All together now (to the tune of the theme from The Brady Bunch): Here’s the story/of a man named Marshall/who grew up within three feet of the TV/Now his son sits/right beside him/forced to watch the entire run of The Bradys… This is also the story of Marshall Jay Kaplan and his son Ben Kaplan,
There are plenty of season finales this month as there always are at this time of year, but the big one is the 279th and final episode of The Big Bang Theory. The No. 1 series in Canada and the U.S. signs off for good May 16. Details on that and many other May highlights
Broadcast network TV has had more obituaries lately than the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. All the action is over on streaming, we are told, as Apple, Disney, Warners and others ramp up their VOD launches in a “Winter is Coming” battle to the death with Netflix, Amazon and others. Reports on the
Georgette Franklin: Why do people always send flowers when someone passes on? Sue Anne Nivens: What would you suggest dear — fruit? Georgia Engel, the soft-spoken actress best known for playing innocent Georgette on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died April 12 of undisclosed causes. Nominated for five Emmy Awards for her work on both
Sunday, April 14 marks the beginning of the end of Game of Thrones, the epic HBO series that will chop its way through six last episodes. There are, however, other things beginning and ending this month. Here’s the place to bookmark in order to keep track. Tuesday, April 2 Paramedics (Knowledge); Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (Netflix)
Canada’s top dog whisperer Sherri Davis barks orders to Diesel on the set of Hudson & Rex [This is the first in a series of monthly profiles of people who work behind the scenes in the Canadian TV industry. Look for a different profile in every brioux.tv newsletter.] You think it’s easy learning how to
If you follow @CBC_archives on Twitter, you may have noticed a post Wednesday about a “Giant” milestone in Canadian television: Bob Homme was born 100 years ago this month. Homme, for those too young to remember, was for a quarter of a century The Friendly Giant. His simple, 15 minute series aired mid-mornings from the
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Let it be said that this story was filed on a IPad, written at the Apple Visitor Centre and all while drinking — yes — apple juice. Not the Apple Kool aid, however. I’ve always been a bit stodgy when it comes to the whole personal device revolution, clinging to my daughter’s