Comments on: Longshot

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:35:27 +0000

And the Dominion Observatory Time Signal….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:42:54 +0000

Holy shit what’s wrong with you people.

By: Jianonymous

Jianonymous — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:17:41 +0000

Whaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! Whaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!

“Why don’t you write about THIS, Allan?”
“Why don’t you write about THAT, Allan?”

Do you want Allan to tie your shoelaces as well?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:22:46 +0000

‘February 2, 2010 at 7:56 pm’ back again:
Allan raises valid points (February 3, 2010 at 8:10 am) but his rather unhealthy fixation on Jian and George does tend to diminish the potential value of this blog. Not that I’m at all a fan of either fella, but they are hardly responsible for everything that ever goes awry at the CBC. Why doesn’t Allan beat up on Steven & Chris, or that ubiquitous and possibly sociopathic Kevin O’Leary, or the perky-but-pointless young pretties on ‘Connect with Mark Kelley’. God knows there are many potential targets. Let’s acknowledge the diversity and lay-off the obvious twosome for, say, a month. Think of it as TeaMakers Lent.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:39:42 +0000

Hear hear Anon 6:49. It’s The Hatemakers with George & Jian!

Allan is his own one man wack pack.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:13:58 +0000

Maybe we’re all just a little tired of these guys telling everyone they’re telling “The Canadian Story.” Really? What part of the Canadian story does Hulk Hogan fit into?

By: Allan

Allan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:10:54 +0000

The George/Jian years will not be known as the golden years.
Any “success” that they or you want to lay claim to is as fake as their pretensions to be “journalists”.
All, ALL of what they take credit for has nothing whatsoever to do with their personalities or ideas, and everything to do with the power of a national broadcasting service.
In other words, Al Gore would still have been on the CBC for an hour or more even if these two had never been born.

If you were to glance over the above post itself, you might just find the odd positive remark about CBC programs. Look again, and see how much of that is bitching about the CBC.

What would a better CBC sound and look like?
That’s a very good question.
What’s apparent, and finds there’s less argument about, is that a better CBC would involve some changes at News Network, mid-morning CBC Radio 1, almost all of CBC Radio 2, late night television, and some of The National.
These are problem areas in programming content and integrity with the current CBC, that by coincide reflect most directly on current management.
Current management cannot go taking credit for As It Happens, Quirks & Quarks, The Fifth Estate.
And no one is complaining about the arts on CBC or taking away from Blades, Dragons, Mercer.
It’s in in its public affairs programming that we see a lack of courage, an abundance of cynicism towards the public, and a need for some Geritol.
So where to begin? Generalities or specifics?
Can we, perhaps some of us, take a moment to consider this?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:49:51 +0000

Maybe it’s time for this blog to officially change its mandate to just hating on Jian and George?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:11:00 +0000

It’s not all shit. Mostly just Jian and George.

By: anon in OT

anon in OT — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:52:27 +0000

Good for you Anonymous 7:36! At last someone stands up and has the guts to say something positive about the CBC. If it’s all shit as Alan and his gang contend why do they care so much about it’s future? It’s not all shit! Some is crap, most is mediocre to good, some is excellent! Just like Canadian society and just like life!

Thanks again!