• Writing an URBMN Update on The Border and Republic of Doyle. Also going to mention the Tangled pilot, since that's fallen under the radar. #
• Paramount Home Ent., PBS KIDS release Martha Speaks on DVD. http://ow.ly/1djSG – unsure if this is CanCon, despite DHX Media involvement #
• Cupcake Girls debuts Apr 4, W: http://ow.ly/1dk40 – tired of reality shows dubbed "docusoaps" or "docuseries." You're fooling sod all, Corus #
• VSC to release Peter Berg's 30 for 30: Kings Ransom on Apr. 13, 2010. Doc is about the 1988 Gretzky trade and is the first 30 for 30 episode #
• Uh, CTVglobemedia, you're laying the hyperbole for The Bridge a little thick here: http://ow.ly/1dVzf #
• TMN info: Living in Your Car tentatively scheduled for May 2010. Checking to see whether TMN or HBO Canada. #

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• Flashpoint DVD news: Announcement for Flashpoint Season 2 | TVShowsOnDVD.com http://is.gd/8Wtwx (American version – Cdn. version different) #
• @asawyer BGM 2: The Secret of the Ooze. in reply to asawyer #
• @weinmanj As a sidebar, check out the cartoon section: http://www.fanfiction.net/cartoon/ – lots of Danny Phantom, no Rocko's Modern Life. in reply to weinmanj #
• …check that, the Rocko's Modern Life fanfics are in the Misc. Cartoons section. Also: Metalocalypse has more fanfics than Animaniacs. #
• Cashing In's second-season premiere (the "sneak preview") aired on APTN East at 10:30 PM, not 11:30 PM. Shambolic scheduling on that channel #
• I talk about APTN a lot lately. APTN can mount more than its share of original programs. Lately, they all seem to star Eric Schweig. #
• TVtropolis shows now avail. thru Rogers on Demand. I'm SURE there's demand for Carlawood and Six Degrees of TV <sarcasm> http://ow.ly/1blbc #
• @fagstein The last show I enjoyed on TVtropolis was Make or Break TV. Wipeout mounted by the Carlawood people? I have my doubts about this. in reply to fagstein #

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• RT @tweetmeme XIII The Conspiracy: DVD Giveaway | Manolith http://tinyurl.com/yenvnn6 #
• Trash Film Guru review of Pontypool. According to the title of his review, the film "changes everything." http://ow.ly/17KtT #
• @weinmanj I actually have that on tape. I agree with you that the number is heinous, even moreso than the "Judy's red pumps" opening. in reply to weinmanj #
• @gregobr I mention that in the article. I build houses w/my father during weekdays, so it's hard for me to be timely. in reply to gregobr #
• Promo item I received with Pure Pwnage screener: USB key. http://ow.ly/18TG0, http://ow.ly/18THG – 2 GB, 161 MB of PP-related data on it. #
• Joe Clark mentions me in article about Republic of Doyle: http://ow.ly/19hPX – meh. I've seen more local St. John's flavour in Gullage's. #
• Denis McGrath talks about Less Than Kind's 2nd season: http://ow.ly/19i6L – I fail to see how Conviction Kitchen is family-friendly, though. #

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• Watching CTV Ottawa News from A-Channel building. No real word yet on CJOH's non-news archives, despite what CBC's The National says. #
• Newscast itself looks a bit second-rate. CTV Ottawa's doing as well as it can considering the circumstances. Kind of eerie watching it. #
• @fagstein Missed first ten-twelve minutes of CTV Ottawa News. Anything out of the ordinary happen? I'm sure there's a bit of navel-gazing. in reply to fagstein #
• CNW Group oddness: Dan For Mayor release (http://ow.ly/15AnO) listed under Television. Hiccups (http://ow.ly/15AtU) listed under Media. #
• SexTV to officially become W Movies on March 1: http://ow.ly/15AKB – somehow, "Tristan and Isolde" and "Forrest Gump" belong there. Weird. #
• Should I do a sequel to this article? http://www.sweetposer.tk/ubr2-002.htm – a perfect antidote to this piece of offal: http://ow.ly/15KZm #
• @GdL16 I hope you're not saying "hell yes" to the fact the fucking Monchhichis are on DVD. in reply to GdL16 #
• Anyone involved w/Verite Films' Insecurity? I've tried to e-mail Verite with no luck. I know at least one person reading has seen the pilot. #

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• @weinmanj @johncallaghan @adambarken No hate for Suddenly Susan? Can't believe that managed four seasons. Brooke Shields in a sitcom. Whoof. in reply to weinmanj #
• Finished piece on Cdn. kids' shows on DVD; won't go live until I do more fact-checking. One of the titles is of interest to @BrentPiaskoski. #
• You Can't Do That on Television intros through the years: http://ow.ly/13esP – think boat has passed on a DVD release. Fans would be too old #
• TVO to "Go Public," i.e., asking viewers and private sector for more money. http://ow.ly/13BG0 Why the use of a failed CBC slogan, anyway? #
• Corus' Sundance Channel lineup: http://ow.ly/13BNu – not an exciting lineup, but Corus is good at rebooting a channel. Might be worthwhile. #
• @weinmanj Tom Kenny. Mr. Show, Spongebob Squarepants, childhood friend of Bob Goldthwait…shut up, he's good-looking next to Brian Posehn. in reply to weinmanj #
• @weinmanj I actually thought Sit Down, Shut Up improved after its first few episodes. I can see why you're wary of the man, though. Ab Fab?! in reply to weinmanj #
• @BrentPiaskoski It's The Latest Buzz. http://ow.ly/145Sl Also, The Zack Files WAS to have a 2-DVD, 13 ep. set, but that was cancelled today. in reply to BrentPiaskoski #
• TVO to air When Borat Came to Town in March '10. Rosie Dransfeld's Broke, an Alberta doc, to have "world premiere." http://ow.ly/146fv #
• VSC on Twitter: @vidserv @sportonvideo @kerryku – let me know if I've missed anyone. #ff #

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• Starting to attract the "FUK U CRITIC" mouthbreathers with this Kids in the Hall review http://ow.ly/ZZ6U At least it's not the Hotbox crowd #
• Question: why do so many Cdn. shows do so shit on IMDb? SketchCom, Carlawood, The Wilkinsons, some Comedy Network shows, all 1.0s and 2.0s #
• I mean, honestly, SketchCom was that bad? I'll grant The Wilkinsons – actually bothered to see an episode on bold last night. Wow. Awful. #
• URBMN in January, so far: http://ow.ly/10m5N – will surpass 5000 unique visitors, 25000 page views this month. Good start this year. #
• Interesting factoid re: http://hap.ly/2c8: The Dating Guy hasn't debuted on Teletoon and season 2 is being produced. Must do well on HDnet. #
• Watched Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town screeners. Getting better; still not all that great. Did it get only half-mil viewers last wk? #
• @weinmanj NBC: More Ambiguous. in reply to weinmanj #
• Decided to apply for Torontoist job. Was just recently rejected. Too niche. Doesn't matter; for $10 a post, just doesn't seem worth it. #
• I have the feeling tonight's ep. of The Agenda with Steve Paikin is going to suck wind. http://ow.ly/10KRU #
• RT @mondoville http://j.mp/bc8W7r – Chicago Public Radio replaces All Things Considered with Q for week-long trial run. What a shit move. #
• RT @xtra_canada SexTV axed; TV has become too conservative, says producer http://bit.ly/dgzOUs – no one DID anything with that channel! #
• Also, David Paperny quote: "We’re doing sex on the web, so fuck the television." Those are YOUR fantasies, Paperny, not mine. #sextv #
• @joshgal @wcdixon Also, Alan Moore generally hates how his works are adapted. Mike Mignola at least worked w/Guillermo del Toro on Hellboy. in reply to joshgal #
• @wcdixon @joshgal Mike Allred's G-Men From Hell and Astroesque (& arguably Frank Miller?) throw "keep true to source" theory into cocked hat in reply to wcdixon #
• @wcdixon @joshgal I do point Allred out as G-Men From Hell earns love/hate rep from people. Don't think Allred translates well beyond niche. #
• Montreal's AM940 to be shuttered by Corus today. Info690 Montreal will move CorusNouvelles newsroom to 98.5 FM, junk AM: http://ow.ly/11RPk #

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• Something I don't get: Canadians hate the Geminis for having no cred, yet the Golden Globes are loved for having no cred and being fun. Hmm. #
• @mattywatts Not as embarrassing as CN's theme song and love for laugh tracks. CN could be good if it wasn't so friggin' garish and cheap. in reply to mattywatts #
• @weinmanj Well, I remember National Lampoon eviscerated Carson in one of its issues. I know there were complaints he was coasting in the 70s in reply to weinmanj #
• Teletoon needs a Director, Original Content. Media Job Search Canada has this down as "Manager, Original Production." http://ow.ly/Y2X1 #
• Marblemedia needs someone to fill its newly created Manager of Communications position: http://ow.ly/Y308 #
• Amazon.ca new release: Da Kink In My Hair Season 1 http://bit.ly/6708sR – not a good show, I admit, but it has a DVD release, so…yeah. #
• @weinmanj How about STAR TREK's The Menagerie? Not strictly a clip show, but reused footage all the same. in reply to weinmanj #
• Useless info: Robin Williams was on second-last Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Expecting Bette Midler to show up unannounced on #conan #
• @mattywatts No, but Supermarionation Barry Manilow kind of does. in reply to mattywatts #

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• This Simpsons 20th anniversary special is a massive bumlick. Dan Rather and Brian Williams interviews?! Yeah, those people SCREAM Simpsons. #
• Most of the clips are from the first 10 years of the Simpsons. Good that I can see Yeardley Smith's face for 1st time since Herman's Head. #
• Simpsons special better when talking about the show's cultural reach, with the real-life Duff brewery and all. Jerry Springer cameo! #
• Which part of Scotland will claim Groundskeeper Willie? Who cares? I'm partial to Aberdeen as my father was born there, but it's a lame feud #
• Nick Canada now airing Angry Beavers ep. with colours inversed for the 2nd time in a month. Clips from ep. have been used in promos. Bizarre #
• @mondoville CityTV could port over a Movie Network show or two as short-term solution re: Leno. It let Less Than Kind get away, after all. #
• Ha!ifax Comedy Fest and Winnipeg Comedy Festival w/new shows starting Jan. 12/18. One ep. has Angelo Tsarouchas and Michael Winslow. Weird. #
• Comedy Network needs both a manager and coordinator for its original programming – http://ow.ly/Vvlv, http://ow.ly/VvjG #
• SUN TV needs entertainment host/producer. http://ow.ly/VvqV #
• Re: Comedy Network's new hire: I sincerely hope someone with taste will be hired. CN's original programming track record is just ABYSMAL. #
• Working on KitH: Death Comes to Town review. Fans aren't going to like this review. Didn't think new series meets the old one…not YET. #
• @Nicollebalen It's hard to feel sorry for Leno. He did suck up to every NBC affiliate he could to procure The Tonight Show the first time. in reply to Nicollebalen #
• Canwest greenlights development for Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald's Big in the 80s: http://ow.ly/W7yF – P.S. I hate Playback's pay firewall! #
• TVtropolis continues to okay celebrity-related filler shows: http://ow.ly/WdG4 – show debuted Jan. 8 and I just found out about it now. #
• I've no idea what this Playback Online article is about. Is this about Murder Unveiled or The Cupcake Girls? http://ow.ly/WdM1 #
• @weinmanj Well, in his view, anyway. Leno's prime might have been in the late 1980s-early 90s, before he rode OJ Simpson jokes to death. in reply to weinmanj #
• Anyone think season finale of The Border will be the series finale? The show's okay, but its viewer numbers aren't that great on CBC. #
• @weinmanj The problem with SNL in the early-to-mid-80s IMO was heavy cast turnover, a reliance on base humour and underutilized talent. in reply to weinmanj #
• @weinmanj Ebersol doesn't deserve blame for XFL. Had XFL started small, it could have survived, but Vince McMahon doesn't do ANYTHING small. in reply to weinmanj #
• @weinmanj Will blame Ebersol and McMahon for 2000s WWE specials. WWE doesn't put out a good product right now, and the novelty factor's gone in reply to weinmanj #
• Nerdland is fan favourite in the Teletoon Pilot Project: http://www.thedetour.ca/ – doesn't mean it gets a show. Think Space Knights was 2nd #
• Just watched The Jay Leno Show. Leno owes me $100 for wasting my time. Same old jokes, same delivery, same facile targets. What a schlub. #
• @adambarken Conan should do at least one of his final shows in Haiti. Good way to show what's really important AND show NBC up some more. in reply to adambarken #
• @weinmanj You can sing the praises of Popcultured with Elvira Kurt! Alternatively, like every Canadian show on TV regardless of quality. in reply to weinmanj #
• @johncallaghan I like Ferguson, too. At his best, he's a mixture of witty and stupid. If he's ever upgraded to 11:35, I think he'll adapt. in reply to johncallaghan #

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