If your TV was knocked out by Sandy, you missed David Letterman’s storm show Monday. Too bad, because it was the kind of more intimate entertainment you’d want to share by candle light, if you had some sort of magic TV generator. Faced with the emergency shut down of Manhattan, Letterman was forced to either
Looking good: Twelve former Canada AM co-hosts join today’s trio Got up crazy early this morning to attend a salute to one of Canada’s longest-running TV traditions–Canada AM.The series marks 40 years on the air this month. There must have been something in the water that fall of 1972: not only did Canada AM launch,
Buzz Aldrin hands out Mars bars, right? Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS You may have noticed that CTV has somewhat morphed into The Big Bang Theory Network. The CBS comedy is stripped nightly on CTV at 7:30, is by far Canada’s most watched show Thursday at 8 and often gets plugged into the schedule as an all
CHML’s Scott Thompson was still on this “CRTC kicks Bell bid in the Astral” story. The shock still hasn’t worn off and rumours continue to swirl, with news Rogers might be sniffing around for Astral parts.I applaud the CRTC’s decision to stand up for consumers and against media consolidation, as well as reports the Harper
UPA’s Rooty Toot Toot (1952) There does seem to be a disconnect between what I am writing about lately and what I am actually watching on TV. To that end: Kudos to TCM for showcasing classic animation last Saturday night. Robert Osbourne welcomed animation historian Jerry Beck and the two presented six hours of vintage
It was odd at press tour last August when HBO paneled back-to-back sessions on Ethel Kennedy and Alfred Hitchcock.Ethel premiered Thursday and is a loving scrapbook, a daughter’s valentine to her famous parents. Both Ethel, now 84, and Rory, the director and youngest of the Kennedy’s 11 children, were at press tour, treated like royalty
Attention, Nikitaverse: Nikita returns for a third season tonight at 9 p.m. on The CW and CTV TWO. The spy series, starring Maggie Q, is generally off the radar in the Criticverse, but it has its fans and they are loyal.That’s the report back from Dillon Casey who plays ex-Navy SEAL Sean Pierce in the series.
Paul, George, John and Ringo go through the window They’d probably bill it as “Beatles Night in Canada” if they weren’t afraid of being sued by CBC.Friday night at 9 p.m. ET, Hollywood Suite’s Sony Movie Channel has the Canadian television premiere of The Beatles’ 1967 TV special The Magical Mystery Tour.Now, how can anything