TV, eh?

From the Regina Leader-Post:

• ‘Corner Gas’ fans given chance to tour sets
  “If you’ve always wanted to take a closer look at Corner Gas, here’s your chance. Corner Gas Says Farewell, Saskatchewan! will be held Sept. 14 with ticketholders given the opportunity to visit and tour the sets of the CTV series at the Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios. ” Read more.

From a media release:

CTV announced today premiere dates for the Fall 2008 season, including the greatly-anticipated series premiere of So You Think You Can Dance Canada on Sept. 11, just one day after Canadian Idol’s season finale crowns the next Idol champion on Sept. 10. Before that … Mariah Carey and John Legend appear on Canadian Idol’s final performance episode Sept. 8.

Premiere dates:

• So You Think You Can Dance Canada NEW, Thurs., Sept. 11 8 p.m., Special two-hour premiere
• Corner Gas, Mon., Oct. 6, 9:30 p.m., Final Season
• Degrassi: The Next Generation, Tues., Oct. 7, 8 p.m., One-hour season premiere - moves to Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12

From Bill Harris of Sun Media:

• Butt not fussed about being the star
  “Once Corner Gas ends, TV viewers might not see Brent Butt’s face again. (That sound you just heard was CTV executives having simultaneous heart attacks from coast to coast.) Rest assured, Butt is not reneging on his development deal with CTV for a new series, post-Corner Gas. But as Butt told Sun Media, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be starring in the new project.” Read more.

From the Winnipeg Free Press:

• Dragons’ Den (Sept. 29, CBC)
• The Border (Sept. 29, CBC)
• The Rick Mercer Report (Sept. 30, CBC)
• The Tudors (Sept. 30, CBC)
• Little Mosque on the Prairie (Oct. 1, CBC)
• Sophie (Oct. 1, CBC)
• Heartland (Oct. 5, CBC)
• Corner Gas (Oct. 6, CTV)
• The Guard (Oct. 29, Global)

From Kery Benjoe of the Regina Leader-Post:

• End of ‘Gas’ isn’t end of industry
  “I don’t know that the rest of the country anticipated or believed that we could be the province that produced a television show that changed the way Canadian television is produced and viewed — and we did.” Read more.

From TV Shows on DVD:

• Corner Gas - 5th Season Set’s Release is Just Around the Corner

From Cam Fuller of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix:

• Future volatile for Corner Gas cast
  “When you reach 107, you know you’re old. That’s the age, in episodes, Corner Gas will be when its last season is in the (gas) can. By the time the last Dog River dog is hung, there will have been at least 107 chili cheese dog references and twice as many insults involving the word “jackass,” while a small army of background players will have pretended to drink more than 1,007 cups of coffee. On the other hand, it will still take three days for your dog to run away.” Read more.

From Terry Frei of the Denver Post:

• Corner Gas and Canadian TV: Good things about covering hockey
  “Corner Gas has no laugh track. You laugh a lot — as my wife has noted when I’m watching it and she’s in the other room, or when I’m watching it with headphones on — but mostly you grin. And the great thing about watching it on DVD is you can periodically replay a line and catch the nuances because the humor often works on about three levels, including the most basic, and a bit of thinking is required to get to the other two.” Read more.

From Kerry Benjoe of the Regina Leader-Post:

• Butt ’sentimental’ about end of Corner Gas
  “Before the locally filmed television show Corner Gas wraps up its sixth and final season this fall, the cast and crew took some time out on Wednesday to celebrate the show’s 100th episode.” Read more.

From the Canadian Press:

• ‘Corner Gas’ films its 100th episode as part of sixth and final season
  “The beloved Canadian sitcom “Corner Gas” is celebrating a milestone this week. CTV says show creator and star Brent Butt and the rest of the crew will film their 100th episode Wednesday at the Canada-Saskatchewan Production Studios in Regina.” Read more.