TV, eh?

From Bill Harris of Sun Media:

• Flight back to the past
  “Across The River To Motor City jumps back and forth in time, between the early 1960s and the early years of the 21st century. It also jumps back and forth between two countries, focusing on the twin communities of Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich.” Read more.

(This was previously published in abbreviated form. It makes more sense now.)

From Leigh Stuart of Playback:

• Creator hopes for more Motor City
  “Despite the recent changes at CHUM, Across the River to Motor City makes its national debut on what used to be its Citytv channels this week.” Read more.

From 24 Hours:

• Flight back into the past
  “Charlotte Sullivan never wanted to be a stewardess in the 1960s. But dressing up as one? Different story. The Toronto actress gets that chance in Across the River to Motor City, an ambitious six-part Canadian mini-series.” Read more.

Charlotte Sullivan and David Fox. Photo by Russ Martin.

From Ad Hoc News Germany (from a Devine Entertainment media release):

• Devine Entertainment Launches Website to Promote New Primetime Series “Across the River to Motor City” Premiering November 22
  “The series will air on Citytv network stations throughout Canada. The Across the River to Motor City website is located at http://www.acrosstheriver.tv.” Read more.

See trailer for episode one below:

Kathryn Kates of the Canadian Jewish News interviews Sasha Roiz of Across the River to Motor City:

• Jaffa-born actor stars in CityTV mini-series
  “The action on City TV’s Across the River to Motor City, takes place on both sides of the border, in Windsor and Detroit. After wrapping production last January, lead actor Sasha Roiz, 33, found himself crossing the 49th parallel once again, when he moved to Los Angeles.” Read more.

Photo credit: Russ Martin.

From a Devine Entertainment media release:

Devine Entertainment Corporation, capitalizing on the global distribution of award-winning original film and television content, has announced growing recognition by leading publications regarding the Company’s soon-to-premiere primetime television series, “Across the River to Motor City,” signaling further progress in Devine’s strategy to develop new films and television content to address untapped revenue opportunities in the entertainment marketplace.

Three of Canada’s leading newspapers, “The National Post,” “The Globe and Mail” and “The Toronto Star,” have reported on or reviewed Devine’s upcoming film-noir miniseries, “Across the River to Motor City.” The series, Devine’s first foray into the primetime television marketplace, is scheduled to premiere in November.

Photo credit: Russ Martin. Charlotte Sullivan and David Fox in Across the River to Motor City.

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John Doyle of the Globe and Mail looks at Canadian series coming this fall:

• Kings, kinks, Coupland and Celine
  “From The Tudors to The Border, there is a lot of worthwhile viewing to be done in the coming months.” Read more.

Photo courtesy CBC: Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII and Jeremy Northam as Sir Thomas More (The Tudors - episode 1)

Jim Bawden of the Toronto Star makes the case for more Canadian drama series:

• Proudly Canadian. More, please!
  “What Canadian TV doesn’t have, and never did have, is a plethora of smartly scripted hour-long dramas.” Read more.

Jim Bawden of the Toronto Star files a fall TV preview article on upcoming specialty channel fare, including Canadian shows such as Across the River to Motor City, the Food Network’s Fink, Colin & Justin’s Home Heist, Rent a Goalie and History Channel’s Lost Worlds:

• Rounding out the specialty menu
  “The second season of Rent-A Goalie gets up and running. It’s a smoother blend of a sitcom that could catch on like Little Mosque if given half a chance. Joining the regulars are such hockey legends as Phil and Tony Esposito, Darryl Sittler, Mike Palmateer and Tie Domi (starts Sun. Nov. 4 at 9 p.m.).” Read more.

Rob McKenzie of the National Post picks a Canadian show as #9 of the top 10 new fall shows:

• Top 10 new TV shows: No. 9, Across the River to Motor City
  “While half the tale is in Detroit, the other half lies across the river in Windsor, Ontario. It takes place not only in two cities and two countries but two eras: 1963, when private eye Ben Ford’s girlfriend disappeared on the day JFK died; and the present, when her body is belatedly found, forcing Ben, by now a vinegary old man, to deal with the past he lost and the present from which he is estranged.” Read more.

Sasha Ruiz as Ben Ford. Photo credit: Russ Martin.