Last week when I visited the set of Satisfaction, I thought Ryan Belleville had some interesting things to say about the state of TV comedy in Canada. Satisfaction premieres Monday night at 8 p.m. on CTV.The Calgary native plays a dude who shares a big city apartment with a frisky couple (played by fellow Canadians
John Dynes and an all Canadian crew keep CTV’s Spun Out in focus Thinking of heading to the set of Spun Out to watch the taping of a sitcom? The CTV comedy stars Dave Foley and tapes Fridays at the Pinewood Studios in Toronto. When you look up at the four pedestal cameramen, contrary to
Olympic hero and Race host Jon Montgomery accepts key to 2001 Sebring What do Michael J. Fox, Will Arnett, Robin Williams, James Spader, Sean Hayes, Seth Green, Andy Samburg, Andre Braugher, Allison Janney, Anna Faris, Kirstie Alley, Toni Collette and Marg Helgenberger all have in common?All headline big network series being imported onto Canadian prime
On the Spun Out set with director Brian Roberts “Twenty bucks to the first person who can name the original bass player with Steely Dan.”The challenge was thrown out by Brian K. Roberts, executive producer and director of the new CTV sitcom Spun Out.Roberts was crossing in front of the bleachers between camera set ups
Head over to TheStar.ca for my take on Tuesday night’s 16th season finale of Dancing with the Stars. It was a close, entertaining contest, and ended up being a pick-em between country singer Kellie Pickler and Disney girl Zendaya. For Pickler’s pro partner, Derek Hough, it was his fourth Mirror Ball trophy, a record. The
Because it gives away the “who,” Motive was sold as a “how-dunit” rather than a whodunit.Now that it has been renewed for a second season, it’s an it-dunit.The season finale airs Thursday night at 10/9c on CTV.The Vancouver-based drama launched Feb. 3 (directly after CTV’s power-out delayed Super Bowl coverage), opening to 1,354,000 total viewers (Live+7).
Alex O’Loughlin jumps to Fridays next season on Hawaii FIVE-0 This is the week Canada’s private network programming executives play shop till you drop.Together, they’ll drop between $600- to $800 million picking up American network programming for their 2013-14 schedules.It all happens over a few jam-packed days spent in Los Angeles screening rooms and hotels.
Buble knows how to play to a big room I was worried The Junos may have gotten off on the wrong note Sunday night when Leonard Cohen was named songwriter of the year. What year was this–1968?But, really, what do I know about music. As for television, well, the more I watched, the more impressed