Wallenda practices Thursday untethered and alive. Ida Mae Astute/ABC This week, Scott Thompson at CHML wanted to know if I thought Nik Wallenda will be a bit hit on TV Friday night as he walks across Niagara Falls. “Is this Harry Houdini TV come back to us?” asks Scott.My take is that this is silly
This week on CHML, Scott Thompson wants to know all about dear, departed Dickie Dawson, who passed away Saturday at 79. I confess I used to race home from school in the ’70s just to see Dawson and his pals try to recover from their six martini lunches on Match Game. Always entertaining. It’s not
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know all about this nut bar Nik Wallenda and his bright idea to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Specifically what the deal was with ABC insisting the dude be tethered to the cable as a condition of their airing the stunt (June 15; CTV is also
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wants to know what’s with the axe falling on so many U.S. network shows this week. Long running series such as House (exiting Monday), Desperate Housewives, CSI: Miami and One Tree Hill along with recent flops such as Alcatraz, Terra Nova, The Firm, Unforgettable, Ringer, Missing and GCB are making
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know all about this new and improved Gemini-Genie Award-O-Rama merger thingy.Now, Scott knows asking me about awards shows, especially Canadian award shows, is like lighting a fuse. I’ve long been a critic of the current Gemini scam set up, which is all about tricking producers and talent into
This week, Scott Thompson wanted to yak about Oprah Winfrey’s recent pilgrimage to Toronto. Seems Scott’s wife was among the thousands who lined up at the Church of Winfrey Sunday at the Toronto Convention Centre. The guy with the giant teeth was also there, urging the congregation to unleash their giant teeth within.For the full
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wonders if no Leafs means ratings will take a hit during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Absolutely–Leafs are the biggest draw in Canadian team sports–but many fans now cheering for Pittsburgh or Philly may have already forgotten what it was like to have the Leafs in this mix. The Beek &
CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know a whole bunch of things this week, including my thoughts of the Junos and William Shatner as host. Told him I didn’t see a second of it.Seems many other Canadians felt the same way. The Sunday night music showcase drew around 1.6 million viewers on CTV Sunday in the overnights,