one-horse race more exciting than it really was and TV One and TV3 both pulled that off with their competing coverage.
Colin Hogg: An overdose of food and politics
In search of clues, as you do in times of national crisis, this one brought to near breaking point by the looming election and elimination round of My Kitchen Rules NZ.
Colin Hogg: Seriously, let's lighten the load
Colin Hogg writes: Television seems to be a little in love with politics, which shouldn't be a bad thing in a run-up to an election, unless it's dull, of course.
Colin Hogg: Political blood and a lot of thunder
Colin Hogg writes: Entertainment show of the week, by at least two lengths, was Saturday morning's episode of The Nation.
Colin Hogg: Rocking tale that hits high notes
Colin Hogg writes: Is it that we don't have enough stories to tell that we have to keep repeating the same famous old ones over and over?
Colin Hogg: Sundays brought back to earth
Sunday, a week ago, the nation's biggest television channel TV One seemed to suddenly remember what it was here for.
Colin Hogg: Erebus doco grim but great
Erebus doco Operation: Overdue was a hellish story told hellishly well
Colin Hogg: Shows serve up an outdoor feast
Hunting and gathering the staple diet for weekend viewers with a good dollop of cooking and some home truths, writes Colin Hogg.
Colin Hogg: Jabbering spoils a thing of beauty
Some television shows spoil their chances for love by talking too much, filling every possible space with words, pre-empting everything anyone says, writes Colin Hogg.
Colin Hogg: Live news travels back a century
If you're one of those people with a weakness for laughing in the wrong place then it might be best you don't watch War News, writes Colin Hogg.
Colin Hogg: Campbell reaches milestone
The nation has been watching Campbell Live for 10 years now and the ageless, seemingly unscarred star of the show, John Campbell himself, has recently turned 50.
Colin Hogg: Local comedy laying it on thick
Looking for a laugh last week, I found myself watching Agent Anna, the local comedy which kicked off its second series on TV One on Thursday night.
Colin Hogg: Sex, drugs, rock'n'roll 40 years on
What a strange time the 1960s must have been the most loved of all those interesting decades the 20th century .
Collin Hogg: Wild pair make for great sports
Even for those not interested in the national pastime, here is some weekday entertainment more fun than most, writes Colin Hogg.