DAVID BIANCULLI

Founder / Editor

ERIC GOULD

Associate Editor

LINDA DONOVAN

Assistant Editor

Contributors

ALEX STRACHAN

MIKE HUGHES

KIM AKASS

MONIQUE NAZARETH

ROGER CATLIN

GARY EDGERTON

TOM BRINKMOELLER

GERALD JORDAN

NOEL HOLSTON

 
 
 
 
 
2019
Dec
3
 
 
So much of TV is in-the-moment. We’re constantly rushing onto the next thing, and have little time to reflect on the past...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Nov
13
 
 
What are you watching during November sweeps? Exactly. It's worth digging beneath the surface of these early-season numbers in traditional broadcast television, though...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Nov
5
 
 
Artificial intelligence has yet to find a way to tell you a good TV show from bad...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
19
 
 
You can see the Okavango Delta from space. That right there gives you a sense of the sheer scale of the place...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Sep
30
 
 
Two stories, two perspectives. Saudi Arabia announced just this past weekend that it’s now open for tourism — a first...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Sep
23
 
 
In the end, after three hours of an Emmy night long on moments and even longer on memories, Game of Thrones and Fleabag emerged as winners of the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards for outstanding drama and comedy series respectively...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Sep
17
 
 
First blood has been drawn, and Game of Thrones has emerged as the early frontrunner in the race for the big prize...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Sep
16
 
 
Many years ago, I stayed at a kibbutz in Israel's Golan Heights with a clear view of Syria sprawled out below, as far as the eye could see, predominantly flat agricultural lands. Tensions were high...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Sep
10
 
 
America’s Got Talent has been a balm for troubled times ever since it first bowed all those years ago, but this summer, in particular, has thrown a spotlight on just how refreshing hope and optimism really are...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Sep
2
 
 
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Alex Strachan

Alex Strachan has written extensively about television since 1995. He was the staff television critic for The Vancouver Sun from June 1995 to 2003. Prior to that, he was a general-assignment reporter and sportswriter at the Sun, which he originally joined in 1979. He became the national TV critic for Canada’s Postmedia News chain, or Canwest Global Communications as it was then called, in September 2003. He wrote for the chain from 2003-15, during which time his stories appeared regularly on Canada.com and in such daily papers as the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen and Calgary Herald. In recent years, his writing has focused more on media analysis and industry trends than celebrity profiles and background features, but he still finds time to watch The Voice and The Amazing Race, not to mention guilty pleasures like Banshee and Amazon Hotel. Check out Alex's TV website, The Televisionary, for reviews, in-depth interviews, and opinion pieces. Also,  Alex's personal website focuses on his concern for the world around us through his stunning photographs from his world travels. In addition, check out Alex's blog on his site which he tries to update every two days or so. You can also follow Alex @astrachanideas
 
 
 
 

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