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The West Wing goes black and white
By JOHN ALLEMANG
The Globe and Mail
Saturday, November 16, 2002
Not willing to take the easy way out, the show's creator decided to tackle Sept. 11 head-on and make terror his theme. In the process, John Allemang concludes, he has abandoned the subtle drama of everyday politics — the very thing that made the program special
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The award goes to The Globe — Not!
By RUDY BUTTIGNOL
The Globe and Mail
Monday, November 18, 2002
‘Never before have I read as much sustained coverage of the Gemini Awards in The Globe and Mail as I have this year. Unfortunately, that coverage has been based on a key misconception.’
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Hotheaded Ralphie lost a fight on The Sopranos — maybe the drama has lost its way, too
The HBO drama has fallen short of its rich past in the current season. Week after week, painfully little happened. Then, most recently, the show seemed bent on making up for lost time with an hour of wretched excess and enough plot twists to give its audience whiplash.
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Canadian Sopranos fans must cope with leaks from three-day broadcast delay
The mega-hit series about life in a New Jersey mob family airs Sunday on HBO, but isn't shown in Canada until Tuesday on The Movie Network in the East and Movie Central in the West.
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent loves to hear about Canadian home
The Canadian behind one of Law & Order's newest spinoffs hasn't abandoned his roots. In fact, Montreal-born executive producer Rene Balcer is always ready to hear about lurid murders and spectacular heists back home.
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Canadian TV and natural (channel) selection
By JOHN MacLACHLAN GRAY
The Globe and Mail
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
‘According to CRTC Chairman Charles Dalfen, Canadian-made TV drama is "on the verge of extinction," the population of English-language TV series having plunged from 12 to five.’
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Dissecting Da Vinci
By ALEXANDRA GILL
The Globe and Mail
Saturday, November 9, 2002
TV's most popular coroner is the construct of three guys, Alexandra Gill writes. There's the real-life former coroner of Vancouver (now a mayoral candidate), the actor famous for the role and the show's creator
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TV spots sharpen avant-garde's edge
By RUSSELL SMITH
The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, November 6, 2002
‘Television ads are funny these days, but also weirder. I am intrigued by the techno-soundtracked, laser-light-show ads for a new small urban Mitsubishi automobile which show a group of obviously high young people on their way out for a night of dancing and drug-taking.’
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A pox on TV's preying pundits
By REX MURPHY
The Globe and Mail
Saturday, October 26, 2002
‘Lower the lights, break out the scented candles: Drivel ahead. Now that the cable channels have been deprived of the hunt for the sniper, they will have to feed on the aftermath. Larry King, master puffball of the zeitgeist,didn't waste an instant to start the troll for Mr. Muhammad's next of kin.’
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Don't tune out diversity
By BILL ROBERTS
The Globe and Mail
Thursday, October 24, 2002
We stand to lose much if public-service broadcasters fade to black, says VisionTV president Bill Roberts
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Finkleman takes Manhattan
By SIMON HOUPT
The Globe and Mail
Friday, October 18, 2002
The auteur of the landmark TV series The Newsroom was in the spotlight in New York at a screening of his new movie that launched a celebration of CBC's 50th anniversary
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Bada bing versus bada boom
By JOHN MONTESANO
The Globe and Mail
Thursday, October 3, 2002
Slamming The Sopranos for anti-Italian defamation simply falls into another mob mentality. Enough, it's a good show already!
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CBC's revolving doors are making heads spin
By RAY CONLOGUE and GAYLE MacDONALD
The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, October 2, 2002
A radical reshuffling of some of the best-known faces on CBC English TV has left many viewers, advertisers and insiders wondering whether things have become unglued at the public broadcaster.
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Gemini nominees deserve a little respect
By JOHN DOYLE
The Globe and Mail
Saturday, September 28, 2002
And that was sorely lacking when Canada's TV industry gathered to announce the contenders this week
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