You won’t believe what happened on Shortland Street on 9/11The Spinoff Daily, Wednesday September 11
Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Sending money overseas can be expensive. Who does it hurt the most? What is supplier diversity, why does it matter and why should we care? And did Spark’s inaugural gaming festival live up to the hype?
“As the world reckoned with the most shocking news event of the 21st century, Ferndale was dealing with a spectacle of a very different kind. Dr Chris Warner, dressed head to toe in gold lamé, having a swordfight with a Jack Sparrow-dreadlock-wig-wearing Dr Victor Kahu. The week of 9/11 saw Shortland Street come the closest it ever has to a full musical episode, as Ferndale premiered a one-night musical extravaganza of Sleeping Beauty. For decades, these episodes have sat gathering dust, waiting patiently for the standing ovation they deserve. It was only when a Shortland Street publicist was chatting through their ambitious plan to upload the entire series to YouTube, year-by-year, that it came to me: What happened on Shortland Street on 9/11?”
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