Comments for I'm Mad as Hell

Comment on Another Prime Ministerial Love-in by hlbtoo

hlbtoo — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:34:05 +0000

A very smart (Republican by the way) US senator once told me that there was no point being interviewed unless he was asked the tough questions. That gave him the opportunity to respond to the things that the public were talking about. Softball questions help neither the interviewer or the interviewee. The result is boredom that nobody sticks around to watch.
I am sorry you don’t get any of this. It is so Canadian of you to want polite talk.
I’m sure if you asked the PM he would prefer tough but fair questions so he too can respond to the issues that people care about.

Comment on Another Prime Ministerial Love-in by Lin

Lin — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:13:22 +0000

So sad that you expected to see our democratically elected Prime Minister ripped to shreds and jumped all over at Christmas. It says more about you as a person than other so-called weak interviewers. The venom that regularly accompanies anti conservative rants is not only unnecessary but totally unprofessional. Merry Christmas

Comment on The CBC Shuffle – Not a new dance show. by Thorsten

Thorsten — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:29:45 +0000

It’s hard to find well-informed people on this topic, however, you sound like you know what you’re talking about!

Thanks

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Comment on End of an era at CTV? by divshare.com

divshare.com — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:03:54 +0000

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Comment on A Failure to Communicate by T

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:29:27 +0000

Apologies, I should have re-read before sending. I should have said that Ctv is more entertainment than news

Comment on A Failure to Communicate by T

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:25:19 +0000

CTV’s morning news (in Toronto) is definitely more entertainment & news. It astounds me that Jeff Hutcheson is given so much air time. He’s forever trying to be funny. He is constantly fidgeting whe he and other co-hosts are speaking. He’s a very unpolished interviewer. In short, too much airtime for someone who, at best, should be a weatherman.

Comment on The Rape of Citytv by Brian Perry

Brian Perry — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:34:36 +0000

Very well said. As I said in a previous post, I go back even longer with CITY – started watching as a teenager when they went to air in September 1972. They were a gutsy, fiercely independent station that catered to Toronto residents. Imagine, a whole four-hour block of local news programming in prime time.
The rest of the story is about big bucks, influence and corporate greed. I knew then it was too good to last. The decline of CITY is one of the saddest stories in the entire history of Canadian media.

Comment on The Rape of Citytv by cornhole

cornhole — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:12:15 +0000

What happened to CityTV is sad, I grew up on it the same as many who have posted, and I can remember watching it since about 1980 or so. From 1987 onward it permanently changed the way I looked at presentation in media, and overall package. Chum-City took pride in their productions as well as the many free and paid events all over the GTA which they often sponsored and promoted, whether it was the CNE, CW, Harbourfront events, or the Airshow, CityTV seemed more like an ambassador of the people or a liaison between fringe subcultures and the average working joe.

I actually blame the people who decided to unload Chum-City and all it’s assets, if that’s Moses himself so be it. I don’t know who the person or roundtable group would be but it should have been a duty and responsibility to keep 30 years worth of independently produced shows, specials, interviews and documentaries out of the hands of a filthy conglomerate such as CTV’s parent company.

Next they will burn down Masonic Temple so they have an excuse to build foreign-owned condos at 888 Yonge Street. Nothing is sacred in this city anymore. It caters to the box-store-loving suburban reject who is addicted to social networking and burying their face into their zombiephone.

When CityTV died, I think part of Toronto died too. They were the UHF Smithsonian of counter culture.

Currently, most major cities across North America read the Metro paper in the morning, have regional blackouts when viewing YouTube videos, and have next to no independent media.

Boycott some of these conglomerates such as Bell, Rogers, Verizon, Apple, Microsoft, Etc.. Or choose only one and boycott just one company. It will be hell and life will be miserable and you cannot win the battle but you will sure feel a lot better about yourself. I have been boycotting a handful of companies for over 5 years, my life sucks because of it but these media corporations are diluting not just media but life in general. They can go to hell.

Comment on Code Beige at the CRTC by Lisette Boyarski

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