by Rob Cottingham | Apr 19, 2008 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn
Anyone know if either TiVo or Shaw’s digital cable boxes have the ability to block airings of Rolie Polie Olie? And to send a powerful but harmless electrical shock to any program execs who schedule it? The harmless part is negotiable. by Rob Cottingham | Mar 7, 2008 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn
“Can you guess what Elmo’s thinking about today? Ya-ta-da-daa… his enlarged prostate!” “So you tell Dora: jungle… abattoir… Benny’s barn!” “The little tapeworms gave Poko a big... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 26, 2007 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Technology
Friends, our long national nightmare is over. As the CBC is reporting, TiVo is officially on its way across the border: The TiVo set-top device, which allows viewers to record shows and skip commercials, will be available across Canada – except in Quebec –... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 25, 2007 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn
If you’re a parent with kids under, oh, ten or so, then Saturday Night Live has just delivered the vengeance you’ve been waiting for on Dora the Explorer. Animated at a gorgeous three frames an hour, written by stunned gerbils and voiced by telemarketers... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 3, 2006 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
In the comments to one of my blog posts from the distant past, Dr. Norman Schmidt has asked if anyone has a tape of Prairie Giant: the Tommy Douglas Story: My sister-in-law, a devout CCF/NDP person, born and raised in Saskatchewan has asked me to persue the...