Once my head clears from what has been an emotional week, I’ll have tons to share about a favourite series that comes back tonight for a fourth CBC season: The Republic of Doyle. I was in St. John’s late last year as Allan Hawco and the rest of the cast were putting the final touches
As I head off today to my dad’s funeral, this timely alert comes from the bottom feeders of North American television, TLC: tonight marks the debut of Best Funeral Ever, featuring the Dallas-based Golden Gate Funeral Home “as they honor and celebrate the dearly dePARTIED with three very unique home-going services.”This is not something made
The Best Dad Ever, Prosper (“Ross”) Brioux, passed away Wednesday. He was 97. Forgive this intrusion into matters personal, but I know many friends and family members check in here and, besides, he was a big TV fan, too. The Brioux family home on Wilgar Rd. in Etobicoke was one of the first in the
Say goodnight Gracie Good morning, 2013. The new year brings 80 or so new and returning network shows, and those are just the ones that have been booked into schedules so far. There’s a new button above, right under the “TV Feeds My Family” banner, that will take you to the premiere dates. Thirteen start
Looking for what to watch this New Year’s Eve?Taped in Toronto earlier this month, the 20th annual Air Farce New Year’s Eve special (8 p.m. ET, CBC) goes Stephen Harper Style. A slimmed-down Craig Lauzon goes Gangnan as Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a “Farce Films” sketch. Henderson gives Lauzon a thumbs up as Grapes The
If you grew up watching TV in the ’60s, you know the phrase, “Thunderbirds are go!” The man behind the British children’s series Thunderbirds, Gerry Anderson, died Boxing Day in England at the age of 83. Anderson’s mix of James Bond adventure and classic marionette puppetry was presented in “Supermarionation,” a made up word that
Frazier Moore of The Associated Press has a lovely tribute to two actors who passed away Christmas Eve: Jack Klugman and Charles Durning. Klugman, 90, and Durning, 89, had hundreds of credits and were two of the greatest character actors ever. Read Moore’s column here. Gene Trindl’s 1971 cover portrait of Klugman (right) with Odd
This glorious Larry Fritz illustration graced the cover of TV Guide for the week of December 24, 1955–exactly 57 years ago today. Back when signals were pulled in from all over on rooftop antennas–for free.Off to Cloverdale to start my shopping. While you are wrapping gifts tonight by the Yule log on the “Fireplace Channel”