I'm sure the Cashman could give this guy a run for his money, but I believe this 1986 ad for National Furniture is the worst ad in Toronto television history. If you can think of a worse ad, let me know in the comments.
April 26, 2024
Television
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The Wire has pretty much ruined my television watching experience. Since I watched all five seasons of The Wire, I'm been disappointed by pretty much everything I've seen on the small screen, except for my second viewing of The Wire. It's got to the point where I rarely watch anything,
I watched The Simpsons / Family Guy crossover episode yesterday. It was okay, but not nearly as clever and funny as any episode during the first six seasons of The Simpsons. It was a full throttle crossover with the entire Griffin family ending up in Springfield and will likely result in
I will be sitting down later this week with Mark Hebscher, best known as co-host of Sportsline. He'll be dropping by to record an episode of my podcast Toronto Mike'd, and I get an entire hour to ask him anything I want. I know what questions I'll be asking him,
Kathryn Humphreys joined Citytv in 1997 working on CityNews Weekend before moving over to CityNews Tonight. I've just learned she's no longer a part of CityNews. When my son played tee-ball at High Park, I remember her covering a game as part of her popular Tee-Ball Tuesday coverage. I always
According to Neilsen, Americans on average receive 189 channels but only watch 17. That got me wondering how many stations I watch. Let's see.... I watch a lot of sports. That includes: TSNTSN2SportsnetLeafs TVCBC (for HNIC)And I watch a lot of CBCNN. That has us at 6 stations. And
I first remember seeing Liz Sheridan on the sitcom Alf. She played Mrs. Ochmonek, the nosy neighbour. Most people know Liz Sheridan best as Helen Seinfeld, Jerry's mom on Seinfeld. She played that role for nine seasons. But did you know that Liz Sheridan was once engaged to James Dean?
I've wanted to write about the Breaking Bad finale since it first aired on September 29, 2013, but I promised I'd wait six months before doing so. It's now six months later, but to avoid spoilers hitting the front page, I've archived the entry here. If you can handle the
I spent a few months without cable a couple of years ago. During this time, I watched a number of episodes of How I Met Your Mother, all from seasons 1-3. Since then, I've caught a few episodes on flights, but otherwise haven't tuned in to find out what's happened
Who doesn't remember Tom Vu's infomercials in the late 80s and early 90s. They'd run late night at night recruiting people to attend his free 90-minute seminar where he'd share the secrets he used to make millions. Here a clip from one such Tom Vu informercial. When he tired of
I've watched the first three episodes of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and it's fantastic. It's smart fun and Neil deGrasse Tyson is a compelling host. I had high expectations and haven't been disappointed. If you haven't been watching, figure out how to catch the first three and get on board
There's lots going on in the world of George Stroumboulopoulos. First Bob McKenzie reported that he was going to fill Ron MacLean's seat hosting Hockey Night in Canada and now CBC has announced they're not bringing back George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight next season. Other than his annoying love of the Habs,
At some point in my conversation with Jonathan Torrens, he mentioned Stephanie Kaye. I immediately knew exactly who he was talking about, and exclaimed "All the way with Stephanie Kaye!" Stephanie Kaye was a character heavily featured on the premiere of Degrassi Junior High back in 1987. I know I
I just read Netflix has ordered a third season of House of Cards, the Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright political thriller. House of Cards was the first non-network television programme to win an Emmy, when David Fincher took home the award for best directing. I bet I'd dig this show.
Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza were spotted walking to Monk's Restaurant for coffee earlier today. Ok, it was actually Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander, and they were going to Tom's Restaurant for coffee, but it's practically the same thing. The smart money is on the two filming an episode of
The Golden Globes were on last night. After Peyton Manning's Broncos secured their win I flipped over during commercials and intermissions of the Leafs game. I found most of the Golden Globes telecast I saw pretty boring. Here's a screencap making the rounds of a Golden Globe "Fun Fact" aired
Speaking of 1990, this CBC Television ad from 1990 is the most 1990ish thing on the web. [via Retrontario]
Excluding live sports, I'm watching less conventional television than at any other point in my life. There are only a few programs I'll still tune in to watch... The National I'll tune into The National either at 9pm on CBC News Network or 10pm on CBC, depending on whether I'm
I'm watching less non-sports television than I ever have in my life, but I still made time to watch Derek, a 7-episode British series written by, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais. Each episode is about 23 minutes, so you can chew through these in less time than it took
With the prevalance of DVRs, binge viewing, time-shifting and other digital methods of acquiring television shows, we're in desparate need of a spoiler code of conduct. Last night, the series finale of Breaking Bad aired on AMC. It's one of the few series I watch, so I most definitely tuned
I initially hated the series finale of Breaking Bad. It was far too convenient, far too ideal. It was as if Walter White scripted the ending himself. Think about how perfectly things turn out for Walt. He somehow finds his way into Gretchen and Elliot's house where he plays them
My brother Ryan watches a lot of television. He'll frequently write me emails telling me which series he's digging and urging me to check out shows like Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, Luther and Game of Thrones. If there's a critically acclaimed new show out there, he's watching... I
You've likely caught the buzz lately about Orange is the New Black, a new series on Netflix from the creator of Weeds. My wife heard the host of an NPR podcast she listens to rave about the show, so we decided to give it a go. So little television manages
Revisting the Police Academy movies with my kids recently, it felt like the kind of fare I'd enjoy on Citytv's Late Great Movies back in the 80s. Late Great Movies is where I first saw Porky's, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Revenge of the Nerds and all the classics. In
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
