No, the moon wasn’t knocked out of Earth's orbit by a spontaneous explosion of stored nuclear waste. Men are still talking to women, for the most part, days later...

2018

Oct

‘THE VOICE’ STILL LOOKING FOR THE MOST ELUSIVE PRIZE OF ALL: A STAR BEING BORN By Alex Strachan

Never mind the B notes and C notes. It’s the 15th season of The Voice, which means there are 14 previous winners, all vying for the music industry’s attention...

2018

Sep

EMMY RATINGS AT AN ALL-TIME LOW, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN WHAT YOU THINK By Alex Strachan

The numbers are in, and the Emmy ratings were down 10 percent from last year, give or take...

2018

Sep

THE SMALL SCREEN HAS A LONG MEMORY: JUST LOOK AT THIS YEAR’S EMMY WINNERS IF YOU DOUBT THAT By Alex Strachan

Ain’t live television grand?...

2018

Sep

CHE AND JOST TAKE ON THE EMMYS By Alex Strachan

Well, this could be interesting. In any normal year, the Emmys would be hosted by one of the late-night talk show hosts from the network showing the telecast...

2018

Sep

FORGET THE PROSAIC TITLE: NETFLIX’S ‘DEADWIND’ IS COMPELLING, ADULT DRAMA AT ITS FINEST AND MOST ADDICTIVE By Alex Strachan

Misdirection and good directing can — and sometimes do — go hand-in-hand. Take Deadwind, for example...

2018

Sep

ON THE NEW ‘MURPHY BROWN’ AND OTHER TV REMAKES: EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN By Alex Strachan

If it’s true that imitation is the sincerest form of television, as the late Fred Allen famously said, the new fall season looks like a most sincere season indeed...

2018

Aug

‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’: A TV TONIC FOR TROUBLED TIMES, FAMILY TV AT ITS BEST By Alex Strachan

It’s too late to expect Tyra Banks to stop asking America’s Got Talent contestants, “How do you feel?” or its variant, “What are your feelings?” every time a contestant is advanced or eliminated...

2018

Aug

AN 'OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN POPULAR TV' AWARD AT THE EMMYS? NOT SO FAST By Alex Strachan

And, breathe. When I first learned that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has planned a new Oscar category for “Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film” I had two thoughts...

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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. 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