What happens when you pick up your Rogers Ignite xfinity remote and give the command, “Flavour”? Up pops two links on your screen: one for CORUS’s rebranded Flavour Channel and the other for Rogers’ newly-acquired Food Network. Sneaky, huh? And, no, it doesn’t work the other way. Utter “Food Network” and all you get is
This festive Larry Fritz illustration graced the cover of TV Guide for the week of December 24, 1955–exactly 67 years ago today. That was back when television was something you watched for free as long as you were willing to put up with the occasional commercial – sort of like FAST channels such as Pluto-TV
The second episode of Canada’s Got Talent saw more talented performers get voted on to the next round, including another Golden Ticket winner. That was the Vancouver troupe of Hip Hop dancers named GRVMNT. Judge Kardinal Offishall loved that they were out to prove that Hip Hop was more than just a side act. Fellow
I’ve offered Valentine’s Day movie picks for the folks at Rogers Ignite before but this year they wanted something a little different. Instead of just the usual list of rom-coms, they asked me to weigh in on films to watch this February 14th — whether you love, hate or are indifferent to the occasion. To
Here’s news that should leave 007 fans shaken and stirred — “No Time to Die” begins streaming today, November 9, 2021. After several delays due to the worldwide pandemic (it was originally supposed to premiere two years ago in November of 2019), Daniel Craig’s fifth and final turn as “licenced to kill” M16 spy James
We’re approaching the scariest time of the year on television. No, not the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs — that’s The Leafs scariest time of the year. Late October has always brought out the scariest TV treats. That’s true again this year and there is plenty to choose from. TCM ends the month
Time was I spent much of September and parts of October hammering out fall preview copy. This went on for decades, dating back to those thick annual editions of TV Guide magazine. I later wrote fall preview editions of the Toronto Sun’s Television magazine and even a few for The Toronto Star’s Starweek magazine. This
Here’s something I bet you didn’t know. If you have Rogers Ignite as your TV provider, you can simply pick up the remote, press the microphone button and say, “Ignite and chill,” and up will pop a dozen romantic movies to rent or buy for Valentine’s Day. I only found this out because the folks