Show Notes
Geoff tracks down the man who directed all 40 episodes of Melody Rules and hears about the challenges he faced: inexperience, arguments with the actors, news cameras on loan, making a sitcom in a broom closet. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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So how did the failure that was Melody Rules affect the people involved? In this final episode, Geoff's on the road to find out and to discover what he's learned about himself and his perceived failure.
What were the Network people thinking when they made Melody Rules? Geoff gets their - surprisingly positive - take on the experience. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Melody Rules is finally unleashed on a hyped-up New Zealand public and is greeted with virtual (and actual) hostility. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Geoff tracks down John Vorhaus, the sitcom guru. How did John get the job of training the young writers and what did he make of it all? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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