After the deaths of the prince of late night (Ed McMahon), the queen of the 70s (Farrah Fawcett) and the king of pop (Michael Jackson) earlier this week, you can now add the king of pitchmen Billy Mays to the tragic list. The familiar booming voice of Billy Mays has been convincing television viewers to […]
This week, thanks to my parents’ desire to watch pretty much every television show imaginable*, I stumbled upon the USA television show Psych. Psych follows the exploits of Shawn Spencer, who pretends to be a psychic but who is in fact a daddy-issued slacker with a keen sense of observation. He teams up with Gus […]
Easily my favourite thing about AMC’s edgy and critically adored series Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul as scruffy drug dealer Jesse Pinkman is a study in detailed character acting. Everything from his ever-roving bloodshot eyes to his restless hands to his frantic speech patterns make Jesse come to life as the palpably conflicted and complicated character […]
I recently wrote some semi-nice things about Heroes. And I stand by them. All of them. Even the things that were nearly immediately contradicted by the show itself. I’m two episodes away from ending the season, and I’m really excited to see the finale. (Sylar’s episode ending “and nothing will ever be the same” gave […]
This weekend I sat down to watch the (awesome) movie Star Trek for the third time (yes, yes, I’m a dork. Let’s move on). And, not for the first time, I marveled at the epic awesomeness that is JJ Abrams blockbuster success. A large portion of that success has to do with its two leads […]
Remember back in 2006? A simpler, more idealistic time. George W. Bush was still president. The top grossing film was Pirates of the Carribean. Twitter was something that one went “all a-“. And there was this brand new show, name of Heroes, that got so much buzz and good will that it seemed poised to […]
– Ryan Reynolds – Big Loveseason 3 (with special love for Amanda Seyfried and Chloe Sevigny) – Neurotic Reid, puppy dog Michael and magnetic Kiptyn on The Bachelorette – Blue Jays shortstop and leadoff batter Marco Scutaro – So You Think You Can Dance’s Kupono, Jason, Caitlin, Jeanine, Phillip and Evan – Gabby and Tom’s […]
Triple Sensation on CBC Season 2 of the Canada-wide search for the next big musical theatre sensation kicked off tonight with the first round of auditions in Toronto. So far, 6 amazing dancer/singer/actors have been invited to masterclass. A must-see for any musical theatre lover, Triple Sensation really is a talent showcase like no other.