Perhaps you’ve wondered why my once verbose self has taken a self-imposed hiatus from blogging. Or perhaps you wonder why we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway. Either way, pipe down. What could have pulled me out of semi-retirement? A grandiose examination of the themes of Mad Men Season 3? Barely […]
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I have this friend who has played many of Shakespeare’s greatest roles, heroes and villains alike. He’s tackled Aaron the moor and Richard III, Oberon, Lear and Hamlet among others. But just the other night he said something that struck me as strange, “I’ve never had any desire to play Mackers”. Now, there are jokes […]
Readers of this blog may notice a pattern. We at My Theatre are very fond of quoting, referencing and generally expressing our love for something called Slings & Arrows. In case this has confused you greatly, I’m here to clear it up. Slings is a Canadian TV show about a Shakespeare company. It’s “a comedy […]
Anyone who watched last night’s episode of Survivor and has read any comment I’ve made on this season so far has to know that I am not pleased. My second favourite, Jerri, chose the wrong side of a good fight and sent my favourite, Rob, home before his time. Props have to go, I suppose, […]
The powers-that-be are seriously toying with So You Think You Can Dance this year, and we think it may actually be a good thing this time. The beloved summer (yes FOX, you heard me, SUMMER) show is changing people, get on board… because we certainly are. Executive producer, creator, head judge, general pooh bah Nigel […]
This year we are introducing a new feature as part of our annual My TV Awards: The Honorary Award. This distinction, announced separately from the rest of the winners, is awarded to one person each year to celebrate standout achievement in any given category. This year’s winner was an unparalleled presence on television in […]
Congratulations to all this year’s winners. Technical Awards Best Technical Accomplishment (directing, lighting, sound, cinematography) – Damages Best Costumes – Mad Men Creative Awards Best Writing for a Drama- TIE – David Hudgins: “Hello, Goodbye” (Friday Night Lights) – Jane Espenson: “Briar Rose” (Dollhouse) Best Writing for a Comedy – Michael Glouberman: “Racial […]
“This is the funny thing about growing up. For years and years, everybody’s desperately afraid to be different in any way. And then, suddenly, almost over night, everybody wants to be different. And that is where we win” – Mitchell (Modern Family)