World’s collide as the talky half of Jay and Silent Bob meets Murdoch Mysteries. Yes, it turns out that Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith’s pal since Clerks, is a superfan of the CBC historical whodunnit Murdoch Mysteries. He was turned on to the series by his buddy, Matt Goehring. Mewes binged 18 seasons and 300 episodes in six months.
No, that’s not Wilford Brimley on the right in the tie. That is me, in 2018, back when I was invited by executive producer Peter Mitchell to lark about Murdoch Mysteries for a few lines as an early 20th century ticketmaster. The fake stomach was, well, all me at the time. The Lanny McDonald moustache
The Super Bowl, held Feb. 8 in San Francisco, ranked as the second most-watched ever in America with an average minute audience of over 124.9 million viewers. How, you ask, did it do in Canada? In terms of same day estimates, and seen across Canada on a total of 31 CTV and TSN stations, the
Last week, we welcomed back the CBC drama Saint-Pierre with a conversation with the stars, Allan Hawco and Josephine Jobert. In Part Two of my coverage of the Monday night series, meet Robina Lord-Stafford. Not only does she have one of the coolest names in Canadian television, she is also, along with Hawco, the co-creator
One actor/comedian I have had on my most sought-after list since this venture began in 2019 is my guest this week on brioux.tv: the podcast. Jonny Harris just happens to be a very busy guy working two CBC series at once. On Murdoch Mysteries, now in its 19th season, his character Constable Crabtree has been a fan
The other day I got a message from a writer at The Canadian Press asking my thoughts about the re-casting of one of the leads on Hudson & Rex. Seems fans are doggone upset. This is the Canadian series about a cop and his canine. If you are regular viewer of this Citytv series, you
One of Canada’s most beloved TV stars has passed away. For six of the last seven seasons and 100 episodes, Diesel vom Burgimwald played Rex, the astonishing German Shepherd who patrolled the streets of St. John’s, Nfld., with his police partner Det. Charlie Hudson (John Reardon) on Citytv’s Hudson & Rex. This past week, Sherri
Never say Murdoch Mysteries does not take chances. In its 17th season, the popular CBC series presents, as far as I can remember, a first for a Canadian TV drama — an all musical episode. Writer Paul Aitken had had the idea for years. Helene Joy (Dr. Julia Ogden) always wanted to do it. Yannick