Those Harry Potter kids are all over this week. HP and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 debuts in Montreal and everywhere at midnight Thursday. You are warned. Now then, what's your verdict after a week of the new Conan? And what do you think about TLN dropping George Lopez's late-night talk show Lopez Tonight? (Note:... Continue Reading →
Talk-show tango Nov. 8-12: Conan, at last, and counting down to the return of Chelsea Lately
It's like it's raining talk shows! This week marks the start of Conan O'Brien's new show, Conan, at midnight on the Comedy Network (repeating at 1 a.m. on CTV). And in a couple of weeks, there'll be a new face on late night. Or, rather, a newly returned face for Canada. The live wire Chelsea... Continue Reading →
Talk-show tango Nov. 1-5: Sneak peek at Conan
Updated: Only one week to go before the Nov. 8 debut of Conan (11 p.m. ET on Comedy Network, 1 a.m. on CTV), the new Conan O'Brien show, but Monday (Nov. 1) night, starting at 11 p.m. ET, O'Brien hosted Show Zero, a one-night, online-only preview of Conan. I thought it was going to be... Continue Reading →
Talk-show tango Oct. 18-22: The Talk starts talking, Conan O’Brien starts sketching
Big, big week. Like, two-part-intro type of week. 1. The Talk premieres today at 2 p.m. Which is easy to describe. It's The View, but without Elizabeth! Oh, I kid. The Talk starts today and it's a bunch of women who will all talk at the same time. The hosts are: Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert,... Continue Reading →
Talk-show tango Sept. 27-Oct. 1
Quick. We better say this now while we can. The movie about Facebook, The Social Network, opens Friday. But given Facebook's luck lately, it's possible not just the site but any reference to it will cause massive outages. No? Good. Then you can catch the massive east-coast promotion for the film. LATE NIGHT Lopez Tonight... Continue Reading →
Talk-show tango Sept. 20-24: The return of George Stroumboulopoulos
Sure, it's the biggest week of the fall season with a glut of new shows premiering and returning for new seasons. But what's stopping the presses on Talk-show Tango this week is the return of Strombo's week-night talk show. It starts the fall season with a new length (half hour) and a new name (George... Continue Reading →
Talk-show tango Sept. 13-17: Welcome back Bill Maher, Oprah, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney
Well, only Letterman and Strombo are in repeats! In the bounty of fresh guests, there are many causes for celebration. A couple: Bill Maher is back this Friday (Oliver Stone guests) and Maher is promoting the show's return Monday on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Not many things could make me watch Leno, but... Continue Reading →
Talk-show tango Sept. 6-10
David Letterman is a guest on the season premiere of The View on Tuesday. There's a lot going on this week (although many shows are repeats on the holiday Monday), but I'd say Dave and the ladies -- that will be interesting. No, let me try that again. I hope that will be interesting. LATE... Continue Reading →
