Viewers' views

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33814, 10 April 1975, Page 4

Viewers' views

I “PLAIN SPEAKING" ! I should like to protest j I against the change of the: (religious programme on TVI , I from 9 p.m. to the late hour' • of 10.50 p.m. “Plain Speak-1 j ing” is watched to a great ( (extent by the older genera-! I Lion, and this new time is* much too late. Has the Aged Welfare Council, or the i Senior Citizens’ Association, I (heard 'pressions of disap-i l.pointment from their mem-1 I hers? In such a chaotic! ■ world, could not a programme of spiritual help and • comfort be placed more. I thoughtfully?—M.W. NFWS AND WEATHER Never before have viewers been subject to such frustrat-’ ling weather reports The] (Imost important thing seems ■ to be making sure we have, (a good view of the female with the pointing stick, who: • seldom appears to know what (to do with it. A little ray of' ■ sunshine here, a little pink Icloud there, all adds up to: (practically no information ati ,;all, on an otherwise unread-! ;able map. Often Marlborough • •is completely overlooked, but ■ |we are told that Wellington Jcould have some wind. Ini lithe good old days, before) TVI, the weather map was (so clear that viewers could’ I • read it for themselves and' .(when winds were mentioned.! :!we were told exactly what] • to expect. Since the recent] .•bad storms throughout the •country, some of us have; • become a little weather con-' liscious, and cannot be blamed] • (if we would like to know; . j whether to expect moderate I :lsea breezes, or if it would be ! : I wiser to button down the i hatches and get under the! bed for the night. — N.C.E. i (Kaikoura). I I thoroughly agree with ■ ’“Not Fooled” and would like to add the following: — (1) How is one expected to be ready to watch the news at ]6.30 p.m. and settle down for! (the evening’s viewing?; (21 Living in Christchurch. I would like to see the local; news, and a correctly-: .presented weather, forecast.! • not just a wand waved over the South Island generally, if we are lucky enough to

be included in the forecast; (3) Do we need commercials thrown in two minutes before the end of a programme? (Surely if one takes the (“Listener” and the daily (paper, we do not need constant reminders of the ’remainder of the evening; 1(4) Where has the excellent (gardening programme gone—(one pertaining to the viewing (area especially? I saw nothing (wrong with CHTV3. with (their excellent male and female commentators —N.C.F. It was with interest to read that TV2’s “brief” is that it should be “competitive and complementary” to TV!. ■ It is to be hoped that their .main news telecast will be complementary rather ' than (con titive by being timed to begin at 7 p.m. This will allow many viewers to maintain. or revert to their previous domestic timetables, rather than being forced to “view early.” the “view early” policy of TVI is, no doubt, to offer advertisers (more slots at peak viewing (hours. From July we look • forward to viewing a relaxed • style of news telecast at a

convenient time, as in th* days before April I.—J.V.G. BRYAN AND RODNLS ! 1 would like to send a message to two loved personalities. From various sources I can tell that many folk are of the same opinion as Imyself — that the sooner (TV2 begins, the better. Bryan and Rodney are both sorely missed, and I think it is safe to say that the majority of people in this pan of the country will be tuned in to see them. Long may they be with us —ONE OF MANY. COMEDIES I I am amazed at the very few comedies on TV. Surely comedy should rank as high as drama in everyday life. Why so few on our TV? Is it their cost? It's about time TVI woke up.—A. BRUCE. Rugby league. '■ Rugby union wingers last ea son, Owen Stephens and -John Cole, are still playing reserve grade Rugbv league in Sydne> after three rounds of the Rugb' league championship. Stephens switched to Parramatta and Cole to Eastern Suburbs during the off-season, but neither has man aged so« far to make the ton team for a championship match