Scott Thompson at Hamilton’s CHML wanted to know how the heck TV Boy got invited to hang out with all the cool filk folk at the Canadian Film Centre’s annual TIFF BBQ last Sunday. I confess I’m lost among the beautiful people and still using the line that the only ribs on display at that BBQ are on the
You gotta feel for Tom Clark. He was the guy who stayed, and stayed and stayed, hoping some day Lloyd would stop drinking the blood of young virgins, unplug his constantly changing hair hypnotiser and return to pyramid duty.But Lloyd did not. He outlasted Keith Morrison, Pamela Wallin and now Mr. Clark. All worthy successors
Been a busy week slogging through Fall Preview copy for Starweek (for the Sept. 18 issue) so a little slow throwing this podcast up with CHML’s Scott Thompson. Scott wanted to talk about Michael Douglas’ appearance this week on David Letterman. I tell Scott it was like “sitting in on two old chums talking.” Scott points
SHERMAN OAKS, CA–Scott Thompson at CHML wanted to know how things wound down at the summer 2010 TCA press tour. I brought him up to date on Yoko Ono’s PBS appearance, the visit from the kids from Jersey Shore and the final Cable day, where HBO hosted panels featuring Carrie Fisher (in her princess Leia
CHML’s Scott Thompson is confused. Am I heading down to Comic-Con or the semi-annual TCA press tour? And what’s the difference? It is getting harder to tell as Comic-Con grows into the big pop culture event of the summer. The deal takes place this week in San Diego (July 21-25) and I won’t be there (please–summer
This week Scott Thompson wanted to talk about all the changes with the Canadian network news anchors. First Global National News anchor Kevin Newman announces he is quitting his job (Aug. 20), then Lloyd Robertson gets called back to pyramid duty (the 76-year-old will retire in 2010 after a year-long victory lap).I spoke with Newman
The Emmy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning (for a complete list go here) and Glee is among the big winners so far. Maybe for the first half of the season, I’m thinking. If there was a category honoring shows that jumped the shark with blinding speed, Glee would vault to the top of that
CHML’s Scott Thompson asked about my great skate with Bob Probert, the ex-Red Wing and Blackhawk who died earlier this week at 45. I wrote about it here earlier this week.I’ve received word from a few of the guys who were in on that Deer Lake, Nfld., Rent-a-Goalie game over the past few days and