This is the time of year when it’s way more fun writing about television than watching it. The U.S. network upfront week in New York isn’t the gold-plated media circus it once was (what is?), but it’s still beats the hell out of Jon & Kate Plus 8.Take Jimmy Kimmel, for instance. The late night
The Legion of Decency: YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!Man, veteran screenwriter Jim Henshaw writes a blistering, mad-as-hell-and-not-going-to-take-it-anymore humdinger of a screed about the Canadian network meetings before the CRTC in Ottawa over the past few weeks. Click straight to it on the above link to his blog, The Legion of Decency.There is a lot at
The series that started the cross border production boom–Flashpoint–failed to make the cut on CBS’s just-announced fall schedule.CBS unveiled their 2009-10 network schedule today and there were some surprises. But for the Canadian production community–and especially CTV–the biggest may be the omission of Flashpoint, which has been replaced next season on Friday nights stateside by
Adhir Kalyan may not be a household name, but he’s probably a familiar face in many households. Certainly he will be in a few months.The 25-year-old South African-born actor landed on my radar with Aliens in America, the funny, short-lived CW series shot in Vancouver last season. He made quite a positive impression when the
Hey kids! Wanna win your very own copy of the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVD Paul Blart: Mall Cop? The film was co-written by King of Queens star Kevin James, who stars as Blart, a mild-mannered mall cop who shifts into full Rambo mode when his quiet suburban mall is threatened by thugs and kidnappers.Paul
Every once in a while you see a show you like so much it scares you. Scares you because, as a TV critic, you’re always looking for something original, something clever, something you haven’t quite seen before. Such a show is Glee. The new Fox musical comedy gets a sneak peak next Tuesday at 9
If you were at Bruce Springsteen’s concert at the ACC the other night, like CHML’s Scott Thompson, you’d know that Max Weinberg won’t be touring with the boss in Europe this summer. That’s because Conan O’Brien has insisted Max be behind his kit when O’Brien debuts as host of the Tonight Show June 1. Turns
We’ve all been there, shoppers: the spring lines come out, everything looks spiffy and cool, but there’s just one problem: no money. Put the credit card back in the wallet. Wait till next year.That may be the view from Canada as American networks get set to host their 2009-10 season launches (Fox on May 18,