What’s up doc? Well, starting tonight, Turner Classic Movies will be showing classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes from the 1940s and ’50s. Sufferin’ succotash! If you are a regular viewer of TCM, you may have caught a few cartoons among other short subjects between features. The best ones they ran up till now were the
The former Baronesses are back as Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill launch into Season Two of Small Achievable Goals (Tuesday nights on CBC; also streaming on demand on CBCGem). The writer-producers play Kris and Julie, two women at different stages of peri-menopause and menopause, who talk about it on their peri-meno-podcast. Hot topics include hot flashes, HRT’s,
One of the emotional highlights of the recent documentary “John Candy: I Like Me” is a scene where Catherine O’Hara is delivering the eulogy at Candy’s funeral. O’Hara stood at the podium at St. Basil’s church at St. Michael’s College on the University of Toronto campus and delivered a heartfelt remembrance of her friend. Candy
I have a confession to make: The original Star Trek launched on its three year mission in 1966. As a young lad at the time, I never got into it. It seemed too soapy for me, and also that men in pajamas thing. I was more into Batman and Lost in Space. How would I
Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the Doritos. On Tuesday, CBS hosted a virtual press conference with members of the Television Critics Association. Announced were details about the 50th season of TV’s most-successful competition reality show ever, Survivor. This season, which was filmed as usual on the islands of Fiji and hosted by Jeff
Barbara Williams has done well for herself in the wacky world of Canadian television. Her first media job was as a receptionist at the all-news radio network CKO. She quickly rose up the ranks, eventually becoming President of Shaw Media, COO of CORUS and for the past seven years Executive Vice President of CBC. This
While it probably helps, you don’t have to be a fan of anything Disney to be astounded by the new documentary Disneyland Handcrafted. You do, however, have to subscribe to Disney+ or have access to YouTube. The full documentary is available now on both platforms. The project is culled from a treasure trove of well-preserved,
One of the emotional highlights of the recent documentary “John Candy: I Like Me” is a scene where Catherine O’Hara is delivering the eulogy at Candy’s funeral. O’Hara stood at the podium at St. Basil’s church at St. Michael’s College on the University of Toronto campus and delivered a heartfelt remembrance of her friend. Candy
Today, January 12, marks 60 years since the caped crusader hit the small screen. On that date in 1966, TV’s original Batman landed with a Bam! Pow! Splat! For me and other eight-year-olds in schoolyards across North America, it was a mind-blowing moment. I can still recall the excitement of watching the very first episode.
Val Kilmer, Joan Plowright, Richard Chamberlain, Terrance Stamp and Diane Keaton also among those who passed away in 2025. There are 102 men and women honoured in the over six-and-a-half minute video. Some known primarily for TV work made it such as George Wendt; others, such as Loni Anderson, did not. Canadian Graham Greene (“Dances
I used to post a “Ten Best” Christmas episodes list but Santa was feeling a little more generous this year. Here, therefore, are 15 holiday faves from the past, sitcom episodes that stand the test of time — just like this TV Guide cover from the week of December 24, 1955. Created back in the
UPDATED. When the world goes mad, you have the clowns to give you hope in humanity. John Candy, rising like the warmest summer sun with the recent release of the documentary John Candy: I Like Me. Dick Van Dyke, also beloved. He made it to 100 Saturday, and young and old felt their hearts lifted
Back when I was seven, I used to take a pair of plastic safety sissors and cut Peanuts comic strips out of the Toronto Star. Then I’d fetch some Elmers Glue-all and paste them in a scrapbook. My obsession grew. I spent all my nickels and dimes on the Fawcett Crest Peanuts paperbacks. They were
