Tuned In+Uncategorized | December 2, 2010

WikiLeaks and the Canadian-TV Menace

By James Poniewozik
Grace Park in THE BORDER, cited by the State Department for bad-neighborliness. / CBC

I am starting to develop the theory that the WikiLeaks document dump will produce a rush of applications for State Department jobs. Security concerns aside, the juicy revelations have the effect of making career-diplomat work seem awesome: who knew that the U.S. had a cadre of professionals writing wry, snarky cables from the four corners of the globe? It’s like blogging, with job security and benefits!

For instance: apparently there was an employee tasked with watching Canadian TV and reporting on the sentiments it expressed about America. Turns out: Canadians? Not so crazy about us!

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Tuned In+TV Ratings | June 10, 2010

Ratings: He Shoots… He Just Misses!

By James Poniewozik

Last night, in the what-I’m-told-was-exciting final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs (um, spoiler alert, I guess), the Chicago Blackhawks won in overtime to capture the title for the first time in half a century. But the exciting finish was not quite enough to take the night’s ratings over Fox’s So You Think You Can [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | October 29, 2009

Jeff Dunham: What Am I Not Getting?

By James Poniewozik

I usually believe in accepting defeat gracefully. When my preferred candidates lose an election, I do not threaten to move to Canada. When my government chooses a policy I reject, I do not believe that makes it constitutionally illegitimate. Part of being a grown-up is recognizing that decent, reasonable, non-brainwashed fellow citizens can simply disagree [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | October 20, 2009

HIMYM Watch: True Patriot Love

By James Poniewozik

Spoilers for How I Met Your Mother coming up after the jump:

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | January 8, 2008

Huckabee on Canada's Igloo Crisis

By James Poniewozik

Because it’s primary day, and because Tuned In is so besieged by traffic whenever we cover Canadian television, I would be remiss if I did not share with you this footage of then-Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee being Boratted by the north-of-the-border Daily Show counterpart This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The governor took time from his [...]