It is the season to explore the other channels.  •  I watched Doc Martin on Vision TV. I really did. And the network formerly known as Outdoor Life Network, now just OLN, has started a good series called Bushcraft with Ray Mears. Unlike a show like Austrailia's Bush Tucker Man (a favorite of mine …

Hey! Imagine a TV ad at the end of a close election campaign that is not an evil mean piece of attack ad, has a decent sense of humour and yet could be co-opted by the very object of the attack.  •  Have a look at the ad on the CPC site called "Jack Talk". People saying they don't like the NDP …

I have been invited to do an interesting thing. I am not sure if I am allowed to describe that thing yet but it is a thing that combines my interest in blogs and my interest in radio. It is very interesting and will let me go to a place I really like which makes it even more interesting. Details …

There it is. On page 39.  •  “Give Canadians increased access to international and foreign-language television and radio programming.”  •  Are the Tories going to do away with the CRTC's control over programming? Could it be?  •  Frequent readers will know I have no time for the boo-hooery of …

Nothing like when things get ugly. For my non-Canadian readers I offer the following snapshot of where our national election has found itself with under two weeks to go and the Liberal government and Prime Minister Martin dropping in the polls:  •  “Starting with grainy, unfocused close-ups of …

A Time Team Dig in Coventry  •  I mentioned this show two years ago - Lord, I have blogged too long.  •  Time Team from Channel 4 is a really good archeology show set in the UK where a site gets a preliminary viewing each week - lots of fodder like the above for anyone who thought of a career in …

Best debate in a long time and largely due to the intelligent control imposed by Steve Paikin. If Paikin were to debate any of the four he would wins hands down. I think all four had a good showing in the context of the debate. They had their moments and made their points. That means nothing …

Here is what I saw and heard:  •  Paikin is one of the best moderators of a debate ever on Canadian TV. Clear and punchy.  •  Nice tie choices. Harper has funky blue squares. Gilles Duceppe's matches his hair. Harper also has been trained to raise his eyebrows. He wants my vote and his eyebrows …

This is the real end to the holidays. Kids back to school. Tired cranky small people running around the house at 7:15 am.  •  The debate goes tonight. There are likely tired cranky larger people running somewhere this morning as well. People are talking about the Tories now as out manouvering the …