No man is an island. Allan Hawco’s new series, however, is shot and set on an archipelago of eight islands represented by the French government off the coast of Newfoundland. Hawco, who played a detective on Republic of Doyle and was also on Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, plays Donny “Fitz” Fitzpatrick. He’s a cop who gets too nosy
This Hour has, well, not just 22 Minutes but a full hour as I catch up with Mark Critch, this week’s guest on brioux.tv: the podcast. The conversation was taped last summer in St. John’s, Nfld., during production on the fourth season of Son of a Critch (returning Thursday, Jan. 7 on CBC and CBC Gem). What a trip
Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the Doritos: Genevieve Mushaluk, a 33-year-old corporate lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, had her torch snuffed on last week’s two-hour, second-last episode of Survivor 47. After finally winning an immunity challenge on the second-last episode in a diving, swimming and puzzle-solving competition, Mushaluk was also able to partake in
My guest this week has made over three dozen made for television movies, She also headlined Hallmark’s Aurora Teagarden series. Before that, as a child star, she was part of the long-running TGIF family series, Full House, as well as its streaming sequel, Fuller House. Of course I’m talking about Candace Cameron Bure. In 2022, she broke away
If you think Blue Ant refers to your aunt Betty who lives in Los Angeles and voted for Kamala Harris, have we got an episode for you. One of the top execs at Canada’s Blue Ant Media is my guest this week at brioux.tv: the podcast. If you work in this industry you know how
As we head into another frigid Canadian winter we bring you a podcast about a series that is set and shot in the hottest part of Australia. The series is called Troppo, a term used in north Queensland that means going mad from the heat. Troppo is based on the best selling novel from Candice Fox titled
After 31 years as host of The Fifth Estate, plus another decade winning Emmys for CBS and NBC News, award-winning investigative journalist Bob McKeown is ready to retire. The Ottawa native never shied away from his assignments, especially when it came to reporting on football and head injuries. Back in the ’70s, he was a CFL
Tyler and Jordie Schwartz started their business of selling retro toys and gifts in 2007 as the Canadian Leg Lamp Company. The idea came after shooting their fan film “Road Trip for Ralphie,” an homage to the kid from the 1983 classic, “A Christmas Story.” Next they introduced Moose Mugs from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”