Nothing Trivial – no life lessons here - Television

Nothing Trivial – no life lessons here

There’s nothing trivial about ex-Nazis and bogus cancer doctors.

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8th September, 2012

There are signs that mainstream television, normally occupied these days with destroying what’s left of civilisation, can still do God’s work. TV3 is as commercial as they come – see John Campbell strapped into the sponsor’s vehicle – but the channel can show some heart. It’s willing to put on telethons and other productions that feature celebrities going “Woohoo!” a lot. Its Red Nose Day: Comedy Cure for Kids special brought, depending on your tolerance for terrible jokes, a smile to the lips and a tear to the eye. It also produced the best charity song ever, the Flight ...

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