The winter doldrums are here and it’s peak stay-home-and-watch-TV season (especially thanks to omicron’s continued presence). It’s possible you feel as we do in that you’ve watched The Entire Internet and have moved on to weird, niche content. Consider this a rallying cry from the mainstream’s shores: A collection of seven new, buzzy series and […]
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TV review: Son of a Critch’s steady silliness
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated Ron James is from Newfoundland when the comedian is actually from Nova Scotia. The Coast regrets the error. UPDATE: As of February 28, 2022, CBC has announced Son of a Critch will be renewed for a second season. A half hour of scripted television is the sort of […]
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The Bachelorette episode 7 recap: There’s no place like hometown
Spoiler alert: The Coast will be recapping episodes of The Bachelorette every week this season. If you missed our introduction to this series, click here. Please stop reading if you don’t want to know what happened in the episode. When we get down to the final four in The Bachelorette, it’s usually obvious that there’s […]
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Washington Black series will be filming in Halifax
It smells like an Emmy win already: Washington Black, a nine-part miniseries adapted from Esi Edugyan’s hit, Giller-winning novel of the same name, will film some episodes here in Halifax. Telling the story of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old who escapes a 1800s sugar plantation in Barbados, and his mentor Medwin Harris, a leader […]
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The Bachelorette episode 6 recap: To win over kids, try building them a blanket fort
Spoiler alert: The Coast will be recapping episodes of The Bachelorette every week this season. If you missed our introduction to this series, click here. Please stop reading if you don’t want to know what happened in the episode. Well folks, we’re nearing the end. After starting the season with dozens of dudes a few […]
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The Bachelorette episode 5 recap: everybody goes home…to Michelle’s hometown
Spoiler alert: The Coast will be recapping episodes of The Bachelorette every week this season. If you missed our introduction to this series, click here. Please stop reading if you don’t want to know what happened in the episode. There’s a feeling of loss in the air as episode five of The Bachelorette’s 18th season […]
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The Bachelorette episode 4 recap: Halifax hunk heads home heartbroken
Spoiler alert: The Coast will be recapping episodes of The Bachelorette every week this season. If you missed our introduction to this series, click here. Please stop reading if you don’t want to know what happened in the episode. When The Coast agreed to commission this recap series, it was for one sole reason: Chris […]
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Villains are sent packing in The Bachelorette episode 3
Spoiler alert: The Coast will be recapping episodes of The Bachelorette every week this season. If you missed our introduction to this series, click here. Please stop reading if you don’t want to know what happened in the episode. There are often villains on The Bachelorette who feel producer-manufactured. Their lines are taken out of […]
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The Bachelorette episode 2 recap: There’s a rat in our midst
Spoiler alert: The Coast will be recapping episodes of The Bachelorette every week this season. If you missed our introduction to this series, click here. Please stop reading if you don’t want to know what happened in the episode. The second episode of The Bachelorette’s 18th season aired last night, and it’s a good one. […]
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The Bachelorette recap: Halifax hunk Chris G. survives episode 1
Spoiler alert: The Coast will be recapping episodes of The Bachelorette every week this season. If you missed our introduction to this series, click here. Please stop reading if you don’t want to know what happened in the episode. Last night The Bachelorette premiered its 18th season, which follows 30-year-old Michelle Young’s search for true […]
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Get ready to fall in love with The Coast’s recaps of The Bachelorette
In July, The Coast reported on one of the most exciting, significant pieces of Halifax news this year had to offer: Haligonian hunk Chris Gallant would be a contestant on the 18th season of The Bachelorette. As a serious journalist (who became a little too obsessed with the Bachelor franchise during the pandemic), I’d be […]
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Halifax hunk Chris Gallant will be on The Bachelorette
Local members of Bachelor nation have a special reason to be excited about the upcoming 18th season of The Bachelorette, and his name is Chris. Due to premiere on October 19 according to dates released last week, the dating reality show will star Michelle Young, a 28-year-old teacher from Minnesota who was a contestant on […]
