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Editorial Archive


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"Trailer Park Boys" is No. 1
...Who'd a thunk it?
(Oct. 13, 2006)

Rick Mercer and the Death of "The Crocodile Hunter"
...or: Who's laughing now?
(Sept. 20, 2006)

"Monsoon House" and "Man, Woman and Child""
...two new sitcoms you've never seen
(Sept. 14, 2006)

The CBC Aquarium and "Street Cents"
...selling out the present to buy the future
(Sept. 9, 2006)

Bon Cop, Bad Cop
...translating the pros and cons
(August 28, 2006)

The CBC
..Can't Love it...Can't Live Without It
(July 21, 2006)

"The One" and "Canadian Idol"
..and Canadians take it on the chin again!
(June 30, 2006)

When Did Maclean's Become a Tabloid?
and other laments for the state of Canadian journalism
(June 6, 2006)

Crash-ing Brokeback Mountain
or: Where are the Genies Awards controversies?
(May 6, 2006)

Does Anyone Know How to be Canadian Anymore?
or: I'll give yoo a twoonie for yur Relic-hat, eh?
(Mar. 22, 2006)

Post Mortem
Sifting through the remains of CBC TV shows
(Mar. 16, 2006)

Weathering the Axe
The CBC cancels half its shows
(Feb. 25, 2006)

The Story's the Thing
or, Why do so many Canadian movies not work?
(Oct. 14, 2005)

Where Are the Corner Gas Wannabes?
or, If Canadian TV is dying, why is it thriving?
(Oct. 6, 2005)

Kristin Kreuk: Indian Princess?
or, Dealing the "race" card
(Sept. 9, 2005)

Zed vs. Zee
Canadian identity in a science fiction world
(June 26, 2005)

Separated at Birth
"Men With Brooms" and "Slings & Arrows"
(June 8, 2005)

Radio Days
Saving Canadian drama with an old fashioned solution
(May. 28, 2005)

Passings
Guylaine St. Onge and "my" Canada
(Mar. 11, 2005)

The Almost Sitcoms
or: TV executives would like to be excused now
(Feb. 2, 2005)

The 19th Gemini Awards
a belated look at who...
(Dec. 15, 2004)

H2O
Paul Gross ain't apologizing
(Nov. 10, 2004)

The Saviour of English-Canadian Cinema...the French?
(and Vice Versa)
(Oct. 24, 2004)

The Smell of Fascism in the Morning
StarGate, cop shows, and the real world
(Sept. 14, 2004)

Exposing the Secret Lie About Canadian Entertainment
(May 4, 2004)

Better Than Ever
..Believe it or not, Canadian TV is in a Golden Age!
(March 21, 2004)

Saving "Snakes and Ladders"
or: How to Kill a TV Series in One Easy Lesson
(Feb. 13, 2004)

Robert Altman Won't Film in Canada Neither
..and so there!
(Jan. 31, 2004)

The Fall of Alliance-Atlantis
or: Good Ridance to Bad Rubbish?
(Jan. 8, 2004)

"Foolproof"
A Review

How to Save Canadian TV
A Manifesto
(Sept. 3, 2003)

Something Smells Fishy in the Canadian TV Industry
What's wrong with Canadian TV? (August 26, 2003)

Tomb Raider vs. Spy Kids:
...and Canadians caught in the middle
(August 5, 2003)

When is a Canadian Not a Canadian?
Just clearing up some confusion
(May 27, 2003)

Hitler Comes to TV...
..and Ed Gernon loses his job
(May 11, 2003)

The Absence of Vision:
(Pat Buchanan, Stepin Fetchit and the wacky world of Canadian Identity)
(Nov. 21, 2002)

What Happened to Canadian TV Drama?
(Sept. 17, 2002)

Did Atom Egoyan Ever Swing a Light Saber?
(June 13, 2002)

The Franklin Conspiracy, Part 2
Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the X-Files...the Real Modern Culture (Feb. 24, 2002)

 The Populist Experiment 
(Testing the Waters with "An American in Canada" and "Rideau Hall") (February 12, 2002)

 I'm American...eh
(or The Vindication of Stepin Fetchit) (September 4, 2001)

 The Franklin Conspiracy: Mysteries, Monsters and Canada's "Phantom Culture" (May 19, 2001)

Why Should Americans Care? (or Can Rick Mercer Get Any More Desperate) (April 6, 2001)

The End of (Mid)Days (June 29, 00)

The Genie Awards (January 29, 00)



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