B-52s’ Pierson, Schneider and Wilson can still rock the Love Shack PASADENA, CA–Talk/singer Fred Schneider looks like Tintin at 60 and go-go babes Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson look like Snooki’s eccentric aunts but the B-52s got this TCA Winter press tour off to one hell of a start Wednesday. The ultimate party band that
“Lucy–you got some smokin’ to do!” SAN FRANCISCO—At first, I was kinda bummed my flight to Pasadena to attend the January 2012 TCA press tour would detour through the San Fran airport, a necessary stopover in order to cash in some Areoplan points. Mmmm–points. Then I happened upon a treasure trove of television history. Truly,
The Canadian Press reports that author, activist and former University of Toronto professor Josef Skvorecky has passed away in Toronto. Skvorecky was 87.After helping to engineer the Prague Spring, the Czech nationalist and his wife Zdena fled their homeland in 1968 when tanks rolled in from the Soviet Union. Pals with Czech heavyweights Milos Forman
Having a New Year’s Eve special on New Year’s Eve seems so last year. That’s why Air Farce is airing their annual comedy special tonight, New Year’s Day, at 8 p.m. on CBC.Above is a clip posted on-line featuring guest Farcer Rowdy Roddy Piper with Craig Lauzon. Lauzon says it was a career highpoint getting
Some U.S. cable shows still take a little longer to get to Canada. Take Rizzoli & Isles, which premieres Tuesday Jan. 3 at 10 p.m. on Showcase. The police series stars Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander and premiered in 2010 on TNT, where it was an instant hit. A third season has already been ordered.I’ve
A couple of weeks ago, CTV released a year-end ratings tally that showed the private network once again stands as the dominant player on the Canadian TV landscape. The release declared that, from the September launch of the new season through mid-December, CTV had 12 of the Top-20 shows in Canada in total viewers and
Pinnock (second from right) helps his new Farce family drop the F-Bomb Joining a comedy troupe that has been in business for 40 years has to be daunting. Arnold Pinnock proves he is up to the task in the annual Air Farce New Years special, airing Sunday at 8 p.m. on CBC.The look back at
Hard to believe, but today is the 75th birthday of Mary Tyler Moore. As the leggy assistant on Richard Diamond, Private Detective, a Happy Hotpoint elf and especially as Capri slacks-stunner Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, the Brooklyn-born actress turned the world on with her smile long before The Mary Tyler Moore