‘CHers Kate Carnegie and Adam Atkinson are Na’vi going to live this down UPDATED: Hats off to CHCH for beating the big guys to Avatar. On Sunday, the Hamilton, Ont. superstation had the broadcast premiere of the biggest moneymaker of all time. The movie drew an overnight, estimated 222,000 viewers to ‘CH Sunday night, more
Sliced and diced CBC: turning up the heat “What we do with television in the next few decades, and what television does with us, will be one of the four or five chief factors in the shaping of the Canadian mind and soul.” A quote from the Toronto Star’s current “Network” blog? A pronouncement from
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know all about this new and improved Gemini-Genie Award-O-Rama merger thingy.Now, Scott knows asking me about awards shows, especially Canadian award shows, is like lighting a fuse. I’ve long been a critic of the current Gemini scam set up, which is all about tricking producers and talent into
With his beloved Canucks out of the playoffs, this is as close to Lord Stanley’s Cup as Cory Monteith is likely to get this season. The former Vancouver resident tweeted a link to this photo Tuesday. What is the Cup doing at William McKinley High in Lima, Ohio? Tonight’s episode of Glee is called “Choke,”
City-TV announced today that Brad Smith will be the dude on The Bachelor Canada.Smith, 28, caught a few passes in the CFL as a member of the Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos. He’ll takes passes this fall from a bevy of eligible Canadian babes desperate for the kind of naked humiliation only a
I’m not sure every word is true in Shaun Majumder, Every Word is Absolutely True, but it sure feels that way. The 90-minute documentary premieres tonight at 7:30 p.m. on HBO Canada. The special is surprisingly moving, especially if you stick with it until the end. Majumder, 40, has always been a likable dude, very personable on
Hartman was always pitch perfect on SNL Should the late, great Phil Hartman be in Canada’s Walk of Fame?They sure think so over at SiriusXMCanada where all this month of April has been declared Phil Hartman month. Hartman’s many hilarious comedy recordings have been in high rotation on the satellite station, especially on “Laugh Attack.”
Not Sun News’ morning man Pat Bolland The Sun News Network celebrated its first anniversary April 18. I guess my party invite got lost in the mail.The Quebecor venture lurched back onto the radar a few weeks ago when they were ringside for Justin Trudeau’s “Thrilla on the Hilla” in Ottawa. Otherwise things have been