I know someone who will not watch Shrinking. Says enough with all these stories about privileged people with no money worries living the good life in Pasadena. I get it. The series, which concludes for its third season April 8 on AppleTV, does revolve around a trio of therapists who dish tidy resolutions at a
Some Tuesday TV news and notes: This morning started with a visit with my pals Howard Glassman and Fred Patterson of Humble & Fred fame. Every two months I talk to the lads only to find out they are watching more TV than me. Howard is big on the new Jason Bateman series DTF St.
You can’t put tarriffs on talent: Canadians are among the multi-nominated heading into the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (airing Sept. 14 on CTV and ABC). Vancouver-native Seth Rogan earned three nominations for writing, directing and starring and his AppleTV+ series The Studio drew 23 noms in total, a record for a rookie series. Fellow
Starting now, it will cost Canadians $23.99 to subscribe each month to Netflix’s premium service. That’s a three dollar increase, (their first in two years). The US-based media giant claims that this increase is needed, goes the release, “so that we can re-invest to further improve Netflix.” Plus CEO Ted Sarandos need a new hot
There were some terrific dramas on television in 2024. Shogun (FX Networks/Disney+ in Canada) was a big budget movie a week, an impressive, uber subtitled effort and an example of Vancouver crew work at its finest. Kudos as well to Golden Globe nominated Hiroyuki Sanada as lead actor. Franklin, on AppleTV+, was another international, historical
Shrinking does not refer to the time between seasons for several offerings that began back before the actors and writers strikes of 2023. One of those shows is Shrinking, which just returned to AppleTV+ after an initial run that began way back more than a year-and-a-half ago. The half-hour-ish streaming comedy, which is set in
Earlier this week I was asked to preview the coming fall TV season for CBC radio syndication. It is something I look forward to — a half-day marathon timed at ten minute intervals with radio markets right across Canada. Wednesday, they included radio hosts from Kelowna to St. John’s, with stops in Victoria, Vancouver, Whitehorse,
AppleTV+ announced Thursday that they’ve renewed Shrinking for a second season — making this a good time to post a review of the series. The eighth (out of 10) first season episode premieres Friday. First up, full disclosure: I tend to like just about anything with a Bill Lawrence connection. This dates back to the