Canadian entertainment and media thread - Page 105

SpongeG · #**2081** Posted: **Mar 22, 2009, 3:54 AM**

i've been sucked into Being Erica

love that show

so good

watched 9 of the 11 episodes the last few days - she could be Jenniifer Annistons double though - her way of talking and mannerisms are so jennifer a

Rico Rommheim · #**2082** Posted: **Mar 22, 2009, 4:06 AM**

like totally like helllllllooooooo lol rofl

harls · #**2083** Posted: **Mar 24, 2009, 5:57 PM**

I've seen these Canadian Tire Life insurance ads, and it just seems weird to get life insurance from a place like Canadian Tire... maybe it's just me.

vid · #**2084** Posted: **Mar 24, 2009, 6:26 PM**

I wouldn't want life insurance from a store that can't even change a car's oil properly.

What is it with Home Hardware and GM advertisements and people walking toward the camera while talking? Stop that. It's weird.

mr.John · #**2085** Posted: **Mar 24, 2009, 8:25 PM**

Love to see one of those walking jerkoffs step in front of a speeding bus...end of commercial.

Rathgrith · #**2086** Posted: **Mar 25, 2009, 1:50 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid

What is it with Home Hardware and GM advertisements and people walking toward the camera while talking? Stop that. It's weird.

I laugh whenever I see those car company commercials that "demonstrate" how busy their dealership are. HA!

MolsonExport · #**2087** Posted: **Mar 25, 2009, 12:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

I've seen these Canadian Tire Life insurance ads, and it just seems weird to get life insurance from a place like Canadian Tire... maybe it's just me.

You just need the Canadian Tire Guy to convince you.

Source www.publicbroadcasting.ca

Acajack · #**2088** Posted: **Mar 25, 2009, 1:59 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

You just need the Canadian Tire Guy to convince you.

Source www.publicbroadcasting.ca

Anglos don’t know how lucky they are. The guy we got on the French ads was 100 times worse.

SteelTown · #**2089** Posted: **Mar 25, 2009, 4:34 PM**

CBC cuts 800 jobs across Canada

The Canadian Press
http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/536660

MONTREAL — The cash-strapped CBC told employees today that it will be cutting 800 jobs in effort to save $171 million amid sinking advertising revenues.

Internal sources say CBC president Hubert Lacroix broke the news to staff at a town hall meeting in Montreal.

The plan is to cut 396 jobs in the English service, 336 on the French side, and 70 corporate service positions.

The public broadcaster also plans to sell $125 million in assets in a bid to balance its budget, workers were reportedly told.

In recent weeks, Lacroix has been warning of deep cuts to staff and programming to cope with a significant budget shortfall.

He has also said there will a salary freeze for top executives.

mr.John · #**2090** Posted: **Mar 25, 2009, 7:11 PM**

Why is it no matter where you are in North America if you turn on the local news you will see the same joke repeated over and over by the airhead news anchor, the joke is pretend the equally stupid weather person has some kind of magic power over the weather,it wasn't funny the first time and it's not funny the 1000th time.

harls · #**2091** Posted: **Mar 25, 2009, 8:18 PM**

Weather people somehow take credit for sunny days, and blame shit weather on other places (ie - disturbance from the south, arctic high pressure)

Also, weather segways are horrible, and make me cringe.

"speaking of uh... wet... uh.. doctors, how about that rainy forecast, Jim?"

I need to stop watching CTV.

SpongeG · #**2092** Posted: **Mar 25, 2009, 9:37 PM**

isn't the same government making cuts to CBC giving a "bailout" to CTV?

is harper reaping revenge on rick mercer?

kirjtc2 · #**2093** Posted: **Mar 26, 2009, 12:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by harls

Weather people somehow take credit for sunny days, and blame shit weather on other places (ie - disturbance from the south, arctic high pressure)

Also, weather segways are horrible, and make me cringe.

"speaking of uh... wet... uh.. doctors, how about that rainy forecast, Jim?"

I need to stop watching CTV.

No weather segues are more awkward than those on CBC New Brunswick at Six.

That's what happens when you hire an entertainment/human interest reporter to anchor the news.

Rico Rommheim · #**2094** Posted: **Mar 26, 2009, 1:03 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by harls

Weather people somehow take credit for sunny days, and blame shit weather on other places (ie - disturbance from the south, arctic high pressure)

Also, weather segways are horrible, and make me cringe.

"speaking of uh... wet... uh.. doctors, how about that rainy forecast, Jim?"

I need to stop watching CTV.

I cannot beging to express my raging disdain for weather people and their arrogant reports. First of all don't need a feature-length weather update every fucking 10 minutes to remind me that its sunny outside. And I really don't give a crap what "weather-maker" mishmash is heading through factor A B or C. Just do your job and tell me if its cold or hot or its gonna rain or whatever the fuck and shut up!

kirjtc2 · #**2095** Posted: **Mar 27, 2009, 1:39 AM**

It's been announced that last.fm will no longer be free in Canada. I guess only the US and UK matter to them now.

vid · #**2096** Posted: **Mar 27, 2009, 6:57 AM**

Oh fuck them. First Pandora and now Last? As long as links to download their music from blogs still works I'll be happy. I get about a fifth of what I listen to from Last.fm, even though I never go there. People link to it and you just right click and save as.

Haven't had to use file sharing programmes in years.

SpongeG · #**2097** Posted: **Mar 27, 2009, 8:11 AM**

just the last.fm radio

the rest of the stuff isn't changing

I never listened to their radio

highdensitysprawl · #**2098** Posted: **Mar 27, 2009, 12:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by kirjtc2

It's been announced that last.fm will no longer be free in Canada. I guess only the US and UK matter to them now.

The version that is loaded on my computer still works.....the one where you enter either an 'artist' or a 'tag'...is that different from the radio version?

There is always jango.com

Rico Rommheim · #**2099** Posted: **Mar 27, 2009, 11:37 PM**

"And now back to Tracy in our E-Talk Toronto studio"

"Thanks Tanya"

E-Talk has a Toronto studio?

vid · #**2100** Posted: **Mar 28, 2009, 5:06 AM**

E-Talk has a studio other than the one in Toronto?