Television
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Apparently there's a network in the States called TV Land. I'm not sure if it's available here in Canada, but I am certain their list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV is. In fact, here's all one hundred for ya, in alphabetical order. "Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days")"And that's
I don't watch a lot of television. I watch every Leaf game and any decent flicks that make their way to TMN, but not a lot of television proper. A couple of shows I do watch, "Rescue Me" and "Weeds", concluded their seasons this month leaving me with "Dexter", "Studio
I was just interviewed for Global National. They asked me what movie has changed the way I live my life and with a mere ten seconds to prepare I rambled off something about "The Shawshank Redemption" and the words of Red. Global National airs on Global at 5:30pm and
This fall I started watching two new shows. One is "Dexter", a great cable show about a serial killer that stars David from "Six Feet Under". The other is the doomed "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip", Aaron Sorkin's new series for NBC about the production of an SNL-like show.
"The Hour", George Stroumboulopoulos' show on CBC Newsworld and CBC, is dedicating tonight's episode to a performance by The Tragically Hip. It airs on Newsword at 8pm and CBC proper at 11pm.
I've always liked Denis Leary. I loved "Asshole", I thought he was great in "The Ref" and his stand up still makes me laugh. The fact he's a major NHL hockey fan earned him plenty of bonus points, too. A couple of years ago I started watching his new series
If not for that silly two term limit, Bill Clinton would still be the President of the United States of America. He's actually smart, imagine that! An intelligent, well-spoken President.. those were the days. He appeared on "Fox News Sunday" this past weekend and it turned into quite the battle.
When TMN picked up the new Showtime series "Brotherhood", I was intrigued by the premise. As summarized on the IMDB page, "Set in an Irish neighbourhood in Providence, the series reflects around two brothers on opposite sides of the law: one a gangster (Jason Isaacs) and the other a politician
Tonight we get episodes one and two of "Hockey: A People's History" on CBC. As a serious and commited puckhead, I've been looking quite forward to this. They're airing two episodes every Sunday night on CBC and repeating them Monday nights on Newsworld. Here's the full broadcast schedule and below
I had never seen a minute of the reality show "Rock Star" until last night. Waiting for the season premiere of "Rescue Me", I stumbled upon "Rock Star" and stuck around for a bit when I heard someone was going to cover Nirvana's "Lithium". "Lithium" is one of my all-time
The CBC has cancelled "Street Cents" and the last episode will air on October 1. "Street Cents" has aired on Saturday mornings since 1989 and had me as an interested viewer throughout much of the 90s. It's was a rarity on television, a show aimed at youth that had smarts.
In Elton John's "The One", he sings: "And all I ever needed was the one". Sometimes, Elton John lies. ABC has mercifully cancelled "The One", the George Stroumboulopoulos reality show that was the lowest rated series debut in network history. No doubt, this is one call George wishes he didn't
When my Mr. Bergstrom took the gig at ABC to host "The One", I wondered if it was the beginning of the end of George Stroumboulopoulos' career in Canada. It may, in fact, have the opposite effect. In the United States, Tuesday night's broadcast of "The One: Making a Music
I'm not sure why, but this morning I woke up and thought of Tom Vu. Tom Vu ran informercials in the early 90s recruiting people to attend his free 90-minute seminar where he'd share the secrets he used to make millions. I loved these informercials because they always showed Vu
I once referred to him as Mr. Bergstrom, the substitute teacher from the great Simpsons episode "Lisa's Substitute". Being stifled by the regular cast of the CFNY Edge102 morning show, George Stroumboulopoulos subbed for a week and helped restore my passion for the genre. Then, when I was hooked, he
Love him or hate him, you can't deny the fact Aaron Spelling was one busy mofo. In fact, he holds the Guiness Word Record for most prolific television producer. Here are my ten favourite Aaron Spelling productions. Beverly Hills, 902107th HeavenMelrose PlaceOk, that's three. I reviewed the entire list of
Ask a Torontonian to name a weatherman and he'll likely say Harold Hosein. Ask me about the weather and I'm likely to slip into a Harold Hosein accent and tell you to bring an umbrella or sweater. For seventeen years Hosein's been on City-TV, standing on that roof or street
I mentioned I watched the post-game celebration the other day as Hurricane after Hurricane took their turn with the Stanley Cup. I watched the CBC feed and took note of the "Fuckin' Right" Ray Whitney yelled when he hoisted the mug. It was raw emotion upon reaching a difficult goal
Sure, I'm in my thirties now but I still make an effort to catch the MTV Movie Awards every year. This is the first year I actually taped it off of MTV and not MuchMusic. There's an MTV Canada now, did you know that? I watched the first half last
We can talk about the great shaving racket, but we should really be talking about the great Mighty Machines racket. "Mighty Machines" is a show my kids watch on Treehouse TV. It's the biggest scam going. They basically film construction crews at work, sanitary engineers collecting garbage, buses stopping at
The Camdens, a Christian family living in California, have been in our face for a decade. Perhaps they haven't been in your face, but they've been in mine. I live with a fan of their televison show. I'm not going to lie, I've seen a number of episodes from the
As you may have read today, ABC is now streaming full episodes of many television shows, totally free until June 30. "Lost" is on the list, as is "Desperate Housewives". Unfortunately, if you reside outside the United States as I do, you're outta luck. Or are you? Here's a simple
I have to confess something which very well may result is the loss of my Canadian citizenship. Despite the fact it's been on the air for fifteen years and is a bonafide cult Canadian success story, I have never watched an episode of "The Red Green Show". It's not like
Pearl Jam will be the musical guests when Lindsay Lohan hosts "Saturday Night Live" on April 15. It's a rare television appearance for Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready and Matt Cameron. Speaking of PJ, they'll be soon in town for a couple of Toronto gigs at the
Occasionally, I'll catch on to a television series too late. A good example occurred last year with the series "Lost". By the time I realized it was something I'd probably dig, they were a good four episodes deep and I refused to compromise. If I'm going to follow a series
