TV, eh? is your source for information on Canadian Television shows, with links to articles, scheduling information, and network media releases

What's up in Canadian Television

From Jonathan Chevreau of the Financial Post:

• Reality show puts spotlight on fiscally fragile families
  “If debt were a swimming pool, we’d be drowning,” one beleagured couple tells the cameras. Co-host Bruce Sellery comes across like Jeff Probst, host of Survivor: alternatively scolding and cajoling the local citizenry about their financial waywardness. In Sunday’s debut, Sellery and clinical psychologist Joti Samra introduce themselves by jumping out of an armoured truck while a helicopter sprinkles dollar bills from the sky. Read more.

---

From Luis-Enrique Arrazola of the National Post:

• Gastown Gamble shows a new Brand of business
  Although perfect reality-TV fodder, the opening-day snafus were far from scripted, Brand insists. “I was hoping that they’d come up with another name for ’reality show,’” says the entrepreneur, who happens to be cynical about reality television himself. “The connotation there really sucks. It means that it’s going to be bulls—, from what we’ve had as precursors to what we’re doing.” Read more.

---

From Bryan Cairns of Fearnet:

• We Visit the Set of ‘Lost Girl’
  Today on the Toronto set, Bo is busy getting it on with a dark fae, as opposed to squaring off against one. Well, at least off-screen they are, anyway. Right now, Bo’s human best friend and roommate Kenzi (Locke and Key’s Ksenia Solo), along with her new musician boyfriend Nate (Smallville’s Aaron Ashmore), have entered the apartment and interrupted the late-night shagging. Such steamy antics are par for the course on Lost Girl, and Silk, who laughs at the fact this interview is being conducted while she’s simply wearing a robe, was well aware what was in store for her when she signed on. Read more.

---

From Tara Bradbury of Postmedia News:

• The schtick of Rick Mercer
  Mercer insists he’s not a thrill-seeking person in real life. “I’m really not, not at all,” he pressed. “I would never go bungee jumping in my personal life. My friends would tell you, I’m just not an adventurous person.” Could’ve fooled us. Read more.

---

From Lorne Eckersley of the Creston Valley Advance:

• Creston’s Pascale Hutton starring in CBC series, Part 1
  “It really has kind of taken me aback,” she said. “Canadian series aren’t usually so heavily promoted and supported. But there seemed to be a momentum growing while we were filming and we started to get a sense that we were involved in something special.” Read more.

---

Links & Resources