MEDIA LEGEND WANTS QUEEN'S PARK TO 'PUT A SOCK IN IT'

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/22/2018 -- ED THE SOCK RETURNS TO SAVE ONTARIO & THE WORLD

Ed the Sock, the beloved media personality regarded as a Canadian icon, has announced his write-in candidacy for Premier of Ontario. As his campaign notes, don't call it a comeback, it's a rescue.

"I go away for a few years to write my memoirs - and look what you've done with the place!Fact is opinion and opinion is fact; Literally also means figuratively; Right wing and left wing are stupidity in stereo; Ignorance isn't bliss, it's a voting block. And the internet? Social media is like Hydra, cut off one a**hole, two more take its place! Plus, seriously...man-buns?!"

To take back the world from the clutches of idiocracy, Ed will start with being elected Premier. Ed's candidacy is unique as the filing date for candidates has passed and a single individual cannot form a government.

"You're talking sense, and we're in a post-sense era. Have to keep current," Ed said. "As for seeming unfamiliar with how Ontario's parliament operates, the current President of the United States has no knowledge of how his government works and he's making America great again."

On the subject of slogans, Ed's campaign considered "Everywhere", "Fresh Never Frozen", "Blurp" and "Now With Retsyn" but settled on" Make Ontario Better Than It Has Been Lately" because the acronym #MOBTIHBL is appropriately meaningless and fits on a hat.

Ed calls this election a "political Kobayashi Maru (no-win situation) - Ontarians choices are Wynne, a leader less popular than monkey butt, Horwath, a perpetual dweller in the political Friend Zone and Ford, Trump - the Home Game. Also some guy from the Green Party, but, let's be real. Ontarians deserve a better choice, and sadly, that choice is me."

"Let's face it, voters aren't happy with their options, and I've heard many say they will send a message by not voting at all. The only message not voting sends politicians is "you can ignore me". So I encourage voters who were going to stay home to instead show their discontent by going to the polls and writing my name on the ballot. THAT sends a message."

"Let's face it, voters aren't happy with their options and I've heard many say they will send a message by not voting at all. The only message not voting sends politicians is "you can ignore me". So I encourage voters who were going to stay home to instead participate in democracy and show their discontent by going to the polls and writing my name on the ballot. THAT sends a message."

Among Ed's campaign promises are: Make Beer 'Medicinal'; Cheaper Electricity - Hook-up Generators to Spin Classes; Mass-Transit Solution - Ziplines; Cleaning Up The Environment - Tax on Man-Buns; Subsidies for buying Leafs tickets; and in Health care - government production of kitten videos. Everyone feels better watching kitten videos.

Ed blames the rise in stupidity on the death of his old tv home where he & others subverted traditional media messaging. As part of this War on Stupid campaign Ed is establishing a new online network with programming that revives that energy of called FUN - The FU_Network (funetwork.tv). That's where Ontarians can turn for daily updates on the campaign and how to get lawn signs & posters (all gluten-free).

Ed promises, "Expect a lot of Fake News, because nobody pays attention to the real stuff."

For more information or to schedule an interview with Ed the Sock please contact Bill Knight at bill.knight@funetwork.tv.

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FU_Network’s first new series goes headlong into the digital culture war with feminist thought leader/avid gamer Liana Kerzner

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/02/2017 -- You don't have to be a video gamer to be aware of the ongoing war over the depiction of women in video games, inflamed by the provocations of alt-right operatives and the attacks on video games and male gamers by radical feminists. And with a new volley just released by leading feminist critics, the war is set to overheat once again.

Not that moderate feminist & gaming analyst Liana Kerzner is conflict averse, having shut down some of the most belligerent online voices like Milo Yiannopolous. He declared war on her but left with his tail between his legs (he blocked her on twitter)!

Liana is the creator, producer, writer & host of Lady Bits, a new online series looking at women in video games that asks some of the issue's toughest questions and lets viewers determine their own answers, looking to bypass the culture war by not taking a side. Which is, in itself, controversial.

Liana Kerzner is an award-winning TV producer & writer (Muchmusic's Fromage, Citytv's Ed & Red's Night Party among others), media personality and advocate for women in the media. She's been an avid gamer since she was three years old and played the arcade version of Pac-Man -- or as she called it at the time, "bucka bucka".

The launch of Lady Bits happens to coincide with the end of controversial online series Tropes vs Women, which Liana initially supported. "But I'm concerned that the series may have done more harm than good," says Liana, "the harassment narrative became the story. Women can't be seen as leaders and victims at the same time."

Lady Bits addresses tough issues head-on, exploring controversial questions like What's healthy sexuality in a video game and what's sexually objectifying, Is Lara Croft's feminist makeover really more feminist?, How far should developers go to address complaints of sexism in games? and How important is a female playable character?

These questions and more in Lady Bits are a minefield. Both sides have entrenched answers, and some feel the questions shouldn't be asked at all.

"Video games made me a feminist." Kerzner insists. "I remember seeing Roberta Williams' name in the King's Quest credits when Judy Blume was being crammed down my throat. In video games, the player helps the female main character win. Video games gave me hope when other media was telling me that I was doomed by my gender. Accepted feminist literature like The Handmaid's Tale is pretty bleak."

Lady Bits is the first series commissioned for FUN - The FU_Network and is a follow-up to Kerzner's successful A Gamer's Guide to Feminism online miniseries which bridged the gap between gamers and feminists through humour, honesty and objectivity. Lady Bits is supported through a newly launched Kickstarter by people who want to keep the spirit of authentic, frank & funny media alive in Canada and around the world.

The crowdfunding campaign runs until the end of May with plans to premiere the series on YouTube in the fall. The Kickstarter can be found here: http://goo.gl/HFbWhb

For more information or to interview Liana Kerzner please contact Alaina McGravey at am@funetwork.tv

About FUN – The FU_Network
FUN - The FU_Network recalls the live spirit and energy of classic Muchmusic integrated with the most current tech, social media and interactivity to create a channel that is immediate, authentic, smart, unpredictable, anarchic and interactive. Politics, current events, social issues, comedy, music, entertainment, tech & gaming and more, the FU (For Us)_Network packs its content with wit, authenticity and relatability that suits its slogan, 'Smartass begins with 'Smart'.

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Prime Minister Trudeau says FUN - The FU_Network "promises to be one of Canada's most innovative and bold media networks"

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 04/06/2017 -- Muchmusic was a dynamic cultural force with a uniquely Canadian approach to television - honest, self-aware, joyful & thrifty. Under new ownership, it retreated from competition with the internet, canceled its original programming and dropped 'music' from its name leaving a vacuum in Canada's cultural landscape.

But what if Muchmusic had not lost its way but continued to evolve its content and enthusiastically embrace new forms of media? The answer is FUN - The FU Network, a Youtube channel & website (funetwork.tv) dedicated to the rebirth of an authentic Canadian spirit.

Politics is the new rock n' roll and the FU Network will cover current affairs, politics, social issues, tech, women's issues, comedy and, of course, music.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (yes, really him) said that "FUN promises to be one of Canada's most innovative and bold media networks…(FUN's) use of technology could change the way that many Canadians consume their media."

FUN is led by Steven & Liana Kerzner, creators of Canadian icon Ed the Sock and among the key architects of classic Muchmusic. "Over the past decade Canadian media has become increasingly closed off and derivative," says Steven. "To quote a Bruce Cockburn song, FUN is our "kick at the darkness til it bleeds daylight".

Quietly beta-tested since November with the weekly 60-minute series "Live from Canada - it's Ed the Sock" from Toronto's Hard Rock Cafe, FUN has rekindled what NOW magazine's Glenn Sumi called the "timeless...anarchic, DIY spirit" that connects with Canadians.

Though already enjoying sponsorship support from Hershey and Sodastream, among others, FUN is relying on crowdfunding support at funetwork.tv from Canadians who want to revive the missing piece of our media heritage. "The Muchmusic style was a national project built by a diverse nation. That is a part of our history, and we're taking it back."

For more information or an interview with Steven Kerzner or Ed the Sock, please contact Alaina McGravey at am@funetwork.tv.

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Canadian icon Ed the Sock tells the tale and what can be done to bring back our lost cultural treasure.

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 04/05/2017 -- Muchmusic. It was a cultural phenomenon. It connected Canadians. It was unique, ever-changing, unpredictable. A game-changer, diverse, self-aware, an influencer before the term existed.

Now it's gone. Canada's subversive media voice silenced.

Snow Job. Tree Toss. Electric Circus. Fromage. Now just fond memories.

Who did it? Who buried a national treasure?

Fingers point at current owners Bell Media but, according to Canadian icon and Muchmusic legend Ed the Sock, the channel's death happened long before it was sold and the culprit was....

No...not going to tell you here. Watch the video below.

Is the spirit of Muchmusic truly dead? Einstein said that 'energy cannot be destroyed, it can only change form'. Meet that new form. The second coming will not be televised, it will be live-streamed.

It's all here - WHO MURDERED MUCHMUSIC? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DgYqjMrDdo&t=24s

For more information or an interview contact Alaina McGravey at am@funetwork.tv and visit http://www.funetwork.tv

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