Top Gear is the one non-girl show on BBC Canada. In the UK, half of Top Gear viewers are women! That makes sense, since about everybody in the UK is watching (slight exaggeration). Anyway, I used to fork over $2.75 a month for the privilege of watching the show on BBC Canada. When I cut my cable last year, I actually paid iTunes for the privilege, à la carte. Since, I’ve conte<p>&amp;
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ALTAVISTAGOOGLE: David Letterman is Fat
What do you mean you don’t have Letterman embeded on your blog?
Since cutting the cord, I can no longer watch Letterman episodes. Global Maritimes (digital HD Over The Air) doesn’t even carry it (possibly thanks to evil NTV). However, thanks to the generous folks at CBS, they let this Canadian watch short clips, despite not being in the geographical target market of their online video
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Giggle News
Nearly all news on CNN should be laughed at. Cooper is getting it right, and I love the puns.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Fox News Bullies Children
How old does someone have to be for Fox News to consider a person fair game for their media smear machine? Answer: Not even a teenager.
They didn’t like these kids expressing their willingness to dance on camera for a better political future.
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Continue readingThe Wandering Joe: Repost: Destiny and Choice, and Battlestar Galactica
Ok, excuse me for a moment while I get something geeky off my chest. Battlestar Galactica recently wrapped up after a tumultuous four-year run. Much to my surprise, the finale, which I considered some of the best made television I’ve ever seen, has been met by widespread frustration. For those
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Bank of America Gets Foreclosed
This is the feel-good story of the year. A couple, and a rookie lawyer, kick BoA in the ‘holdings’. If it doesn’t play, you want The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : August 8, 2011 from The Pirate Bay. And you will want to watch this clip. Your life will be less fulfilled if you […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Fight Fox
It’s the crime story of the decade, and maybe as important as Wikileaks. Help take down News Corp. to limit the power of Murdoch. The following is an email from Avazz: – Wow! In just a few days almost 10000 of us have donated to take on Murdoch’s global media empire! Let’s turn the scandal […]
Things Are Good: Stove Man Turns up the Heat
Stoves can make a world of difference in places that rely extensively on old-school resource like wood and cow patties. Using an efficient stove can save trees from being felled and limit the amount of pollutants released during the cooking process.
Here’s episode one of Stove Man made by the Paradigm Project:
Episode 1: Woodwalk from The […]
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Tony Awards With Manly Opening Act
Broadway has never looked straighter. Featuring Stephen Colbert, Brooke Shields, and not Al Pacino.
Continue readingArt Threat: The need for satire – Canada’s troublesome lack of a consistent satirical voice
Canada lacks a consistent satirical voice to point out whatever political contradictions and hypocrisies were so often set forth into the airwaves.
Continue readingArt Threat: Donald Trump goes to Washington – The dark side of TV ratings and presidential posturing
The ideology of television is not to prepare for the future, but to reflect the endless totality of the Now.
Continue readingThe Global Express: Campaign TV Ads
Other than those stupid lawn signs that flood the cities every time we have an election, TV ads are obviously the most engaging way to capture the emotion of the voter. Other than attack ads, this time around, the parties have taken alternative routes to try to get the votes
Continue readingALTAVISTAGOOGLE: What I Have Been Watching
Internet TV is great, except it does require a bit of work as sometimes it feels like there are 2 billion channels and nothing worth watching.
So to help you out, here are some of the shows I’ve been watching that I recommend for when you need your TV fix.
The links below are valid in Canada, in other countries, use your favourite search engine.
-Frontline (PBS)
-Jersey Shore, Seas…
Runesmith's Canadian Content: My Canada 150 Presentation: "The Creative and Competitive Economy"
What follows is an expanded version of what was supposed to be a five minute presentation at the Canada 150: Halton conference – and a MUCH expanded version of the 2 1/2 minutes I actually got to speak.____________________________Canadian Culture in th…
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