Steven Schapansky 🇨🇦

Our friend @graemeburk.bsky.social has shared with us a picture from Canada’s version of Play School. It’s like some scary alt-universe.

Checking in on American democracy...

The Milwaukee Brewers are one win away from their first World Series title after a 10-1 Game 3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

A brief look at two very different reviews of Doctor Who by the two very different men who reviewed it for The Spectator at the turn of the 1970s. Free to read on the site, but you can always pick up a free or paid subscription while you're there. buttondown.com/cooray_smith...

Hey Gemini what is my kid's name and what does she look like, I'm at her school play and I can't figure out which one it is

Walter Koenig as Oro in the Canadian sci-fi series The Starlost. The Canadian produced show was filmed in Scarborough, and only aired for 16 episodes in 1973. Due to budget cuts and production difficulties, show creator Harlan Ellison left before the first episode aired.

On Nov. 11 come to Porter Square Books and see @dmoren.com interviewed… by me! in person!… as a part of the launch of his new book, ETERNITY'S TOMB. It will probably have some strong Six Colors energy, but about books.

Don Braid says it best here:

I’ve likened Danielle Smith’s delivery as to that of the equally devious Kai Winn of DS9 fame.

The AAA industry continues on its path towards becoming SSS: sports, sequels, and shooters. And some of those games are good, sure. But when they're all that remains in the big-budget space, it's no wonder most of the interesting work these days is being created by indie studios.

Bioware has shut down. Founded in 1995 in Edmonton, it was the software studio behind iconic video game series such as Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Saudi Arabia (majority stake) and Jared Kushner (minority stake) buying Electronic Arts is one of the underrated instances of oligarchic media consolidation. Should be considered along similar lines as the Ellisons taking over Warner Bros.-Discovery or Musk taking over Twitter.

Edmonton-City Centre, you showed up, you spoke out & your voice was clear. You’re proud Canadians. You rejected the UCP’s convoluted ?s blaming newcomers, our family, friends & neighbours, for their government’s failures. And said no to wasting more time & $ picking fights with Ottawa. #abpoli

75 years since the start of Lime Grove Studio D's first sci-fi series. Much more about Stranger from Space in my book When Saturday Came, coming from Telos early next year. Meanwhile here's a video I made about it and parent show Whirligig, including some Tony Hart pictures from the novelisation:

I also like to eat all three of my daily meals all at once just so no one throws my dessert in the garbage.

Canadian media should probably be saying that last part out loud more often

I mean, City of Death is the best, right? If you crafted a Doctor Who movie, this would basically be it. Bright, fun, funny, exotic locations, and a perfect spot for a celebrity cameo. We’re going to devour the Graham Williams era when we get to it on @lazydoctorwho.bsky.social

When certain people ultimately point fingers at Elections Alberta for the delay and missteps tonight, don't forget who underfunded and hampered EA's requests for help to make sure this would run more smoothly.

Most of the coverage tonight has been a relitigation of Alberta’s grievances. Talking to separatists whining about Trudeau, panelists whining about Trudeau…and nobody ever really trying to introduce facts to their feelings. Pathetic.

Great, yet another big market, big budget World Series. Getting pretty tired of these Milwaukee-Tampa type series.

Why does baseball have a pitch clock but not a clock for Tampa Bay home run trots

I’ve never ever done this.

Canada is worth fighting for. Polls are open in Alberta from 9am until 8pm. Visit elections.ab.ca for information on how to vote. Vote today. Vote for Canada.

Radio Free Skaro #1090 - The Imagination Station - Doctor Who and Big Finish save Christmas! - RTD speaks out of turn! - The Daleks' Master Plan commentary concludes!

With winds of up to 100 km/h forecast, the separatist rally at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton scheduled to begin at 3pm MST today is going to be a trial for supporters and speakers. Portentous? It is an ill wind... etc.

Canada forever. Thank you, Edmonton. 🇨🇦

Good evening, Edmonton.

The crowd absolutely erupts when Carney says the Pacific Link pipeline will reduce Canada's dependence on the U.S. Mark Carney: "Careful. They might think that's election interference. They're a little touchy down there. We're not. We're getting on with it."

The Milwaukee Brewers complete the sweep of the LA Dodgers and advance to the World Series!

BASEBALL!!!!

The next generation of Albertans at the University of Calgary are showing up for Canada — ready to build a stronger, more united country when it matters most. Remember: advance polls are open through Saturday. Referendum day is Monday. Get out and vote.

Premier Danielle Smith will not be sharing the stage with Mark Carney or Jeromy Farkas at the big Calgary rally for Alberta to remain in Canada tonight. Instead, Smith will be across town tonight speaking at a $500-per ticket United Conservative Party fundraiser at the trendy Alvin’s Jazz Club.

My favourite montage of the season.

ESPN producer Nicole Noren quits over sports broadcasting's increasingly predatory promotion of gambling: “I’m not going to work for a gambling company and have blood on my hands.”

In retrospect, their second album Alien Shores is awash in typical 80s over-production, but their debut Standing in the Dark is a bona fide new wave classic.

Thanks for the warning, I look forward to turning the AI off.

I don't even want internet-connected internet at this point

Oof, not a great end to what was otherwise a really fun story! #DoctorWho #PlanetOfEvil www.theincomparable.com/lazydoctorwh...

How would you try to connect James Garner with #DoctorWho? No, it's not relevant to #PlanetOfEvil directly, but we do love a tangent! www.theincomparable.com/lazydoctorwh...

Have a great Thanksgiving weekend, Canada.

In the 1985 Doctor Who serial Vengeance on Varos, an authoritarian regime run by a weak man keeps the downtrodden population in line by broadcasting public executions to distract from the fact that it has tanked the economy through a combination of incompetence, arrogance and institutional cruelty.

From The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment

White Sox? Shite Sox.

I didn't mince my words. Alberta's anti-immigration referendum questions are racist. They are also a potential disaster for Alberta's economy. Last night, I rose in the Senate to denounce them - and to thank all the thousands of Albertans fighting against them. Please share. #notothenine #cdnpoli

This is from the team who do Mojo and the Swoptops, an amazingly witty and engaging CBeebies show, so I have high hopes. Not here for fans who wanted dark and gritty for toddlers.