Where did you first learn about the devastation in Japan? For me it was through social media, Facebook postings, Twitter feeds. And while TV is still where most viewers turn to see coverage in times of disaster, it seems more and more redundant to do so. What was on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, CBC News Network
Never underestimate the appeal of The Shat: host William Shatner helped boost the Genie Award broadcast to 480,000 viewers Thursday on CBC according to overnight estimates. Not bad opposite The Big Bang Theory (3,132,000) on CTV. CBC’s Genie broadcast, live from Ottawa, beat everything on Global Thursday night except Bones and more than doubled the estimated
Charlie Sheen. You’re sick of reading about him, I’m sick of typing his name.But he sure is easy to talk about on the radio, as I did today at Hamilton’s CHML with Scott Thompson.It was a historic week for the podcast as I traveled to Scott’s Main Street West studio for the first time. It
Is there anything left to be said about Charlie Sheen? Find out today at 5:30 p.m. ET when I Square Off with old pals Mark Hebscher and Donna Skelly. The trip to Hamilton’s CHCH superstation studio is to yak about the Two and a Half Men series killer and, yes, I will tell the Danny Bonaduce story one
CBS says Charlie Sheen is out and he’s never coming back. Does this mean Two and a Half Men is toast? Probably and CTV will miss it. No matter where they played it, on CTV or /A, first run or rerun, it was an automatic audience magnet for eight strong seasons.Maybe Sheen’s next move should be
Ran into David Shore last January at the Fox press tour party in Pasadena. Shore, who is from London, Ont., is the writer/creator/executive producer behind House. I said to him, “Geez, I couldn’t believe what you got away with last fall in the season premiere.” If you remember, that’s when House (Hugh Laurie) and Cuddy
I don’t think I’ve laughed out loud reading a book so much as I did when I read Chelsea Handler’s My Horizontal Life: a Collection of One-Night Stands. Especially the first chapter when she describes being a child and busting in on a dare on her parents when they were doing the mommy and daddy thing–priceless.Handler’s
Took in a live studio taping of The Marilyn Denis Show Friday in Toronto. The buzz I’d been hearing was that Denis’ daytime talk show got off to a shaky start this season so I was curious to check it out for myself. I’d heard some kvetching that the loft-like set looked cheesy or that the guest