PASADENA, CA–That’s Iron Mike Tyson eying my ears like they were big juicy pork chops. (Thanks to ace shooter and TCA colleague April MacIntyre for the photo op.)The former heavyweight champion made the scene Thursday night at the lavish OWN Network launch party hosted by Oprah Winfrey. Tyson was at a session earlier in the
PASADENA, CA–There’s an ugly rumour down here that Canada somehow lost the World Junior Hockey Championships to those Ruskies. Something about a last period collapse. That explains all those birds falling out of the sky and fish dying in the seas.Los Angeles may be in the dark about the shinny tournament in Buffalo but Canadian TV
PASADENA, CA–With Mike Tyson, Ricky Gervais, Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey still to go, today is shaping up to be one of the newsiest days ever on a TCA press tour.New CNN host Piers Morgan kept Twitter feeders busy with his quotable late morning session. “Cocky little devil aren’t I?” he declared. The blunt Brit
InSecurity gets off to a smart start on CBC The sword and sandal epic Pillars of the Earth and the new spy comedy InSecurity both enjoyed strong starts in a crowded first week of TV in January. The 8:30 p.m. comedy InSecurity drew an overnight, estimated 724,000 viewers Tuesday night followed by Pillars which rose
PASADENA, CA–Men of a Certain Age is one of those TV shows critics seem to love but gets a lot less coverage than, say, The Big Bang Theory. It is almost designed to be ignored, about three men (played by Ray Romanno, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher) who are aging outside the 18-49 demo. TV
PASADENA, CA–Day Two at the semi-annual TCA press tour started with a laugh. Working hard at that was the cast from the new comedy series Childrens Hospital, which began as a series of short webisodes but now airs on “Adult Swim” on Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network.Among the cast of the medical spoof were Rob Corddry, Megan Mullally, Canadian Malin Akerman and Henry
PASADENA, CA–Critics are often exposed to all manner of cold blooded creatures on the TCA press tour. It was true Wednesday at several sessions, but especially at the National Geographic Wild press conference for Wild About Snakes. A live python was brought out after the session to pose with critics. The four-year-old snake weighed around
Little Mosque: hockey proof Hey, I’ve been wrong before. The trio of CBC Monday debuts held their own against the World Junior Hockey Championships semi-final. Little Mosque on the Prairie returned at 8 p.m. with a robust 593,000 viewers, followed by the second season premiere of 18 to Life at 436,000 and the new reality show Village