Da Vinci’s Inquest: why didn’t it spark a new Golden Age of Canadian TV? Drop whatever you’re doing and go read John Doyle in Thursday’s Globe and Mail. Right now. If there’s a pay wall go out and buy a copy. John asks: Where is Canada in the golden age of TV? Basically, where’s our
Zoomers Denise Donlon and Conrad Black I wasn’t feeling the zoom heading into Monday’s premiere of The Zoomer, the new talk show on the former V channel featuring one-time Press Baron/convicted felon Conrad Black.Executive produced by former City-TV guru Moses Znaimer, The Zoomer is billed as “a talk show spotlighting the baby boomers point of view
Producer Lucas Tyler (centre) surrounded by the cast of Naked News Uncovered Allan Novak did not set out to uncover Naked News. The veteran producer/director has an impressive list of television credits with people who work fully clothed. Way back in the day, the Winnipeg native worked with children’s entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram. Then
The cops from Played. Don’t hate them because they’re beautiful CTV has had good luck opening Canadian shows at 10 p.m. Thursdays. Can they keep the streak alive tonight with Played? The undercover cop drama stars Irish/Canadian actor Vincent Walsh as Det. John Moreland. Walsh has worked everything from Hemingway vs Callaghan to Lost Girl
Sutcliffe and Nevin are teamed in CBC’s Cracked Starting Monday night at 9 p.m., CBC viewers get a second chance to take a crack at Cracked.The Toronto-based drama, about a Psychic Crimes Unit, barely cracked the half-million viewers a week mark in its first season last spring. Cash-strapped CBC renewed it, but tentatively, granting it
Blades battlers Shae Lynn Bourne and Anson Carter Remember the CBC? The Canadian public broadcaster has coasted along with reruns since around the time the Leafs were eliminated from the Stanley Cup. No network can afford to take the summer off anymore but that’s exactly what CBC did. With the surprise exit of former programming
Bryan Cranston finds a moment of peace in a Volvo SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE SERIES FINALE OF BREAKING BAD. As Jesse would say, good luck dodging all the other spoilers already out there, Bitch! How fitting that it all ended with Breaking Badfinger.Sunday’s riveting–if you could
A series likely to get lost amid the hype of the Breaking Bad finale Sunday night is Eastbound & Down. The fourth and final season begins Sunday at 10 p.m. on HBO and HBO Canada.If you’re already a Kenny Powers fan you’ll want to coax one more hour out of a busy night of PVR