Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Them again? Really?

Has anyone else noticed the very late 80s/early 90s look to TVNZs Olympic coverage?

Sure, Tony Veitch would have had a big role before he was found out - but still, they seem to dredge up the same tired old hacks every four years. Look at their frontline team - Geoff Bryan, Peter Williams, Keith Quinn, John McBeth and Peter Montgomery. I guarantee they were the nucleus of the team that presented the 1988 games in Seoul.

Yes, yes they're experienced and all that - but surely we could do better than this? All I have ever known is these boring grey old men mispronouncing names and dealing in cliches. Even just some of their other presenters would be better - Neil Waka? Bernadine Oliver Kerby? The grip? Camera Operator 1?

Mind you, on the flipside - what's with the two 10 year olds presenting Breakfast? I seriously don't think that the dude shaves.

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