Does 18 to Life work as TV comedy? It’s not Modern Family, but it’s not bad, and it is Canadian, don’t forget.
- Andrew Ryan, Globe and Mail,
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- "this still makes me really really angry. all the blah blah about diversity, serving communities, cancon playlists and all that..."
by Anonymous on August 11, 2010 8:22 pm - "A year ago – Aug. 10th, from torontomike.com “George had called to discuss his independent FM … With regards to..."
by Allan on August 11, 2010 7:18 pm
- "this still makes me really really angry. all the blah blah about diversity, serving communities, cancon playlists and all that..."
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- "Liberals cut CBC’s funding, Canadians didn’t care. Conservatives cut CBC’s funding (but not enough) and..."
by Anonymous on August 11, 2010 8:22 pm
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by PoonGirl on August 11, 2010 6:20 pm - "FYI, any instance of a Downfall meme is considered pre-Godwinned. This was a particularly good example though, especially the..."
by Kev on August 11, 2010 11:27 am - "I agree, Hitler jokes are offensive. He was evil and wrong, as are the words that Ouimet has put in his mouth in the..."
by Mary Soderstrom on August 11, 2010 10:41 am
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- The Utter Boredom and Bullshit of Jian Ghomeshi (71)
- "Thank you for reading. The post is a bit long and even a bit strange. This is a reaction to spending a couple hours watching Jian..."
by Allan on August 11, 2010 5:58 pm - "This is a long opinion piece, and given how it keeps hammering away at certain points, it starts to come across as a..."
by Dave in Vancouver on August 11, 2010 5:32 pm
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- "Hey Jian! Would you mind not laughing at the Filipino slum people while Lights is filming herself trying to look sad!"
by ^^^^^^^^ on August 11, 2010 11:55 am - "Is this guy Jian? He seems to be enjoying himself a little too much during what’s supposed to be a sombre photo op for..."
by Yuk Yuks on August 11, 2010 11:45 am - "If you pause the video at the 3 second mark, you can see Lite’s personal photographer. Yeah, she’s not doing this..."
by Photo Op on August 11, 2010 11:11 am - "Maybe he’s holding the camera?"
by Anonymous on August 11, 2010 10:58 am - "Seriously, why wasn’t Jian in that video? He claims to be over there with Lits helping poor..."
by Where's Wonderboy? on August 11, 2010 10:53 am - "I would love to see Lights/Jian go all Brangelina and start adopting some of these poor Filipino kids!"
by Anonymous on August 11, 2010 10:25 am - "If Jian & Lites donated even a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of Radio Starmaker Fund money that they waste..."
by Jet-Setter Jian on August 11, 2010 10:20 am
- "Hey Jian! Would you mind not laughing at the Filipino slum people while Lights is filming herself trying to look sad!"
- ‘The Strombo Show’ SUCKS – a fair and balanced perspective (195)
that says it all about the lot of a Canadian TV critic, always with the subservient excuses, they all wish they were in America, instead of writing about shows hardly anyone watches.
Most TV comedy, even in the U.S., involves shouting matches between obnoxious actors – who wants to watch that? If you want that, go hang out at the TSX!