Thursday’s tribute to Cory Monteith was, as expected, a weepy one. To their credit, Fox did not overly exploit the hour. No advance screener was sent to critics. Calls to interview executive producer Ryan Murphy or others were ignored. The episode, titled “The Quarterback,” was allowed to speak for itself.There was no breaking of the
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
The Simpsons 24th annual “Treehouse of Horror” episode aired Sunday. A highlight was the extended title sequence by Guillermo del Toro. The Mexican-born director of such films as Pacific Rim and Hellboy was invited to guest direct the opener, as Simpsons’ long time showrunner Al Jean explained to me this past summer at the Fox
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
East Enders (l-r) Winter, Dewan-Tatum, Ormond, Boston and DiTamasso Vancouver crews were crying the blues at the start of the year. Their beef? That there wasn’t enough TV production being shot in the province. Things have bounced back nicely, however, with 12 TV projects currently before cameras in and around the city. Man, if I’d
Kreuk and Ryan; he’s looking less beastly this season I’m not anywhere near The CW’s target demo and have to admit Beauty and the Beast is not normally on my radar. I think if you’re old enough to remember the first one you’re probably disqualified from the current one.I am, however, a fan of Kristin
“Polls are for dogs!” said John Diefenbaker and Harry Truman and every other politician who was ever running second or third. Well, there are a lot of dogs among the new imported network fare flooding onto Canadian stations this fall. Many have been cheerfully eliminated in the poll you’ll find in the column on the
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