Eating Media Lunch

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show_name = Eating Media Lunch


caption = Jeremy Wells hosting "Eating Media Lunch"
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genre = Satire
News Parody
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writer = Graeme Hill
Wendyl Nissen
director = Paul Casserly
Lee Baker
Jonathan Brough
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presenter = Jeremy Wells
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country = NZL
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num_seasons = 7
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executive_producer = Philip Smith
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producer = Paul Casserly
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editor = Jonathan Brough
John Cleave
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runtime = 30 min (including commercials)
channel = TV2
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first_aired = 2003
last_aired = present
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related = The Unauthorised History of New Zealand
website = http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tv2_story_skin/427620?format=html
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imdb_id = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454652/
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Eating Media Lunch is a satirical New Zealand news show hosted by Jeremy Wells. It began in 2003 and is currently in its 6th series, airing on New Zealand's TV 2 and online on [http://tvnzondemand.co.nz/content/eml_series_6/ondemand_video_skin?sb=date-descending TVNZ ondemand] .

The show is frequently controversial. In 2005 it shocked viewers when it depicted two newsreaders fornicatingcite web | title = Eating Media Lunch | work = TVNZ | url = http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tv2_story_skin/427620?format=html] (a parody of Naked News). It frequently caused complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Authority, ranging from complaints about the show's treatment of New Zealand celebrities [cite web | title = TVNZ and Wolf | work = Broadcasting Standard Authority | url = http://www.bsa.govt.nz/decisions/2006/2006-001.htm | date = 2006-02-22] to complaints about an episode which showed a cat in a microwave oven. [cite web | title = TVNZ and Panasiuk | work = Broadcasting Standards Authority | url = http://www.bsa.govt.nz/decisions/2005/2005-060.htm | date = 2005-08-18] . The show features a regular animated segment by Anthony Ellison titled 'Media Dog' which was [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tv2_story_skin/427620?format=html available online] . Since 2004 the series had included an annual 'awards' show which "honour [s] the absurd and the unusual as seen on television, radio and newspapers" categories include: "Services to Scaremongering, Worst Moment on Reality TV, The Inappropriate Touching Award and the much coveted New Zealander of The Year trophy." The 2006 season featured former Close Up reporter Hugh Sundae as well as Matt Heath and Chris Stapp from Back of the Y. According to TVNZ the 2006 season tackled "racism, reality TV and the country's best-known protesters".

See also

*The Unauthorised History of New Zealand

References

External links

* [http://tvnzondemand.co.nz/content/eml_series_6/ondemand_video_skin?sb=date-descending Free full episode archive with TVNZ OnDemand]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454652/ IMDB page]
* [http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_video/windows/one_news/jeremy_200905_56k.asx Video extract from the show]