The money is no longer in the banana stand. Jessica Walter, who capped off a long and distinguished stage, screen and television career with roles on cutting edge 21st century comedies Arrested Development and the animated FX series Archer passed away Wednesday at home in her native New York. She was 80. She earned her
When I was speaking with Enrico Colantoni for a podcast episode a little over a year ago I momentarily blanked on the name of one of his co-stars from the late ’90s sitcom Just Shoot Me. “Are you really not remembering George Segal?” said an incredulous Colantoni. This was pre-COVID, and we were sitting together
Here’s how far award show coverage has slid in terms of interest in Canada in 2021: The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards did not make the Top-10. The CBS special, seen in Canada on Citytv, finished in 15th spot in the March 8 – 14 weekly Numeris tally, drawing a Live+7 total audience of 1,111,000 viewers
Three years ago next month, Netflix announced that they would be the destination for a documentary from director Martin Scorses about the fabled Canadian sketch comedy series SCTV. A reunion of the entire cast, including elusive Rick Moranis, was held in May of 2018 at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto. It was hosted by Jimmy
Birthdays — the final frontier. William Shatner turns 90 today, Monday March 22. Time to drag out this horribly awkward shot I ducked into with the actor on the set of Private Eyes in Toronto three seasons ago. He looks like he wants to swat me with the script he is clutching in his hand.
Nobody could sing like Aretha Franklin. The “Queen of Soul” passed away in 2018, but her legacy lives on in the new, four-night, eight-part production Genius: Aretha. It premieres Sunday March 21 on Nat Geo and then also can be seen starting Monday March 22 on Hulu. The person with the daunting task of starring–
Is it “Da!” or is it “Nyet?” I’m still trying to figure out my vote on The Communist’s Daughter. The project, which started out as a humble web series, premieres Friday on CBC Gem. Eight short (seven- to eleven-minute) episodes are up and available now to binge. The series stars Sofia Banzhaf (Bitten), well-cast as
It was confirmed Friday that Burden of Truth will not return for a fifth season on CBC.The drama, shot in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Man., concluded with it’s fourth-season finale which premiered Thursday. The episode can be streamed now at CBC Gem. The law drama, which also airs Stateside on The CW, co-stars Kristin Kreuk and