Peter Douglas

Guest writer

Pete Douglas is an Auckland based writer stuck in the body of a corporate middle manager. When not balancing the two he raises a pair of boys with his far more talented wife.

For god’s sake Daddy Pig, get your shit together

For god’s sake Daddy Pig, get your shit together

Pete Douglas tries to stage an intervention for poor old Daddy Pig, the bumbling patriarch of the kids show Peppa Pig.

By Peter Douglas | 11th January, 2017

The glorious insanity of Train, the world’s corniest band

The glorious insanity of Train, the world’s corniest band

Pete Douglas looks on in slack-jawed bemusement at the latest song from dad-pop band Train, and wonders whether the band are serious or a brilliant troll.

By Peter Douglas | 13th December, 2016

Is this Metallica atrocity the worst album cover ever?

Is this Metallica atrocity the worst album cover ever?

It's really really awful, but these other rock covers are almost as bad.

By Peter Douglas | 22nd November, 2016

SUMMER 2009 PRESS TOUR

We’re with them: A salute to the ambitious women of the small screen

Pete Douglas seeks to find some light in the dark as we near the end of a horrific year, lining up some incredible TV women who have risen above the Worst Men Ever.

By Peter Douglas | 17th November, 2016

8 inspirational TV moustaches to aspire to this Movember

8 inspirational TV moustaches to aspire to this Movember

To celebrate the start of November, Pete Douglas gives a run-down of his favourite TV moustaches through the ages.

By Peter Douglas | 1st November, 2016

A Week of It: the epic Kim Hill airwave binge

A Week of It: the epic Kim Hill airwave binge

Kim Hill fans have been in heaven for the last fortnight. Pete Douglas spends a week waking up to the doyenne of RNZ as she supplements her regular Saturday gig with a super-sub role on Morning Report.

By Peter Douglas | 24th October, 2016

Inside the Lightbox: The best popstars who tried out television

Inside the Lightbox: The best popstars who tried out television

Pete Douglas presents a guide to all the best popstars who gave telly a whirl.

By Peter Douglas | 13th October, 2016

A brief history of Donald Trump being a plonker on The Apprentice

A brief history of Donald Trump being a plonker on The Apprentice

Pete Douglas holds his nose and dives into the YouTube sewer to find some more stellar examples of Donald Trump being terrible on The Apprentice.

By Peter Douglas | 11th October, 2016

Throwback Thursday: Ranking all of Madeleine Sami’s Super City characters

Throwback Thursday: Ranking all of Madeleine Sami’s Super City characters

Before the new season of Funny Girls premieres with Madeleine Sami at the directorial helm, Pete Douglas revisits the characters from her brilliant local comedy Super City.

By Peter Douglas | 29th September, 2016

Throwback Thursday: Why Dale Cooper of Twin Peaks is still my TV hero

Throwback Thursday: Why Dale Cooper of Twin Peaks is still my TV hero

Pete Douglas revisits the surreal early 90’s classic Twin Peaks and the role that made Kyle McLachlan a TV star.

By Peter Douglas | 8th September, 2016