Paul O’Sullivan, a well-respected Toronto actor and comedian, dies in a car accident at 47.

Does Apple CEO Tim Cook have his eye on a German electronics maker to help his company prepare for the launch of an HDTV?

By Richard K. Barry Jon Lovitz used to have this great routine on Saturday Night Live in the late 80s in which his character would tell the most outrageous lie and then punctuate the absurd claim with, “yeah, that’s the ticket.” It was hilarious b…

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is scheduled to shut down its remaining analog TV transmitters — more than 630 of them across the country — on July 31, a year ahead of the original schedule.
The move will affect millions of Canadians, par…

By Michael J.W. StickingsWell, who knew the vice president would actually make some news — and, in my view, in a good way — on Meet the Press today, coming out in support of same-sex marriage:GREGORY: Have your views evolved?BIDEN: The good news is t…

Last week’s show had some moments. Especially the last part of the show, where Hannah and her roommate dance in her room to this song. That scene reminded me so much of my old apartment, my old roommates – coming home and telling each other everything.

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Nominees for this year’s Leo Awards have just been announced, celebrating the best of the British Columbia film and television industry. Some of the standout nominees in the film category include Carl [...]

By Richard K. BarryI’ve watched SNL over the years but haven’t turned it on consistently in a long time. I just don’t think it’s that funny. To be fair, it’s always been hit or miss, even in the early “glory days.” Mostly, I’ve always felt that the who…

In this week’s hour-long radio show, we chat with Panasonic’s Kevin Moran and Sharp’s Abraham Cherian about key features to look for in a telelvision. We discuss LED vs. plasma, motion and contrast, 3DTV and smart TV, to name a few topics. Feel free to…

By Richard K. BarryJimmy Kimmel took a few good shots at former MSNBC and Current TV host Keith Olbermann during Kimmel’s White House Correspondents Dinner speech.If you missed it, it went like this:I’d like everyone to take a look under your seats. Un…

If a Canadian show premieres on network television in the States and no one watches, how bad is it?  Actually, the show’s not bad, but the ratings definitely were. The CTV/Much co-production of The L.A Complex made it’s debut on The CW last night to record ratings, unfortunately, it got the record that no one [...]

Eli ManningBy Richard K. BarryMark this date on your calendar: May 5, New York Giants Super Bowl champion quarterback Eli Manning will be hosting Saturday Night Live. Apparently, he was offered the gig four years ago, the last time the Giants won the S…

By Richard K. BarryIt’s Saturday. There’s a bunch of stuff going on in the news, much of it important, much just the usual nonsense. I’m a little too tired today to sort out the essential from the non-essential – so I’ll just make a beeline for the tri…

We’ve had a lot of fun for the first quarter of 2012 and as we start the next chapter in our travels en route to Europe, we thought that we’d share a few of the places outside of our blog where ThePlanetD has popped up

Sony’s first non-Ericsson branded smartphone in Canada combines PlayStation certification with HDMI out.

The cast from InSecurity. The TV show will no longer be produced in Saskatchewan. With the announcement of the axing of the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit, we are effectively telling the rest of the film-producing world that Saskatchewan is …

Raise your hand if you thought the name of this blog post was Canadian TV Timbits.  It’s okay if you did, I mean you’re likely a Canadian after all.   Did you watch the premiere of The Real Housewives of Vancouver last Wednesday?  Well, if you didn’t because you were hoping to avoid the ladies, [...]

By Richard K. BarryAaron SorkinAaron Sorkin is at it again, this time with a new show on HBO called “The Newsroom.” Huffington Post describes it like this:”The Newsroom” follows fictional cable news anchor Will McAvoy (Daniels) as he attempts to keep a…

By Richard K. BarryI watch Morning Joe every day. It’s a part of my daily ritual. I generally only have time to sit through about 45 minutes before I have to head off to work. I must say, I have mixed feelings about Joe Scarborough, the main host of th…

Appearing on Dave Letterman’s show last night, Keith Olbermann talked about being fired by Current TV the other week. “I screwed up really big on this,” he said. “It’s my fault that it didn’t succeed, in the sense that I didn’t think the …