YouTube, the gift that keeps on giving. Animator Kevin Bapp took the intro to The Golden Girls and re-cast it with aging superheroes in the style of those Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoons from the ’70s. The mind boggles at what makeover mashup might come next. Thanks to Joanne Ostrow for posting this on Facebook.
“I vowed that I’m going to live to 2013,” Ernest Borgnine told critics gathered at a Hallmark TCA session five years ago. “After that, I don’t give a damn.” Borgnine, who passed away Sunday at 95, missed his target by about six months. He wowed critics five years ago when he appeared at press tour to
Air Farce founders Don Ferguson and the late, great Roger Abbott were always on the lookout for new Canadian comedy talent. Ferguson, looking ahead to the next annual Farce New Year’s Eve special, continues that mentoring tradition by executive producing season two of Comedy Bar.New episodes of the comedy club web series are up today
Ay carumba! Spain’s Euro 2012 soccer victory over Italyon TSN was the most watched show of the week in Canada. What’s next—euro-style bailouts? Sudden interest in David Hasselhoff? The Jays had a big week, too, as did CFL football. Live sports—and, for some strange reason, cooking shows–seem to be all TV is good for this
What better way to celebrate the Fourth of July this week than with Andy and Barney. Here Barney demonstrates his unique mastery of the preamble to the U.S. constitution.As a kid, I laughed always at Don Knotts as bumbling Barney Fife, but never really appreciated what a superb straight man Andy Griffith made. Two life-long
OLIPHANT, Ont.–The news that Andy Griffith had died arrived like a dark cloud here at the unplugged cottage. Neighbour Jim got word off his satellite radio while listening to The Dan Patrick Show. It was a perfect place to take it. Sheriff Taylor and Opie would be right at home up here, fishing poles in
Matt LeBlanc tries to give Sean (Stephen Mangan) a car on Episodes One of the juiciest satires of the TV business returns tonight as Episodes kicks off its second season. The Matt LeBlanc comedy airs on Showtime in the U.S.and premieres tonight at 9 p.m. on The Movie Network/Movie Central. Episodes does for sitcoms—especially shows
From Thursday’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Pittsburgh Penguins star Jordan Staal was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes last weekend while he was getting married. Not good — you never want to find out on your wedding night that your husband’s playing for the other team. Tweet