ScreeningClub's Mike, Chris, and Jeff watch, review, and comment on the latest in television each week.
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Hosted by veteran TV columnist Bill Brioux. Each week, join in on an outspoken conversation with the actors, executives, and insiders that make the television industry pop. In each edition, Bill invites his guests to talk business, give up some great stories, and make it personal. Plus laughs.
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ScreeningClub's Mike, Chris, and Jeff watch, review, and comment on the latest in television each week.
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SociallyConscious Podcast, being conscious socially using facts to focus on the issues, ideas, and brands within the community. Cover art photo provided by Vincent Burkhead on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@creativejunkie
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In the distant future, archeo-astronomer Jeffrey Lutz travels the stars collecting broadcasts from Earth. A scripted sci-fi comedy podcast by Rob Schultz and Russell August Anderson, Frequency Earth is a blend of sitcom - the adventures of a guy traveling through space - and sketch comedy - the transmissions he picks up from Earth.
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Nostalgic for the great entertainment you loved as a kid and young adult? The Outdated Entertainment Hour - hosted by Bob Smith, a veteran entertainment podcaster, writer and editor (Good Times Magazine, Pro Wrestling Illustrated) - will bring back many of your favorite music artists, TV shows, books, films, and much more. Enjoy conversations with notable guests who have been entertainers or musicians - or an array of experts on great stars or classic moments. Hey - it's a fun-filled look at ...
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Join comedic legend Martin Short (Father of the Bride, Three Amigos, SCTV) and Academy Award nominee Don Hahn (producer of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King) as they discuss their new film.Frankenweenie is the latest creation from creative genius Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas). A stop-motion animation in glorious black and white and 3D, Frankenweenie is the story of a young boy who harnesses the power of science to bring his dog back to life.
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When you're over forty and realize there are things you have not done thus far in your life. So, I decided that I am gonna take on these things while I still have time. 👍😁 Kalau ada yang mau nanya, bisa kirim pertanyaan ke [email protected]. Tengkyuuu.
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Saturday Night Live is celebrating the big 5-0. Who better to put it in perspective than the Canadian writer who was there at the start. On this special presentation from brioux.tv: the podcast and LateNighter, Rosie Shuster tells how it all began. She was born with a funny bone as the daughter of Frank Shuster (half of the comedy team of Wayne & S…
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OK, Hearties, here he is, Jack Wagner who plays Bill Avery on When Calls the Heart. The former soap star has played the sheriff-turned-judge character for 12 seasons on the Langley, BC-based Hallmark and Super Channel series. As viewers will see on the Saturday, Feb. 8 episode, Avery will be re-introduced to Georgie McGill, played by special guest …
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If ever we needed some candid talk from Rick Mercer, we need it now. The CBC Hall of Famer didn't hold back when I spoke with him last summer in St. John's on the set of Son of a Critch. The native son plays Mark Sr.'s new VOCM radio station boss on the CBC sitcom. Catch the episode this Tuesday (also on CBCGem). Mercer was delighted to be back bef…
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The Rock & Roll Replacements - With Joe Puccio!
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1:25:51There's nothing like classic rock - and there's also nothing like going back in time to an era when it mattered who was doing the singing and playing. Join host Bob Smith (PWI, Good Times) and special guest Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire) for a unique podcast episode that looks at a topic that isn't often covered: An in-depth look at the oftentimes …
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Son of a Critch's Benjamin Evan Ainsworth
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31:18This episode is the second to feature a cast member from Season 4 of Son of a Critch: none other than the son himself, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth. Ainsworth, of course, plays young Mark Critch, circa 1990, on the CBC sitcom. The episode was recorded last summer on location in St. John's, Nfld. Ainsworth was shooting a scene on a residential street clo…
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Monday January 20 is inauguration day in the US. So everybody raise your right hand, and for those listening here at home, hang onto those Canadian passports. A dozen years ago The Donald was just another tanned game show host when I interviewed him in his 26th floor office at Trump Tower in New York. Now I've reached into the vault and fired up th…
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Tony Coleman: B.B. King, A Life In The Blues, & More!
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1:21:29The Podcast: In every episode, The Outdated Entertainment Hour With Bob Smith takes a fond look back at classic forms of show business - music, film, TV, books, magazines, radio, you name it. Smith (The Outdated Wrestling Hour, Good Times, Gallery) brings on guests who are experts in a wide variety of genres - every show is a revelation in itself. …
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The second season of the slick crime series Allegiance begins January 15 on CBC and CBC Gem. The shot-in-Surrey, B.C., drama stars Supinder Wraich (Sort Of), Enrico Colantoni and Samer Salem. I spoke with all three in Toronto at the CBC Winter Media Launch in December. Wraich plays Sabrina Sohal, a promising rookie police officer who fights to serv…
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No man is an island. Allan Hawco's new series, however, is shot and set on an archipelago of eight islands represented by the French government off the coast of Newfoundland. Hawco, who played a detective on Republic of Doyle and was also on Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, plays Donny "Fitz" Fitzpatrick. He's a cop who gets too nosy about police secrets an…
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The Legacies of SCTV & SNL - Featuring Glen Braget!
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1:29:23The Podcast: The Outdated Entertainment Hour features award-winning media pro Bob Smith (Good Times Magazine, Pro Wrestling Illustrated) looking back with fondness and gratitude at a multitude of bygone entertainment vehicles. From movies to TV to music to toys to everything else under the sun, Smith uses his decades of experience to deliver a one-…
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This Hour has, well, not just 22 Minutes but a full hour as I catch up with Mark Critch, this week's guest on brioux.tv: the podcast. The conversation was taped last summer in St. John's, Nfld., during production on the fourth season of Son of a Critch (returning Tuesday, Jan. 7 on CBC and CBC Gem). What a trip that was, including a visit from a gu…
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Genevieve Mushaluk, a 33-year-old corporate lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, had her torch snuffed on last week’s two-hour, second-last episode of Survivor. Picked as the final member of the jury, she’ll be in LA watching the finale with the rest of the castaways when the season ends December 18 on CBS and Global. Did she see her elimination coming?…
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My guest this week has made over three dozen made for television movies, She also headlined Hallmark’s Aurora Teagarden series. Before that, as a child star, she was part of the long-running TGIF family series, Full House, as well as its streaming sequel, Fuller House. Of course I’m talking about Candace Cameron Bure. In 2022, she broke away from H…
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Ho, Ho, Old: Classic Christmas Entertainment With Mike McCurdy!
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1:14:38“This is the first podcast I’ve ever done which I can describe as touching, meaning on a human level,” said host Bob Smith after the completion of the year-end edition of The Outdated Entertainment Hour. The podcast – featuring Mike McCurdy, the veteran veteran radio pro at Minnesota’s Pioneer 90.1 radio and the co-host of Offshoots TV (YouTube, Fa…
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If you work in this industry you know how hard it is to keep ahead in a world that always seems to be pivoting. Streaming, fast channels, multi-platform media brands – who can keep up? Well, one fella is Jamie Schouela, President, Global Channels and Media at Blue Ant Media. I caught up with Jamie a few weeks ago in Toronto when I was asked to mode…
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Going Troppo with Australia's Nicole Chamoun
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28:51As we head into another frigid Canadian winter we bring you a podcast about a series that is set and shot in the hottest part of Australia. The series is called Troppo, a term used in north Queensland that means going mad from the heat. Troppo is based on the best selling novel from Candice Fox titled Crimson Lake and it is about a disgraced Americ…
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Fifth Estate host Bob McKeown tackles retirement
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50:14After 31 years as host of The Fifth Estate, plus another decade winning Emmys for CBS and NBC News, award-winning investigative journalist Bob McKeown is ready to retire. The Ottawa native never shied away from his assignments, especially when it came to reporting on football and head injuries. Back in the '70s, he was a CFL all-star centre for the…
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Tyler and Jordie Schwartz started their business of selling retro toys and gifts in 2007 as the Canadian Leg Lamp Company. The idea came after shooting their fan film “Road Trip for Ralphie,” an homage to the kid from the 1983 classic, “A Christmas Story.” Next they introduced Moose Mugs from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989). Seventee…
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Broadway's Influential Musicals - With Adam Baritot!
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1:12:27The new edition of The Oudated Entertainment Hour With Bob Smith "hits the heights" as Smith, the longtime journalist and entertainment writer, welcomes back actor and director Adam Baritot for look at some of the most influential Broadway musicals of all time. From old-time classics to the best of modern plays, this show has a little something for…
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Frasier's Canadian connection Jess Salgueiro
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50:53When Jess Salgueiro auditioned in person for the role of Eve on Frasier, she had to do it in front of a pair of sitcom legends: Kelsey Grammer and director Jim Burrows. Pressure? Yes and no says the actress, who was born in Winnipeg, Man. She figured there must be hundreds of others lining up to try and win a role on this reboot of a TV classic. Wi…
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Mistletoe Murders stars Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney
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40:10Stop me if you've seen this kind of Hallmark series before: an enterprising and attractive single woman (Sarah Drew from Grey's Anatomy) owns a Christmas store on the main street of a picturesque small town. She crosses paths with a handsome, newly single-police officer (Peter Mooney from Burden of Truth). Before you can say, "witness tampering," h…
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If only The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was still around to help us through another turbulent US Presidential election. Pat Paulsen -- where are you when we need you? A key writer/producer back on that 1967-69 comedy variety show was a Canadian -- Allan Byle. Before the Smothers, he worked for Fred Rogers as well as CBC songbird Juliette. Tommy S…
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Sex, Spies & Mayhem: Exploitation Films - With Brian R. Solomon!
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2:23:08Join a pair of veteran writers and journalists - Bob Smith and Brian R. Solomon - as they take a lengthy look back at a somewhat forgotten form of entertainment: Exploitation films! On the new Outdated Entertainment Hour podcast, Smith and Solomon discuss the kind of films that kept drive-ins open and thriving for decades: Gore horror films. Sexy a…
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Part Two: master storyteller Ken Levine tells all
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52:43In Part 2 of my conversation with Ken Levine, more evidence that the Emmy-winner is one of TV's top storytellers. One of my favourite episodes from his excellent podcast, Hollywood & Levine, is the one where he told listeners exactly what he thought of the recent reboot of Frasier. Some might see this as sour grapes from one of the authors of the o…
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BONUS DROP: Baseball Then & Now With John McAdam & Steve Gennarelli!
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1:21:57This episode of The Outdated Entertainment Hour was recorded on October 27, in the midst of the 2024 World Series - and once it was finished, host Bob Smith thought: "This is all about today and yesterday, let's just slam this one out there right away." Take a nostalgic trip into the history of baseball, how it's been covered in the media, how it's…
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Part One: master sitcom storyteller Ken Levine
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48:31What hasn't Ken Levine done? He's an Emmy-winning screenwriter who has -- with writing partner David Issacs -- written for some of television's best comedies. You may have heard of M*A*S*H, Cheers and Frasier. In his spare time (!) he has also been a disc jockey, a major league baseball play-by-play announcer, a cartoonist, a playwright, a director…
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The Joy Of Classic Toys - With Steve Gennarelli!
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1:06:50One the lastest episode of The Outdated Entertainment Hour, host (and veteran writer and journalist) Bob Smith welcomes fellow podcaster Steve Gennarelli for a warm and nostalgic look at the stuff children's dreams are made of: Toys! From classic companies like Wham-O and Kenner to traditional toys that have stood the test of time, Smith and Gennar…
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This past spring, the CBS action-drama Tracker became an instant hit, emerging as the No. 1 US network series of the season. On this episode, I speak with the tracker himself, Justin Hartley, who was in Toronto last June promoting the series at the CTV upfront. After a career in soaps (Passions; The Young and the Restless) as well as in primetime (…
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When you’ve been busy creating, writing and starring in TV shows and films for a couple of decades, who has time for a hobby? That’s been the case for Mark McKinney. This son of a diplomat moved around a lot as a lad and says comedy has always been his hobby. Together with Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCullough and Scott Thompson, he’s been p…
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The Outdated Entertainment Hour is back! Host Bob Smith (PWI, Good Times Magazine) returns after a brief bout with COVID to take a look foward at what's coming up on this new podcast - and takes a bit of time to offer information on how to help several states following the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Plus - saying goodbye to legends; a classic…
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The first scene of the new Fox and Global series Murder in a Small Town is set at that most sacred of Canadian television landmarks: the diner from The Beachcombers, Mollys Reach. Seated inside, shooting a first date scene, are two actors representing several generations of Canadian acting royalty: Kristin Kreuk, the Vancouver lass who went from Ed…
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SNL's 50th memories with Lorraine Santoli
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1:13:23Ever wonder what it was like to be in Studio 8H opening night in 1975 on Saturday Night Live? Director Jason Reitman wondered and his new movie, "Saturday Night," is a recreation of the hours leading up to airtime on that historic night. Somebody who was there, however, is my guest this week on brioux.tv the podcast: Lorraine Santoli. No, she was n…
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TV schedules and programs are like the places where we live. Sometimes they need somebody to come in a do a thorough de-cluttering. As CBC's Dragon's Den heads into a 19th season, who better to join the series as the latest investing entrepreneur than Brian Scudamore? He's the founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. You know their slogan: "We make junk …
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Carolyn & Billy return with Farmhouse Facelift 3
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48:03After a two year wait, our long national farmhouse facelift crisis is over! Designer/contractor siblings Carolyn Wilbrink and Billy Pearson are back with a new, third season of HGTV's Farmhouse Facelift. The stylin' siblings--featured twice before on brioux.tv: the podcast--once again barnstorm through Southern Ontario, taking grim-looking concrete…
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What's Your Favorite? Television's All-Time Best Series - The TV 100!
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1:39:28Join podcasters Bob Smith (The Outdated Entertainment Hour) and Steve Gennarelli (Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam) as they join writer and journalist Joe Puccio (GenerationXwire.com) for a look back at the greatest TV series of all time. The trio listed what they considered to be the best shows ever, and all of your favorites are likely to be h…
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The History Of Horror Films - With Joe Puccio!
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1:27:33The Podcast: Now known best as a podcast host, veteran entertainment writer and editor Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Good Times Magazine) returns to take a look at the horror film genre, which these days has never been hotter. The Guest: Joining Smith on this episode is Joe Puccio, a veteran entertainment writer (GenerationX Wire, several n…
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About two hours northeast of Toronto stands The Highlands Cinemas, a hand made movie palace carved out of cedars and mosquitoes. Every summer for 40 years, families from neighbouring towns and villages in Ontario’s cottage country have braved bear cubs in the parking lot to see everything from “Barbie” to the latest “Despicable Me” flick. It is ent…
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Spin That Rack: A Life With Comic Books - Featuring Cory Strode!
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1:16:33Join veteran entertainment and sports writer Bob Smith (also host of The Outdated Wrestling Hour Podcast) and another popular podcaster, Cory Strode - who hosts Kray Z Comics And Stories (find it wherever you find your podcasts) for an hour looking at the history of comics magazines. From Batman to Spider-Man to everything in between, this show wil…
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Hugh Wilson talked his way into a job at MTM Enterprises at just the right time. When he arrived in the early '70s, they were busy making sitcom history with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Bob Newhart Show. Wilson, who had no prior TV experience, could often be found up in the rafters, taking a crash course in Funny 101. The result was his first…
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The Influential (& Hilarious) Sitcoms Of Classic TV!
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36:17The Podcast: It's The Outdated Entertainment Hour, where host and longtime entertainment writer Bob Smith takes a look back at classics in every form of media: Music, TV, movies, stage productions, magazines, you name it. It's the perfect podcast for those with a nostalgic bent, as well for younger fans seeking to learn about the legends and great …
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FROM THE VAULT: Bill Daily on Bob Newhart
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1:00:01The death of comedy legend Bob Newhart July 18 had me scrambling for this "From the Vault" conversation with Bill Daily. Daily was one of Newhart's oldest friends from their Chicago days in the late '50s when Daily was directing and performing in television and Newhart was exploding onto the scene with, at the time, the biggest-selling comedy LP ev…
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Welcome to a faster, higher, stronger podcast episode This week’s guest, Scott Russell, has medalled for years in Olympic Games coverage. He’s off to France for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which runs July 26 through August 11. Russell will host the afternoon show, Bell Paris Prime, and he will remain host for CBC’s coverage of the Paralympic Game…
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The Great 80s Fantasy Films - With Adam Baritot!
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1:03:48The Show: The Outdated Entertainment Hour is a new "old time" entertainment show that focused on the good stuff we all grew up enjoying. Host Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated and scores of magazines and newspapers) looks at anything and everything in TV, movies, music, magazines, and much more in every episode. The Guest: Meet Adam Baritot, an …
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In a spectacular career that's gone everywhere from The Streets of San Francisco to "Wall Street" and beyond, two-time Oscar winner Michael Douglas currently stars in the epic, eight-part limited series "Franklin," now streaming on AppleTV+. If you don't think Douglas looks like Benjamn Franklin, neither did the actor. He does an extraordinary job,…
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Man it was fun heading down to Niagara last October and catching up with Ron James. He was shooting season two of his comedy series 1 Man's Treasure, which is up now and streaming on Bell Fibe. If this episode sounds different it is because it was shot outside in a park, and simply recorded on a Pixel phone. There is some reflection here about gett…
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Get Pie-Faced: It's 100 Years Of The Three Stooges!
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26:47Can you believe 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the greatest comedy team in film history, The Three Stooges? For decades, the members of this slapstick trio - who could ever forget Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser, and "Curly" Joe DeRita - have entertained fans of all ages, from the height of vaudeville all the way…
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Food Fight: the Corus-Rogers brand battle explained
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1:05:09The licensing of American specialty brands in Canada went all WWE in June as Rogers swooped in and wrestled away rights to The Food Network and HGTV brands, among others, from Corus. The new deals with Warners Bros. Discovery takes effect in January. There are indications Bell Media can't count on re-upping some of their Discovery brand imports eit…
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As "Toad" in "American Graffiti," Charles Martin Smith took playing the school nerd to new heights. Over 50 years later, the California-born actor-director co-stars opposite Toronto actress Anwen O'Driscoll in "This Time," director Robert Vaughn's very modern road picture now streaming on Super Channel. In between, Smith has acted with a Who's Who …
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Americana & Its Legends - With Pete Mancini!
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1:06:05Longtime touring musician and award-winning journalist Bob Smith (The Outdated Wrestling Hour) looks back at the music of the '60s and '70s with pronounced fondness - but he sees a bright future for the industry as new stars are rising in such genres as blues, Americana, and pop. Pete Mancini, based in the New York City area, is already quite proli…
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Hugh Dillon is a man of many talents, including acting, writing and rocking -- the latter done with his band, Headstones. The acting writing and producing skills were put to the test this third season on the Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown. Dillon and his series co-creator Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone; Tulsa King) made it their mission to put t…
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