I should know the answer to this, but I don’t. TSN has five channels. Sportsnet has six. I know that part of their purpose is the ability to shift programming to different time zones or broadcast things only to specific regions, but much of the time they aren’t doing that. In fact, there are plenty …
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And I Mean It!
This TV commercial keeps coming on, and is yet another example of an ad that doesn’t say what it’s for. But it’s a campaign ad, and for some reason, that bugs me even more. The viewer can sort of discern that it’s NDP because of the talking points, but how do they know for sure? …
1-800-Got Nightmares
There’s this commercial that comes on for 1-800-Got Junk that says something about “Call 1-800-Got Junk. We’ll be there before you hang up the phone.” If I could link to it, I would, but it’s not anywhere I can find. Every time I see it, I can’t help but think of the bit called “No …
The Jays Have Real Radio Broadcasts Again
Sportsnet restores Ben Wagner as radio play-by-play voice of Blue Jays, for now Thank god. Dan Shulman did his best, but anyone with a clue knew that this simulcasting garbage was never going to work especially with him not calling every game. Buck is what he is, but what he clearly isn’t is a radio …
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Who Wants To Be As Broke As They Were When They Got Here?
I almost want to feel bad for this poor guy. He’s got his big moment on national television. Brimming with confidence, he tells a nice story about how the show inspired him to embrace being a smart nerd and to go to medical school. And then he blows the first question that whoever it is …
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Black Mirror Made Me Look In The Mirror
So I finally got Netflix. I haven’t used it super much, but I go through fits and starts. But the first thing I did was watch the most recent season of Black Mirror and then watch Bandersnatch, that choose your own adventure episode of the show, and yes, it is accessible, and very able to …
There’s No Good Answer To This Question, So That’s A Strike
I like Cash Cab as much as anyone. It’s fun to play along with. But why in the name of god are they showing it on the Sci-Fi channel? Yes, they ask some science questions, but it’s still almost as ridiculous a stretch as CSI and Big Bang Theory being on Discovery because they’re shows …
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2020s Best News Bloopers
Not that any of us is super pumped to look back at 2020, but if we’re going to (and we are), news bloopers are the way to do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cg3njQMaSQ Lots of ball and sausage related content this year. Reporter’s cute kids need to run in on every newscast. I’m surprised the jacket on jacket …
Look There She Goes, that Girl Is Sick, No Question
Beauty and the Beast lends itself well to coronavirus parodies, it seems. First it was Wear a Mask, and now we have Little Town. If your memory is failing you, that’s the one where Belle says good morning to everyone and they talk about how odd she is. This time, she’s that guy. You know …
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The TV Team Is The Radio Team For Blue Jays Broadcasts This Year…And Beyond?
I’m going to try really hard to give them the benefit of the doubt on this one because circumstances dictate that things probably have to be different, but it’s hard to see the citing of COVID protocols as much more than a convenient excuse for Rogers to phase out dedicated baseball radio broadcasts and never …
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