Category Archives: Television

‘Migrant Dreams’ Explores Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Program

Ontario greenhouses

Ontario greenhouses

For all the rah-rah about how well it treats its citizens, provides a safety net for the less fortunate and supports refugees and immigrants, there’s a semi-secret underclass Canadians should be ashamed about the way they’re treated — temporary foreign workers.

Brought in to Canada on restrictive short term contracts to do farming, manual labour and “jobs Canadians won’t do,” temporary workers are often exploited in this country.

A recent documentary about this subject called Migrant Dreams explores this subject in depth.

I spoke to director Min Sook Lee about it for Samaritan Mag.

To read the full interview click here.

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Ditch TV: The Verve, Evil Cats, Trampoline Accidents

Evil cat

Evil cat

Here’s a batch of video playlists I curated for Ditch TV where I got to collect a bit of pratfall and weirdness to go along with the music:

World’s Evilest Cats

Channing Tatum: Modern Renaissance Man

The Verve’s Bittersweet Symphonies

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever

Colin Stetson’s Spooky Sax Sounds

R.E.M.’s Shiniest Happiest Hits

16 Covers of Drake’s “Hotline Bling”

It’s a Kaytranada Dance Party

Trampoline Accidents, Collected

Brilliant Rap Songs From 2005

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Jeet Kune Do’s Influence On Hollywood

Trainer Yip Man with Bruce Lee

Trainer Yip Man with Bruce Lee

When Bruce Lee began teaching Hollywood actors his brand of the martial art Jeet Kune Do there was no way he could have predicted that it would still be a popular form of training today.

And yet, it is.

Sarah wrote about the martial arts form’s continued relevance in a piece for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

To read it click here.

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‘Letterkenny’ Is The Best Fight Show On Television

Letterkenny

Letterkenny

We’re super-big fans of the smalltown comedy Letterkenny here at the Risky Fuel household.

Not only do we marvel at the note-perfect characters — the simple-minded jocks, the methed out skids, the shirt-tucked farm boys — but we also marvel at the note-perfect smalltown fight culture.

Sarah wrote about why it’s so great in a piece for Fightland.

To read it click here, bud.

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What About That New Power Rangers Trailer?

Power Rangers

Power Rangers

Iconic kids martial arts television series Power Rangers is getting a big film reboot.

Sarah tried to unlock some of the clues to what the new film will be like when the newest trailer for the film was released.

She wrote about this for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

To read it click here.

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