Three TV Series - Page 4
Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger
2011
'Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger was a New Zealand science-based reality television series broadcast on TV3. Each episode saw the two hosts, James Coleman and Greg Page, work to produce a "new and improved" version of a household appliance or object. At the beginning of each episode, the hosts selected their team from a combined pool of five people, four of whom had skills that were of value to the project, and one of whom did not. They then spent the remainder of the day in a shed producing the new device, before holding competitive tests the following morning. The tests were adjudicated by Kirsten Pederson. Before the series aired, Coleman told news media that the episode in which he attempted to make a clothes drier from a lawnmower engine and an angle grinder was a near-disaster, as "The clothes ended up being distributed in specks of cotton around the laundry and the hooks flew off and embedded themselves around the set," but "Luckily, they didn't kill or blind anyone." The series was nominated for an AoteaPulp Sport
0000
Pulp Sport
0000
Pulp Sport was a TV show filmed in New Zealand, that mixes sport with various styles of comedy. The hosts Jamie Linehan and Ben Boyce acted under their respective pseudonyms Bill and Ben, performing a half hour of various sports based skits. They are usually accompanied by an anthropomorphic fox Mascot.Melody Rules
0000
Melody Rules
0000
Melody Rules was a 1993 sitcom created by New Zealand TV station TV3. The series centred on sensible careerwoman Melody and her semi-dysfunctional family consisting of her teenage sister Zoe and their brother. Frequent recurring characters included an unkempt and filthy man as well as neighbour Crayfish. The series was structured in a similar manner to an American sitcom, containing similar elements including a laugh track and vaudeville-esque humour. TV3 conceived Melody Rules in 1993 in hopes the show would form one of a number of flagship productions for the station. TV3 received $1,262,990 funding from NZ on Air for the production. TV3 hired the services of an American television writer, who held a number of workshops in New Zealand where he taught hopeful writers the craft of writing an American-style sitcom. Working with his ideas and formulas, Melody Rules was the end result. Due to poor ratings, the series was pulled from TV3's prime-time lineup in the summer of 1995, and was rerun at 2:00 and 3:00 AM on wDeal or No Deal
2007
Deal or No Deal
2007
Deal or No Deal in New Zealand is the New Zealand version of the international game show format.Love Bites
2002
Love Bites
2002
The X Factor
2013
star 7The X Factor is a New Zealand television reality music competition, originating from the original UK series and based on the Australian The X Factor production format. The first series premiered on the TV3 channel on 21 April 2013, with regular Sunday and Monday screenings weekly. The show is open to anyone aged 14 and over, and the winner will be signed to Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand. The contestants are split into the show's four traditional categories: Boys, Girls, Over-25s and Groups. The first series is hosted by Dominic Bowden, with recording artists Daniel Bedingfield, Melanie Blatt, Ruby Frost and Stan Walker, as the show's four judges. In early 2013, a pre-audition tour of 27 towns and cities across New Zealand was held to find the contestants for the judges auditions. Successful contestants from the judges auditions then progressed to the bootcamp round filmed in March.Reality Trip
2015
star 8.5Reality Trip is a documentary series (seven one hour episodes), which takes five young Kiwi consumers to three different countries to see where the products they buy come from – computers, bananas, costume jewellery, clothes, and tea. They’re products most New Zealanders buy without thinking about their origins and who makes them.Wanna-Ben
2010
Wanna-Ben
2010
WANNA-BEn is a comedy show, themed each week on a different celebrity and their achievements. The series is hosted by New Zealand entertainer Ben Boyce, former co-host of Pulp Sport. Ben Boyce is looking for a new job. However, rather than looking for a boring, everyday desk job, he looks for one that is cool and exciting, like a rock star, millionaire, or fashion icon. Ben is a Wanna Be.Comedians Giving Lectures NZ
2022
A selection of stand-up comedians are given the titles of real lectures but none of the content. Host Becky Lucas invites some of the funniest people in New Zealand to give their own version of that lecture.Ocean Bounty
2017
Ocean Bounty
2017
A look at the work DOC and Deepwater Group are doing to conserve sea lions, as well as the work NIWA and the Marine Stewardship Council are doing to maintain sustainable fisheries.The GC
0000
The GC
0000
The GC is a New Zealand reality television series that premiered on TV3 on May 2, 2012 in New Zealand. The series follows the lives of a group of Māori living on Australia's Gold Coast. The series has been likened to the American reality television show, Jersey Shore.Going Straight
0000
Going Straight
0000
Going Straight was a New Zealand television reality show by Touchdown Television that aired on TV3 in 2003. The show was hosted by New Zealand actor Manu Bennett, where contestants had to continue moving in a straight line, no matter what the obstacles in the way, to compete for prize money of $NZ 10,000.Firstline
0000
Firstline
0000
Firstline is a New Zealand morning news programme produced by 3 News, the news division of TV3. The two-and-a-half hour programme, designed to compete with TVNZ's Breakfast, first went to air on 7 March 2011. It was hosted by Rachel Smalley until mid-2013, after which the host's seat rotated amongst other 3 News presenters. Sports news is presented by Sam Ackerman. Firstline features regular technology segments including Tech Bytes on Thursdays, and commentary by Steve Simms, Paul Spain or Ben Gracewood on Mondays. Unlike most other morning news services, Firstline is solely a news show and does not include magazine or lifestyle segments, instead choosing to focus on recent current events, with reports from 3 News reporters and live or pre-recorded interviews.Hitched
0000
Hitched
0000
Hitched is a New Zealand Reality TV show filmed by Cream Media and broadcast by TV3 following couples behind the scenes on the journey towards the biggest day of their lives, their wedding. How do couples today celebrate their union, is Marriage still religious, a Rite of passage, expression of love and commitment or an excuse for a party? In reality, weddings can be an expensive, stressful and sometimes a traumatic affair. There can be tremendous pressure for everything to be just perfect, but what is a perfect wedding? Hitched Season 1, screened Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 8pm on TV3. Hitched Season 2, screened Tuesday, April 13 at 8pm on TV3.@Seven
0000
@Seven
0000
At Seven, commonly stylised as @Seven, was a New Zealand comedy show where Petra Bagust and other comedians present the 'real news' from the last 24 hours from New Zealand and the rest of the world. The show replaced Campbell Live, a New Zealand current-affairs program for the Summer Holidays in 2009/2010 whilst Campbell Live took a break. @Seven finished for the 2009/2010 summer holiday break on the 22nd of January 2010 and was replaced with the normal TV3 7pm show, Campbell Live. @Seven did not return the following summer break instead TV3 screened re-runs of Modern Family.You and Me
0000
You and Me
0000
You and Me was a popular children's television programme hosted by Australian-born New Zealand entertainer Suzy Cato. The first episode aired in 1993 and more than 2000 episodes were produced in the next seven years. In the late 2000s, the show returned to New Zealand television airing on TVNZ 6. While being originally successful in its local country, the show has also been successful overseas. "It is an interactive, educational entertainment experience that has been enjoyed by pre-schoolers all over the world," says Suzy Cato.3pm
0000
3pm
0000
3pm is a New Zealand children's show hosted by Suzy Cato. It screened on the independent station TV3 in 1992, and featured an oversized pumpkin, games, interviews, viewers' mail and cartoons. The show was produced by the television company Kids' TV Ltd. 3PM is also an acronym for Product-Project-Portfolio Management, or alternatively Project-Program-Portfolio Management.ASB Business
0000
ASB Business
0000
ASB Business was a half-hour business news programme in New Zealand, with insights into issues affecting the business sector. It was broadcast on TV3 between 6.30am and 7.00am weekdays, followed by Sunrise.Sunrise
2010
Sunrise
2010
Sunrise was a New Zealand breakfast television news and current affairs show which was broadcast live on TV3. It aired from 7.00am to 9.00am weekdays, and the show featured all the latest current affairs, News, Sport, Business and Weather. The programme followed ASB Business at 6.30am. TV3 cancelled Sunrise including ASB Business on 8 April 2010, stating the show was financially unsustainable. A farewell was made by the presenters, at 7:00am on 9 April 2010.Target
0000
Target
0000
Target is a New Zealand consumer advice show. It's hosted by Carly Flynn and Brooke Howard-Smith. The show has run for 11 seasons and remains one of New Zealand's highest rated factual programs and has won 1 Qantas Media Award. As of 2013, the show is on hiatus
