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I. Paul Johnston

Ian Paul Johnston is an Emmy-nominated writer and author of Death By Television, an autobiographical look at growing up in front of the ole boob tube. When he's not writing about TV, he's writing for television, with writing credits on shows like IFC's The Business, YTV's Prank Patrol, the Space documentary Famous Monster, and the TCN comedies HouseParty and Liography (which he also created). His TV of choice is an old school 27 inch Toshiba with a broken mute button.
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Futurama Cancelled Yet Again – Don’t You Believe It!

Television can kiss Futurama’s shiny, metal ass.  Though it has never achieved the respect of  sister series The ...

May 03, 2013 Features
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Big Brother Canada… and then there were 3!

Haven’t checked out Big Brother Canada yet? Well, it’s not too late – though almost. With only three ...

May 02, 2013 Features
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Former Talk Show Host Seeks Work – Willing To Relocate

So what does the future hold for Jay Leno? The Tonight Show host will be stepping down (maybe – you never know with ...

April 10, 2013 Features
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TV lets us choose — and we all lose

Hawaii Five-0’s January 14th episode was a unique experience for viewers - offering them the one-time ...

February 18, 2013 Features
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Shot To The Groin: The TV Show

Pain and suffering have never been more popular on TV.  And I’m not talking dramatic TV violence or the nightly news ...

February 05, 2013 Video Galleries
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Fearless Golden Globe TV predictions

Predicting Golden Globe winners is a fool’s game. The awards – to be presented Sunday night – are always ...

January 11, 2013 Features
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Ian’s Top Five Shows of 2012

Be sure to check out which shows ShawConnectTV critics Brent Furdyk and Ryan Murphy thought were 2012′s best ...

December 17, 2012 2012 Year in Review
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Couch-bound Grey Cup fever – The highs and lows of the show

The Grey Cup is never going to rival the Super Bowl, whose telecast  is more a worldwide cultural phenomenon than a ...

November 26, 2012 Reviews
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Election TV goofs and practical amusements

I’m Canadian and not much of a fan of American politics, but I know good TV. And this American presidential ...

November 07, 2012 Features
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Where have you gone, Sweeps insanity?

What happened to the American Sweeps? Oh, it’s still around – we’re in the midst of November Sweeps right now – ...

November 02, 2012 Features