http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/five-opinionated-facts-about-arrested-development/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/five-opinionated-facts-about-arrested-development/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:10 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/five-opinionated-facts-about-arrested-development/feed/ 0 Jaime J. Weinman on the lesser known details of the series, whose new season airs this Sunday http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/greg-daniels-on-the-end-of-the-office/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/greg-daniels-on-the-end-of-the-office/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:16:27 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384439 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/greg-daniels-on-the-end-of-the-office/feed/ 0 The producer of the Office reflects on silly comedy, poignant moments and realistic stuff http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/tv-upfronts-the-very-best-time-of-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/tv-upfronts-the-very-best-time-of-year/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 02:51:05 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383199 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/tv-upfronts-the-very-best-time-of-year/feed/ 0 The U.S. networks have announced most of their cancellations and pickups for the coming... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/animation-explained-in-45-seconds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/animation-explained-in-45-seconds/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 14:45:24 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/animation-explained-in-45-seconds/feed/ 0 Any time I’m in the process of writing an article about animation, I feel... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/on-the-impossibility-of-enjoying-tv-episodes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/on-the-impossibility-of-enjoying-tv-episodes/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 21:06:17 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/on-the-impossibility-of-enjoying-tv-episodes/feed/ 0 Jaime Weinman on the struggle of classic episodes to live up to their reputation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/how-i-met-your-mother-cant-make-barney-a-nice-guy-and-a-jerk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/how-i-met-your-mother-cant-make-barney-a-nice-guy-and-a-jerk/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 20:46:10 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379460 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/how-i-met-your-mother-cant-make-barney-a-nice-guy-and-a-jerk/feed/ 0 I still watch How I Met Your Mother, though like many people who discovered... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/soundstage-syndrome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/soundstage-syndrome/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:08:24 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378393 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/soundstage-syndrome/feed/ 0 Jaime Weinman on Mad Men's struggle with soundstage syndrome http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/mike-kelley-will-not-get-revenge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/mike-kelley-will-not-get-revenge/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:48:20 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/mike-kelley-will-not-get-revenge/feed/ 0 In some ways, Creator Mike Kelley’s removal as the showrunner of Revenge (it’s a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/there-is-no-ted-mcginley-curse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/there-is-no-ted-mcginley-curse/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:22:47 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375630 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/there-is-no-ted-mcginley-curse/feed/ 0 Jaime Weinman explains why Mad Men viewers need not worry http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/on-violence-tv-is/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/on-violence-tv-is/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:35:47 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/on-violence-tv-is/feed/ 0 One of the least important things that happens after a terrible tragedy is that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/wacky-races-big-in-brazil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/wacky-races-big-in-brazil/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:42:29 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/wacky-races-big-in-brazil/feed/ 0 This elaborate and expensive car commercial (via Mark Evanier) is based on the assumption... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/fun-and-games-with-cnn-or-scoops-for-scoops-sake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/fun-and-games-with-cnn-or-scoops-for-scoops-sake/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:52:37 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373263 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/fun-and-games-with-cnn-or-scoops-for-scoops-sake/feed/ 0 Jaime Weinman on chasing leads about bombs in Boston http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/cable-networks-should-help-themselves-to-broadcast-leftovers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/cable-networks-should-help-themselves-to-broadcast-leftovers/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:48:12 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/cable-networks-should-help-themselves-to-broadcast-leftovers/feed/ 0 Last week the news broke that USA is considering picking up Happy Endings if... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/07/369066/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/07/369066/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:23:27 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369066 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/07/369066/feed/ 0 Jaime Weinman on Don Draper in midlife crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/roger-ebert-will-be-missed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/roger-ebert-will-be-missed/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:15:24 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368246 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/roger-ebert-will-be-missed/feed/ 0 Jaime J. Weinman on how Ebert raised the bar for film criticism http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/hello-jimmy-fallon-and-hello-new-york-city/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/hello-jimmy-fallon-and-hello-new-york-city/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:20:25 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367782 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/hello-jimmy-fallon-and-hello-new-york-city/feed/ 0 Jaime J. Weinman on what the programming changes mean for late night TV http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/mamet-spector-pacino-and-mirren/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/mamet-spector-pacino-and-mirren/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:07:13 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363922 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/mamet-spector-pacino-and-mirren/feed/ 0 Jaime J. Weinman works to separate art from political awakening http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/lookin-for-the-leno-leaker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/lookin-for-the-leno-leaker/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:38:28 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/lookin-for-the-leno-leaker/feed/ 0 Jaime J. Weinman on the Tonight Show wars http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/understanding-the-backlash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/understanding-the-backlash/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:44:20 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/understanding-the-backlash/feed/ 0 Why people hate the HBO show with low ratings and huge buzz http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/how-could-this-pilot-not-get-picked-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/how-could-this-pilot-not-get-picked-up/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:49:30 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/how-could-this-pilot-not-get-picked-up/feed/ 0 A friend pointed me to the (long, long) opening credits of this unsold pilot... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/what-we-want-to-see-is-not-always-good-business/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/what-we-want-to-see-is-not-always-good-business/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:00:19 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360651 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/what-we-want-to-see-is-not-always-good-business/feed/ 0 Can anything fix broadcast's decline? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/want-a-veronica-mars-movie-pay-for-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/want-a-veronica-mars-movie-pay-for-it/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:13:33 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/want-a-veronica-mars-movie-pay-for-it/feed/ 0 Then pay for it, says Jaime J. Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/more-uncle-joe-than-you-ever-knew-you-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/more-uncle-joe-than-you-ever-knew-you-wanted/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:37:24 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359148 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/more-uncle-joe-than-you-ever-knew-you-wanted/feed/ 0 This is the sort of thing that warms the heart of sitcom buffs and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/the-americans-and-the-rewards-of-period-genre-pieces/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/the-americans-and-the-rewards-of-period-genre-pieces/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:55:02 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/the-americans-and-the-rewards-of-period-genre-pieces/feed/ 0 Jaime Weinman explains why good period pieces resonate beyond time and place http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/who-will-be-pope-of-late-night-tv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/who-will-be-pope-of-late-night-tv/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:23:09 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356964 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/who-will-be-pope-of-late-night-tv/feed/ 0 Of course it's easy to speculate about the future of Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon. Let's get started ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/more-like-when-people-talked-about-seinfeld-like-they-talk-about-girls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/more-like-when-people-talked-about-seinfeld-like-they-talk-about-girls/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:18:43 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356959 Seinfeld like they talk about Girls...“, has]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/more-like-when-people-talked-about-seinfeld-like-they-talk-about-girls/feed/ 0 This piece, “If people talked about Seinfeld like they talk about Girls...“, has http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/pilot-director-kremlinology/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/pilot-director-kremlinology/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:25:42 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355425 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/pilot-director-kremlinology/feed/ 0 U.S. pilot season is a dog-eat-dog world where huge amounts of money are wasted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/lunchbox-television/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/lunchbox-television/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:57:52 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354841 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/lunchbox-television/feed/ 0 They don't make 'em like the Six Million Dollar Man anymore http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/first-ladies-always-on-tv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/first-ladies-always-on-tv/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:52:32 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354291 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/first-ladies-always-on-tv/feed/ 0 Anyone remember Nancy Reagan's turn on Diff'rent Strokes? Jaime Weinman has the video proof http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/seth-macfarlane-a-star-is-probably-not-born/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/seth-macfarlane-a-star-is-probably-not-born/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:02:10 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353721 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/seth-macfarlane-a-star-is-probably-not-born/feed/ 0 A Star is probably not born http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/oral-history-please/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/oral-history-please/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:45:56 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353054 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/oral-history-please/feed/ 0 'Fox and CBS may laugh at NBC, but they're going to be NBC eventually' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/is-this-canadas-finest-achievement-ever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/is-this-canadas-finest-achievement-ever/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:40:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352461 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/is-this-canadas-finest-achievement-ever/feed/ 0 There’s nothing quite as inspiring as finding a cheesy sitcom intro that you had... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/actors-looks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/actors-looks/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:27:46 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/actors-looks/feed/ 0 Jaime J. Weinman blames fairy tales for the sexist double standard in TV and film http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-second-age-of-enlightenment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-second-age-of-enlightenment/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:45:50 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352283 Enlightened... is about to wrap up its second season (its season finale will air]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-second-age-of-enlightenment/feed/ 0 Enlightened... is about to wrap up its second season (its season finale will air http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/tv-characters-sing-usually-badly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/tv-characters-sing-usually-badly/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:43:53 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351440 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/tv-characters-sing-usually-badly/feed/ 0 Jaime Weinman on the TV tie-in novelty record http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/why-mockumentary-works/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/why-mockumentary-works/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:15:20 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349606 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/why-mockumentary-works/feed/ 0 Sorry for another sitcom-theory post so soon after the last one, but a reader... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/sitcom-parody-paradox/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/sitcom-parody-paradox/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:24:12 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/sitcom-parody-paradox/feed/ 0 Memo to the writers' room of Community: By its nature, the sitcom world is one of fantasy and escapism http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/up-all-night-is-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/up-all-night-is-down/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:02:09 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348680 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/up-all-night-is-down/feed/ 0 Professional TV watcher Jaime Weinman on the saving of a sitcom http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/snowmablizzardgeddonpocalypse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/snowmablizzardgeddonpocalypse/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:25:21 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348672 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/snowmablizzardgeddonpocalypse/feed/ 0 Not to make light of the inconvenience and unpleasantness of a snow storm, but... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/house-of-cards-netflix-long-movies-and-short-tv-series/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/house-of-cards-netflix-long-movies-and-short-tv-series/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:16:57 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/house-of-cards-netflix-long-movies-and-short-tv-series/feed/ 0 Jamie Weinman on watching a whole season at once http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/paperman-bringing-back-drawing-in-a-rube-goldberg-way/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/paperman-bringing-back-drawing-in-a-rube-goldberg-way/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:54:38 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345843 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/paperman-bringing-back-drawing-in-a-rube-goldberg-way/feed/ 0 Why doesn't Disney just make more hand-drawn films? Jaime Weinman explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/30-rock-chronicle-of-broadcast-tvs-last-days/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/30-rock-chronicle-of-broadcast-tvs-last-days/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:38:48 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344176 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/30-rock-chronicle-of-broadcast-tvs-last-days/feed/ 0 With the series finale at hand, Jaime Weinman explains what it did so well http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/the-uncertain-future-of-hit-comedy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/the-uncertain-future-of-hit-comedy/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:39:17 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340834 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/the-uncertain-future-of-hit-comedy/feed/ 0 It's never been easier to make a quality comedy. So what gives? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/but-what-does-don-defore-think/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/but-what-does-don-defore-think/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:08:03 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/but-what-does-don-defore-think/feed/ 0 I’m not completely sure what I think of this, but via Frank Conniff, here’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/get-kerry-washington/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/get-kerry-washington/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:58:28 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338677 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/get-kerry-washington/feed/ 0 The New York Times has an article on Scandal, a show that has slowly...