Several years ago, Brad Schwartz put the pop in Pop TV with the acquisition of CBC’s Schitt’s Creek. Last January when I spoke with him for the most-listened to episode of brioux.tv: the podcast this year, he hinted that, yes, he might just be taking a look at a few more Canadian TV shows, As the
Here is something I’ve been sitting on for months: the CBC sitcom Son of a Critch is about to join an American network schedule. The St. John’s, Newfoundland, based series, currently on production on a third CBC season, will debut on The CW this summer. In our podcast episode from January of this year, Brad
I have not seen any of the films nominated for Best Picture at the 95th Annual Academy Awards, which airs Sunday on ABC and CTV. I’ll watch, as usual, at least some of the show. I’m glad Jimmy Kimmel is hosting. This is his third time and he seems the perfect choice to host post-Slap.
Sylvester Stallone. 76, is enjoying a late career renaissance with his hit Paramount+ drama Tulsa King. Is he going to punch his way through to a Stallone family reality series while there’s gold to be made? Absolutely. Paramount Thursday issued the above video teaser for The Family Stallone. The spot will be among the Super
This special Thursday premiere on brioux.tv: the podcast features a hilarious and enlightening conversation with Chuck Tatham, one of the executive producers of this Sunday’s CBC documentary, “Offside: The Harold Ballard Story.” Tathan hails from Listowel, Ont., in southwestern Ontario — a remote farm town that is pretty much acknowledged as the blueprint for Letterkenny.
This ain’t your parents CBC. That seemed to be the message Wednesday in Toronto as Canada’s public broadcaster hosted an industry event they called “CBC Live at Massey Hall.” The hour-long stage presentation was youthful and vibrant, showcasing a Millennial-and-under vibe that made it seem more like a re-launch of Vice than a traditional broadcaster’s
Earlier this week it was announced that plans are underway to mount an animated version of the classic Canadian TV series The Beachcombers. “We are super excited to bring these iconic Canadian characters to a whole new audience”, said Blair Peters, who produced such animated children’s shows as Being Ian and Kid vs. Kat. He’s
As they say in The UK, Bloody brilliant. There she was, Lisa LaFlamme, a month after her CTV ouster, in the middle of the biggest story in the world, and working it for a rival broadcaster at home. The death of HRH Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8 was sad news for many but the