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Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/netflix-ceo-on-arrested-development-mobile-behaviours-and-plans-to-disrupt-the-tv-industry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/netflix-ceo-on-arrested-development-mobile-behaviours-and-plans-to-disrupt-the-tv-industry/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:39:36 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385503 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/netflix-ceo-on-arrested-development-mobile-behaviours-and-plans-to-disrupt-the-tv-industry/feed/ 0 Reed Hastings discusses the biggest challenge for Netflix in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/jack-bauer-is-coming-back-fox-announces/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/jack-bauer-is-coming-back-fox-announces/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:04:35 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/jack-bauer-is-coming-back-fox-announces/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Fox, facing the ebbing ratings power of “American Idol,” is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/12/seth-meyers-wins-late-night-spot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/12/seth-meyers-wins-late-night-spot/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 23:48:28 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383250 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/12/seth-meyers-wins-late-night-spot/feed/ 0 [View the story "Seth Meyers wins Late Night spot " on Storify]... 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/2013/04/15/mad-men-a-recap-of-recaps-holy-crap-you-go-trudy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/mad-men-a-recap-of-recaps-holy-crap-you-go-trudy/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:01:44 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372091 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/mad-men-a-recap-of-recaps-holy-crap-you-go-trudy/feed/ 0 Who's saying what about Season 6, episode 2 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/desperate-minds-want-to-know/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/desperate-minds-want-to-know/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:55:00 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365589 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/desperate-minds-want-to-know/feed/ 0 Spoiler-crazed viewers scour the web for obscure hints of what’s going to happen on a show http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/girls-season-finale-the-greek-chorus-speaks-but-hannahs-hubris-goes-unpunished/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/girls-season-finale-the-greek-chorus-speaks-but-hannahs-hubris-goes-unpunished/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:17:48 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/girls-season-finale-the-greek-chorus-speaks-but-hannahs-hubris-goes-unpunished/feed/ 0 He said, she said: talking points on season 2 of the hit HBO show http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/after-thursday-theres-finally-something-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/after-thursday-theres-finally-something-on/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:05:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359997 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/after-thursday-theres-finally-something-on/feed/ 0 Is Friday night's reign as the TV "death slot" coming to an end? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/real-housewives-of-vancouver-have-a-train-wreck-trip-in-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/real-housewives-of-vancouver-have-a-train-wreck-trip-in-toronto/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:20:49 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359874 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/real-housewives-of-vancouver-have-a-train-wreck-trip-in-toronto/feed/ 0 A Top Chef taping, singing on TV and some cosmetic surgery: all in a day's work http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/girls-what-can-these-character-possibly-figure-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/girls-what-can-these-character-possibly-figure-out/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:34:15 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359048 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/girls-what-can-these-character-possibly-figure-out/feed/ 0 He said, she said: talking points on season 2, episode 9 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/when-is-it-ok-to-admit-to-what-you-want/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/when-is-it-ok-to-admit-to-what-you-want/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:19:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359029 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/when-is-it-ok-to-admit-to-what-you-want/feed/ 0 TV Questions: Colin Horgan on HBO's Girls http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/ads-tell-rogers-customers-they-have-lost-the-walking-dead-show-on-amc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/ads-tell-rogers-customers-they-have-lost-the-walking-dead-show-on-amc/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:25:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354961 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/ads-tell-rogers-customers-they-have-lost-the-walking-dead-show-on-amc/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Ongoing negotiations over a new distribution deal between U.S.-based channel AMC and... 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/2013/02/27/downton-abbey-gets-its-first-black-character-next-season/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/downton-abbey-gets-its-first-black-character-next-season/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:03:48 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354734 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/downton-abbey-gets-its-first-black-character-next-season/feed/ 0 Plus, a new lover for Lady Mary and a party-loving drunk to mix things up http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/real-housewives-of-vancouver-episode-4-recap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/real-housewives-of-vancouver-episode-4-recap/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:43:12 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354719 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/real-housewives-of-vancouver-episode-4-recap/feed/ 0 Episode 4 finds them burying hatchets — and then digging them back up 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/will-canada-lose-breaking-bad-and-mad-men/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/will-canada-lose-breaking-bad-and-mad-men/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:28:02 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354117 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/will-canada-lose-breaking-bad-and-mad-men/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Canadian television fans were being warned Monday that it may be close... 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/2013/02/24/girls-parental-failings-and-failing-your-parents/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/24/girls-parental-failings-and-failing-your-parents/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:00:49 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353607 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/24/girls-parental-failings-and-failing-your-parents/feed/ 0 He said, she said: talking points on Girls, season 2, episode 7 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/2013/02/20/this-week-on-real-housewives-of-vancouver/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/this-week-on-real-housewives-of-vancouver/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:03:39 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/this-week-on-real-housewives-of-vancouver/feed/ 0 The ladies ditch their clothes. And their manners. 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/calling-all-fans-how-to-save-downton-abbey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/calling-all-fans-how-to-save-downton-abbey/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:17:39 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352230 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/calling-all-fans-how-to-save-downton-abbey/feed/ 0 A concerned fan on a wishy-washy season http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/will-it-all-work-out-on-girls-the-way-you-think/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/will-it-all-work-out-on-girls-the-way-you-think/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:28:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/will-it-all-work-out-on-girls-the-way-you-think/feed/ 0 TV Questions: Colin Horgan on the HBO hit show http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/podcast-why-seth-macfarlane-got-the-oscar-hosting-gig/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/podcast-why-seth-macfarlane-got-the-oscar-hosting-gig/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:10:06 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349511 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/podcast-why-seth-macfarlane-got-the-oscar-hosting-gig/feed/ 0 ... and why the Oscars might be funny this year http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/shocker-on-downton-abbey-dang-just-dang/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/shocker-on-downton-abbey-dang-just-dang/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:00:44 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351840 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/shocker-on-downton-abbey-dang-just-dang/feed/ 0 Series writer Julian Fellowes wants fans to know he had no option http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/mr-successs-encore-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/mr-successs-encore-2/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/mr-successs-encore-2/feed/ 0 Will the Oscar-hosting gig be the Family Guy creator's stepping stone to onscreen superstardom? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/17/he-said-she-said-stupid-people-having-flashes-of-insight-or-insightful-people-living-stupid-lives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/17/he-said-she-said-stupid-people-having-flashes-of-insight-or-insightful-people-living-stupid-lives/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:35:19 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/17/he-said-she-said-stupid-people-having-flashes-of-insight-or-insightful-people-living-stupid-lives/feed/ 0 He said, she said: talking points on Girls, season 2, episode 6 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/2013/02/13/phew-tough-crowd/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/phew-tough-crowd/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/phew-tough-crowd/feed/ 0 “Right now, people are hitting it big or not at all” http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/he-said-she-said-why-episode-5-is-the-best-girls-yet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/he-said-she-said-why-episode-5-is-the-best-girls-yet/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:07:57 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/he-said-she-said-why-episode-5-is-the-best-girls-yet/feed/ 0 Talking points on season 2 of Girls http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/shades-of-grey-in-downton-abbey-season-3-episode-6/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/shades-of-grey-in-downton-abbey-season-3-episode-6/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:34:29 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349217 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/shades-of-grey-in-downton-abbey-season-3-episode-6/feed/ 0 Patricia Treble on the latest episode and the rituals of mourning http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/tv-questions-regarding-lena-dunhams-girls-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/tv-questions-regarding-lena-dunhams-girls-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:01:20 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/tv-questions-regarding-lena-dunhams-girls-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/feed/ 0 TV Questions: Colin Horgan on the HBO hit with bonus Storify on naked ping pong 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/dress-code-says-no-buttocks-buttocks-cracks-in-general-no-fleshy-parts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/dress-code-says-no-buttocks-buttocks-cracks-in-general-no-fleshy-parts/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:37:26 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/dress-code-says-no-buttocks-buttocks-cracks-in-general-no-fleshy-parts/feed/ 0 No word on whether or not Cher just called Bob Mackie and said, 'Let's do this.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-real-housewives-of-vancouver-are-back-with-new-faces-and-old-wounds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-real-housewives-of-vancouver-are-back-with-new-faces-and-old-wounds/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:53:20 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-real-housewives-of-vancouver-are-back-with-new-faces-and-old-wounds/feed/ 0 'I want to make a difference — and I can’t do that drunk.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/after-the-gold-rush/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/after-the-gold-rush/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:55:00 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/after-the-gold-rush/feed/ 0 Gold Rush fans may not want to change the channel just yet 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/2013/02/02/tv-questions-what-comes-next-nobody-knows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/tv-questions-what-comes-next-nobody-knows/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:51:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/tv-questions-what-comes-next-nobody-knows/feed/ 0 Colin Horgan on Girls and existential breakdown http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/he-said-she-said-hannah-is-vile-but-maybe-thats-the-point/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/he-said-she-said-hannah-is-vile-but-maybe-thats-the-point/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:45:32 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346055 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/he-said-she-said-hannah-is-vile-but-maybe-thats-the-point/feed/ 0 Talking points on Girls, Season 2, Episode 4 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/30-tweets-for-30-rock/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/30-tweets-for-30-rock/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:17:05 +0000 Aaron Hutchins http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345056 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/30-tweets-for-30-rock/feed/ 0 With the series finalé of 30 Rock set to air, Tweeps remember the good times with Liz, Tracy and Jack 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/2013/01/28/tv-questions-girls-episode-3-where-does-the-magic-happen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/tv-questions-girls-episode-3-where-does-the-magic-happen/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:32:26 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/tv-questions-girls-episode-3-where-does-the-magic-happen/feed/ 0 Colin Horgan has three questions about Episode 3 of the second season of Girls http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/gallery-of-winners-2013-sag-awards/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/gallery-of-winners-2013-sag-awards/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:24:20 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343344 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/gallery-of-winners-2013-sag-awards/feed/ 0 Casts of Argo, 30 Rock, Downton Abbey and Modern Family take home trophies