Tonight we are streaming the first part of the final season of Stranger Things. It’s one last adventure for our friends as they go to the upside down to chase Vecna. Hawkins, Indiana is not the same that we left it in season four, and it’s going to be a spooky time for all.
Tonight is the 2025 Emmy Awards from Los Angeles, California. It’s Television’s biggest night. I am watching for the star power and celebrity factor. We need a distraction from the reality of the moment. I am puling for the broadcast television nominees.
Comedian Nate Bargatze is the host, and I am looking forward to seeing his monologue and how he will bring his brand of comedy to this annual event.
This evening, two Americans who love Canada checked out some new-to-us Canadian TV shows. We love the talented actors who tell great stories set in a country we love very much.
Our first program was Kim’s Convenience, which is about the lives of a Korean Canadian family that owns a convenience store in a Toronto neighborhood. The show features Paul Sun-Hyung Lee from The Mandalorian and lately in Murdoch Mysteries and Simu Liu, who you have seen in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Then we checked out Hudson & Rex, a show about a detective who teams up with his very good boy and very trained German Shepherd Dog. John Reardon, who you might have seen in Arctic Air and Hallmark Movies, stars with his K9 companion the late Diesel vom Burgimwald. They work to solve cases and bring people to justice.
Part of my motivation was in honor of King Charles’ throne speech to Canada that happened on May 27th. Nonetheless, we look forward to seeing more of these programs and checking out others from North of The Border.
There are lots of things I have seen more than 5 times. Some have been seen in fragments. Here are a few.
We love our shows. You know the stuff you like. It takes writers and actors to make those shows come to life. Actors and writers are now on strike to secure their future which is complicated by streaming, artificial intelligence, and other issues I don’t pretend to understand.
I am a fan of TV and always have been. I support the people who turn words into flesh, and the people who make magic in front of and behind the camera. May the writers and actors have a secure future and may they be compensated fairly and equitably. I hope all parties involved can negotiate a fair settlement so that actors and writers can return to work as soon as possible. Invest in your labor force and you will be rewarded.
Hollywood gathers to celebrate the year’s best in motion pictures. The Oscars is a cultural event much like the Super Bowl except everyone is dressed to thrill. Let’s see who makes history and takes home the golden guy.
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