I have a rough rule of thumb when choosing a book to read: anything over 400 pages is just, as the kids say, TMI. More than that tells me that the author simply couldn’t decide what to take out, so they left everything in, say, the subject’s great-great grandfather came to America in 1852 and
There was a time when “Upfront Week” was covered like the Super Bowl. Now it is more about football than any new comedies, dramas or even reality shows. Today at these big budget presentations, sports leads; dramas and comedies are thrown in as extras. Upfront Week is simply now known as the second week of
Colourizing filmed images from 60, 70, 80 and even 100 years ago or more has been bringing the past closer in recent years. Everything from The Beatles in early concert footage to horse and buggy scenes in old New York or even astonishing updates of classic films such as “Metropolis” just looks more relatable and
Wednesday’s Toronto Maple Leafs win over Florida Panthers in Round 2 NHL Stanley Cup action approached the three million mark in overnight viewers. An estimated, average minute audience of 2,874,000 watched on Sportsnet National (1,555,000) and CBC (1,319,000). Add in the viewers who also streamed on digital platforms and the game certainly would have topped
The Winnipeg Jets come-from-behind overtime victory over the St. Louis Blues Sunday night drew a combined 2.2 mllion overnight, estimated broadcast and specialty viewers. The NHL’s regular-season leaders scored with 1.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and send it to overtime. The four-hour-plus, double overtime game was watched by an average minute
This happened a couple of weeks ago now but it was so disappointing I had to let the fumes dissipate first. I’m talking about that final episode of The Conners (which aired April 23 on ABC and CTV. Stream it on their digital platforms). Here was the only reboot I can think of to last
Before there was Kate McKinnon, or Maya Rudolph, or Kristen Wiig or even Gilda Radner there was Ruth Buzzi. A standout on the sketch comedy hit Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Buzzi died May 1 at her home in Texas. She was 88. The Golden Globe award winner and Emmy nominee’s well-named spinster character, Gladys Ormphby,
Before there was Kate McKinnon, or Maya Rudolph, or Kristen Wiig or even Gilda Radner there was Ruth Buzzi. A standout on the sketch comedy hit Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Buzzi died May 1 at her home in Texas. She was 88. The Golden Globe award winner and Emmy nominee’s well-named spinster character, Gladys Ormphby,
Winston Conrad Martindale — nicknamed “Wink” by a neighbourhood pal — was probably best known for hosting Tic-Tac-Dough. The Tennessee native, however, also hosted around 20 other TV game shows, including Boggle, Gambit, Shuffle, Headline Chasers, High Rollers, Debt, Can You Top This? and the TV version of Trivial Pursuit. Martindale died from lymphoma April
Jean Marsh played well over 100 roles as listed at her profile on the International Movie Database (IMDb). The Emmy Award-winning British actress, however, was best known as the co-creator as well as one of the stars of the ITV series Upstairs Downstairs (1971-75). Marsh died Sunday in London at the age of 90. She
I met Jay North, along with his Dennis The Menace co-star Jeannie Russell (who played schoolmate Margaret), over 25 years ago at one of the Hollywood Shows where former stars meet fans and sign autographs. The actor died of colorectal cancer April 6 at his home in Florida. He was 73. North was one of
One of the best lines ever at a Television Critics Association press tour: Tina Fey was at the podium receiving a TCA Award for her series 30 Rock. She looked out over the gathering and declared that it was a great time to be in broadcast television. “It’s like being in vaudeville in the ’60s.”
To a generation of TV fans, Richard Chamberlain will always be “Father Ralph.” They knew him best from his second act as “King of the Miniseries.” This was back when Chamberlain, who passed away March 29 (two days before his 91st birthday), headlined such highly rated network dramas as “Centennial” (1978), “Shōgun” 1980), and “The
