Had a rather nifty field trip of sorts with my Media Studies class to Toronto today... We went to a taping of the Mike Bullard Show (I got a seat in the second row, allowing the back of my head to feature oh-so-prominently in this past show) and toured the CBC Broadcast Centre. At the latter we wound up completely randomly in a longish discussion with the CBC News' head honcho news director who we met outside a set.
Anyway, and it was a little surprising how confident this guy sounded, as far as they know, bombs will begin to fall on Friday regardless of what happens with the weapons inspectors or Blix. As a result the CBC is airing their most enormous special two-hour commercial-free news-event thing ever on Thursday night about the war (we saw them building the set... it's one big mother.) Live satellite feeds with six different world bigshots, a keynote debate between noted Canadian dove Lloyd Axworthy and noted American hawk Richard Pearl, Rex Murphy emails, and Peter Mansbridge striding about the middle of it. (ie, for the non-Canadians, this is a standard issue CBC pulling-out-all-the-stops thing.)
So, um, you heard it here first.
Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
Who ever doubted that the Canadian finger was firmly placed on the pulse of the international newsbeat? Not many, certainly. Well, many, I guess.
Rex Murphy? OH YES! I will not be watching Canadian TV this thursday.
Though how this differs from any other day, I cannot say. W5 all the way!
But, I mean, why do we know? Really.
Was this the Open Mike show with that Thomas Howell guy?
Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
Bullard had Don McKellar on. Strangely enough, its somewhat funny when you're actually there. Not so at home.
Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
Rex Murphy reminds me of an older, cantankerous Matt Frewer.
BOTH CANADIAN! Well, sort of. Not technically, but close.
WE OWN THE HOLLYWOOD ESTABLISHMENT!
Don McKellar looks a bit like Trent Reznor. I liked Twitch City.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Most. Canadian. Thread. Ever.
Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :
All it needs is a mention of Kraft Dinner and. . . D'Oh!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Spin City was never the same after Mike left.
But Carter is gay! Yes! And Stuart like the ladeez! Double yes!
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
quote:Originally posted by Vogon Poet: All it needs is a mention of Kraft Dinner and. . . D'Oh!
I'm actually cooking KRAFT DINNER right now. Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
Breakfast of champions.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
No, it's my Lunch, or Brunch, or whatever you call it.
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