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2019

Oct

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE LONG GRASS: 'PBS NATURE' TAKES VIEWERS INTO THE HEART OF THE AFRICAN WILDERNESS IN EPIC, THREE-PART MINISERIES By Alex Strachan

You can see the Okavango Delta from space. That right there gives you a sense of the sheer scale of the place...

2019

Sep

PBS' FRONTLINE ‘THE CROWN PRINCE’ THROWS HARSH SPOTLIGHT ON THE “NEW” SAUDI ARABIA By Alex Strachan

Two stories, two perspectives. Saudi Arabia announced just this past weekend that it’s now open for tourism — a first...

2019

Sep

‘GAME OF THRONES’ BIDS A FITTING FAREWELL AT SUNDAY’S '71ST PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS' By Alex Strachan

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

‘GAME OF THRONES’ TAKES EARLY EMMY LEAD WITH TEN AWARDS By Alex Strachan

First blood has been drawn, and Game of Thrones has emerged as the early frontrunner in the race for the big prize...

2019

Sep

'THE SPY' BRIDGES THE GENERATIONS WITH HARROWING TALE OF ESPIONAGE AND SACRIFICE By Alex Strachan

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

'AMERICA'S GOT TALENT': IT'S A SEASON FOR PRODIGIES By Alex Strachan

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

I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE AND IT IS ‘BETTER THAN US’ By Alex Strachan

Error 404. It’s the software update that gets you every time...

2019

Aug

‘MINDHUNTER’ ALL THAT AND MORE IN INTENSE, TIGHTLY WOUND SECOND SEASON By Alex Strachan

This is a review that asks — and hopefully answers — the big-picture questions, such as whether Mindhunter’s second act lives up to the promise of the first, for those who appreciated it, and whether it will change the minds of those who sampled the first season and found it wanting...

2019

Aug

AGT'S ODE TO SUMMER JOY FOR TROUBLED TIMES By Alex Strachan

Silly question: Might America's Got Talent, or AGT to the converted, be the single most important program on television right now?...

2019

Aug

'BETTER CALL SAUL,' 'FLEABAG,' AND DAVID MILCH — TV CRITICS HAVE THEIR SAY By Alex Strachan

The Television Critics Association Awards have always been something of an outlier where the Emmys are concerned...

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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

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