Who knew 1970s would become obsessed with the halcyon days of the pioneer? Every Tuesday night we watched the midwestern 1800s come to life on Little House on the Prairie.
Loosely based on the series of novels by American author Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie starred Michael Landon as Pa, the head of the Ingalls [...]
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memories of the ’70s – Little House on the Prairie
Posted in Pop culture, tagged Pop culture, television, 1970s, Little House on the Prairie, Michael Landon, Laura Ingalls Wilder, pioneer on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
memories of the ’70s – Bionic Woman
Posted in Pop culture, tagged Pop culture, television, 1970s, Bionic Woman, Jaime Sommers, Lindsay Wagner, Six Million Dollar Man, bionic, spy on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every girl dreams she can do anything, achieve her goals and not let anyone stand in her way. She wants to kick butt. I think I learned some early lessons from Jaime Sommers – the Bionic Woman.
Hot on the heels of the success of the Six Million Dollar Man, Oscar Goldman and crew capitalized on the [...]
memories of the ’70s – M*A*S*H
Posted in Pop culture, tagged 1970s, 70s tv series, army, CBS, MASH, Pop culture, television on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hawkeye, Trapper, Hot Lips, Radar – nicknames and primary characters of the tv series M*A*S*H. Based on the book M*A*S*H: A Novel about Three American Doctors by Richard Hooker and the satirical film M*A*S*H directed by Robert Altman, this dark comedy depicted the stories and hijinks of a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, set in the time period [...]
memories of the ’70s – Telly Savalas
Posted in Pop culture, tagged 1970s, cops, Kojak, Pop culture, television, Telly Savalas on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who loves you baby?
Fascinated by television from day one, I routinely watched tv with my parents, exploring their new world in North America. We regularly watched tv together, flipping back and forth in our two channel universe. No cable available in small-town BC meant I relied on CTV and CBC to fuel my addiction.
Lucky for [...]
Look out Canada, you’re about to get stylish
Posted in Design, Profiles, tagged Interior design, television on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Colin & Justin are in town and taking design prisoners. The hosts of HGTV’s popular How Not To Decorate are a dynamic duo who have plotted their world domination of design one country at a time.
“We conquered Scotland, then England, Wales and Ireland. Then we moved on to France and Spain. Now we’re in [...]
Do you want your MTV?
Posted in Profiles, tagged Pop culture, television on April 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
From the brand that forever changed the lexicon of music and music programming, MTV Canada’s launch has landed the station right where it wants to be: in front of the pack. “Since we were starting from scratch, we looked at the market with fresh eyes and wanted to create something that didn’t need to slowly [...]
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