5. Modern Family I am aware that Modern Family is not the be all and end all of TV Sitcoms. The set-ups for humorous lines and situations are ridiculously convoluted and contrived. But despite that, they are still funny. And lets face it, there’s not really a wealth of comedy gold on the airwaves right […]
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My Top 5 TV Shows of 2012
January 8, 2013Extras
December 16, 2012Ricky Gervais’ series Extras came along in the wake of his massively popular hit The Office (and yes, I do plan on doing an Office post later on), and as such it was hard to tell whether we were still under The Office’s spell, or if Extras was a great show in its own right. […]
Corner Gas
September 16, 2012When a television show deals with themes and settings that you are familiar with, you tend to have a stronger connection to it. Perhaps that’s why myself and those around me took to Corner Gas so easily. Not only is it a Canadian comedy, but its set in my hometown province of Saskatchewan. Corner Gas […]
Entourage
July 19, 2012With the succes of The Sopranos in the early 2000′s HBO was hitting its stride with quality television, with other shows like The Wire, Sex in the City, and Six Feet Under. And amongst this group was a seemingly out of place comedy called Entourage, following the career and lifestyle of a rising Hollywood movie […]
The West Wing
March 17, 2012This will be the first of the My Shows series of blog posts, where I talk about some of my all-time favorite television shows. I start with what could very possibly be my favourite television series, The West Wing. The West Wing is the brain child of acclaimed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin whose recent credits include […]
My Best TV Shows of 2010
December 8, 20105. The Office The Office is no longer the biting satire it once was, but has settled down into the role of the comfortable comedy. This year the show took a dip for me, mostly by the growing smugness of Jim and Pam, the two characters we’re supposed to relate to most, and the growing […]
My 50 Favourite TV Characters – Part 5
August 5, 201010. Dr. Gregory House Series: House (FOX) Portrayed by: Hugh Laurie What sets House apart from the droves of other medical dramas is one thing and one thing only, which is the character of Dr. House. His sarcastic wit keeps the show humming. He is a bitter man with a prescription drug problem who over […]
My 50 Favourite TV Characters – Part 3
July 30, 201030. Oscar Leroy Series: Corner Gas (CTV) Portrayed by: Eric Peterson Oscar Leroy is the cranky, old curmudgeon of Dog River, SK, and along with his cantankerous behaviour comes a lot of laughs. Oscar can be as giddy as a school girl one minute and then as grumbling as an old bear the next. 29. […]
My 50 Favourite TV Characters – Part 2
July 29, 201040. Hiro Nakamura Series: Heroes (NBC) Portrayed by: Masi Oka Hiro was both the comic relief of this superhero based drama, as well as the heart at the core of it all. He was pretty much the only one who legitimately wanted to be a super hero and his enthusiasm was always fun to watch. […]
The Ten Best Saturday Morning Cartoons
March 30, 201010. Schoolhouse Rock! When watchdog groups began to criticize the networks for their “bad message” cartoons, a movement was set in place to make cartoons educational. The most notable of these efforts was ABC’s Schoolhouse Rock which tried to teach kids about all sorts of things through musicals numbers, including math, grammar and of course […]
