Monthly Archives: December 2009

Public broadcaster comes back for public healthcare

Jeffrey Dvorkin gets fed up with the US insurance companies and comes back to Canada. Just what Toronto needs, more consultants! All is forgiven, Jeffrey. Welcome back.

It’s Christmas somewhere

Twas’ the week before Christmas, when all through the Corpse Not a studio was stirring, not even Tech Stores. No decorations were hung, does anyone care? VP Rich got his bonus, its best not to glare.

A style distinct

CBC.ca and National Post join to create Olympics website

When you hear the words “jam-packed” and “co-branded” in a press release describing a website, first thing you smell is the panicky fear. The second is the javascript errors.

petermansbridg

“You’re on notice, Olympic Torch. If I wanted to see a bunch of dudes following a flame I’d just tag along with Mercer’s entourage.” – petermansbridg via Twitter

Wishful Thinking

~ formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence or rationality. The Torontoist declares the CBC a “Hero of 2009”, and employs a humourist to write a serious summary of its many accomplishments. The result is, naturally, silly. But there’s a great drawing […]

Torontoist

“This year has probably been the CBC’s most impressive year of television production in decades.” – Torontoist, Heroes and Villains of 2009

Phukka!

… from June 2009, CBC, please give this translator her own program immediately. Thank you.

Breaking Wind

Forget choppers crashing in Montreal we’ve got roller skating babys and stoned dental patients. CBC News Now in the morning misses the mark again. By using its Breaking News ‘cough!’ Desk to playback a countdown of ’09s top viewed You Tube Vids. As if fate was sticking News Now in the eye a chopper crash […]

Reach For The Pot

Marc Emery is nominated for CBC B.C.’s Top Newsmaker of the Year after the CBC received “a significant number of suggestions”. “I think (as a former reporter-newscaster) that this nomination by the CBC … if Marc is mentioned, is a good thing. This only serves to bring more attention to Marcs’ and our cause. Marc […]

Poongirl

“Allan this should be put in the upper right hand corner of the blog!” -Poongirl in Affordable Housing

Near and Far

Somehow, viewers are expected to understand why reports are sometimes shouted from a distance while at other times there’s table service.

Skype Shite

 Looks Orange            Looks like a dork      Looks like a hostage Lights? Camera? Make up? Fuck it!  These were the Skypes I was able to snap a screen shot of.  I missed Kevin O’leary broadcasting live from his ego’s reading room and  Colleen Jones gabbing with b.f.f. Heather Live from her Halifax kitchen of exhile. Perhaps […]

Janet

“Sometimes, I can get in a mood though. Don’t tell my husband I said this out loud….but f*** the cbc! LOL I can’t believe I just wrote that. (I’m blushing) They’re all a bunch of rascals, aren’t they?” – Janet in Yes, the CBC paid for and posted this piece of crap

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