Feature request
Anyone know if either TiVo or Shaw’s digital cable boxes have the ability to block airings of Rolie Polie Olie? And to send a powerful but harmless electrical shock to any program execs who schedule it? The harmless part is negotiable.Happy landings, Royal Canadian Air Farce
Fittingly, they picked April Fools’ Day to announce it: the Royal Canadian Air Farce is coming in for a landing. In 1978, my parents took me to see the Farce’s original lineup – Luba Goy, Don Ferguson, Dave Broadfoot, the late John Morgan and Roger...Dialogue you’re unlikely to hear on kids’ TV
“Can you guess what Elmo’s thinking about today? Ya-ta-da-daa… his enlarged prostate!” “So you tell Dora: jungle… abattoir… Benny’s barn!” “The little tapeworms gave Poko a big...“Falling Slowly” wins; Rob’s faith in Hollywood utterly restored (today only!)
With the victory of “Falling Slowly” in the Best Damn Tune category at last night’s Oscars (you can download the song for free – with nobody from the RIAA raising eyebrows at you – from the official site for the movie Once), I think...TiVo finally comes to Canada
Friends, our long national nightmare is over. As the CBC is reporting, TiVo is officially on its way across the border: The TiVo set-top device, which allows viewers to record shows and skip commercials, will be available across Canada – except in Quebec –...
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