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The familiar Hawaii FIVE-0 theme blares off the top of this week’s chat with CHML’s Scott Thompson. You can listen in here.I confirm that the producers did briefly consider changing the theme with a rock guitar update, but thankfully sanity prevailed and the new show went with the classic orchestral version.Scott also asks if Stephen

CHML’s Scott Thompson has a new timeslot. The Hamilton Talk Radio host now works the noon to 3 shift. Last week (way behind here at TVFMF with all the crush of Fall Launch copy), Scott wanted to know all about the swag Fox has been sending critics in the mail to promote their fall season.

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

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