The end of the year brings a chance to do a little house cleaning. Here are a few stories I’ve written recently that I haven’t had a chance to post about at TV Feeds My Family.One big TV event I’ve written about several times, including Saturday’s Starweek cover story, was tomorrow night’s New Year’s Eve
Get the ploughs out for the drive home, Hamilton: I’m booked today with my pals Mark Hebscher and Donna Skelly on ‘CH’s Live @ 5:30. The topic is all those new mid-season shows comin’ atcha in January, including Fox favorites 24 (returning Jan. 11) and American Idol (Jan. 13) and new Fox/Global dramas Lie To
Broke the story today in the Toronto Star that Dragon’s Den judge Kevin O’Leary has been hired by Mark Burnett to be part of the upcoming ABC version of the series, Shark Tank. The pilot shoots in L.A. Jan. 6-9. You can read the entire Star piece here. Hand picked by savvy showrunner Burnett, O’Leary
Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor ice could stop me from attending the final ever taping of Air Farce last night in snowy Toronto. Thanks to my neighbors Doug and Roberta, and their trusty, driveway-clearing snow blower and four wheel drive jeep, we made it down to the CBC broadcast centre, where everyone else
The following took place between the hours of 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. I went to the door and there were four boxes from Fox. One of them contained Jack Bauer.Well, okay, a little toy, G.I. Joe version of Bauer. A “Deluxe Boxed Set Jack Bauer Action Figure,” to be precise. McFarlane Toys has “captured”
U.S. network conference calls are always a bit of a crap shoot. You never know what you’re going to get, and if you’re a Canadian journalist, you never know if you’re going to get to ask a question. I’ve been on a few this week, including today’s chat with the stars and producers of Flashpoint,