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Last night I caught some of the "Happy Days" 30th anniversary special. There was a time in the early 80s when "Happy Days" was one of my favourite shows. It was on every afternoon and I thought it was the next best thing to "The Dukes of Hazzard". Watching the
There are a couple of programs I'm looking forward to watching tonight. First, at 20:30 EST on CTV, it's the first of Kevin Smith's three-episode story arc on "Degrassi: The Next Generation". A love triangle between Joey, Caitlin and Smith? Cool... Then, at 21:00 EST on CBC, I'm
CBC Newsworld recently aired the eight hour documentary "Death on the Staircase" over a period of six nights. We taped the entire series and were riveted for every minute of these eight hours. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade had complete access to the primary players and minute details of this murder mystery
Over a year ago I celebrated the uncancellation of Family Guy. It's a damn funny show and it will be back on Fox sometime this spring. If you're a fan, there's a Family Guy Blog maintained by the producers of the show promising "exclusive looks at script pages, guest stars,
Taryn is watching "The OC" right now in our bedroom. She recently discovered this show and now watches it each Thursday night. Both of my brothers watch this program religiously and even my mom has started watching. Those in my little circle are huge fans of this teen drama that
Stop the presses. During the live New Year's Eve broadcast of "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno", Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil turned to bandmate Tommy Lee and said, "Happy fucking New Year, Tommy!" East coast viewers watching NBC after midnight heard the F-bomb in its entirety. Pray for their
Debuting on Global tonight is "The Jane Show", a Canadian sitcom starring Teresa Pavlinek. Check out this picture of Teresa Pavlinek looking her best. Does she look at all familiar to you? Around these parts, she will forever be known as Swiss Chalet's "Chicken and stuffing and pie, oh my!
Remember appointment viewing? That's when you actually work your schedules around being in front of the television at a certain time on a certain day of the week to watch a particular program. For me, there's only one hour of the week I consider appointment viewing and that's Sunday nights
Bravo has listed their 100 greatest TV characters. Here are their top ten. Archie BunkerRalph KramdenLucy RicardoThe FonzHomer SimpsonSeinfeld CastLt. ColumboMary RichardsCapt. James T. KirkTony SopranoIt's an okay list I suppose, but it's a cop out grouping the four primary Seinfeld characters together at #6. Make a choice! It's nice
Tonight, the CBC will unveil the results of their Greatest Canadian poll. I know the whole concept is silly, but I've been watching with great interest. I even tuned in last night to watch the advocates battle on behalf of their top ten nominees. I'd like to see Terry Fox
HBO has confirmed that the upcoming fifth season of "Six Feet Under" will be the last. Alan Ball recently informed HBO executives that he felt the show will have run its creative course by the end of the upcoming 12-episode season. "Six Feet Under" is probably my favourite drama on
I've often wondered if there's something wrong with me for not liking Star Trek. I know people who worship the world of Star Trek as a religion, but I've never been able to get through an entire episode or movie. Despite the success of Star Trek: TNG and the countless
I've been pretty busy this week, so I only got around to reading this week's Starweek television guide this afternoon. There was an article about the second season of Corner Gas and it referred to the fact this sitcom has no laugh track. The writer found it difficult to get
I spend a great deal of time and energy trashing television. Most of what emits from the boob tube sucks. There are so few shows I can actually stomach. If the networks launch 20 new programs, it's most likely I'll reject all 20. Maybe, just maybe, one will capture my
The good news: NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the "Tonight" show tonight to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien. The bad news: The very unfunny Jay Leno will not step down until 2009.
Take a look at my 10 favourite tv shows. Four of the top five originate from HBO. Their programming has been heads and tails above the competition for years and years now. I've been singing their praises for quite some time despite the fact it is illegal for me to
I would like to thank the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for getting it right last night. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I agreed with their choices for both Best Drama and Best Comedy. The Sopranos won for Best Drama and Arrested Development
Yeah, I watched Canadian Idol last night. What's it to you? Does it make me less of a man because I tuned in to the finale of this schlock-fest? Possibly...but everyone needs a guilty pleasure or two, right? I always pity the two finalists when they have to sing
So Ken Jennings won Jeopardy! again last night. Have you ever wondered how long his streak continues for? Jeopardy is taped quite a bit in advance and there's an apparent leak as to how many he wins in succession and how much he wins in total. I don't want to
I watched Road Trip on ABC last night. I first saw Road Trip in theatres and thought it was pretty damn funny. I've now seen it several times, but I still enjoy it. I was channel surfing last night, stumbled upon it and decided to see it one more time.
On Sunday mornings, James and I often watch a show entitled "Tipi Tales". In fact, we saw it this morning. It's my favourite of all the shows aimed at toddlers and preschoolers, comprising Aboriginal stories told from the Canadian Cree perspective. In "Tipi Tales", four Ojibway cousins learn the tools
Hot damn I'm going to have to wait a long time until the next new episode of The Sopranos. Season Five finished strong and I can't wait for the sixth and final season, but HBO has confirmed that won't be until some time in 2006. Ouch. That really, really sucks.
Most television sucks. What's rarer than a decent sitcom? It might be the hardest art to master. There are some decent programs but they all seem to originate from the HBO network. If you don't count HBO shows, I'm pretty well left with "The Simpsons" on my must-see list. Nothing
Four on the Floor was a sketch comedy series which aired on CBC back in 1986. Only 13 episodes made it to air before it was cancelled, but I think I watched all 13 of them. As a 12 year old, I thought it was insanely funny. A few years
Speaking of HBO, the fourth season of the awesome HBO show Six Feet Under premieres tonight. The timing is perfect because The Sopranos just wrapped up last Sunday and I'm still in "quality tv mode" every Sunday at 9. I often waffle between Six Feet Under and The Sopranos as
