In the very early days of television, there was nobody bigger than Sid Caesar. On Saturday nights in the early 1950s, Caesar’s program, Your Show of Shows, prompted millions of Americans to buy this new-fangled device called a television set. Your Show of Shows, a rollicking variety that combined satire (mostly unfamiliar to American audiences)
Is the network sitcom drought finally coming to an end? St. Denis Medical is hale and hearty in its second season. Stumble, the cheerleader-centred comedy on NBC is flying high. But the best sign of a revival of the sitcom comes with another NBC series, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (Monday nights on
Television viewing in the 21st century is an embarrassment of riches. But why is is so hard to find something to watch? I’ve got 34 channels in my cable package, Netflix, Apple TV+, CBC Gem, Amazon Prime and Disney, plus Tubi and Pluto. And still, I can spend almost as much time looking for something
[Editor’s note: contributing writer Maurice Tougas is a big fan of Bob’s Burgers and especially this one particular Christmas episode — so much so he sent me a similar rave review in 2024. Mr and Mrs brioux.tv watched the episode last Christmas and boy is he ever right. This is an animated gem that belongs
Network comedy today is no laughing matter. The days when you could watch two solid hours of great comedy on one night are long gone; heck, it’s difficult to find two solid hours of comedy in a week. But all is not entirely lost. I’ve checked out three new shows – one pretty good, another
The leaves have changed colour, the mornings are cool and getting cooler. That can only mean one thing – the new TV season is here! Oh, and autumn. Network TV, or what’s left of it, has kicked off its new season, not that anyone has noticed. Network TV (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) seems to
To repair or not to repair, that is the TV question Last Wednesday, my wife woke me with four words nobody wants to hear. “The television doesn’t work.” I’ve heard this before. My 65” Samsung, with its various boxes attached, can be a little finicky, particularly for a senior technophobe like my wife. But this
Editor’s note: summer is a good time to finally crack open those books you’ve been meaning to read all year. Contributor Maurice Tougas gets things started with his review of Desi Arnaz, The Man Who Invented Television (Simon and Schuster), Lucille Ball – just Lucy to her millions of fans – has rightfully been elevated