Link: Why the Kids in the Hall today are better than ever

June 17, 2015 Diane Wild

From Allison Johnelle Boron of Popdose.ca:

Why the Kids in the Hall today are better than ever
In the late â€™90s when I finally convinced my mom I was too old for a babysitter, she left me home with my best friend, the television. In those days, daytime TV was broken down into two major categories: trashy talk shows and reruns. These were the glory days of Jerry Springer and Ricki Lake (the eternal paternity-tester Maury Povich was actually the more innocuous of the bunch), so my interest quickly waned. Continue reading.

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Link: Five Things We Learned About k.d. lang from Balletlujah

June 17, 2015 Diane Wild

From Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star:

Five Things We Learned About k.d. lang from Balletlujah
Balletlujah, the CBC Television special premiering Thursday, is about k.d. lang, the prairie that nurtured her and the music that came out of the symbiosis between those two powerful forces. Continue reading.

Killjoys

Link: Killjoys star Hannah John-Kamen serves up outer space justice

June 17, 2015 Diane Wild

From Bill Harris of Postmedia Network:

‘Killjoys’ star Hannah John-Kamen serves up outer space justice
Nothing feels alien about Killjoys. And star Hannah John-Kamen likes it that way. She thinks focusing exclusively on human beings in the future actually makes Killjoys more frightening. Continue reading.

Orphan Black

Link: Why you should care about Orphan Black

June 17, 2015 Diane Wild 2 Comments

From Sonya Bell of Maclean’s Magazine:

Why you should care about â€˜Orphan Blackâ€™
Canadian televisionâ€™s critical darling, Orphan Black, wraps up its third season on Saturdayâ€”and thank goodness, because, between a talking scorpion and killer boy clones, our brains could use a breather. Continue reading.

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Link: k.d. lang gives voice to CBC special Balletlujah

June 16, 2015 Diane Wild

From Bill Harris of Postmedia Network:

k.d. lang gives voice to CBC special ‘Balletlujah’
As kindred sports fans, k.d. lang and I shared the same fear. So you have ballet dancers performing to lang’s music in the new TV special Balletlujah, which debuts Thursday, June 18 on CBC. Fair enough. But in more than one scene, the performances are taking place in Prairie fields. My God, don’t those dancers need a flawlessly flat surface? Isn’t that dangerous?Â Continue reading.