http://www.thepunch.com.au/tags/sarah-murdoch/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/live-tv-theres-nowhere-to-hide-when-things-go-wrong/ Just minutes before the bombshell upset on last night’s Australia’s Top Model, Elle MacPherson sent a special video message to the three finalists. In all the chaos I can’t remember exactly what she said but it was a sisterly little missive along the lines of, “Be true to yourself”. Perhaps it was ringing in Sarah Murdoch’s ears, for clearly something was, when she mistakenly announced the wrong winner and had to do an embarrassing volto face in front of a live audience. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/live-tv-theres-nowhere-to-hide-when-things-go-wrong/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/live-tv-theres-nowhere-to-hide-when-things-go-wrong/#item4140 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 The Australia’s Next Top Model final was on Foxtel last night and producers of other “reality” shows that are based on US formula were hopefully watching. Unlike other perennials such as Australian Idol, Australia’s Got Talent and So You Think You Can Dance, which are clones of their American parents, just with Australian accents and a smaller talent pool, ANTM could not have felt more Aussie. Especially when they left the 17-year-old winner Tahnee sitting on stage with a bleeding nose for a good five minutes without cutting to an ad break. “Can you bear with us?” host Sarah Murdoch cajoled as Tahnee sat there clutching her ever reddening face. What were they thinking? http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-to-rip-off-an-american-reality-tv-show-properly/ The Australia’s Next Top Model final was on Foxtel last night and producers of other “reality” shows that are based on US formula were hopefully watching. Unlike other perennials such as Australian Idol, Australia’s Got Talent and So You Think You Can Dance, which are clones of their American parents, just with Australian accents and a smaller talent pool, ANTM could not have felt more Aussie. Especially when they left the 17-year-old winner Tahnee sitting on stage with a bleeding nose for a good five minutes without cutting to an ad break. “Can you bear with us?” host Sarah Murdoch cajoled as Tahnee sat there clutching her ever reddening face. What were they thinking? penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-to-rip-off-an-american-reality-tv-show-properly/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-to-rip-off-an-american-reality-tv-show-properly/#item566 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 The Australia’s Next Top Model final was on Foxtel last night and producers of other “reality” shows that are based on US formula were hopefully watching. Unlike other perennials such as Australian Idol, Australia’s Got Talent and So You Think You Can Dance, which are clones of their American parents, just with Australian accents and a smaller talent pool, ANTM could not have felt more Aussie. Especially when they left the 17-year-old winner Tahnee sitting on stage with a bleeding nose for a good five minutes without cutting to an ad break. “Can you bear with us?” host Sarah Murdoch cajoled as Tahnee sat there clutching her ever reddening face. What were they thinking?