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Nortie’s back

Rich...! — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:06:17 +0000

A few years ago I posted about my fav talk show, So, Graham Norton. Well he’s back on BBCe weeknights at 22h30. Here’s a clip from episode 1 on Monday night:

I laughed so hard there was pee involved…!

Neotel advert

Don Packett — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:01:19 +0000

I haven’t seen it on TV yet, if you haven’t either, here’s Neotel‘s first SA TV ad.

Rad SABC1 advert

Don Packett — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:41:08 +0000

This vid is entitled ‘Banned Advert – South Africa, Soweto’. I think it’s awesome.

Filmed and executed brilliantly.

Advertising at its best

Don Packett — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:47:27 +0000

SA has a lot of competition as far as low-cost air travel goes. I spent 2 hours watching Extreme Home Makeover and Ellen on the Series channel before this 1time ad came on again so I could tape it.

They take a big dig at, not only the airlines who add airport tax and the rest of it afterward, but specifically at Kulula.com, by the uniform of the check-in lady.

Awesome.

I ask you, with tears in my eyes

Rich...! — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 18:48:44 +0000

Has there ever, and I mean ever, been a funnier moment in television history than that scene in “The one where Emma cries” where Joey told Ross to punch him, so Ross punches Joey, and Joey ducks, and Ross hits his hand on a pole, and Gunther laughs at Ross, then in demonstration, Joey punches Ross, and then Ross doesn’t duck, and then Joey says sorry using the inverted comma with the hands (I fucking hate that!) thing?

I laughed until I cried, and then I laughed some more.

I think I may have even shat my pants…!

Who needs 60-Minutes?

Rich...! — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:30:46 +0000

In some of the finest investigative journalism ever seen on South African television, (since his award winning work on the issue of male baldness) Derek Watts last night asked the following question, oh, and I’m paraphrasing from memory:

Michael Moore has made a lot of money from his movies, and yet he still wears jeans, does this make him a hypocrite?

That’s a good question, obviously if we take a polemic view of issues, we could deduce that the wearing of jeans by those the earn more than minimum wage is rather tendencious.

I’ve seen you in jeans before, and yet I imagine you do fairly well, are you a hypocrite Derek?

Your Pulitzer is in the post…!

We are interviewed!

../Ant — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:30:44 +0000

Yes, yes, thank you very much. We had some characters come through to our offices today to ask us a few questions on the whole blogging thing. With all these bright lights setup all over the place the interrogation started. “What are blogs?” – “Why did you start blogging?” – “When did D’ave come out of the closet?” – All these questions were flung at us and we did our best to answer as well as possible.

From left: D’ave, Don and myself.

D’ave just came by my laptop as I was typing this entry and asked me to let all the schoolgirls know that he actually didn’t come out and that they must feel free to comment and leave their cell numbers.

How hard do you need to sell?

Don Packett — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:05:29 +0000

Glomail has a car wash like no other, Titanium Protection.

“The unique formulation is engineered for today’s automotive coatings, ensuring that the wash is friendly for all exterior surfaces without sacrificing power. Titanium Protections is biodegradable and pH balanced to be paint friendly. The high foaming formula primes your car for the ultimate shine.”

And if that didn’t impress you, they throw in an extra bottle of something else, plus a high-absorption shammy and sponge kit that really work, just ask the girls in short skirts that are working on that beautiful new Beamer with ease.

But wait, there’s more…

They actually do tests on these cars. Spraypaint? Wipes away with a wet cloth. Burn the car with a flame thrower? Black residue is no match for Titanium Protection. But then, my best, they blow up a car. With explosives! Big bang explosives! And the presenter and his geriatric mate walk over to the car, well, pieces of the car, and say ‘Have a look here, the paint is still in perfect condition.’

I’m so happy to know that when my car blows up, the paint will still be okay, ‘cos that’s what I’m gonna be worrying about.

Our films aren’t so bad

Don Packett — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:46:23 +0000

Or maybe they are. Either way, South Africa has an entry into the ‘Best Foreign Language Picture’ category at the 77th Annual Academy Awards.

Let’s hope Charlize isn’t the only South African to hold one of those bad boys.

Original we ain’t

Don Packett — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 06:25:57 +0000

It started with The Weakest Link, we copied it to the last little detail, even transforming Fiona Coyne into the famous bitch Anne Robinson.

Now, we’ve done it again. Welcome to The Block. If you haven’t heard of it, four couples move into a not-so-close-to-being-completed apartment building, and need to make it look like a proper, fully furnished and decorated home in twelve weeks. We watched the original Australian version and loved it. But what does South Africa do? Grabs three man and woman couples, and a gay couple, just like the Aussie version!

I ask why.

I don’t at all mind that they brought the concept to the country, I think it’s awsome, We actually wanted to enter. But why make a carbon copy of the original version? The only South African flavour is the accents, otherwise they may as well be back on Bondi Beach!

Please guys, have a bit of originality, a bit of sense, and stop being such dumbasses! You’re South African, be proud of it and stop trying to be like everyone else. You’ve raped an English show, now an Australian one, who’s next?