From Sabrina Furminger of Westender:
‘Strange Empire’ a bold new direction for CBC
Westerns have long been told from the perspective of the fortune-hunting white male living the “Go west, young man†dream. Sure, women (not to mention minorities) sacrificed and bled for Canadian westward expansion, too, but we haven’t heard their stories – at least, not until now, and we’ve got the national broadcaster to thank for this historic moment. In the aftermath of well-publicized budget cuts, CBC Television is making a bold statement with Strange Empire, the groundbreaking series from the mind and pen of veteran TV scribe Laurie Finstad Knizhnik (Durham County). Continue reading.
I’m so disappointed in last week’s numbers for the premiere. I was hoping that with the Murdoch Mysteries lead in that the show could have at least retained 3/4s of the viewers. However, Monday is such a packed night and the competition is fierce. I wonder what the pvr numbers are. I always get so frustrated because the shows I like most usually get cancelled quickly or they spend their series runs on the bubble, always in danger of cancellation.