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From Flipside...
"Radar is a New Zealand comedian and this country's only known War tourist. For more about him, go to radarswebsite.com .
He appeared on FLIPSIDE on Tuesday 14 April 2004 [???]."
Read his replies to viewer questions here. Can't wait to see his film!


Meanwhile, in Stupidville...
TVNZ's website trumpets that Flipside has been so successful last year that they are increasing its running from two to four nights a week, and adding Flipside Late...

"It's double the dose of Flipside in 2004, as TV2 extends the show from two to four nights a week (Monday - Thursday, at 6pm, with Flipside Late on-air at 10.30pm).
Flipside 's extended format is due to the positive results from research conducted by both TVNZ and New Zealand on Air, says TV2 Manager of Programmes, Julia Baylis.
"It's an initiative TV2 has been working on for some time and we are very proud to see it continue to grow this year, as part of our expanded and ongoing commitment to youth programming."

So why have they now shifted it to the deadzone of 5pm weeknights? Are they determined to lose their audience? (according to Radiation, "rumour has it that it will be replaced altogether, just as it has become established... Presumably, it's a victim of its own success").
I have enjoyed catching Flipside - its lively, entertaining, intelligent, and often more engaging than TV3 or One's News hour (Hello TV3 - a publicity-shy Lotto Winner is not a lead story - the escalating violence in Fallujah is). Anyone in their twenties who has a day job will no longer watch it, which surely must be part of their youth audience. Bill Ralston, wake the f*ck up. Thank you. (And I didn't even mention the Charter, or Headliners.)


I missed this, but Flipside did a good story on Martin Emond's passing. There's a video clip of their item. His friends talk about him, and Steve from Illicit says that they are opening an Illicit tattoo shop up on K Rd, as a tribute to Marty - he had just started training as a tattooist in LA before he died, and Steve notes that if Marty had a home anywhere, it was definitely on K Rd. Throw up ya goats.

Illicict has put up some photos of Marty and the text of part of his memorial service. Its worth a read if you gave a damn about Marty.