The first thing you see on the new Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent is the CN Tower. It is part of a Toronto skyline shot from the perspective of a luxury yacht where a party is being hosted in the Toronto harbour area. After years of having to digitally remove the tower from horizon
Leave it to Netflix to cherry pick an eccentric little streaming gem, launched in obscurity and out of production for four years, and vault it into a Top-10 hit. I’ve been a fan of Loudermilk since screening it in 2017 as an offering from AT&T’s Audience Network, a short-lived system that cranked out three seasons
One of Red Green’s favourite sayings is, “If the ladies don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.” Steve Smith may be the handiest fella ever in the history of Canadian television. Inspired by that ol’ TV fishin’ pal Red Fisher, Smith crafted Red Green out of duct tape and suspenders. The
The most Canadian network in America closed the recent Television Critics Association winter press tour last Thursday in Pasadena. The network was The CW, which is programmed by a former Toronto lad, Pop TV president and brioux.tv: the podcast guest, Brad Schwartz. “It’s so great to be back here at TCA and see you all
In space, no one can hear you scream that your AppleTV+ subscription has run out. Better re-up or you’ll miss one of the most suspenseful shows of the year so far: Constellation. Lavish in budget, the eight-part drama premieres February 21 on AppleTV+. Noomi Rapace stars as Jo, one of a small team of astronauts
The big winner Sunday with their coverge of Super Bowl LVIII was CBS Sports. Nielsen data and Adobe Analytics report that the Kansas City Chiefs’ overtime victory over San Francisco 49ers drew 123.4 million average viewers across all platforms (CBS Television, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision and digital properties such as NFL+). That makes it the most-watched
Trying to launch a Canadian Comedfy Hall of Fame is no laughing matter. Just ask Tim Progosh. In fac t, don’t ask him, I already did in our conversation this week on brioux.tv: the podcast. Progosh first took on this Seventh Act of Hercules over 20 years ago. He kept running into unfunny road blocks:
Famed mutt meister Cesar Millan was at #TCA24 Thursday as part of the Nat Geo festivities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his Dog Whisperer television shows. He brought puppies, of course, who romped in a penned in area of the Langham Huntington Hotel ballroom. Lunch was served and, yes, Cesar salad was on the