Television
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TBS has purchased syndication rights for HBO's Sex in the City and will begin airing episodes next week. As anyone who's watched a movie on TBS knows, they censor the hell out of whatever they're showing to ensure not a naughty word or image makes it to air. As anyone
I just finished watching the season five finale of The Sopranos. Another brilliant episode of one of my favourite television programs and things are set up very nicely for their final season. I know a lot of people who read this site haven't seen the finale yet and don't want
I read a great little news story the other day that revolved around the taping of one of my favourite shows. Curb Your Enthusiasm has freed Juan Catalan. Catalan was arrested for murder but swore up and down that he was at Dodger Stadium with his 6-year-old daughter when he
I stumbled upon an excellent collection of Family Guy Quotes. You can browse by character, episode or theme. Here's one of 274 gems. Chris: Dad, what's the blow-hole for? Peter: I'll tell you what it's not for, son. And when I do, you'll understand why I can never go back
I was just watching the Muchmusic Countdown and Outkast's "Roses" is in the top 10. I've seen this video a few times now and every time I find it hilarious that Kevin McDonald has such a cameo. What the heck is Kevin McDonald doing in an Outkast video? What would
I remember fondly being mesmerized by Hammy Hamster. Hammy Hamster was the lead character in a television show entitled Hammy Hamster and he was indeed a hamster. Not a cartoon hamster, but an actual hamster. His best friend was G.P. who was a guinea pig and there were others.
NBC has shot a pilot for a sitcom entitled "Nevermind Nirvana". It's about an east-Indian guy and his white fiancée, hence the reference to Nirvana...the Buddhist term denoting the extinction of dissatisfaction. Hmmmm, what else does the title "Nevermind Nirvana" slyly refer to. Oh yes, there was a band
I watched the "Friends" finale last night. It was just as bland and unfunny as I remembered it. Nothing even remotely exciting or interesting happened. Talk about playing it safe. The most shocking development was the fact the girl from "Scary Movie" had twins. Wow. My absolute favourite part of
Stick a fork in "Friends", it's finally done. As I've written before, I stopped watching this show years ago but I'll be watching tonight. Call it a morbid curiosity. I hope they kill off Monica. In celebration of the demise of this extremely mediocre sitcom, I'm going to share my
I was shocked to learn "The Drew Carey Show" was still on the air. I was sure it had been cancelled a couple of years ago. I actually used to like The Drew Carey Show. In the mid to late 90s, I watched it regularly. Then, almost overnight, it stopped
It's TV-Turnoff Week. This is the 10th anniversary of Turn Off TV Week, begun in 1994 as a statement against "the dead end couch culture." We're encouraged to turn off our TV for the entire week to "reclaim time to talk, play, read, exercise, create, dream -- and live". Last
Every once in a while, I catch Taryn watching Dr. Phil. I know very little about Dr. Phil, and I haven't seen more than 30 seconds of his show, but a single glance at him always makes me say the same catch phrase: "Hey Now!" In my humble opinion, Dr.
I grew up on Sesame Street. In the mid to late 70s, it was the show for children and I watched it daily. my mother tells me I'd be glued to the television when Sesame Street was on. Sesame Street is now beginning its 35th season. In recognition of this
I really don't watch very much television. If you take sports out of the equation, there are only a few shows I have to watch each week. The Simpsons and The Sopranos are probably the only two currently on my "must see" list now that Curb Your Enthusiasm is finished
If you watch American Idol, you'll be interested to hear there is a strong Toronto connection with one of the finalists. They may list Leah LaBelle as being from Seattle, Washington, but she was born and raised right here in Toronto. She's the daughter of a Bulgarian pop-singer mother and
An insurance company in the United States surveyed car enthusiasts nationwide to determine the Top 10 television and motion picture car stars. Topping the list is my personal favourite television car star, The General Lee. As a kid I dreamed of flying through The General Lee's windows and jumping over
I've been feeling under the weather the past couple of days. Along with a sore throat I've been rather feverish. Last night I was crashed out in bed when I was joined by James who wanted to watch Treehouse with Daddy. Daddy was in no mood for Treehouse, so I
I rarely praise Canadian television. That's mainly because it typically sucks. Sure, we've produced some very funny skit comedy shows a' la Kids in the Hall and every once in a while we churn out a Degrassi or The Newsroom, but great Canadian television shows are few and far between.
Back on November 19th, I wrote that 20th Century Fox was considering raising The Family Guy from the dead. In a sea of crappy sit-coms, it was a beacon of hope. It's official! Stewie Griffin's plans for world domination shall continue. The Family Guy is scheduled to hit the tube
The long wait is finally over. It's been over a full year since I last saw a new episode of The Sopranos, but this coming Sunday at 21:00 EST I'll be sitting down for the first episode of season five. The best part about TMN airing The Sopranos Sunday
Over the past few weeks, Taryn and I have been watching the 10-part miniseries Band of Brothers on DVD. Band of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Starting with their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942, it recounts the
I'm back! I promised I'd share all the details from my visit this afternoon to the Late Night with Conan O'Brien taping here in Toronto, and here it is. I warn you, it's a long one. The Wait I joined the line up to get into the Elgin Theatre at
I'm a day behind when it comes to actually watching Late Night with Conan O'Brien during the show's stay here in Toronto. I can't make it to 01:30 anymore. I need more than the 4.5 hours of sleep that would allow me. Instead, I've been taping the shows
As regular readers know, I'm going to watch Conan O'Brien tape his Late Night talk show here in Toronto with my brother Steve. We're going to Thursday's show and I'm a little concerned. Listening to CFNY Edge 102 this morning, whose studio is across the street from the Elgin Theatre,
Not bad... I actually watched the whole thing last night and thought it was pretty good. The White Stripes were awesome, the Foo Fighters were great and the tribute to funk was extremely entertaining. I even enjoyed the performances by artists I don't otherwise get a chance to catch like
