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Apatow's Love lacking a good dose of heart

Stop me if you've heard this one before; guy meets girl, guy likes girl, complications emerge and then you've still got eight more episodes of "will they/won't they" romance to binge....

Rebecca Barry Hill: Sitcom that's stuck in the past

Weekend Rewind: NZ's juiciest TV moments

NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop goes in search of some of our other juicy TV moments.

Prince tickets set to go in a flash

A little past midday today, there are going to be 4000-plus happy local Prince fans - and many more unhappy ones.

X Files: 'Disappointing, turgid and dumb'

Turgid reboot blows chance to join bevy of top-rate modern dystopian thrillers, writes Duncan Greive.

Should Chris Rock host the Oscars?

The announcement of this year's whites-only Academy Awards acting nominees produced a flurry of #OscarsSoWhite articles - about the older, white, male voters who picked them, about the performances by black actors some thought were snubbed.

Who will be the next Beyonce?

Beyoncé. Bey. Queen Bee. Basically the new Jesus - if Jesus wore rhinestone leotards. She is a singer, saviour and feminist icon to everyone.

Is this TV3's smartest move yet?

Ditching 3News and replacing it with a Newshub might be the best move TV3 has made in a long time, writes Duncan Greive - founding editor of the TV obsessed website The Spinoff.

Siobhan Keogh: Five games to play this year

Siobhan Keogh takes a look at the games everyone wants to play in 2016.

Best of the Blogs: Five TV shows you should stream immediately

We're looking back at our columnists' most popular pieces from 2015. Today, Paul Casserly takes a look at some of the best TV not on TV.

Best of the Blogs: Paul Henry 'creepy' but entertaining

We're looking back at our columnists most popular pieces from 2015. Today, Duncan Greive of The Spinoff, tuned in to watch the new Paul Henry show.

Best of the Blogs: Story? It would be nice to have a few

We're looking back at our columnists most popular pieces from 2015. Today, how did Duncan Garner and Heather du Plessis-Allan fare in their first week? Paul Casserly takes a closer look at a week's worth of Story

Best of the Blogs: The Bachelor red rose awards

We're looking back at our columnists most popular pieces from 2015. Today, the end of The Bachelor NZ has arrived New Zealand, and the journey for love is over till next season. To celebrate, Alex Casey presents a rose ceremony of her own.

What is Seven Sharp doing right?

We're looking back at our columnists most popular pieces from 2015. Today, Seven Sharp's ratings have gone ballistic - but why? Paul Casserly tries to find out.

Best of the Blogs: Cinema's cringiest sex scenes

We're looking back at our columnists' most popular pieces from 2015. Today, the highly anticipated film Fifty Shades of Grey has been unleashed on New Zealand. Dominic Corry takes a peek at some of the cringiest sex scenes shown on the big screen.

Best of the Blogs: Kiwi Living guilty of 'lifestyle shaming'

We're looking back at our columnists most popular pieces from 2015. Today, everything's for sale in TV One's primetime infotainment punt, writes Duncan Greive.

Has this fat shaming TV personality gone too far?

We're looking back at our columnists most popular pieces from 2015. Today, has this TV personality gone too far? Asks Calum Henderson.

How X Factor became a mediocre shambles

We're looking back at our columnists most popular pieces from 2015. Today, Duncan Greive how X Factor turned into such a dull mess.