Tag Archives: CBC

It’s Something We Should All Have, If Plan A Fails

Posted on August 29, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Plan B (2023 – present) We have only just started watching season 2 of this mini-series on the CBC. It has a weird twist for a plot: If something has ‘gone wrong’ you can go back to the past and … Continue reading →

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“Where Have All the Good Men Gone?”

Posted on January 13, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Good Samaritan Parable Jesus knew his audience well. What passes modern readers by is the juxtaposition of “good” with “Samaritan”. In those days, to the Jewish people, that juxtaposition is oxymoronic. Thereby hangs the message of the parable. The parable … Continue reading →

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Pretendians: Re-Writing One’s Personal History for Fame

Posted on October 28, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Buffy Sainte-Marie (February 20, 1941) There was a Fifth Estate investigation on the CBC, last night. It involved Buffy Sainte-Marie. She’s been unmasked as an American-born white person of Italian and English ancestry. Oh dear. The silver lining is that … Continue reading →

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That Maclean’s Magazine Article I Didn’t Read

Posted on February 15, 2022 by cdsmiller17

People – August 20, 1979 They say that memory is a tricky thing. Yes, I have Mandela effects moments, too. This one was revealed to me by Michele Finney’s first husband, John Brower, in a comment attached to my post … Continue reading →

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Is It Time to Rewire the Brain?

Posted on June 27, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Neuroplasticity Watching the CBC’s “Nature of Things” last night, I was amazed at the healing improvements for most of the people featured in the program. But it’s not a new idea, I’ve even hinted at it before, here. The two … Continue reading →

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Anachronism: Ahead by a Century

Posted on October 19, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Anne with an “E” (Season 3) The opening theme song, by The Tragically Hip, should have been a clue from the very beginning of this series. We are being taken down a dark path of this nation’s past, with story … Continue reading →

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Character Eyes

Posted on September 4, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Coroner This is the latest CBC show (now in summer repeats) that features a strong female lead character. Her eyes are like reflective pools of light, and when she’s on screen, everything else fades out of focus. Serinda Swan plays … Continue reading →

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Tracking Down a TV Jingle

Posted on April 25, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Bondi Vet This is a long-time running reality TV show from Australia. We get a double-dose of it every weekday on the CBC in the late afternoon. The opening song is infectious: “You make my world a better place: I … Continue reading →

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Cooperation, Conspiracy or Collusion?

Posted on February 20, 2019 by cdsmiller17

or just curiosity? The CBC produced a timeline for the Mueller investigation and broadcast it during last night’s The National.   You decide.

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More Scheer Hypocrisy

Posted on November 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Calls for an Apology Last night’s CBC news program The National had a lot of political stories, but one segment made me sit up and say, “What!?” That sequence was about the resolution to an issue that was raised by … Continue reading →

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