Where is the home of American Gods? Why, in and around Toronto, of course. Not talking about Toronto Maple Leafs’ American born star Austin Matthews, or the Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard. No, the subject here is American Gods, the epic fantasy fable adapted by Neil Gaiman’s best-selling novel. It returns for a second season Sunday night
CBC’s second female-driven law series premiere of the week didn’t get the verdict it was hoping for. Diggstown bowed to 338,000 estimated, overnight viewers Wednesday, slightly less than Street Legal‘s Monday estimate of 376,000. Keep in mind both numbers could jump by a third or higher once the Live+7 total data is tallied by Numeris.
Do you follow God on Twitter? On Wednesday, @TheTweetofGod tweeted: “Please remember to phrase your prayers in the form of a question.” God, and many, many others judging by the outpouring on social media, was thinking of Alex Trebek. As seen above, the 78-year-old Sudbury native chose another social media option — YouTube — to
CBC’s much ballyhooed reboot of Street Legal opened Monday to 376,000 overnight, estimated viewers. The Toronto-lensed legal drama brought Cynthia Dale (above) back as saucy solicitor Olivia Novak after a 25 year absence. The series shed a half million overnight viewers from its strong lead-in, the season finale of Murdoch Mysteries (867,000 in overnights; will
I didn’t expect to dig Diggstown as much as I do, but I do. The story takes place in North Preston, Nova Scotia, billed as Canada’s Largest Black Community. At the centre stands Marcia Diggs (Vinessa Antoine, above left with Karen LeBlanc), a rising star, big city, corporate lawyer who – for reasons unclear in
Back in the late ‘80s and ’90s, Street Legal was CBC’s answer to prime time soaps such as Dallas and Dynasty. Cynthia Dale was added to the cast in season two, tricked out with big hair and over-sized shoulder pads. The series found their junior Joan Collins and soared. This slick reboot sees Dale reprise
John Candy may have passed away 25 years ago today, but his legend will live as long as there are planes, trains and automobiles. I only met him once, towards the end of his life, at a Toronto press conference. It was shortly before he departed for Mexico to begin work on his final production,
Sandra Faire was one of those unforgettable forces in Canadian television. Her passing was announced Friday, with top executives at CTV, CBC and Rogers all paying tribute. As executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Faire was a passionate advocate and benefactor of dance in this country. For many years, she was