The leaves have changed colour, the mornings are cool and getting cooler. That can only mean one thing – the new TV season is here! Oh, and autumn. Network TV, or what’s left of it, has kicked off its new season, not that anyone has noticed. Network TV (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) seems to
To repair or not to repair, that is the TV question Last Wednesday, my wife woke me with four words nobody wants to hear. “The television doesn’t work.” I’ve heard this before. My 65” Samsung, with its various boxes attached, can be a little finicky, particularly for a senior technophobe like my wife. But this
The new CBC series North of North has a lot going for it. The setting, a hamlet in the Arctic, is unlike anything we’ve seen on Canadian TV, and it is coldly beautiful. The cast is mostly Inuit, as are the creators and the writers, giving it a point of view unique from anything else
Hollywood Suite is offering a free month of its movie-centric stations this month. As a longtime subscriber to the channel, I can attest to its depth of catalogue, from genuine classics to, well, less-than classics. While there are just too many movies to recommend (or whatever the opposite of recommend is), there are a few
Is it possible that there is just too much television? Of course there is, and with that in mind, may I offer up a few suggestions to help you find a few gems for your viewing pleasure. No guarantees, mind you. Fans of The Beatles – and that would be, well, everyone – will love
You might say Japan is having a pop culture moment. From the multi-Emmy award-nominated drama Shogun (all episodes available on Disney+) to a steady stream of utterly bizarre Japanese contestants on America’s Got Talent, Japan is everywhere this year. If you’ve got a hankering for a little TV sushi, I have some other suggestions from
The tributes to Bob Newhart last week were universal in tone. A great comic, great sitcom star, great guy. If there was anyone who had a bad word to say about Newhart, I didn’t hear it or read it. The passing of Newhart brought back memories for those of us lucky enough to remember his
OK, so I have Netflix, Crave, Disney (for a month, anyway) , Amazon Prime and CBC Gem. Why can’t I find a series I want to watch? I tried True Detective on Crave, but it seemed more like sci-fi than detective. I got a few episodes into Fool Me Once on Netflix, but gave up