As Peter Mansbridge says on the current episode of brioux.tv the podcast, its been a great fall for Canadian authors. His book, “Off the Record,” has been near the top of the Canadian nonfiction bestsellers list since it was released by Simon & Schuster in September. Other books by Mark Messier, Jean Chretien, Judy Wilson-Raybould,
It’s not too late to fill up on that finale episode of Corner Gas Animated. Created by Brent Butt, the series premiered its final half-hour earlier this week on the CTV Comedy Channel but you can still stream it on-demand at CTV.ca or on Crave. When Butt guested on brioux.tv the podcast earlier this year,
The week of October 11-17 looks pretty much exactly like the week right before in English Canada according to Numeris’ latest tally of TV viewing habits. At the top for the second week in a row was Global’s simulcast of the import drama 9-1-1. The Ryan Murphy-produced Fox series, now in its fifth season, looks
Canada’s longest-running scripted entertainment series is not The Beachcombers or Wayne & Shuster or even Murdoch Mysteries. It is This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Premiering in 1993, the Halifax-based sketch comedy made stars out of brash Newfoundlanders Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones, Greg Thomey and Rick Mercer. Turnovers in the cast and writing talent – a
It is a good old fashioned November sweeps month at brioux.tv the podcast. Every Monday this month, a different episode will premiere featuring conversations with some of the biggest names in television in Canada and across North America. First up today is Peter Mansbridge, former chief anchor of CBC’s The National newcast. His new book,
Check often as new programming information is added throughout the month, which gets busier the closer we get to the American Thanksgiving holiday. UPDATED November 24: MON/NOV. 1 Judy Justice (IMDb TV). Judge Judy Sheindlin is, at 79, launching a new courtroom TV series. You tell her she’s out of order. Besides, 79 makes her
The 70th anniversary of I Love Lucy has been all over the news lately. TCM has marked the occasion with a new “The Plot Thickens” podcast about Lucille Ball. Then there’s that upcoming Aaron Sorking feature “Being the Ricardos.” There’s even a new Lucy-Desi documentary in the works. The renewed focus on “TV’s zany redhead”
Making a special that salutes shows from the past can often go off the rails. It’s specially true if the subject is an old Saturday Morning cartoon series. Kudos, therefore, to the folks behind Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now? airing Friday night on The CW. The premise is simple” after 52 years of solving mysteries,