Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'tv'
October 6, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Shows That Fail and Monorail"October 4, 2008
There's controversy brewing around CBC's Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge, and it doesn't even involve "Hockey Scores"! Every weekday this past week, a new semi-finalist has been unveiled on The Hour, and the competition's down to "Canadian Gold" by Colin Oberst, "Sticks to the Ice" by Robert Fraser Burke, "Eleventh Hour" by Graham McRae, "Let The Game Begin" by Jimmy Tanaka, and "Ice Warriors" by Gerry Mosby. (For what it's worth, "Hockey Scores"......
Continue Reading "Hokey Fight in Canada"October 3, 2008
Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo (or two) from a photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's our way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve. Making of CBC "The Border" BY INSIGHT IMAGING......
Continue Reading "The Daily Photoist: October 3, 2008"September 29, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Chuck, Plow, And Mosque's Back Now"September 22, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Debate, Knocks, and Michael Scott"September 15, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Losers, Goo, And Doctor Who"September 8, 2008
At first, the idea of Canadian versions of popular reality shows sounded pretty terrible, but Canuck versions of Project Runway and Top Model have been more entertaining than they had any right to be. Next up is So You Think You Can Dance Canada, premiering September 11 on CTV. Granted, we were initially anxious over Leah Miller as host and the new ads look pretty cheesy, but with Tré Armstrong of How She Move......
Continue Reading "Befo' You Think You Can Dance, Canada"September 8, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Dancing, Fringe, and a Trek Binge"September 1, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Josie, Bones, and Republican Moans"August 25, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Obama/Biden And Closet Hidin'"August 18, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Biking, Rants, And Explodin' Pants"August 11, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Harlem, Greek, and Olympic Week"August 4, 2008
Sarah Lazarovic—curator of the garage-based Montrose Portrait Gallery of Canada—is painting a portrait of a Torontonian every day. Each Monday, we'll feature one of those portraits here. Suggestions for subjects welcome. He may no longer be standing (perhaps he's sitting, reclining, lounging even), but Toronto comedian Seán Cullen made a solid go of it on Last Comic Standing, despite the fact that Canadians weren't allowed to vote.......
Continue Reading "Portrait Project: Cullen Sits "August 4, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Dancing, M*A*S*H, And Beijing Bash"July 29, 2008
Kenny Hotz of Kenny vs. Spenny pisses people off like it's his job. Well, actually, it is his job. He's seen downtown scantily clad more often than not. He's known to hit on much, much older women. He's fed his best friend acid while he had an octopus on his head. And yesterday he went for the biggest-hitting blow in the books, advertising his asshole ways to the masses―with mile-high blasphemy in the sky.......
Continue Reading "What Jesus Wouldn't Do"July 28, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Ant and Dec and Sharks and Sharks"July 23, 2008
Friday's episode of Canadian drama Flashpoint managed to bring back about 85% of the audience for round two and was the most-watched program of the night on both sides of the border. (The decline could be attributed to the Joker Effect, as ratings for Friday were depressed compared to the previous week, while 10 million people took in the newest Batman film.) In a sign of confidence, CTV and CBS, which broadcast Flashpoint in......
Continue Reading "Flashpoint Flings Swingtown"July 21, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Soccer, Bea, and De Lancie"July 16, 2008
Going by popularity, the song above is the front-runner for the CBC's Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge. Titled "Hockey Scores" and created by Logan Aube from Aurora, it is the most viewed, top rated, and most commented-on submission of over 1,000 themes entered thus far. Described by Aube as "a beautiful theme encompassing the heart of hockey," it is absolutely and irrefutably atrocious, a million times worse than the iconic Hockey Night in......
Continue Reading "Something Awful, Something New"July 14, 2008
Flashpoint, about an elite police squad based in Toronto, was off to a great start on Friday, with over one million Canadian viewers and over eight million American viewers tuning in for the premiere on CTV and CBS—despite the lackluster 10 p.m. time slot. The show was the top-rated program for Friday, and should rank in the top 15 primetime shows for the week in both Canada and the United States. The success of Flashpoint......
Continue Reading "Flashpoint Hits The Mark"July 14, 2008
Somehow, "Sesame Street" is about to begin its thirty-ninth season, and they're pulling out all the stops for their premiere on August 11. Among the whack of celebrity guests slated for the first show of the new season is the omnipresent Leslie Feist; she'll debut a new song with Elmo and perform "1234." Judging by a clip of the latter performance that was uploaded to YouTube this morning, the whole thing is looking pretty......
Continue Reading "Feist Really Likes the Number Four"July 14, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Flashpoint, Marxes, and Baseball Parkses"July 7, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Feudin', Ned, and Iron Head"June 23, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Cyd, Footy, and Reality"June 16, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Talent, Boys, and Rockin' Noise"June 10, 2008
Back in the 1960s, if you were female and wanted to be a journalist, you would have had to content yourself with getting coffee for the “real” reporters (i.e. men), making copies (for men), and maybe (if you were lucky) doing research work and writing (which men would read). Barbara Walters changed that, paving the way for everyone from Diane Sawyer and Christiane Amanpour to Meredith Vieira and Katie Couric. She was in Toronto last......
Continue Reading ""I Felt Like I had to Audition for Friends""June 10, 2008
June 9, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Reality Slays Us (And Dr. Zaius)"June 2, 2008
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.......
Continue Reading "Televisualist: Idol, Bride, and Reeve's Sweet Ride"May 26, 2008
Sarah Lazarovic—curator of the garage-based Montrose Portrait Gallery of Canada—is painting a portrait of a Torontonian every day. Each Monday, we'll feature one of those portraits here. Suggestions for subjects welcome. Aron Tager has been a working actor for fifty-odd years, but the role that most often gets him stopped on the street is that of Dr. Vink in the early 90s kids scareshow Are You Afraid of the Dark? Though Tager doesn't have a......
Continue Reading "Portrait Project: Dr. Vink"