Month: July 2010

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Entertainment Link-Off: Smooth Sailing

The movie Charlie St. Cloud isn’t tracking very well at the moment and is looking to a decent sized opening weekend at the box office (I guess the teenage girls aren’t flocking to the theatres for this one). Meanwhile people are heading back to the theatres to watch Inception again or perhaps check out the new comedy Dinner for Schmucks. Anyway, back to Charlie St. Cloud. This supernatural romantic drama stars Zac Efron and the lovely Canadian actress Amanda Crew.

After the jump, alien invasion is the next big thing in Hollywood, more Inception related links, Sofia Vergara will run down Sunset Blvd. naked (maybe), Kevin Smith brings together geeks in love at Comic-Con and Joshua Jackson held a convention of his own last weekend. Continue reading →

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Doctor Who Season 5 Review (Part 2)

Four weeks after the season wrapped up on BBC in the UK, Space aired the season finale of this season of Doctor Who in Canada. This was the fifth season of the show but it was the first under new showrunner Steven Moffat. Moffat was writer of some of the best episodes of Doctor Who since its 2005 revival so expectations were high heading into this season. The playbook from the last five years of the Russell T. Davies era Doctor Who were thrown out the window. A new actor was drafted in to play a more alien Doctor. The sets were redesigned, the logo changed, and the musical score was revamped. Most importantly for Who fans were the regular mentions of vintage Doctor Who.

So how was this new season of the iconic British sci-fi show? I review the final six episodes of the season, rate the season as a whole and examine the history of the new Doctor Who on Canadian TV after the jump. Continue reading →

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Lowdown Radio Classic: May 26, 2009

To celebrate the start of the fourth season of Pinks: All Out on Speed Channel, here’s a classic episode of The Lowdown radio show. On this episode, Steve conducts a full-length interview with Rich Christensen. Rich is the creator and producer of Pinks, Pinks: All Out, Pass Time, Drag Race High and many more TV shows. He also tours the continent with his Arm Drop Live racing series. In this interview, Steve and Rich talk about Arm Drop Live racing at Toronto Motorsports Park, his shows on Speed Channel, four-wide drag racing at Charlotte’s zMax Dragway, the future of Pinks and much more. Also in this episode are news stories about a bet gone wrong and a robbery gone wrong and Jackie’s single of the week. It’s Steve’s favourite episode of The Lowdown and not one you want to miss.

Click here to download the 10 MB podcast version.
Click here to download the 26 MB high-quality version.

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Doctor Who Season 5 Review (Part 1)

Four weeks after the season wrapped up on BBC in the UK, Space aired the season finale of this season of Doctor Who in Canada. This was the fifth season of the show but it was the first under new showrunner Steven Moffat. Moffat was writer of some of the best episodes of Doctor Who since its 2005 revival so expectations were high heading into this season. The playbook from the last five years of the Russell T. Davies era Doctor Who were thrown out the window. A new actor was drafted in to play a more alien Doctor. The sets were redesigned, the logo changed, and the musical score was revamped. Most importantly for Who fans were the regular mentions of vintage Doctor Who.

So how was this new season of the iconic British sci-fi show? I review the first seven episodes of the season after the jump. Continue reading →

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Wednesday Link-Off: Nerd Off!

To celebrate the end of Comic Con, here’s my highlight of the convention, Blake Lively.

By the by, you can get all of Jackie’s coverage of this year’s Comic Con by clicking here.

I hope that Japan wins the bid for the 2022 World Cup. They’re promising games shown with life-size holograms. (Gizmodo) See, you’d be wasting your money on a 3D TV. Just wait another dozen years before you plunk down your cash.

The only thing better than life-size holographic soccer will be spectacular Icelandic soccer celebrations recreated by life-size holograms. (Deadspin)

Remember that list last week of the best ballpark food at each stadium? Well, you may want to consult this list of health code violations at North American stadiums before going to the concession stands. (ESPN)

After the jump, softball on TV, scads of video game links, and the ultimate Ultimate Frisbee catch. Continue reading →

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Not News of the Week

It’s time for another dose of all the news that’s not fit for print. It’s time for the Not News of the Week.

There’s nothing better than a 911 call over something ridiculous. My personal favourites are calls about McDonald’s being out of food but this one jumped to the top of the list. A man in Manitoba was arrested for calling 911 because he wanted the Winnipeg Jets back. He’s a little late on his call because the Jets moved to Phoenix in 1996. The 911 operator was willing to deal with one call from the man but when he kept calling back, despite being repeatedly disconnected, police were sent to arrest him. When the operator told the man that the police were on the way to arrest him, he said, “If you’re coming to get me, can you bring me some smokes.” Between wanting the Jets and smokes, he’s got his priorities straight. Continue reading →

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Comic-Con 2010: Sunday Roundup

It’s the final day of Comic-Con and there is no big event for the day. However it was a good day for TV shows. Fan favourites like Smallville and Supernatural makes another appearance. Meanwhile Glee is back at Comic-Con to please all the Gleeks out there (though I still don’t know what it’s doing at Comic-Con). Continue reading →

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2010 Edmonton Indy Wrapup

One weekend every year, the City Centre Airport in Edmonton is host to the elite of North American open-wheel racing (and Milka Duno). Since 2005, the Edmonton Indy had played host to the stars of Champ Car and the Izod IndyCar Series. After an exciting race last week on the streets of downtown Toronto, 25 IndyCars trekked across Canada for the second of two Canadian stops for the Izod IndyCar Series. Continue reading →

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F1 German GP: Just Following Orders

If you didn’t know what Article 39.1 of the F1 Sporting Regulations was before this race, you will now. The race looked like it would be a Ferrari 1-2 with Felipe Massa leading Fernando Alonso. But then the call went out on the radio: “Fernando is faster than you. Can you confirm that you understood that?” A couple of laps later saw Massa inexplicably slow out of the hairpin and Alonso cruise by en route to victory. To say that this win was controversial would be a wild and dangerous understatement. Continue reading →

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Comic-Con 2010: Saturday Roundup

It was indeed a jam-packed day at Comic-Con. All the big movies displayed the big guns to generate buzz and support including Cowboys and Aliens, Thor, Captain America, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Green Lantern. Other films that made quite the splash include Let Me In, Paul and Sucker Punch. Of course, we also check in on Team Bartowski during the Chuck panel (which was disappointingly short this year). Continue reading →