This one came to me today in the shower:CTV and Global spent all that money buying A and E, and all they wound up with were IOUs.Yes, I shower.The great Canadian TV debate rages on, Christmas or no Christmas. Some fun fallout after I weighed in at The Toronto Star Sunday (if you missed it,
For the next few days, the only numbers that really matter are a) what’s left in that account, b) what time does the mall close and c) how many days do I have to return it?Still, some of you come here for TV numbers so Santa is happy to deliver.SUNDAY’S NUMBERS: Not sure if these
If you’re looking for a great book about television to give as a last minute Christmas gift, look no further than David Bianculli’s Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.The Smothers Brothers were heroes of mine as I grew up in front of the TV in the ’60s. Their 1967-69 variety
Was asked to contribute to a three hander that appeared Sunday in the Toronto Star. “Who is at fault in Canadian TV debate?” goes the headline.The answer, the way The Star sees it, can be split three ways. I say the networks put themselves in financial peril by years of unconscionable overspending on American content.
Roy Disney died Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 79. It was one day–and 43 years–after his famous uncle, Walt Disney, passed away in 1966.I was fortunate to meet Roy Disney, many years ago, at the Disneyland park in California. A friend was a publicist there at the time, Lorraine Santoli, and she knew I was a
Christmas is such a hectic time of year. There’s barely time to shop, wrap presents or post reviews of holiday specials, like this one reviewing Cynthia Dale’s new CBC hour Christmas Dreams. The hour-long special premiered Wednesday night (and drew an estimated 468,000 viewers); can’t find any repeat viewings scheduled as yet but I’ll update
Although they start showing up during U.S. Thanksgiving, it’s still not too late to see all your favourite Christmas specials this holiday season. You can find a complete list in this feature I wrote for the Toronto Star, posted here at their web site. In the meantime, the Big Three animated evergreens get several airings
Scott Thompson at CHML wanted to know about this week’s Golden Globes nominations. I explain once again that the whole thing is phony and fixed. The phrase “bags of loot on doorsteps” is used in the same sentence as “Hollywood Foreign Press.” I do manage some enthusiasm for Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele getting nominations