via insidethecbc.com
Intelligence was/is/might in the future remain a great show.
jPod, well I don't dig Coupland. The best thing about jPod were only's jPod watch posts.
MVP, wait wasn't that the show with Pamela Anderson?
I want to quote a comment from insidethecbc.com's post:
I'm definitely not an insider so I can't say LeonT is on the money. My only first-hand experience at the CBC comes from interning for 3 weeks with their amazing news crew. What I will say is CBC television swings between "only worth watching for news and current affairs" to "What? A new canadian show that isn't reality TV? Maybe I don't have to gouge my eyes out."
At least CBC radio is top notch. Hey CBC2, Thanks for this:
- Mornings (6-10): Less classical, more light contemporary like Diana Krall and Joni Mitchell. About half of the music will be Canadian. No decision yet on who the host will be.
*gouges ears out, considers whether a fork or a knife is better for the eyes*
Love,
Michael
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March 11th, 2008 at 9:35 am CDT
Some fine commentary on the blog for this important story, so I’ll keep my comments to the point.
Under the Stursberg regime, CBC Television has lost a Design department, Costume department, Props department, International Sales department [as of March 31st], and a Communications department. By closing these sections of the production wing, it no longer became a producer and became a buyer. Therefore, there was no personal and artistic commitment behind the creators of CBC programs.
This created a disposable environment where an unsuccessful program is quickly dropped, due exclusively to ratings, in order to try something else. In my opinion, until the CBC makes a real commitment to Drama, much like they did with a Drama Department years ago, this is how it’s going to be until they pursue ideas and not ratings.