21:58 what is that silly sound effect ch9 plays every time a try is scored? #nrl #nrlcancby #delay #
21:48 I don't know about you, but I quite the like that elderly Spanish lady's restoration of Jesus as an owl - http://t.co/iKdCvfIP #
21:04 more on the tragic death of former Balmain winger Gary Mara in Los Angeles on Tuesday - http://t.co/EDlFC9zL #nrl #
20:45 The evaluation process has begun for the seven sports bidding for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics - http://t.co/IWIFB2QZ #
17:21 Jayant. I was thinking of an Indian cricket administrator there. #
17:20 Top 4 stories on SMH Mobile, in order: Lance Armstrong; Jaywant Patel; Facebook's new iPhone app; Nathan Tinkler. Which are the odd 3 out? #
14:59 #RacismStopsWithMe is a major campaign launched by the Australian Human Rights Commission today. See http://t.co/iFjW2BnC for more info. #
14:07 watching Tony Abbott's interview with Lisa Wilkinson from this morning. My one word summary: Ouch. #
13:31 so much sporting history rewritten: Lance Armstrong's TDFs, Penn State's college football wins, Melbourne Storm's NRL titles #
12:25 and that probably finishes my quota of cycling tweets for 2012 #
12:23 Travis Tygart - that sounds like the name you'd expect of a villain who ties damsels in distress to a train track #
12:19 Lance Armstrong in his own words: http://t.co/OFW86SR1 #
12:15 Lance Armstrong gives up the fight against USADA allegations though still claiming his innocence - http://t.co/QIn8bpoX #
11:33 Twitter slams the door on another partner. This time it's Tumblr. RT @PBSMediaShift: http://t.co/8zIGXS7l #
11:28 Why is the #aleague pre-season so long? #
10:44 @ConversationEDU not a problem :) #
10:33 It must be that time of year for cultural awareness training at the @conversationedu sports desk. #rugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #
10:29 Ahem. Rugby and rugby league ars not the same thing MT @ConversationEDU How do #rugby fans miss out in their league's new broadcasting deal? #
10:24 Someone I don't think The Traitor even begins to understand the concept of Loyalty... http://t.co/CC6Mkg03 #nrl #sbw #
10:03 So in the terminology of @131500trains, the loss of human life is reduced to the made-up noun "fatal". "Due to a fatal at..." #
06:43 School's Harry Potter ban outrages parent who doesn't have kids at school - http://t.co/v8EuMJwi #

21:18 Glasgow Commonwealth Games triathlon venue in jeopardy following algae outbreak in artificial loch. http://t.co/SUA7KmWJ #glasgow2014 #
21:14 Jordanian Paralympians pull out of London Games after sexual assault charges in Northern Ireland via @Telegraph http://t.co/q7NxLu21 #
21:06 Why did seven Camerounian athletes seek asylum in the UK during the London Olympics? http://t.co/na2H44OV #london2012 #
20:58 The ABC among websites blocked by the Indian Government: RT @BabaUmarr: List of blocked #websites: http://t.co/YrheLfXZ #
20:39 Al Jazeera picks up the West Sydney Wanderers story. #aleague RT @AJELive: Fans banned as Sydney-siders clash http://t.co/oEjR5JhE #
16:55 Thunder. Lightning. Wind. Rain. #
16:53 Larry Larry Larry Larry Larry. #
12:40 Right, what happened to global cooling? #
11:36 Double decker buses are coming back? I trust they'll be hiring conductors then. #nswpol #
11:07 A succinct statement from Australia's newspaper of record: http://t.co/GRXahJOQ #
10:18 @Sikamikanico fair point. Not sure if that was ever considered by anyone #
09:54 From October 2009, my blog post about the Peter Norman/Tommie Smith/John Carlos mural at Macdonaldtown - http://t.co/dZnUVS6F #
09:12 Mankind got by for hundreds of thousands of years without the need to stand backwards on escalators taking photos. #
08:39 It's a noise barrier for residents. RT @Sikamikanico: Remember Peter Norman and 3 Proud Men - #cityrail remove the barrier to the mural. #
08:38 @fairerfields Always hated the phrase. Sounds like lazy journalism regardless of the context #
08:04 Does the world really need iTunes playlists curated by celebrity footballers? A Sony sponsorship can't be far away. - http://t.co/ZdYw3Nzp #
08:01 I hate it when the media uses the phrase "blame game". It sounds like a headline in search of a story. #auspol @breakfastnews #
07:27 Strip Pot Black starring Prince Harry hosted by David Icke. There should be enough in that sentence to evoke a complete day's horror #
07:21 Prince Harry: time to strip this royal rascal of his title | Emma G Keller http://t.co/XLKQDQvD via @guardian #
07:17 "for those of you watching in black and white, the pink ball is behind the..." No. Stop. Stop! #princeharry #stripsnooker #

22:10 Somali Olympian drowns trying to reach Europe by boat - Africa - World - The Independent http://t.co/3H31LcMa via @Independent #
21:26 Infographic Alert: English Premier League clubs have more social network fans than the NFL - http://t.co/h3tYDwzX #
21:12 there's now a transcript of that Abbott/Sales interview in case you're thinking of doing your own dramatic re-enactment http://t.co/LjUP6ixn #
21:12 how on Earth did Team Abbott let him on #abc730 on a night that Uhlmann was away? #
20:53 Tony Abbott and Leigh Sales had a little chat on the ABC tonight. Here's the video: http://t.co/LjUP6ixn #
20:08 well. Tonight's moral for all #NRL players is: never ever take the early plea. #judiciarylotto #
20:03 darn. Just got in as the TAbbott interview was finishing. Worth catching by the sounds of it. #abc730 #
20:01 @anandvasu Most social media is still an imprecise science. It's like stats - they need to have quality and you need to know how to use them #
19:44 @anandvasu I wouldn't take Klout too seriously. Worth the fun of tracking celebrity Klout scores and that's about it. #
16:55 So what's the consensus hashtag for the Sept 8 NSW council elections? #nswcouncilelections is too long. @NSWelections is using #nswce. #
14:17 Nike, Pepsi, Burger King, Google topped a poll of consumers favourite Olympic brands. Except they're not Olympic brands http://t.co/cJXxTe05 #
13:51 NSW Govt withdraws funding for the Sydney Triathlon. Apparently it causes "traffic chaos". http://t.co/fBfP59yj #nswpol #
13:40 Strip billiards? Is that any Olympic sport yet? Goodness knows we need more royals in the British Olympic team. #
13:14 @Swearycat @newtownrlfc the new rights deal is a minimum requirement that could see less NSWCup. NSWRL TV rights should be separate from NRL #
13:08 I'm sceptical. RT @newtownrlfc: VB NSW CUP matches set be shown LIVE on Fox Sports as part of the new broadcast deal: http://t.co/HsCTcpqa #
09:16 http://t.co/maLYdPuq RT @TheGlobalMail Can twitter tell if you're a psychopath by the links you click on? http://t.co/vfua21yA #data #mining #
08:43 That be @GrogsGamut on @BreakfastNews as we speak #
08:32 Reports of late night coffee and pizza negotiation sessions only make me dislike the NRL TV rights deal even more - http://t.co/deizCLzR #

23:13 Renew Paul Henry at ch10. MT @TenLateNews: Christchurch has launched a campaign to bring back Aussies. How would you entice them over? #
23:10 Danny Glover. RT @TenLateNews: Who would you choose to play yourself in your own (albeit imaginary) bio film? #tenlate #
22:49 meanwhile, in India RT @tehelkadotcom: So what do you think about PMO's directive to block fake twitter handles using PM's photo? #
15:12 Mario Fenech is running for Randwick Council on a platform of reviving Maroubra, in a ward that doesnt include Maroubra http://t.co/3SNaLQde #
15:07 and on the day the ARLC announces its huge TV deal, its former CEO is heading to the FFA - http://t.co/6d5V9lUj #
14:43 channel 94? two hours of rugby league content on ch9's infomercial channel every night? How many years does the Footy Show archive go back? #
14:28 I love it when a minority party attempts to take credit for all of council's achievements over the past four years #
14:11 Mario "there are too many old buildings in Maroubra" Fenech. All right then. #
12:33 Probably just as well I'm too busy till late tonight to study the NRL rights deal for myself. #
09:53 @bernietb on the surface it sounds like status quo with a bigger price tag #
09:48 Dean Ritchie of the Tele is reporting that 9 and Fox Sports have retained the #NRL TV rights for another 5 years - http://t.co/kAhpwkLg #
08:41 Emu farms in Tamil Nadu are being closed down, and birds slaughtered, after investment scams exposed - http://t.co/F1GNVOFR #
08:37 Condi Rice is named one of the Augusta National golf club's first two female members - http://t.co/EWnBmdB6 #
08:23 Boxer being interviewed on #ABCNews24 @BreakfastNews with a *very* prominent logo for a betting company on his T-shirt #
08:08 Great Britain has a quota system for the number of honours that are handed out, and their Olympians could go begging - http://t.co/6k6IAm5O #
07:29 what we need is a current affairs cartoon show drawn by Larry Pickering and . narrated by John-Michael Howson. #auspol #adventureisland #
07:26 "Soft dismissal?" "Well wide of off stump?" Sorry Greg Hunt, but Tony Abbott played it on. #
07:09 vale Phyllis Diller 1917-2012. http://t.co/704cv96w #

22:39 wow. watching Anna Burke turfing TAbbott from the House. Should be more of it. #auspol #lateline #
22:30 hmm I appear to have accidentally watched a full hour of #qanda #
22:30 oh not Germaine next week. #qanda #
22:22 see Hildebrand retweeted into my timeline makes me realise how much I haven't missed him since I unfollowed him #
21:52 skeletons. closets. 1990s. take it away Richo. #qanda #
21:38 let Assange go to America. Apparently rape is legitimate there so he's got nothing to worry about. #qanda #
21:36 please welcome to #qanda Embodiment of Everything That Is Bad About Labor, Graham Richardson #
21:19 hmm #qanda might be worth watching if and only if Dougie gets stuck into Richo #
20:38 #nrl Official clarification of the obstruction rule - till the next time: http://t.co/2EidZJWm #
20:30 sounds like a definite Must-Not-See #qanda tonight #
19:10 John-Michael Howson suspended by 3AW for four weeks. http://t.co/LRpnGuGq How many listeners does his show have anyway? #
17:36 I don't think Michael Pascoe likes Larry Pickering - http://t.co/5TGuJK0E #
13:28 First they play State of Origin in Melbourne. Now they're going to host Masterchef. What is next?? #
13:15 Good to see our #London2012 athletes receiving a street parade more promptly than our Vietnam veterans did. #
10:25 another day, another Nathan Tinkler non/late/under-payment story - http://t.co/AtzCehVm #
10:05 and of course 3AW has the complete audio - http://t.co/fkOoXzbE #
09:59 3AW. John-Michael Howson. Christine Assange. What could possibly go wrong? http://t.co/NEESkUqR #
09:41 OMG! Wanna know how to see who's viewing your Twitter profile? Stand behind them and look over their shoulder. #
09:05 Australia finishes 4th. RT @IBAF_Baseball: (20 Aug 2012, 00:59) Women’s BWC: Canada wins Bronze Medal after Slugfest http://t.co/k4dN8wb7 #
07:56 from @dwabriz on the Gillard/Wilson/Slater/Gordon matter. I love his smackdown of Larry Pickering - http://t.co/UfjfMP0I #auspol #
07:43 great interview by @karina_carv on @breakfastnews. Christine Assange doesn't like being distracted from her talking points, does she? #

The first episode of the two-part miniseries "Howzat: Kerry Packer's War" went to air on Channel 9 at about 8.40pm on Sunday night, August 19, 2012. Until I complete a review following the conclusion of episode 2 on August 26, here's a storification of my tweets from the evening plus some others:

23:34 Richie Benaud's speech to the WSC squad was heaps better than that effort from Jules. #assange #howzat #
23:07 Has Julian Assange issued his denouncement of Ecuador's repression of the free press yet? #
23:04 Just noticed that Michael Moore's "Capitalism A Love Story" is on #SBS1 (and has been for an hour and a half) #
22:41 Hoping there's a third part of a Kerry Packer trilogy based on his stoush with Bronwyn Bishop #
22:35 well #Howzat ep1 was certainly better than I expected. Some dramatic licence but no major facts distorted. Good drama #
22:32 I don't recall the sightscreen falling over. #howzat #
22:23 Maybe they couldn't portray Bradman in #howzat because Gary Sweet was busy filming Househusbands. #bodyline #
22:21 So they didn't get a actor to play Mike Procter in the remade WSC opening titles. #howzat #
22:13 Brendon Cowell IS Rodney Marsh. #howzat #
22:05 Things I learned while watching #howzat: @JaneCaro is the daughter of Andrew Caro, WSC boss in its second year. #
21:50 The Sydney Showground. There is @ourSCG's contribution to the birth of WSC - by making them play next door! #howzat #
21:47 I find it hard to believe that KFBP had never heard of Brian Morelli. But that's dramatic licence I suppose. #howzat #
21:42 So is Braddles not actually depicted in #Howzat, but referred to off-screen? #
21:40 KFBP at Lord's pre-dating Allen Stanford by 31 years. #howzat #
21:29 great re-creation of the David Frost interview with KFBP and Robin Marlar. #howzat #
21:04 Yes let's plonk some 1979 music on the middle of 1977, hey? #howzat #
21:01 Brendon Julian as the channel 9 newsreader !?! #howzat #
21:01 Lachy Hulme as KFBP is brilliant so far. #howzat #
20:59 except for Rick McCosker sporting a mo in the dressing room when he didn't have one on the field when his jaw got busted. #howzat #
20:58 Must say the blend of actual Centenary Test footage with actors from the series is clever. #howzat #
20:53 @wombatlyons no but there's enough people who'll think it is #
20:51 Pity #Howzat didn't start with Packer missing out on the tennis TV rights, without which none of this would have happened. #
20:48 The actor playing Ian Chappell is the spitting image of Trevor Chappell. #howzat #
20:45 Five minutes in and I'm already giving up on any pretence of historical accuracy. #howzat #
20:43 Dunno how Hoges and Strop are watching live cricket from Old Trafford in Australia in broad daylight. #howzat #
18:40 Meanwhile here's some useful pre-reading from Reporters Without Borders on press freedom in Ecuador - http://t.co/IcEq1QFB #
18:33 Prominent international media tart to speak to media. Meanwhile let's have live rolling coverage of this empty London street. #

21:48 goodnight Australia. #bledisloe #
21:16 never mind the rugby. VVS Laxman has just announced his retirement #
21:02 wow. A rugby telecast has the anti-ipad as a sponsor. #bledisloe #ch9 #
20:56 Sam Kekovich doing ads for Maccas lamb burgers? This isn't just for the #bledisloe I hope #
20:51 Ooh nasty! RT @AFL: Izzy serious? @AFL_JD questions Folau's future in footy: http://t.co/2vBOSDIs #
20:44 when do we play Argentina? #bledisloe #ausvnzl #
20:09 Meanwhile, Rugby Union. #bledisloe #meh #
20:07 Pathetic #haka. 4/10. #bledisloe #
20:06 why is the demilitarised zone between the teams so wide? #haka #
20:05 home ground anthem bias there. #bledisloe #
20:05 and the google tells me that the Australian anthemer was in Australian Idol in 2004 #
20:03 footnote to prev tweet: I had to google "Laura Bunting" #
20:03 another Voice alumnus doing the NZ anthem? (and not all that well) #bledisloe #
19:59 Oh. The former New South Wales Under-17 rugby league player is out there tonight. #bledisloe #sbw #traitor #
19:53 aaargh Waterhouse alert! #bledisloe #
19:46 How is the #Bledisloe Cup carbon neutral? http://t.co/n3zyWs96 #rugby #ausvnzl #carbontrading #
18:18 hey Essendon beat GWS by one point! #afl #
17:27 As if Twitter doesn't have enough AFL nuts... RT @MalcolmFraser12: Carlton, how is that Essendon? #
16:40 Coca-Cola apologises after its world map on display at London Olympic Park omits Greece and Turkey. (take a look) - http://t.co/iAXk8p5B #
14:00 According to this LA Times report, Israel is experiencing a sperm crisis and no one can understand why - http://t.co/ngBxley1 #
13:54 Opportunism, thine name is Richard Torbay. #nswpol #auspol #
13:39 So, to recap: RT @everyword: recap #
09:30 The website for the partnership between ARU and CFX is http://t.co/O6lzuMeh and on Twitter @CTXGreenRugby. #rugby #bledisloe #carbontrading #
09:26 Australian #RugbyUnion hires Carbon Trade Exchange to trade #carbon offsets on tonight's #Bledisloe Cup game - http://t.co/vTOi7aqL #
09:10 Human Rights Watch's file on Ecuador. Julian who? http://t.co/v53e2qE4 #
09:04 just realised that I still list my Jabber address on my website. I wonder if anyone's tried to contact me there in the last six years? #
09:01 @MayneReport considering that boys play netball and girls play basketball, how is what you call "highball spending" sexist? #
08:39 as @KeirRadnedge points out, #PussyRiot are due for release in the same year as Russia's first Olympics since Moscow - http://t.co/xPgy61ku #
07:43 Thoughtful post-Olympic op-ed by Basketball Aus CEO @KKeneally (though the cheap shot at Fairfax is uncalled for) http://t.co/YGJ4E5rc #
07:02 Through to the semis! RT @IBAF_Baseball: (17 Aug 2012, 20:50) Women’s BWC: Australia clinches 4th Place in 1st Round http://t.co/OyRkHAWz #

22:04 Incredible. I've been listening to Hadley for 13 minutes and haven't had the urge to mute the volume yet. #nrl #ch9 #
21:41 the Tigers blew that. Doggies 23-22 in the, what, 89th minute? #nrlcbywst #
21:36 Wrong. It's Lisa Sthalekar. RT @an_news: Gurinder Sandhu has become the first player of Indian origin to represent Australia at cricket #
21:28 golden point time. #nrl #nrlcbywst #
20:53 Just catching up with the horrifying news of the shootout at the #Lonmin mine in South Africa http://t.co/R8TthioN #
18:46 C.S.Lewis has a verified Twitter account. Which is quite an achievement for someone who has been dead since 1963. #
18:25 This looks good! MT @RTCCnewswire: We're putting together the ultimate Climate Change A-Z, give us your feedback! http://t.co/ZSzlrdyn #
16:15 Karate is "ready" for inclusion on Olympic programme in 2020, claims President | The Big Read | http://t.co/7N73knEh http://t.co/SyJtFYLl #
12:20 "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" Best. Presidential. Biopic. Ever. #
10:26 Ok we have a trailer for "The Hobbit Part 1Of 56". See you after "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" #
10:24 apparently someone had to go and find the projectionist to tell him his movie wasn't being projected #
10:20 first time in a cinema for ages without child in tow and the digital 3D projector has broken down #
09:17 A reminder that the real Godwin Grech is even loopier than the fake Twitter account - http://t.co/TBmfeZ6P #
07:44 I'm sorry but @breakfastnews is becoming truly awful these days. Stick to reporting the news or get professional comics to host the show. #
07:40 Ok "obligate" is a verb. I humbly withdraw. #
07:33 "obligated"? What ever happened to "obliged"? @breakfastnews #
07:26 So my month-old laptop took 20 minutes to start up while configuring its first Windows software upgrade #

20:46 Just watched Tony Windsor's SSO speech from this afternoon. I have a ton of respect for that man. #auspol #
19:09 "sharper content in better timeslots" - @abcmarkscott sounds like an NBC executive when he says that. #wleague #wnbl #
18:20 Everyone had to walk through it. MT @OlympicsWatch: Westfield Stratford City attracted 5.5m visits during #London2012 http://t.co/p5Enjxph #
17:36 So the #WLeague won't be shown live because the ABC and FFA say they'll get more viewers on delay. Where have I heard this before? #NBCfail #
17:27 Impossible to celebrate the anniversaries of all your lies, Tony. MT @TonyAbbottMHR: It's the 2nd anniversary of the PM's lie. #
13:07 So we can have "emergency rallies" for Julian Assange, but where are the emergency rallies for the asylum seekers? #
11:32 And if your council elections are run by a private company or in-house, well... dunno #
11:28 If the NSWEC is running your council's election, the polling places are up on their website now: RT @NSWelections: http://t.co/lUdkGtDu #
09:39 Mark Latham in today's AFR on what *should* be obvious to all about Tony Abbott - http://t.co/Sb7spfQA #
09:09 All right. Despite being told that System Restore was unsuccesful it appears that System Restore was successful. I think. #
08:51 Rather emphatic win that. #baseball RT @IBAF_Baseball: (16 Aug 2012, 00:45) Women’s BWC: Australia crushes Venezuela http://t.co/F1ulhgGr #
08:49 Waiting for Startup Repair to run on a one terabyte hard drive. I'm sure Samuel Beckett wrote a play about this. #
07:28 What is the world's most active city for Twitter usage? You guessed it: Jakarta. - http://t.co/xppX5Biv #
07:23 Following @Klout's updated methodology, @JuliaGillard has a score of 87, @TonyAbbottMHR only 71. @KRuddMP 86, @TurnbullMalcolm 72. #auspol #
06:51 Happy August 16 to all #London2012 athletes who can promote their own sponsors again from today, as the provisions of IOC's Rule 40 expire. #
00:29 new blog post from me - "London 2012: 85 who did, 119 who didn't" http://t.co/8Q7Gljwt via @rickeyre #london2012 #