After some meaningless banter about a Kardashian, CHML’s Scott Thompson starts in about those Super Bowl ads. We talk about Matthew Broderick’s Ferris Bueller 26-years-later spot, and I suggest this is the way to do all sequels from now on. Just boil the whole idea down to two-and-a-half minutes. Eliminates 90 minutes of really bad
The above teaser for this year’s Super Bowl XLVI Volkswagen ad had reached over 11 million YouTube views at the time of this posting. It’s easy to see why. It’s one of those brilliantly simple, “you gotta see this,” ideas that can help but go viral.Last Super Bowl, Volkswagen scored a touchdown with their Darth
Two of the German stars of shot-in-Toronto Transporter Way back last September, I visited the set of Transporter, a new international TV series shot in Toronto. It’s based on the hit feature films starring Jason Statham as a driver for hire. The Canadian-French co-production was supposed to be a bonanza for the local TV industry,
Team Dave: Philbin, Letterman, Murray. John P Filo/CBS Tonight marks 30 years since David Letterman woke up late night. Late Night with David Letterman premiered on NBC on Feb. 1, 1982; The Late Show with David Letterman began on CBS in August of 1993. Time flies.Is he still The Man? He will be tonight, ratings-wise,
If you haven’t seen it already on YouTube, the full Matthew Broderick “Ferris Bueller” Super Bowl ad that was teased earlier is posted above. It is for a car company, and it is a nice nod to the John Hughes original. Be sure to stick around to the very end.The two-and-a-half-minute spot had already been
Farina (left) and Hoffman both shine in HBO’s Luck Luck has arrived. The HBO drama about life at a racetrack premieres tonight at 10 p.m. on HBO and HBO Canada.The series boasts a terrific cast: Dustin Hoffman as mob boss Chester “Ace” Bernstein (fresh out of the slammer and not too happy), Nick Nolte as
Tonight, NBC finally puts Chuck out of its misery. The action comedy, which has somehow lasted five seasons, goes out with a two hour finale (8 p.m., NBC/CHCH).Never a hit, the series about a Geek Squad computer nerd-turned-international spy (played by Zachary Levi) was on the verge of cancellation after two seasons when fans mounted
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know how much 30 second spots will be going for on this year’s Super Bowl. I didn’t know so I said forty-five dollars. Amazingly, this got a laugh.The actual average amount Fox is charging advertisers is $3.5 million per 30-second spot. One reportedly sold for $4 million. Both