It‘s always good to spend New Year`s Eve with friends and that‘s how CBC has set things up tonight.End of the year specials featuring The Royal Canadian Air Farce and Ron James get things rolling at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. (the Air Farce special repeats at midnight). Spoke with James earlier this week and
At the end of every year, Turner Classic Movies always does such a classy job of saluting the movie folks who have passed away over the past 12 months. They’ve done it again in the above clip, saluting such luminaries as Karl Malden, Patrick Swayze, Farrah Fawcett, David Carradine and Natasha Richardson. Great writers such
The Fox PR department certainly knows how to reach critics where they live–and eat. Last week, these handy and durable American Idol TV trays were shipped to critics across North America, a subtle reminder that the Fox talent search juggernaut launches a ninth season Tuesday, Jan. 12 and Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Another year-end blast of best and worst for 2009, this time out of Hamilton via CHCH’s Live @ 5:30. Tune in Tuesday, Dec. 29 as Mark Hebscher and Donna Skelly quiz me on the hit and misses for the year.One of the most positive stories of all in 2009 was the acquisition of ‘CH by
This glorious Larry Fritz illustration graced the cover of TV Guide for the week of December 24, 1955–exactly 54 years ago today. Back when signals were pulled in from all over on rooftop antennas–for free. Apparently they still work.Off to Cloverdale to start my shopping. While you are wrapping gifts tonight by the Yule log
This one came to me today in the shower:CTV and Global spent all that money buying A and E, and all they wound up with were IOUs.Yes, I shower.The great Canadian TV debate rages on, Christmas or no Christmas. Some fun fallout after I weighed in at The Toronto Star Sunday (if you missed it,
For the next few days, the only numbers that really matter are a) what’s left in that account, b) what time does the mall close and c) how many days do I have to return it?Still, some of you come here for TV numbers so Santa is happy to deliver.SUNDAY’S NUMBERS: Not sure if these