Michael Landon, Jr. (right) directs Erin Krakow in tonight’s pilot episode Looking for a little family entertainment? Wednesday night at 8 p.m., Super Channel premieres When Calls the Heart. Shot in a village set on farm land not far from Langley, B.C., the series has been running since January Stateside on the Hallmark Channel. Michael
The best moment of Sunday night’s seventh season Mad Men opener was when eye patch-wearing Ken (Aaron Staton) went to throw that earring back to Joan (Christina Hendricks)—and missed by a mile. That one bit of physical comedy stood out in an otherwise dark and unsettling episode. Even Mister Comedy Gold himself, Roger Sterling (John
Mike Judge (left) with Alec Berg Idiocracy is the funniest film most people have never seen. If you get a chance, find the feature–which came and went in 2006–and screen it. It stars Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph and is to laff. If you can’t find it, do the next best thing and watch the
Josh Radnor and Cristin Milioti seek shelter from all the anger on Twitter What if, in the final episode of Cheers, Rebecca gets hit by a bus, freeing Sam to finally marry Diane? Or, as Newhart is counting down to its last few minutes, instead of waking up to find first TV wife Suzanne Pleschette
Will Bauer battle atop Big Ben? You’ll hafta watch LONDON–#JackIsBack! That’s the way Fox wants to promote the return of Jack Bauer on Twitter. Another way they’re hoping to promote 24: Live Another Day, the new, 12-part re-launch of the 24 franchise, is by bringing reporters to the West London studios for interviews.This week, I’m
Spun Out‘s Foley and Campbell What’s the secret of comedy?The answer is “Timing!”, and to make the joke work, you have to blurt it between “of” and “comedy.”Several Canadian shows are hoping to solve the secret of comedy this season. While the private network swing towards funny has been encouraging, ratings, so far, have not
Billy Dee, who got a Billy D-minus for his dancing from one critic Each week, I recap Dancing with the Stars for TheStar.ca. I have done it for a few years and am not ashamed to admit it.Until this season, that is. What an unholy hot mess that show has become. It is as if
Ron James got the call today: his CBC sitcom has been cancelled after five seasons.The Cape Breton comedian wasn’t entirely surprised.“I was bounced around by CBC more often than an Albino foster child,” said James, who makes a living with just that kind of a glib turn of phrase.He does have a point, however. Over