Charlie Sheen. You’re sick of reading about him, I’m sick of typing his name.But he sure is easy to talk about on the radio, as I did today at Hamilton’s CHML with Scott Thompson.It was a historic week for the podcast as I traveled to Scott’s Main Street West studio for the first time. It
Is there anything left to be said about Charlie Sheen? Find out today at 5:30 p.m. ET when I Square Off with old pals Mark Hebscher and Donna Skelly. The trip to Hamilton’s CHCH superstation studio is to yak about the Two and a Half Men series killer and, yes, I will tell the Danny Bonaduce story one
Ran into David Shore last January at the Fox press tour party in Pasadena. Shore, who is from London, Ont., is the writer/creator/executive producer behind House. I said to him, “Geez, I couldn’t believe what you got away with last fall in the season premiere.” If you remember, that’s when House (Hugh Laurie) and Cuddy
I don’t think I’ve laughed out loud reading a book so much as I did when I read Chelsea Handler’s My Horizontal Life: a Collection of One-Night Stands. Especially the first chapter when she describes being a child and busting in on a dare on her parents when they were doing the mommy and daddy thing–priceless.Handler’s
Took in a live studio taping of The Marilyn Denis Show Friday in Toronto. The buzz I’d been hearing was that Denis’ daytime talk show got off to a shaky start this season so I was curious to check it out for myself. I’d heard some kvetching that the loft-like set looked cheesy or that the guest
Who did CHML’s Scott Thompson want to talk about this week? Yes, rehab breath, Charlie Sheen. Scott asks if I’ve ever partied with The Sheen and the surprise answer is yes. Well, kinda.Like with 200 other TV critics. I’ve been to several CBS press tour parties where Sheen has been dragged out to promote Two and a Half Men.On some
Finally, after all that hype and frenzy, a new TV channel has arrived in Canada. No, not Rogers’ rotisserie channel (mmm–must-go-out-and-eat-six-juicy-basted-chickens). I’m referring to OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network that launched Tuesday in Canada on the old Corus channel Viva. You might have seen the full-colour wrap-a-round ad in Tuesdays Toronto Star and elsewhere. I wrote
The Oscars were huge, and Big Bang continues to explode. Here’s the rest of the story for the week of February 21 to 27 in Canada according to 2+ overnight estimates. MONDAYCharlie Sheen’s public meltdown—has it hurt or helped the Two and a Half Men ratings? Last Monday’s rerun drew 1,910,000 CTV viewers, second only