Hard to imagine, but John Travolta passed on the role of Forrest Gump. Johnny Depp was John Hughes first choice to play Ferris Bueller. Al Pacino had first shot at being Han Solo in Star Wars. Casting “What if’s” also occur in television. Tiffani Thiessen auditioned for Rachel Green on Friends. Matt LeBlanc was offered
Tonight, Thursday, Oct. 22, marks the sixth season premiere of CBC’s Battle of the Blades. “I’m just sick that it’s also the night of the presidential debate,” says Ron MacLean, back as host of Battle of the Blades (a job he’ll share this time with singer-actress Keshia Chante). “I don’t know how you don’t watch
How, you ask, are the new CBC shows doing so far this season? Funny you should ask. Given how the private broadcasters have been hampered so far this fall as several big-budget US imports have been held back due to COVID-19 production slowdowns, CBC seemed to be looking at a less competitive landscape. The constant
Friends in the States have been asking when they can start watching JANN, the CTV comedy starring Jann Arden. Well, great news as Randy Lennox would say. The singer-songwriter can be your girl too now America: Hulu has secured exclusive streaming rights to the series. All 14 first and second season episodes will beging streaming
Those blockheads at ABC have Boomers all a Twitter. They’ve decided not to air A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown in prime time on network TV in 2020. Curse you, Disney executive chairman Robert Iger! It’s been 55 years since A Charlie Brown Christmas first charmed kids and parents in
The past seven or eight months have been hard on families all around the world. Folks have been dealing with serious illness and, in way too many cases, the loss of a family member. Then there is mental fatigue, coping with isolation, job loss and relentless uncertainty. Television has largely provided a diversion for the
Monday night during Monday Night Football and while the Dallas Cowboys were getting blown up like the planet Alderon, Disney+ premiered a more interesting distraction. It was a “special look” at the upcoming second season of The Mandalorian. The “Star Wars” inspired space epic returns Oct. 30; see the sneak peak above. Season Two’s eight
The rock ‘n’ roll era is over at Bell Media with Monday’s announcement of the departure of Randy Lennox. Bell Group President and Vice Chair Wade Oosterman will assume operational leadership following Bell Media President Lennox’s departure January 4. No reason was given for the transition. In a release, Mirko Bibic, President and CEO of BCE and Bell Canada, thanked