Spoilers ahead. Since I wrote my less-than-flattering mid-point review of Top Chef Canada over a month ago, I am happy to say the series did improve with time. The biggest turnaround for me was Head Judge Mark McEwan. It’s almost as if halfway through filming, producers reviewing the tapes realized that he was coming off [...]

It’s always an exciting moment for Canada when we get our own version of an American reality television show. Isn’t it supposed to connote that we’ve made it into the big leagues, and that we too, in the Great White North, have our share of marketable talent too? Some shows, like Canada’s Next Top Model, [...]

Since House moved to Mondays, the day has become so stacked, network entertainment-wise, that it’s almost unfair. As a result, my Monday evenings have become a sedentary retreat, my downfall as someone who prefers her television “live”. As it’s been a while since I’ve written about any of my big four shows (Prison Break is [...]

My not-so-guilty pleasure returns August 18. Though a part of me knows not to hold any stock to the season trailer (as it has led to disappointments in the past), I can’t help but get excited and look forward to the drama that is to come (can Lauren trust Stephanie Pratt? Will Lo push Audrina [...]

I’ve been chomping at the bit waiting for any of my appointment television shows to begin airing new material, so the return of The Hills was a welcome sight. Nothing particularly unexpected has happened yet, four episodes (and two weeks) into this extension of the third season, but as in years past, a lot of [...]

Before the third season of The Hills began, it seemed that this would indeed be the final season. Lauren’s clothing line launched a few months ago, and she vehemently claimed that her reality series was merely a stepping stone to her fashion career. But as the finale approached, no one ever referred to the episode [...]

I recently completed my DVD collection of Sex and the City, at just $19.99 a pop for the seasons I was missing. In most cases, it is cheaper to wait for the release of the series collection (Costco had the complete West Wing on sale for just under $200), but that wasn’t the case for [...]

Sometimes it seems the anticipation of serial dramas – with the naive hope for a season ripe with possibilities and the excitement of seeing those familiar faces again – is never equalled in the payout itself. With the recent release of 24‘s seventh season trailer (hour one and two debuting January 13), I’m keeping my [...]

I would prefer to avoid shorthand posts, but they are such a convenient fallback when no elaboration is needed. So here, again: The Edmonton Journal created a new section in Saturday’s edition called “Style” two weeks ago. From what I can tell, it is an amalgamation of everything the Globe’s daily “Life” is – a [...]

After a summer nearly free of appointment television, the first of the fall premieres (besides The Hills, anyway) aired last night. Season three of Prison Break has begun with four familiar faces behind bars, this time in a seedy Panamanian jail controlled by the inmates within. While Lincoln promised Michael mid-episode that he would be [...]