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I recently wrote about The Office series finale. I liked it. In the comments of that entry, 519 Rob had a great idea: an entry about the best series finales. My personal favourite is the series finale of Six Feet Under, but I also loved the finales of The Wire
I watched the US version of The Office until Steve Carell left. The last episode I watched, prior to last week's finale, was "Goodbye, Michael" in season seven. I did something similar with ER. I followed and enjoyed ER until Dr. Mark Greene died. That was it for me. I
I first saw David Costabile as Mel's submissive husband on the hilarious Flight of the Conchords. It was a small role, but merely a sign of things to come. I then saw him in Season Five of The Wire as Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow. The Wire, as you may know,
It's early in the Blue Jays game, we're trailing 4-1, but this entry isn't about Arencibia's passed balls or Dickey's hittable knuckleball. This entry is about the Sportsnet telecast. Rogers owns Sportsnet and the Jays and the dome, for that matter. It seems to have created this over-commercialized collection of
I'm fairly certain I'd enjoy Game of Thrones. Friends who agree with my love of The Wire have convinced me of that. I'm also pretty sure I'd enjoy Boardwalk Empire, Homeland and Sons of Anarchy. That's four quality shows I should try, but I'm not going to. At least, not
Back in 2007 I decided to check out an HBO show entitled John From Cincinnati. It wasn't bad, and I ended up watching all ten episodes, but looking back I think it was the theme song that kept drawing me back. I just adored their use of "Johnny Appleseed" by
I don't watch any television in the morning but my mom sure does. She recently switched from Breakfast Television to Global's The Morning Show. She's a big fan of Dave Gerry, Liza Fromer's co-host on the program. Apparently, Dave Gerry's no longer on The Morning Show, so my mom asked
I didn't see Family Guy last night, but I'm told it included this bit about Breaking Bad and The Wire. In case YouTube pulls the clip, it's Peter Griffin being hypnotized to say "Breaking Bad is the best show I've ever seen, except maybe The Wire. I will never stop
In the mid-80s, CBC aired a cartoon called "The Raccoons". Bert Raccoon was the hero and Cyril Sneer was the bad guy. I loved the fact Bert and Cyril had these faucet-like noses. Here's the Christmas Raccoons, the television special that started it all. Enjoy your return to Evergreen Forest.
Do you remember Deat Aunt Agnes? I used to watch Dear Aunt Agnes on TVOntario in the mid-80s but had never seen the series finale in 1989, a Christmas special entitled Christmast At Loon Lake. Thanks to Retrontario, I finally have closure. Enjoy. Christmas At Loon Lake Part One Christmas
Some of the funniest (and most complicated) Halloween costumes in TV history.
I watched a lot of Summer Olympics, including the closing ceremony. That closing ceremony was pretty much the last bit of television I watched via my Rogers digital receiver until the baseball playoffs started on Friday. Both the Olympics and MLB playoffs looked fantastic in HD on my LG television,
About six years ago, I listed my ten favourite TV shows of all-time. I thought it was due for an update. Here is my current top ten: The WireSix Feet UnderThe SimpsonsBreaking BadMad MenThe SopranosCurb Your EnthusiasmSeinfeldOzArrested DevelopmentThe Larry Sanders Show and Kids in the Hall were near-misses. Now it's
We've entered a new era for spoilers. Twitter is primarily to blame, but others like Facebook and Reddit share fault. Allow me to explain... In this day and age, it's not uncommon for us to watch a television program after its original airing. Breaking Bad might air 10pm on Sunday
I had a brief Twitter debate last night about which series is better: Homicide: Life on the Street or The Wire. The fact is they're both great shows, and Richard Belzer appeared in both as John Munch. If you didn't follow Homicide: Life on the Street, you likely know Munch
I'm about a season behind with Breaking Bad. My plan is to catch up by the finale of season five. During a rather intense scene at the end of season three, I really noticed the score. You know the score, the background music that sets the mood of a scene.
There's a new girl on my ball team and on Monday night I picked her up to drive her to our games. She lived in a nice neighbourhood so I told her Beaver Cleaver must live nearby. I'll bet you know where this story's going... "Who's that?", was her reply.
I just read that Sun News is now one years old. When it arrived on the scene, I remember it being called "Fox News North", but I haven't heard much about it since. I certainly haven't tuned in. So who's watching Sun News? Hardly anybody, it seems. Data obtained by
On weekends, flipping stations as a kid, I'd hear Animotion's Obsession on CityTV. Here's the tune, in case you've forgotten the 1984 / 1985 hit. The opening of that song meant one thing and one thing only. Jeanne Beker's Fashion Television was on the air. Now, I'm not going to lie.
When Steven D'Souza and Nisha Patel got married, their CBC colleagues put together a special newscast to commemorate the event. [via MetaFilter]
As a kid, the Dukes of Hazzard was my favourite. Was it the great writing that captured my attention? Was it the superb acting? Nah... it was the General Lee jumps! Oh... and Daisy Duke, my first crush.
I recently finished watching The Wire for a second time. I thought I'd throw down some final thoughts while it's all still fresh. First and foremost, I was as riveted the second time as I was the first time, and the first time I thought it was the greatest television
I just had one of those 9/11 conspiracy documentaries playing in the background while I worked. It mentions National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice's statement that "No one could have predicted that they would try to use an airplane as a missile.". That reminded me of The Lone Gunmen's pilot.
If you like Futurama, you probably like Futurama's opening theme song. Here it is if you're not a fan and don't have it tattooed in your cranium. I just read on Reddit that the Futurama theme song was inspired by a 1967 Pierre Henry composition entitled "Psyché Rock". Here's that
I love Mad Men. To promote the new season that kicks off March 25, they've released artwork showing a man in a suit falling. If you've ever watched Mad Men, you know that falling man is from the title sequence. Here it is: Some are suggesting the new Mad Men
