On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

Since the interview's airing on CBC Radio, I'm using this icon.

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-50-q/clip/16055319-mike-post-joel-plaskett

Post's music has been a large chunk of the soundtrack of my life, in my opinion.

1. David Chase fears that the end of long-form TV has arrived. I'd like him to be able to celebrate being wrong.

2. Peter Capaldi wants to make sure that entertainment talent from the lower classes remains discoverable and supported. He's absolutely right about that.

3. I got through the latest storm okay. Just so you know.

4. A lot of people miss Ed Broadbent.

5. Looks like a propagandist for Reichsters had a hand in Claudine Gay's problems at Harvard.

This is not what I want for the future of the Public Broadcaster:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-radio-canada-layoffs-budget-1.7048530

Here and I've been listening to this year's edition of the Massey Lectures for most of the afternoon while I was working on the new day job...

This is it, apparently. Paramount is done with Bell Media.

https://ca.startrek.com/news/paramount-plus-streaming-home-star-trek-canada

I've been reminded of this notice from about a month ago:

https://trekmovie.com/2023/07/03/star-trek-shows-exiting-crave-streaming-in-canada-will-continue-broadcasting-on-ctv-sci-fi/

Not sure what to make of it all.

I was thinking we might have another couple of years left.

https://ca.startrek.com/news/star-trek-discovery-conclude-fifth-final-season

My animation professor at Algonquin, Gerry Paquette confirmed by sending this link to me this afternoon:

https://www.awn.com/news/canadian-channel-teletoon-shut-down

Classmates of mine worked on shows for that channel in its early years. We're going to miss it in the forms we've been used to watching it in, I think.

Sad news from Gotham today.

Just published by Associated Press.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/david-suzuki-retires-the-nature-of-things-1.6625011

I can't remember a time when Dr. Suzuki wasn't hosting/narrating The Nature of Things on CBC's English-language TV division. This, despite the fact that he was not the series' first host.

Well, it's my expectation that he will not be the last host of the series, either. This, despite his longevity in that role across the decades. CBC has a number of qualified people already on the payroll to fill the gap. I'm leaning in favour of Nicole Mortillaro. They will do well together, given the chance.

CBC will do as it will do, of course, regardless of my opinion...

This comes as a bit of a shock:

https://www.tv-eh.com/2022/10/05/animated-beachcombers-series-in-development-on-b-c-s-sunshine-coast-with-industry-veterans/

This comes as a bit of a shock, but I suppose after Corner Gas and Trailer Park Boys did it…?

Who’s next? Due South?