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Strombo heads to CNN!
April 9, 2013
George is about to get a lot of new girlfriends! CNN announced today that they are launching a new interview show hosted by none other than George Stroumboulopoulos! Fret not fans, this doesn’t mean he’s leaving our great country for …
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Five Canadian shows that deserve to be Kickstarted!
March 14, 2013 1
By now you’ve heard about the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign that raised more than $2 million in less than ten hours. As a giant fan of Veronica Mars, I couldn’t be more excited that the show will now be turned …
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Interview: Sook-Yin Lee takes on the story of an epic love and heartbreaking loss.
March 8, 2013
This Sunday, when Canadians sit down to watch the CBC bio-pick Jack, they’ll see an entirely new side of Sook-Yin Lee, who plays Olivia Chow. That’s quite a feat for someone who’s spent most of her life being a part …
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Interview: As Jack Layton, Rick Roberts tackles the role of a lifetime.
March 7, 2013 1
To some, Rick Roberts has a tricky. This Sunday, he’ll play the late Jack Layton in CBC’s movie, simply called “Jack.” Tricky, because the pain of Layton’s untimely death his still fresh in the minds of his biggest fans and …
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First look: The Jack Layton movie.
March 6, 2013
When I first heard that they were going to make a movie about Jack Layton, I was a little nervous. It felt so, I don’t know, maybe American, to rush a biopic about someone whose death felt so recent. As …
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A busy media-filled Friday!
January 4, 2013
(Photo via Calgary Herald.) Today was an especially busy Friday! This morning, Metro published my first column of 2013. It’s hard to belief that my weekly column will be three years old this year! And people said I couldn’t be …
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CBC: Debating about the Christmas Creep
November 21, 2012
This morning, I joined CBC Radio’s Eyeopener and the Unconventional Panel to talk about the Christmas Creep. I actually hasn’t heard it called that before, but it was about the fact that every year, we are celebrating Christmas earlier and …
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Why ’22 Minutes’ should be more like SNL
November 12, 2012 2
Tuesday night’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC will feature one of the network’s biggest stars, Jian Ghomeshi, guest hosting. Casting the Q host is an excellent decision, since it will likely bring a younger audience to the show, …
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This US election has 22 minutes. (Video)
November 4, 2012 2
On Tuesday night, CBC’s This Hour has 22 minutes is taking on America and the election that we all wish would just end! Besides lampooning the politicians that we all love to hate, favorite 22 Minutes characters like Mrs Enid, …
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Must watch: The Dan Mangan Documentary!
October 17, 2012
Saturday isn’t really known for fantastic TV, but this Saturday, all of that changes when CBC airs a new documentary about about Dan Mangan when he sold out the Orpheum theatre in Vancouver last November.
Mike on CBC Radio: Television vs. the Silver Screen
October 3, 2012This morning, I joined CBC Radio’s Eyeopener once again for the Unconventional Panel. Today’s topic wasn’t one that was specific to Calgary, but definitely debatable none the less. We talk about movies vs. television shows, which are better, which make …
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Listen: Mike on CBC Radio!
September 27, 2012With the school officially back in session, it was time to reconvene for CBC Radio’s Unconventional Panel. This time, I was joined by the Globe and Mail’s Shelley Youngblut and fellow blogger Shane from Calgary Rants.The topic at hand this …
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Should you be over the moon for CBC’s Over the Rainbow?
September 17, 2012 3Yesterday, CBC launched its newest reality singing competition Over The Rainbow. Like “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?” before it, OTR is on search for the next Dorothy, who’ll star in an upcoming production in Toronto, produced by …
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The Jack Layton movie begins filming.
August 7, 2012 1Some big Canadian stars are in Winnipeg this week to start filming the made-for-TV movie about the life of the late politician Jack Layton. Rick Roberts, who’s previous appeared on Republic of Doyle and Cra$h & Burn has been announced …
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Listen: Battling over the Olympics on CBC Radio.
August 1, 2012This morning on CBC Radio’s Eyeopener, the Unconventional Panel reconvened for a special summer edition featuring myself, The Globe and Mail’s Shelley Youngblut and Calgary business leader George Brookman. The topic up for debate today was the Olympics, more specifically, …
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