EntertainmentWatch: Star Wars actor wants to kill Baby YodaBaby Yoda better watch out because Poe Dameron is out to get him.16 Dec 06:27 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Oldies give reality a run for its moneyDan, the fluttery new weatherman on TV One's six o'clock news, says Kapiti just like cuppa tea, so he is trying.24 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Forget The X Factor, wheels are more funI see TV3's out looking for that damned elusive X factor again. The search might go on forever, but it'll never really be about who wins. It'll always be about the judges.17 Feb 08:15 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Finale best way to knock The Block offIt 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.18 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Dull cop show is far from arresting tellyThe 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.11 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Talk-show chitchat, the American wayThe 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.28 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionColin 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.21 Oct 06:00 PM
OpinionReview: Walking Dead's grisly returnWhen the horrors of the world become its entertainment, should we be concerned?14 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Fooling around pays off for Jono and BenMaybe 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....07 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Porky detective no PoirotFor 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....30 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Channel-hopping keeps interest aliveThe 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.21 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: An overdose of food and politicsIn 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 <i>My Kitchen Rules NZ</i>.15 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Had my fill of sweet and sour fareI'm increasingly concerned about what might be the next household task to be celebrated by a nationwide television contest, writes Colin Hogg.25 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionFireworks too long in comingColin Hogg writes: Why is it, in this jerky new world of sound bites and short attention spans, that television shows are getting longer and longer?18 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Seriously, let's lighten the loadColin 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.11 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Political blood and a lot of thunderColin Hogg writes: Entertainment show of the week, by at least two lengths, was Saturday morning's episode of <i>The Nation</i>.04 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Rocking tale that hits high notesColin 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?28 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Sundays brought back to earthSunday, a week ago, the nation's biggest television channel TV One seemed to suddenly remember what it was here for.21 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Erebus doco grim but greatErebus doco Operation: Overdue was a hellish story told hellishly well14 Jul 07:30 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Shows serve up an outdoor feastHunting and gathering the staple diet for weekend viewers with a good dollop of cooking and some home truths, writes Colin Hogg.07 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Jabbering spoils a thing of beautySome 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.30 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Live news travels back a centuryIf you're one of those people with a weakness for laughing in the wrong place then it might be best you don't watch <i>War News</i>, writes Colin Hogg.23 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Campbell reaches milestoneThe nation has been watching <i>Campbell Live</i> for 10 years now and the ageless, seemingly unscarred star of the show, John Campbell himself, has recently turned 50.16 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Local comedy laying it on thickLooking for a laugh last week, I found myself watching <i>Agent Anna</i>, the local comedy which kicked off its second series on TV One on Thursday night.09 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Sex, drugs, rock'n'roll 40 years onWhat a strange time the 1960s must have been the most loved of all those interesting decades the 20th century .02 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionCollin Hogg: Wild pair make for great sportsEven for those not interested in the national pastime, here is some weekday entertainment more fun than most, writes Colin Hogg.26 May 05:00 PM
