If you’re Chuck Lorre, co-creator of two, 12-season sitcoms for CBS (The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men), what do you do for an encore? If it was me the answer would be: count money. Since it is Lorre you do several things at once, and well, including continuing on as the
If you take one cue from Sunday night’s 71st annual Emmy Awards make it this: don’t wait another day to catch up and see what all the fuss is about with Fleabag. The British series, available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, won Best Comedy, Best Direction and its star and creator, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, won
CBC did the smart thing once again by getting their new fall offerings out in front of the import onslaught due this coming week. That being said, on the main CBC network at least, there was a fairly tepid response so far against less-than-formidable competition. Keep in mind, of course, that all of these shows
Whoa, not so special now are you, Lake Superior? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s week from minstrel show hell has done the unthinkable — it has given US late night talk shows something else to goof on besides Donald Trump. The shock and disappointment south of the border is almost giddy. This was the anti-Trump, the
Country Music (Premieres Sunday, Sept 15, PBS). Ken Burns (Baseball, Jazz) is surrounded by story tellers in his latest documentary triumph. Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, and Garth Brooks – the list of country stars taking part is as long as the Mississippi. This is a history lesson you can tap your foot to,
Brian Wood was as giddy as a schoolgirl yesterday when I caught up with him during a visit to CHCH’s Morning Live. The Hamilton, Ont., station weather specialist was sporting a bright, yellow rain slicker hat shipped to him that morning from Hollywood. Turns out it was the exact same one worn by Jimmy Kimmel
With new, network, cable and streaming shows premiering this month of September, the good folks at Hamilton’s CHCH — including Morning Live co-host Annette Hamm — had me in to recommend some shows worth watching. It’s not a deep list this season. Where once there would be 30 or so to choose from, there’s barely
Rod Coneybeare, the puppeteer and CBC radio host who brought Rusty the Rooster and Jerome the giraffe so vividly to life over 24 season of The Friendly Giant, has gone to the big castle in the sky. He passed away last Thursday in Lindsay, Ontario. He was 89. The CBC children’s classic, which ran weekday