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It’s Xavier Horan’s life in TV (Photo: TVNZ / Design: Tina Tiller)

‘So fulfilling’: Xavier Horan on making new spiritual comedy Dead Ahead

'At the wrap party, everyone was so grateful, so happy. That's what I valued, that human experience.'
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By My Life in TV | 28th June, 2025
Guest writer
The top 100 NZ TV shows of the 21st Century (40-21)

The top 100 NZ TV shows of the 21st Century (40-21)

Including Y2K dystopia, the collected works of David Lomas, and pre-colonial zombies.
By The Spinoff's Top 100 | 24th October, 2024
Guest writer
‘My approach was just to scream quite a lot’: Antonia Prebble’s many TV births

‘My approach was just to scream quite a lot’: Antonia Prebble’s many TV births

The star of Double Parked takes us through her life in television, including a glitter disaster on the set of The Tribe and a surprising amount of onscreen births.
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By My Life in TV | 14th September, 2024
Guest writer
How old are all these people meant to be?

Investigation: How old are the West family on Westside?

Westside has covered twenty years of New Zealand history in six seasons of television – but how old are these Westies meant to be?
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By Sam Brooks | 28th September, 2020
Contributing writer
The casts of Outrageous Fortune and Westside, both of which you can watch on Lightbox right now.

Then and now: Comparing the casts of Outrageous Fortune and Westside

Four seasons in, with a fifth along the way, it's time to look back, and then look even further back. Sam Brooks looks at who's who on Westside, and who originally played them on Outrageous Fortune.
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By Sam Brooks | 22nd January, 2019
Contributing writer
It’s Venom and Mariah, what more could you want?

New to Lightbox in January: Stop the presses, it’s Venom and Mariah!

It's a scandalous journalism drama, the darkest Marvel film yet, the thirstiest show on television and Queen Diva™ Mariah herself - it's January on Lightbox.
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By The Spinoff | 4th January, 2019
Staff writers
Two M’s, a First Man and a fish! Mediaworks slate in 2019.

Mike McRoberts, Matilda Rice, and a lot of dead fish: What’s coming to Mediaworks 2019

Mediaworks launched their 2019 slate today. Sam Brooks has the lowdown on what you should be watching (and voting) for.
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By Sam Brooks | 29th November, 2018
Contributing writer
The women of Westside, all cozy up in Las Vegas.

K’ Road in the 80s: Westside and the making of the new Kiwi myths

Westside is back for a fourth season tonight on Three. Sam Brooks visited the set and came back with thoughts on how the show mythologises our country's recent history.
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By Sam Brooks | 9th July, 2018
Contributing writer
The greatest NZ TV shows that you can rewatch without hunting down a boxset

The greatest NZ TV shows that you can rewatch without hunting down a boxset

From Close to Home to Shortland Street to Westside, New Zealand has a long and storied history of brilliant TV. Sam Brooks takes a look at the best local shows that you can stream on Lightbox right now.
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By Sam Brooks | 20th February, 2018
Contributing writer
What’s new to Lightbox in January?

What’s new to Lightbox in January?

Alex Casey and Sam Brooks introduce some new shows on Lightbox that might take your fancy this month.
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By Group Think | 17th January, 2018
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What’s new (or coming back) to New Zealand telly in 2018?

What’s new (or coming back) to New Zealand telly in 2018?

Alex Casey plucks out some of the more notable local telly to look forward to in 2018.
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By Alex Casey | 12th January, 2018
Senior writer
The 10 best local TV shows of the year, as voted by you

The 10 best local TV shows of the year, as voted by you

Alex Casey and Calum Henderson count down the top 10 local TV shows of the year, as voted by esteemed readers of The Spinoff. 
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By Alex Casey and Calum Henderson | 19th December, 2017
Guest writer
How does Outrageous Fortune hold up in 2017?

How does Outrageous Fortune hold up in 2017?

Seven years ago, Outrageous Fortune ended forever. To mark the occasion, Madeleine Holden rewatched the whole series to see how well it has aged. 
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By Madeleine Holden | 9th November, 2017
Guest writer
Turns out WNTV actually happened and was even weirder than you remember

Turns out WNTV actually happened and was even weirder than you remember

Fifteen years after it entertained Kiwi kids during that neverending void between school and dinner, Maha Albadrawi and Lucy Zee remember the meta mayhem of WNTV. 
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By Maha Albadrawi and Lucy Zee | 28th September, 2017
Guest writer
What else can New Zealand society blame on Westside?

What else can New Zealand society blame on Westside?

After some scared principals blamed Westside for all their woes, Sam Brooks investigates what other carnage the Outrageous Fortune prequel has caused.
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By Sam Brooks | 1st September, 2017
Contributing writer
Westside’s costume designer teaches us how to dress like a West

Westside’s costume designer teaches us how to dress like a West

Alex Casey talks to Sarah Aldridge, costume designer on Westside, about what it takes to dress the Wests.
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By Alex Casey | 11th July, 2017
Senior writer
The top 10 New Zealand television shows of 2016, as voted by you

The top 10 New Zealand television shows of 2016, as voted by you

Which New Zealand show did you vote as your favourite for 2016? C'mon, let's go to the results party.
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By The Spinoff | 22nd December, 2016
Staff writers
Regret: The Spinoff apologises for questioning the authenticity of Will Hall’s moustache

Regret: The Spinoff apologises for questioning the authenticity of Will Hall’s moustache

On the last day of Movember, South Pacific Pictures responds to our scandalous claim last week that Westside actor Will Hall's moustache is fake.
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By The Spinoff | 30th November, 2016
Staff writers
Revealed: Highlights from the next 23 seasons of Westside

Revealed: Highlights from the next 23 seasons of Westside

Calum Henderson previews of some of the potential Westside plotlines coming up between now and 2039.
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By Calum Henderson | 15th August, 2016
Production editor
Westside: The Outrageous Kiwi history lesson I never knew I needed

Westside: The Outrageous Kiwi history lesson I never knew I needed

Sometimes it just takes a bunch of Westie criminals to revive the scandals of Kiwi history.
By Amelia Petrovich | 15th July, 2016
Guest writer

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