Murdoch Mysteries – then and now
MICHAEL TAUBE: Murdoch Mysteries: the Movies were much darker than the TV show
Tag: Television
Danhausen poised to powerslam pro wrestling
MICHAEL TAUBE: The 31-year-old pro wrestler has quickly become one of sports entertainment’s most intriguing phenomena. And he’s joining upstart AEW ($)
It’s a streaming service, Charlie Brown
MICHAEL TAUBE: Streaming services are gradually taking control of our daily viewing options ($)
Spending Thanksgiving with Rumpole of the Bailey
MICHAEL TAUBE: Leo McKern was born to play this role. He transforms into the barrister of the people, with personality, magnificent inflection and wit (PREMIUM)
Why I can’t get enough of Ted Lasso
GERRY CHIDIAC: The program not only makes me laugh, it draws me in. And it even affirms my beliefs about leadership and education (PREMIUM)
Streaming giant Netflix flexes its podcasting muscles
TECHNOLOGY: In a world seemingly dominated by video, podcast titles have also doubled since April 2020, when Apple announced the one-millionth entry in its podcast directory (PREMIUM)
Assembly Required has that old Home Improvement magic
MICHAEL TAUBE: Tim Allen and Richard Karn return to TV with reality series Assembly Required, where they show they remain a dynamic comedic duo (PREMIUM)
HGTV personality takes from Canadian taxpayers to build Bahamian resort
JASON CLEMENS: Government intervention in films and television is both expensive and unwarranted, taking hundreds of millions of dollars from regular hard-working Canadians (FREE)
TV series shines a light on Norway and its war
PAT MURPHY: As historically-inspired dramas go, the eight-part PBS series Atlantic Crossing is unusually authentic (PREMIUM)
Everything I know about the U.K. I learned from TV
MAURICE TOUGAS: I’ve developed a real affection for British TV, even when the accents are so gumbo-thick that I’m forced to turn on subtitles
¡Ay, caramba! Is it time for The Simpsons to pack it in?
MICHAEL TAUBE: The series had its golden years in the 1980s and 1990s. Although it won Emmys in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, it only snagged one award between 2009 and 2020 ($29)
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