Television
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I've written about the cult of Oprah before. My wife is an Oprah fan. She records every show, reads her magazine, talks about her with friends. She's a big fan. The big Oprah news of the day is that she's pulling the plug on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2011.
I loved Seinfeld and I love Curb Your Enthusiasm. Last night, as I watched Sunday's episode of CYE, I was treated to the best of both worlds. If you're a fellow Seinfeld fan, you've got to see this episode. The primary Seinfeld actors had a table reading of Jerry Seinfeld
I hate those TV Tax ads. There are the two varieties... the ones from the cable and satellite guys and the ones from the networks telling us "Local TV Matters". I hate them both. That's my tweet after seeing another TV Tax ad during the Leafs game last night. I
I grew up on Sesame Street. I watched it daily as a toddler. In the mid-70s, it was the show for us kids. I recently revisited the late-70s Sesame Street episodes that included Eleven Twelve, one of my favourite bits. Sesame Street became common ground for my kids and I,
I caved and got a PVR earlier this year. It has radically altered the way I watch television. Other than live sporting events, everything else I watch is watched at my convenience after I've recorded it. I watch television when I'm ready to watch television, typically at about 10pm, and
It's almost Halloween. I've got pumpkins to carve, dammit! Here's a special, seasonal message from WUTV Buffalo 29 circa 1984.
I've already admitted I'm a CBC Newsworld fan. It's actually where I get my television news. I have several sources online, but when I'm looking for a news update on television, I get it from CBC Newsworld. CBC Newsworld now has a new name. It's now CBC News Network (CBC
I watch a lot of documentaries. I love a good doc. One of my favourite documentary series is The View From Here on TVO. If you have a PVR, I highly recommend recording The View From Here as it's better than anything you'll find on ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX.
I have a crazy day today. I'm in meetings all morning, than I have a company softball tournament all afternoon before my late night double header for Raging Storm. Since I'll be offline all day, I want to leave you all with one question. Who is your favourite television character
I'm always on the lookout for a good television series. They're few and far between, and TV in the post-Wire world seems worse than TV in the pre-Wire world. I've watched the first six episodes of Nurse Jackie and I'm enjoying it. It's nice and dark, just the way I
Documentary filmmaker Allan King passed away last month, and TVOntario has been paying tribute by airing his great docs. Tonight, TVO is airing Warrendale, and I urge all of you with PVRs to record this gem and the rest of you Ontarians to tune in in to TVO at 10pm
The only late night talk shows I watch are Conan O'Brien and Jon Stewart. Both shows get PVR'd every night and I catch up when I can. This past week, I missed a couple of funny bits on Jimmy Fallon's new show and David Letterman. Fallon had Zack Morris on
I'm PVRing The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. I watched the first show on Wednesday night and was taken back to simpler times. There was a time when I wouldn't miss Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and I even saw the show taped at the Elgin Theatre. It was great
Just last night I was checking in on the Blue Jays television coverage when I saw next week's Boston Red Sox games were to be broadcast on TSN2, a station not currently carried by Rogers Cable. That prompted me to write this tweet: Speaking of not watching the Jays on
YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. Circle Square was a Canadian children's television series that ran from 1974 to 1986. The series was produced by Crossroads Christian
At first I thought it was a typo. The headline in my RSS reader claimed "TV's Guiding Light switching off after 72 years." Television has only been commercially available since the late 1930s. A series couldn't possibly have been running for 72 years. It turns out Guiding Light began as
I don't watch television in the morning. I never have. Even though I don't watch morning TV, I know Breakfast Television. BT debuted on September 6, 1989, with host Ann Rohmer and news anchor David Onley. When CablePulse 24 launched in 1998, Breakfast Television was simulcast on both Citytv and
I watched The Daily Show on Thursday night. That's right, I stayed up past my normal 11pm bedtime and watched the Jon Stewart ~ Jim Cramer Smack Down. It was great television, so I wanted to share the episode here. TheDailyShow.com made the full episode available online, so I went
I find it strange that ER is only wrapping up now. ER was appointment viewing for me until 2002 when Dr. Mark Greene died. After eight years of viewing, and with many of the regulars now gone, that seemed like a good time to say goodbye. Seven years later, that
You guys can stop laughing at me now. Toronto Mike has entered the 21st century. I now have a PVR. I made the decision two weeks ago, but only hooked it up last night. I've got it recording a few of my favourite shows, a couple for my wife and
Please hold your laughter while I confess something. American Idol is appointment viewing in my household. In fact, it's the only show the entire family watches together. My kids absolutely adore this show, and it's a big deal to them that Mom and Dad watch it with them and critique
Fox has ordered another two seasons of The Simpsons, extending the longest-running series in prime time history through its 22nd season. That will put The Simpsons at 493 episodes. The Simpsons has won 24 Emmy Awards, 23 Annie Awards, four Genesis Awards, nine International Monitor Awards, seven Environmental Media Awards
I'm about to take the PVR plunge. The final nail in the coffin was when I forgot to record the Vancouver A Channel feed of Lost last night. Today, I was ironing out the details with Rogers. Rogers wants me to exchange my current digital terminal for a new one
Andy Richter and Conan O'Brien will be back together again on the Tonight Show. It's been a while since I've been up late enough to watch Conan O'Brien's talk show, but there was a time I wouldn't miss it. Here's something I wrote six years ago. I have nothing but
Episode two of this second season of Flight of the Conchords is a true gem. It's the best episode I've seen since the first half of season one. I just finished watching “The Tough Brets” for the second time, and it's deserving of a third viewing. This one clicked on
