Sometimes it’s easiest, when describing new works, to rely on the audience’s knowledge of what has come before. Gene Roddenberry famously described his premise for Star Trek as “Wagon Train to the Stars”, and any number of action films in the 90s were best described as “Die Hard in/on a [fill in the location]“. When Continue Reading
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04MarThe Time Has Come: My Assessment of the Canadian Screen Awards
Last night was the live CBC broadcast of the first annual Canadian Screen Awards, hosted by perennial Canadian TV funnyman Martin Short, and Innovate by Day was happy to be there. It was great to arrive at the Sony Centre to see fans awaiting the arrival of stars. We got to spend some time on Continue Reading
12AprSocial Media + TV = I Love My Job
Increasingly, my friends ask me just what it is I actually do. My job title is intentionally vague – Social Media Guy. My wife tells people I get paid to watch TV and go on Twitter. Which is sort of half-true. And a great fit for me. I’m a bit of a TV junkie, and Continue Reading
