CBC and TSN were probably counting on long playoff runs from the mighty Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins. Now Sidney Crosby and the Sedin twins are out of the race for the Stanley Cup, and Southern teams such as Phoenix and Nashville are on to Round Two.With Detroitalso eliminated, and Ottawa do or die to
TV titans Pelley, Crull, Stewart, Dion and Robertson. Photo: CityNews So we were all sitting in the dark with a bunch of ad folk early Thursday morning when something crazy happened at the TV Day symposium in Toronto: news.Not at the industry day itself, which was organized by the folks at the Television Bureau of Canada.
News that The L.A. Complex has been picked up for an additional 13 episodes did not come as a total surprise today–even though the series was not exactly a ratings smash.The drama, about young Canadian wannabes struggling to make it in Hollywood, premiered Jan. 10. It drew 351,000 viewers on CTV in overnight estimates. An
Maksim Chmerkovskiy takes Melissa Gilbert a long way from Little House Me recapping Dancing with the Stars? I know, it’s a bit like asking Bill Maher to say Mass. Still, I’ll be doing just that every week over at thestar.com. You can find my recap of Monday night’s two hour premiere here. Now in its 14th
Fashion Star “mentors” Jessica Simpson, John Varvatos and Nicole Richie Asking me to review Fashion Star is a bit like asking Rob Ford to recommend a vegan restaurant. The Toronto Star asked anyway and so my review of the new NBC/CTV designer talent search series can be found here. My review in a nutshell: if
Aidan Quinn and Mackenzie Porter take in the Moose Mountain scenery CALGARY–You know if there is a Beatles angle I’ll find it.Which is what I ended up doing about an hour outside of Calgary Thursday covering location shooting for Horses of McBride, a CTV movie currently in production for next Christmas.The holiday horsey tale stars
Is The Artist a shoo-in to win Best Picture at tonight’s 84th Annual Academy Awards? The ceremonies begin live tonight at 8:30 p.m. on ABC and CTV.There’s a lot of buzz that the black and white French feature may become the first silent film since the inaugural winner, Wings, to capture the Best Picture prize.
Paul Devlin’s cousin. Looking to add a little paranormal activity to your evening? Tonight ABC launches The River, a spooky drama starring Bruce Greenwood (left) as a Crocodile Hunter-type dude named Dr. Emmet Cole who goes missing deep in the Amazon jungle. When his wife (Leslie Hope) and son (Joe Anderson) start getting a signal