Here's a thought to give you a headache: if what's past is prologue (thanks, Shakespeare), then what do you call it when the present is obsessed with recycling the past? Well, if the past we're talking about is on Sky's…

1. Greg Dixon: Scenes from a traffic jam (38 comments)

Who would be a comedian? Not me. That's for sure. For starters, standing up in front of a crowd of people and trying to make them laugh is not something that rattles my chain. Don't get me wrong, I can be funny. I crack…

1. Gervais, Timberlake hit it off

TV blogger Paul Casserly looks at the public trials of politicians and public servants from Aaron Gilmore to Susan Devoy.

1. video Gilmore makes tearful apology (4:41)

Harry is a great, gritty, grimy crime show. I jotted down some random thoughts as I watched the first episode last night. Nice title sequence. Auckland, for once looks like Auckland, the grime of the outer suburbs…

1. Key player in Harry's game

Dominic Corry praises the genius of the late special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen and names his best creations.

1. Effects pioneer who inspired Peter Jackson dies

Just recently, something happened that I said - okay, hoped - would never happen. My fanboy side took over from my professional one. Don't get me wrong, I'm an obsessive music fan but with a job that revolves around interviewing…

1. Scott Kara: Nudey rudey comeback (7 comments)

Quite enough has been written (some of it by me) about Sam Neill's moustache in Harry (last night, TV3) but really it should have its own show. It possibly already does. Sam Neill's moustache (actually it belongs to Jim…

1. TV Preview: Harry

TV blogger Paul Casserly reviews Oliver Stone's new left-leaning history of the US and Louis CK's brilliant stand-up special.

1. Dominic Corry: Where Did Oliver Stone go wrong? (15 comments)

Movie blogger Dominic Corry looks at the best and worst movie monsters since the Jurassic Park dinos.

1. '80s films that need a reboot (34 comments)