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CBC television killed their dinnertime newscast Canada Now so that they can revive local newscasts. While I fear the introduction of local fluff stories and bargain basement regional anchors into the station’s proudly stoic coverage (we call this “Global TV syndrome”), there was an interesting quote on the move from editor-in-chief Tony Burman: “We’re [...]

I try harder than most to do my civic duty and support Canadian content, and when it comes to television that’s a much more difficult pill to swallow than in music. I could run on for a good while talking about great Canadian bands; home grown television less so. Yet when there are actually Canadian [...]

I was the staff member saddled with the burden of reviewing The Empire Strikes First, which you’ll see from the review itself I quite like. It’s a burden due to the attention it gets and the pressure to make it worthwhile. I think the review itself has well over 7 thousand hits, that’s not counting [...]