[circle33]

That mcshitties commercial is so vomity-bad...you know, the one invoking that bullshit Canadian-hockey arena theme (how many fucking times has this worn-out theme been used?), but with a father-daughter dialogue.

As the father of a young daughter, I must confess that commercial touched me.

Touched me right in that spot in the back my throat that makes me puke, that is.

[MolsonExport]

^my reaction exactly. And I am not just a cynical bastard; I have both a son (3 years) and a daughter (1 year)

[vid]

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[HomeInMyShoes]

I just saw a car commercial with some guy and girl revving their twin cars at a stoplight and then driving away all slow and fuel conscious. What part of phucking stupid killing your fuel economy does this idiot car company not understand? And then they say that fuel conscious cars are smart? Smart like your braindead marketing department?

[Rathgrith]

I just saw a car commercial with some guy and girl revving their twin cars at a stoplight and then driving away all slow and fuel conscious. What part of phucking stupid killing your fuel economy does this idiot car company not understand? And then they say that fuel conscious cars are smart? Smart like your braindead marketing department?

Gives them a few months(now weeks I guess) and they'll be in bankruptcy protection soon enough.

[NetMapel]

I dislike this Budweiser commercial about this guy sort of snuck into some some kind of private event and smooth-talked this girl in the party to get her pass. That guy just look like a total douche...

[vid]

I always think of great things to say when I am watching TV and that shit comes on but as soon as I am on the computer, it's gone.

[NetMapel]

Oh, and I hate the Kia Forte commercials. So frigging annoying...

[SpongeG]

oh yah i saw two of them yesterday

awful

[harls]

I am still waiting for a toilet paper commercial that shows the actual use of toilet paper, and not a comparison to kitties, sweaters, toques and other soft things.

[Stanzmastertron3000]

And bears.

[MolsonExport]

The crapper picker upper.

[harls]

that RBC 'Avioning' asshole needs a punch to the face.

[MolsonExport]

How's Joe Matlin doing? :D

[kirjtc2]

The CLR woman may be more annoying than the Shamwow guy.

[harls]

^ i'd like to hold her down in the bathtub and use her mouth as a drain for CLR.

"Look at that, your esophagus is like new again!"

How's Joe Matlin doing? :D

He told be to stop by his website and read a story from a career burglar and how he avoided Alarmforce homes.

Sure Joe. How much money did you pay the guy to say that? or does he really exist?

[MolsonExport]

^I think that the career burglar must be non-joe ('samuel') the unplumber.

[mr.John]

Wouldn't it be ironic if Joe Matlin was savagely beaten in a home invasion...(Ahhhh one can only dream of things like that) STOP the authorities have been summoned,listed on the Toronto stock exchange

[MolsonExport]

I recall the old days when the message was:

ATTENTION!!!! THIS IS THE ALARM-FORCE CENTRAL STATION!! IDENTIFY YOURSELF IMMEDIATELY!!! THE POLICE HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED!!

the voice gives you 0.3 seconds to identify yourself, then amazingly, the police have already been dispatched!

[mr.John]

As the hoods go medieval on Joe Matlin's ass an annoying sound can be heard in the background "attention this is the alarm force....... listed on the Toronto stock exchange

[Rathgrith]

If the robbers were smart (or critical thought at some level), they would disconnect the telephone line and whatnot before they entered the house...

[harls]

When they're asked to identify themselves, the burglars could simply say they are the owners, baffling the alarmforce voice and creating a consequent fiery explosion at alarmforce central command.

[mr.John]

I would love to see what the alarmforce central command looks like , it's probaby located on the second floor of a run down strip mall,staffed by part time students making minimun wage

[Rathgrith]

I would love to see what the alarmforce central command looks like , it's probaby located on the second floor of a run down strip mall,staffed by part time students making minimun wage

Or India.

[manny_santos]

I want my local variety store to get Alarmforce so that the little delusional guy dressed in blue who claims he is Encore doesn't get in and start dancing on the counter next time I buy a 6/49 ticket.

http://www.olg.ca/assets/img/lottery/encore/man_standing.png

From the OLG website

[vid]

Someone has to kill him. Seriously. He must die. Now.

[mr.John]

Anyone else sick of seeing that annoying yuppy shithead Galen Weston on those crappy Loblaws commercials? last time I went to a blaw-Blaw they wanted to charge me for the plastic bags, I told them to screw off and left everything on the counter..fuck global warming

[harls]

^ His commercials are shit. (why does he always wear the same outfit?)

Notice the people in his commercials don't say one word - like they are in awe of the mighty billionaire in tight blue jeans... the latest one I've seen features two dumbstruck organic chicken farmers. Galen says 'cheese' and their faces get superimposed onto a package of drumsticks and thighs with the same vapid look.

The French Loblaws commercials are even better... his accent is hilarious.

[vid]

We don't have those commercials here, so all I have to go on is the 22 Minutes skit that starts "Hi, I'm Gay. Lon Weston."

Superstore doesn't advertise at all here, actually...

[mr.John]

I love the way that dork tries to strike cool poses by putting one hand in the pocket of his jeans

[Rico Rommheim]

Superstore doesn't advertise at all here, actually...

superstore doesn't even exist here. :tup:


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[MolsonExport]

^ His commercials are shit. (why does he always wear the same outfit?)

Notice the people in his commercials don't say one word - like they are in awe of the mighty billionaire in tight blue jeans... the latest one I've seen features two dumbstruck organic chicken farmers. Galen says 'cheese' and their faces get superimposed onto a package of drumsticks and thighs with the same vapid look.

The French Loblaws commercials are even better... his accent is hilarious.


Haha! No discussion of bad canadian TV/commercials would be complete without including BloB-Laws Gaylon Oueston.

[MolsonExport]

When they're asked to identify themselves, the burglars could simply say they are the owners, baffling the alarmforce voice and creating a consequent fiery explosion at alarmforce central command.

:jester: :jester:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sU7XPiqn5dI/Sayaqg31D_I/AAAAAAAAAcw/3OQa9uiGeo8/s400/YOLTblofeld.jpghttp://www.webomatica.com/images/jbond/movies/live_twice.jpg
^webomatica.com

http://www.sentientmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/volcano-erupting.jpg
^sentientmoney.com

[MolsonExport]

“This is the AlarmForce central station, identify yourself immediately. The police have been dispatched.”

RIM!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2111/2194124595_cdfdbb7cf9.jpghttp://www.alarmforce.com/images/Joel_Matlin_2007.jpghttp://www.alarmforce.com/images/joel_sign.jpg
^alarmforce.com

Call 1-800-267-2001! 18002672001. Alaarrmm Force!!!


[Alarm Force is listed on the TSX.]

[harls]

:laugh: Look at that hi-tech equipment in front of Matlin, straight outta the Fisher Price catalog.

[kirjtc2]

Rogers has said they're in negotiations to get rid of the timeshifting channels.

I'm going to miss the Alarmforce ads...

[harls]

I enjoyed timeshifting when I had Bell Expressvu (about the only thing I enjoyed with Bell). I'm with Videotron now and it's still an available option (3 bucks a month), but they only have BC stations and nothing in between. They don't even offer anything east of us, just NTV.

Sometimes you could get primetime shows like 'Lost' or 'CSI' at 7 eastern instead of 9 pm.

[harls]

FOCK that potty dance song just came on TV... #!$^()*!^$# now it'll be in my head all afternoon. do the WOO-DY WOO...

[HomeInMyShoes]

It's Lowblows everyone. Get it right.

[mr.John]

What do you call a gay midget?.............a lowblow

[SpongeG]

we don't get Loblaws commercials - just the Presidents Choice Commercials and they are usually on HGTV - not the local channels

[SteelTown]

What do you call a gay midget?.............a lowblow

:rolleyes:

[Rathgrith]

One of the 9 year olds at my job today mention how much she likes HOT 899. After which she sang the 1-800-ALARM-FORCE jingle.







After that, I punctured her voice box.

[McMahon]

I always think of great things to say when I am watching TV and that shit comes on but as soon as I am on the computer, it's gone.

I think most of the dudes in this thread have the same problem.

[SteelTown]

New Series from Global
by Staff
http://www.northernstars.ca/News/0509010806_glbl.html
(May 1, 2009 – Toronto, Ontario) -- Luke Kirby and Callum Keith Rennie will star in two new series that will go before the cameras this summer.

Lawyers, Guns and Money stars Kirby as Jimmy Burns, a young claims adjuster for a cut-throat corporation. Jimmy maneuvers his way around insurance scams and the criminal underworld all while trying to escape his past  and make a better life for himself on the gritty streets of Hamilton. The cast also features Clark Johnson (pictured at riught) and Caroline Cave. Created by the man who gave us Street Legal and Deadwood, Malcolm MacRury has also signed on as the series Showrunner.

Meanwhile, Callum Keith Rennie will star in Shattered, which follows the exploits of Kyle Logan, a brilliant detective, whose multiple-personality-disorder has a major affect on his job.

Lawyers, Guns and Money is produced by Whizbang Films Inc., the Toronto-based company created by Paul Gross and Frank Siracusa who are the creative forces behind the Genie-Award Winning production Passchendaele.

Shattered is produced by leading independent studio E1 Entertainment and Force Four Films Ltd. Rick Drew wrote the pilot. Executive producers are Hugh and Debra Beard from Force Four (producers of the award-winning miniseries Human Cargo) and Noreen Halpern, John Morayniss and Laszlo Barna for E1 Entertainment, the company behind Hung, Copper and The Bridge. E1 Entertainment will handle worldwide distribution for the series.

Both productions have been green-lit for Showcase. The 13 episode one-hour dramas will begin production this summer and are scheduled to air later in the year.

[SpongeG]

shaw just bought 3 CTV stations for $1 each

Shaw wins three CTV stations – for $1 each

The feuding between Canada's major television networks and its big cable companies reached a new level yesterday when Shaw Communications Inc. offered to buy three stations CTV said it must close after the broadcaster could not find a buyer - even for a dollar.

The $3 offer, which came late in the day from Shaw, was quickly accepted by CTV after the network told federal regulators this week that it planned to shut the stations in Windsor and Wingham, Ont., and Brandon, Man., because they could not make a profit.

Canada's cable companies have attacked the TV networks, accusing them of crying poor to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission this week at regulatory hearings. The networks want the right to charge cable and satellite companies for their signals, saying local stations need the money to continue.

Cable operators such as Shaw believe the networks are overstating their financial woes.

In accepting the offer through a press release, CTVglobemedia Inc. chief executive officer, Ivan Fecan wished Shaw luck in trying to make the stations profitable.

"I think it's great," Mr. Fecan said. "We've accepted their offer of $1 per station. Cable is rolling in money and can obviously afford to underwrite the losses."

Earlier in the day, Shaw chief executive officer Jim Shaw said the small TV station his company owns in Kenora, Ont., which was acquired in a deal to buy that city's cable operator, makes a small profit a year of about $200,000. "It doesn't make huge money, but it's profitable," he said. The cable company doesn't see why it can't pull off a similar feat in the other cities. "Maybe it's time that we look at TV different in Canada," Mr. Shaw said. "There's lots of bright people around in Canada, and because [the networks] can't figure it out is not our issue."

Presumably, Shaw Communications will have to perform due diligence on the assets. Though Mr. Shaw could not be reached last night after CTV accepted the offer, he said earlier in the day that his offer was genuine.

"Good for them," Mr. Fecan said of Shaw. "I'm sure they will live up to the existing conditions of licence placed on these stations, which is wonderful news for the employees and for the people of Windsor, Wingham and Brandon," Mr. Fecan said.

Upping the ante, Mr. Shaw also extended the offer to any stations CanWest Global Communications Corp. CGS-T wants to unload for the same price. CanWest has said it may need to shut down some of its small-market stations under the E! brand, which are losing money.

CTV and Global are appearing before the federal broadcast regulator this week seeking major changes to the industry. The networks have argued this week that conventional television is in decline, and several small-market stations are no longer economically viable.

The rising cost of producing local programming amid a fragmentation of audiences and ad dollars due to the proliferation of cable channels and online broadcasting has left several stations struggling to turn a profit.

The TV networks say conventional stations need the right to collect subscriber fees from cable and satellite companies, the same way specialty channels do. Those channels, including dozens owned by CTV (such as TSN and Bravo) and CanWest (Showcase and HGTV) are more stable since they don't rely solely on advertising dollars, which have been hit hard in a recession.

The networks say they shouldn't be forced to give their signal away for free to the cable and satellite carriers. However, the distributors are vowing to pass the proposed 50 cent monthly fee per subscriber on to their customers if it is approved.

At the hearings, Mr. Fecan accused cable companies of holding consumers hostage in the debate by vowing to pass any new fees on to consumers, and suggested it was time for the government to regulate cable bills again. There is no reason the cable companies must pass any fees onto consumers, CTVglobe chief executive officer Ivan Fecan told the CRTC.

"If the [cable and satellite carriers] insist on holding subscribers hostage, perhaps it is time to regulate basic cable rates again," Mr. Fecan said. "In the United States, when [cable and satellite companies] kept raising rates and resisting paying for local stations, the government stepped in and protected viewers by re-regulating the basic rate and ensuring that local stations could get a fee for the important service they provide."

Mr. Fecan also questioned why regulators haven't stood up more to the cable carriers' threats to pass any fees to subscribers. Cable operators such as Rogers Communications Inc., which appeared at the hearings earlier in the week, said they see no reason why they should shoulder the cost of paying networks for the signals, given certain conditions currently granted the networks - such as guaranteed placement on the dial. "I might ask, why everyone here in Canada is so afraid of cable?" Mr. Fecan said. CTV is owned by CTVglobe, which is also the parent company of The Globe and Mail.

The CRTC has proposed creating a fund to help small-market TV stations make local programming. Cable and satellite carriers would be required to contribute 1 per cent of their revenues, which local stations in markets of less than one million people could draw on. The broadcasters have said that such a fund, worth between $60-million and $70-million, would not be enough to address the problem.

CTV said the company has cut costs through a series of layoffs and is closing money-losing stations in Ontario and Manitoba. CTV also told the CRTC that executive bonuses are based on financial success, and given the present climate those have been "significantly" reduced.

http://business.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090501.wrcrtc01art1941/BNStory/Business/home

[SteelTown]

Wow three bucks to own three TV stations. HA

I wonder how much CanWest will sell E! stations for.

[vid]

Kenora's TV station is profitable because it's the only one. Same reason TBTV is profitable. It's a monopoly. The station in Brandon might make it (It's basically in the same situation as Kenora's, basically being an extension of the Winnipeg market with a local flavour) but the Windsor and Wingham stations have too much competition.

They should try to move one of the stations here. There is a lot of anti-TBTV sentiment lately.

[harls]

WTF there are Alarmforce ads on the top of the page now :ack:

Joel must be watching us.

[mr.John]

It's an old commercial but I still kind of like it , I'm referring to the master-card ad where the old coach stares down his team in the dressing room between periods, no loud obnoxious people ,no semi-retarded idiots ,no annoying CEO who thinks he's an actor....

[SpongeG]

they have revived an old heinz ketchup commercial - it look so dated

[harls]

^ Is that for their 100th anniversary or something?

those Dyson vacuum cleaner commercials are subliminally pornographic.

"whereas a BALL can turn in any direction", as the inventor makes a cupping motion with his hand and smiles slyly at the camera.

.. plus his use of the word SUCTION repeatedly.

[MolsonExport]

^as they say in Britain, "Nothing Sux like an Electrolux".

[MolsonExport]

they have revived an old heinz ketchup commercial - it look so dated

Last year, for awhile, they were running the ancient 1970s commercials for Kellogg's Raisin Bran. It concerns a cereal-obsessed lumberjack named “Sturdy Danny McGee” who takes a quick break from his clear-cutting ("up his 59th tree) to grab a bowl from the Raisin Bran wagon that drives around the forest.

I found it on the web:

“Sturdy Danny McGee was up his fifty-ninth tree, he said ‘I work as fast as I can,’ when he suddenly saw Two scoops of raisins in a package of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran!”
“Well he rushed to the ground, ’cause ol’ Danny had found what’s important to a raisin fan, ‘only Kellogg’s puts two scoops of raisins with those nutritious flakes of Bran!”
“so here comes Dan…”
When he got to the truck, Danny sure was in luck he was one happy man. Only Kellogg’s puts two scoops of raisins in a package of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran?

[mr.John]

Last I heard Sturdy Dan Mcgee is doing serious jail time after attacking a group of Greenpeace protesters with his chainsaw, police had to use two scoops to pick up all the pieces after crazy Dan's rampage

[harls]

:jester:

[SpongeG]

yes i remember seeing those lumber jack commercials and was like wtf?

and i think the heinz one is for the anniversary - it says slider 1991 at the beginning of the commercial - wow thats almost 20 years ago

[harls]

I saw one last night from 1983 called "Jukebox"... and I remember it. damn advertisements..

[MolsonExport]

Time to bring back the old mcdonaldland ads with Mayor McCheese (Falsetto and Fey), Officer Big Mac (Bumbling gumshoe), and the Hamburglar (rouble-rouble-rouble!),

I worked at McShitties for years (mid 80s-early 90s). In the party room, they had the whole original cast on the walls. Kids were scared of the hamburglar (since then, they have "softened" his look)

[Rico Rommheim]

-

[Rico Rommheim]

Did anyone else here see the Oasis orange juice ad? This stupid fucking orange who introduces himself as 'Max' (as if I give a flying rat's ass what some fictitious orange on TV's called). "Hey I'm Max did you know Oasis is a canadian company with proud canadian workers? did you? Did you? Hey look our Canadian employees play hockey and end all their stupid faggotty-ass sentences with the stereotypical suffix "eh"....ooo ooo and they all wave Canadian flags! Did we mention Oasis is a canadian company?"


Go fuck yourself. Are the oranges also Canadian, are the mexican day-labourers who picked these oranges also proud canadian workers? Eh?

[harls]

Did anyone else here see the Oasis orange juice ad? This stupid fucking orange who introduces himself as 'Max' (as if I give a flying rat's ass what some fictitious orange on TV's called). "Hey I'm Max did you know Oasis is a canadian company with proud canadian workers? did you? Did you? Hey look our Canadian employees play hockey and end all their stupid faggotty-ass sentences with the stereotypical suffix "eh"....ooo ooo and they all wave Canadian flags! Did we mention Oasis is a canadian company?"


Go fuck yourself. Are the oranges also Canadian, are the mexican day-labourers who picked these oranges also proud canadian workers? Eh?

Did you see the French version? they replace all incidences of Canada with Quebec.

[MolsonExport]

^I wonder if the same thing occurs for those phoney RONA commercials.

[vid]

Apparently, Papa Piccolinos is back. I don't have a way to record sound but if I did, I would torture you all with their commercial.

[rrskylar]

2010 Genie Awarded early:

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Winner Brian Mulroney

[harls]

^ this Mulroney clip is in the running for 'most overplayed news footage', including the taser death of the polish immigrant and the handycam footage of Victoria Stafford.

[vid]

I hear that to make those tears come up, he imagines Ben and Snareface going at it. The image is so mentally disturbing, even Brian Mulroney can't help but be brought to tears by it.

[Rathgrith]

^Going at it as in full on sex?

If they had a baby, I can only assume the baby would kill itself as soon as he or she saw his or her parents.

[MolsonExport]

Tanya Kim has sex only with bats. Ben Mulroney...I know he's married, but I still have the impression he bats for the other team.

[Rathgrith]

What kind of Bats? The ones that only go out at night or the ones that you described Ben Mulroney using during a game. I hear some desperate females use bats for certain naughty tasks.

[MolsonExport]

http://scienceblogs.com/afarensis/upload/2006/06/Vampire%20Bat%201.jpg
^scienceblogs.com/afarensis

snareface digs bats. also, when the above ain't available, a louisville slugger will do.

[Rathgrith]

http://scienceblogs.com/afarensis/upload/2006/06/Vampire%20Bat%201.jpg
^scienceblogs.com/afarensis
+
http://www.marketwire.com/library/20081114-care1117.jpg
^http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Care-Canada-921151.html
=
http://interleavingsystems.com/_borders/Copy_of_batboy.jpg
^http://interleavingsystems.com/_borders

[MolsonExport]

http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/imgad?id=CLD8_eXc-ubPywEQ2AUYTzIIJDd5LufTK6g
source: skyscraperpageforum

[Rico Rommheim]

I always appreciated the stella artois commercials as higher quality, in fact I like them, they're well shot and funny. And its decent beer. I saw this one tonight, and errupted in laughter:



OkpmLQ4IloI

[crooked rain]

http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/imgad?id=CLD8_eXc-ubPywEQ2AUYTzIIJDd5LufTK6g
source: skyscraperpageforum


It's not the same without the song.

[SpongeG]

I always appreciated the stella artois commercials as higher quality, in fact I like them, they're well shot and funny. And its decent beer. I saw this one tonight, and errupted in laughter:



OkpmLQ4IloI

they play it before all the movies at the theatre - its great

[SpongeG]

heinz is playing another oldie commercial from 1983 - sad thing is i hadn't seen it over 25 years and I still new the song

sort of a sounds like the taco song that was out at the same time - puttin on the ritz...

[kirjtc2]

Our long national (well, southern Ontario, NB and NL) nightmare is over: TSN2 is coming to Rogers.

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2009/05/17/tsn2-finally-available-to-rogers-subscribers.aspx

[SpongeG]

its premium still isn't it?

[MolsonExport]

It's not the same without the song.

"Call one-eight-hundred-two-six-seven-two-thousand-and-one!
One-eight-hundred-two-six-seven-two-thousand-and-one!
ALARRRRRMMM-FORCE!"
"alarm-force is listed on the TSX."

[Bigtime]

I always appreciated the stella artois commercials as higher quality, in fact I like them, they're well shot and funny. And its decent beer. I saw this one tonight, and errupted in laughter:

I saw it for the first time last night, and proceeded to laugh heartily at it! We need more commercials like this!

[harls]

I am starting to believe the hype surrounding Charmin and it's ass-wiping bear parade.. it really is softer than the standard 1-ply president's choice brand I've been buying lately. this past week has been a great test, because I've had a cold and been blowing my nose like crazy. toilet paper is cheaper than kleenex, isn't it?

[Ayreonaut]

I'm a big fan of the stuff.

[Rico Rommheim]

when i wipe my ass i make sure to do it with a pine cone or some kind of teethed apparatus, to spite the bear-humping people at Charmin. Those pricks.

[MolsonExport]

do they even call it toilet paper? is it not lavatory tissue, or some other retarded euphemistic label? it is shitwad.

[vid]

The Québécois call it "hygienic paper".

I didn't know PC made a one ply toilet paper. I usually get the NoName 2 ply, which is the cheapest stuff they sell at Stupidstore. I got some toilet paper made by a mill in Canada and it was terrible. Two ply, but it had the texture of newsprint.

[SpongeG]

the brand we use here at the office is "confidence"

it always makes me laugh when i see it there

[Rathgrith]

I got some toilet paper made by a mill in Canada and it was terrible. Two ply, but it had the texture of newsprint.

That's funny because the only toilet paper I use comes from Ottawa Sun newsprint. It's cheap AND I'm using the paper for its only useful task: asswhip.

[vid]

Well this bear has a sensitive bottom. :P

[MolsonExport]

the worst is institutional buttwad (universities love this stuff). the stuff on the giant spools. not single-ply, but nano-ply. you pull, and it breaks. pull, break. pull break (this time, only a 1cm sq. piece in your hand). The tension on the spool requires about 2o pounds of force, but the paper can only sustain 3 lbs of force. fuck. fuck. shit wad. I scream "fucking shitty paper!!!" which is what it is, anyhow.

[SpongeG]

there is a store in vancouver that pretty much only sells toilet paper - its weird haven't been in

does anyone remember designer and coloured toilet paper? seemed to stop it in the late 80's...

[Rathgrith]

the worst is institutional buttwad (universities love this stuff). the stuff on the giant spools. not single-ply, but nano-ply. you pull, and it breaks. pull, break. pull break (this time, only a 1cm sq. piece in your hand). The tension on the spool requires about 2o pounds of force, but the paper can only sustain 3 lbs of force. fuck. fuck. shit wad. I scream "fucking shitty paper!!!" which is what it is, anyhow.

Bring your own asswhip to work? When I lived in residence for 1st year, I did just that. Dorm bathrooms are just like you described in university so I moved up and got my own paper. Much better feeling.

[mr.John]

Anyone going to watch the Jon and Kate marathon on TLC ?, I'll be glued to my TV set, and I am just giddy with excitement waiting for the season premiere on monday. Interesting fact...this wretched couple make $75,000 per episode(x24 for the season)....ahhhh only in the good ole USA can a couple of parasites like this become millionaires leaching of their innocent kids USA USA USA

[kirjtc2]

I'm forced to watch Entertainment Tonight a lot. If it weren't for ET, I'd have never heard of that show.

That and Dancing With the Stars.

[harls]

Interesting fact...this wretched couple make $75,000 per episode(x24 for the season)....ahhhh only in the good ole USA can a couple of parasites like this become millionaires leaching of their innocent kids USA USA USA

ctrl-p and giving to wife right now.

[SpongeG]

Free HDTV: All you need is an antenna

METRO VANCOUVER -- Forget about buying the newest cable box or satellite to get picture-perfect, high-definition television. The perfect companion to a high-definition television set is a good, old-fashioned antenna.

With networks across North America going digital, viewers can get top-quality HDTV through an antenna absolutely free, said Jon LeBlanc, who has been pioneering this option for five years on an online forum at www.digitalhome.ca.

Antennas can pick up digital signals and channel them right to the TV. The signals are free from the interference that characterized the analog days. Plus, the picture beats compressed cable and satellite signals, said LeBlanc.

“It’s beautiful programming,” said LeBlanc. “The reception is perfect because with digital it’s either perfect or it’s nothing.”

All couch-surfers need to take advantage of the free HDTV is an antenna and a television equipped with a digital over-the-air tuner -- a feature built in to most television sets. Viewers in high locations like Vancouver’s condos may only need a $70 set-top antenna. Viewers in lower locations may have to invest in a roof-top antenna, which can cost up to $500 according to LeBlanc.

Americans have been avid antenna-users since the 1990s, but Canadian networks are just starting to make the switch to digital. Viewers in Vancouver can get Global at channel 22.1, CTV at 33.1, CBC at 58.1, and, if they are lucky, a handful of American networks coming in from Seattle.

“The consumer has basically been misled for a couple of decades now into believing that the only way to get quality television is by paying for it,” said LeBlanc.

LeBlanc said many of the people he advises online are laid-off labourers in southern Ontario, where viewers can get up to 30 channels.

Consumer interest is slow, but growing in the Lower Mainland, where channels are more scarce.

Greg Gilmour, owner of Aldergrove’s Satellite Central Communications, started selling antennas in the 1950s. Sales hit zero when cable and satellite companies promised hundreds of clear, on-demand channels. Recently though, Gilmour has been selling 16-20 antennas throughout the Lower Mainland.

And it’s not grandpa and grandma who are opting for this old-fashioned technology. Gilmour’s customers are mostly young and tech-savvy. The most-requested channel is PBS.

The service is not for everyone, said LeBlanc. The amount of channels are limited, especially in rural areas, so viewers stuck on CNN or Treehouse might pass. Still, the choice is good, said LeBlanc.

“Consumers don’t like to be told what they have to buy. There’s real undercurrent of freedom here, not freedom in dollars, but freedom of choice,” said LeBlanc.

rtebrake@vancouversun.com

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Free+HDTV+need+antenna/1632961/story.html

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Why is the French version of that annoying McDonald's $1 beverage commercial so similar? Was getting the annoying voice to sing the shitty song really necessary? Do Francophones even talk like that? Good god.

Last time I bother to check what the French are up to if they're going to be airing this shit on their channels. :no:

[mr.John]

Last time I bother to check what the French are up to if they're going to be airing this shit on their channels.

And risk missing Normand Brathwaite? truly one of the most annoying talentless human being on the face of the earth... PS I had the misfortune of seeing that porker live,I still have nightmares

[MolsonExport]

^:haha: I remember him well. His mug plastered on the walls of every metro station. Looks a bit like Malek. :D

[mr.John]

Just curious anyone out there ever listen to Hardcore sports radio? this Toronto based pile of shit station is about as bad as you can get in my opinion (you can listen to this train wreck on the internet)