TV, eh?

From Cameron Archer of URBMN:

• ‘da Kink in My Hair’s first season on DVD January 26, 2010
  “‘da Kink in My Hair, Trey Anthony and Ngozi Paul’s Afrocentric Global dramedy, will have its first season out on DVD January 26, 2010. Paradox Entertainment Group and E1 Entertainment will put the set out.” Read more.

From a media release:

TELEVISION NOMINEES

Taped Live Performance
Debra DiGiovanni – “Halifax Comedy Festival”
Laurie Elliot – “Just For Laughs Gala”
Jeremy Hotz – “Just For Laughs Gala”
Jeremy Hotz – “What a Miserable Show This Is”
Ron Sparks – “Comedy Now”

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Thursday, May 14 – 9:30pm ET/PT

“OIL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL”

Letty has to find a serious amount of dough, if she wants to save her salon from falling into competitor’s hands.

Here’s what’s coming up this week for new episodes of Canadian series. Check local listings to confirm times. Information is subject to change.

Monday, May 11

THE BEST YEARS, E!, 10pm ET/PT
“Different Hearts”: Sam’s relationship with Rich begins to fall apart amid the prank war started by Alicia, who seems hell-bent on severing her family ties to Dorothy. Noah asks Robyn to join him in catching the prank war on video, but when she turns him down and Kat takes him up on the offer, Noah struggles with his growing feelings for Kat.

Tuesday, May 12

FAMILY BIZ, YTV, 9 pm
“Damage Control”: Dad’s in the house. And that means big changes for the Keller kids. Ronnie gets an actual bedtime. Avalon loses her cell phone and unlimited calling privileges. And no more killer Keller-Casa parties. Desperate to save her plummeting social stock, Avalon maneuvers Eli into booking the EMO band Yellow Stayne to play a concert Chez Keller. This will be the house party to end all house parties. And Eli will get to hook up with the super hot Tracey Dupont-Roymont. Now all Eli has to do is keep Dad out of the house. Just for six hours. How hard can that be?

Wednesday, May 13

MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Citytv, 10 pm
“Let Us Ask The Maiden”: Murdoch’s investigation into the death of a young Jewish man leads to Toronto’s small Jewish ghetto – the Ward. There he finds a tale of forbidden romance and himself again being drawn to Dr. Ogden.

Thursday, May 14

DA KINK IN MY HAIR, Global, 9:30pm ET/PT
“Oil’s Well That Ends Well”: Letty has to find a serious amount of dough, if she wants to save her salon from falling into competitor’s hands.

Friday, May 15

FLASHPOINT, CTV, 9 pm
“Exit Wounds”: Derek (KC Collins, Doomstown) has been taking care of his little brother Matt (Jahmil French) since their mother was killed years ago. When Matt witnesses a gangland slaying by drug dealer Shane (Cle Bennett, INSTANT STAR), Shane turns the gun on a fleeing Matt. Matt manages to escape, but is badly wounded. Shane and his crew follow Derek and Matt to a downtown hospital for a deadly ambush, but find Derek is a surprisingly resourceful adversary. Team One responds to the shootout and have their hands full chasing multiple shooters through a busy downtown hospital.

SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO WITH…, CTV, 10 pm
“Rufus Wainwright”: The brutally honest Canadian musician Rufus Wainwright talks about his influences and inspirations as a musician, from his family to the heavyweights of pop and opera, and throws in a passionate performance while he’s at it.

Thursday, April 2 – 9:30pm ET/PT

“EMPRESS OF EGLINTON”

Joy‘s vision of becoming Letty’s business partner isn’t what she thought it would be: more R-E-S-P-E-C-T also means more R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Image:  Trey Anthony as Joy

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Impact: Stewart, Stunts and Specialty
  “The new comedy Testees drew just 18,000 Monday at 10:30 on Showcase. … Global took … a big hit at 9:30 with Da Kink In My Hair (171,000, just 49,000 25-54).” Read more.

Thursday, March 12 – 9:30pm ET/PT

“FORCED RIPE MANGO”

Letty has second thoughts about her relationship with Richard after she meets his wife and kids.

From me at Blogcritics:

• Actor Eli Goree Conquers Canadian Television, Two Shows At A Time
  “Eli Goree might be the poster child for the cliché “when it rains, it pours.” He seems to be standing in a positive deluge right now. Currently starring in two television shows – Da Kink in My Hair on Global and Soul on Vision – he’s also filmed a guest role on Flashpoint and has his eye set on future feature projects.” Read more.

From Petrina Gentile of the Globe and Mail:

• MY CAR: ELI GOREE- Da kink in an actor’s road plans
  “He launched his career on Sesame Street at the age of 6. Since then he has hosted CBC’s Street Cents, reported on Canada Now, and currently stars in Da Kink In My Hair on Global and Soul on Vision TV. Now, actor Eli Goree is heading to LA hoping to catch a big break in the business.” Read more.

Thursday, March 5 – 9:30pm ET/PT

“PLAYING SOCIAL”

Joy enlists Starr’s help to be more “Canadian” after discovering her “Jamaican” ways embarrass Dre.

The Cast of 'da Kink in my Hair (l to r) Daniel Gordon, Trey Anthony, Ordena Stevens-Thompson, Ngozi Paul, Eli Goree

Thursday, February 19 – 9:30pm ET/PT

“LOOKS CAN BE REVEALING”

Letty’s decision to hire Pop’s grandson Malik, creates a stir in the salon. His thug-like appearance makes Joy uncontrollably suspicious.

From Jon Tattrie of Metro Canada:

• Kink around country
  “Da Kink in My Hair is taking the salon on the road. The stars of the popular Global TV show, set in a Jamaican-run hairdressers in Toronto, are bringing the “Kink Cam” to visit real-life hairdressers across the country.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• The Tribe Has Spoken
  “CSI (1,880,000) and ER (1,508,000) crushed The Office (543,000), Da Kink in My Hair (160,000) and The Unit (276,000) on Global and Nature of Things (570,000) and Doc Zone (434,000) on CBC.” Read more.

From Tamara Shephard of Inside Toronto:

• Actress still in disbelief over own success
  “Standing in a Toronto subway station this week next to the poster of her Gemini award-winning TV series still makes Trey Anthony do a double take. ‘Da Kink in My Hair follows the lives of a group of women who let their hair down in more ways than one and discuss love, life and everything in between at Letty’s, a vibrant, bustling hair salon in Toronto’s Caribbean community.” Read more.

From Bill Harris of Sun Media:

• A kink in the plan
  “If we were in charge of da Kink in my Hair, we would turn it into a drama. We’re not being facetious. The thought came to us as we were watching the second-season premiere of da Kink in my Hair, which airs tonight on Global. da Kink in my Hair is a Canadian sitcom set in a hair-dressing salon in Toronto’s Jamaican community. But the comedy actually is the weakest part of the show.” Read more.

Thursday, February 12 – 9:30pm ET/PT

“EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE”

With a new man in her life, Letty is finding it hard to balance motherhood, the shop and her clients – especially without Joy and Nigel around. Over at Claudette’s, Joy tries to change herself in order to fit in to the cold, sterile environment. Her spirit is hard to quash, especially in the presence of Trish Stratus, former wrestler turned media mogul. Meanwhile, left to run the shop, well-intentioned Starr tries to change the rules and finds she is alienating the whole of Letty’s clientele. In the mirror story, Nina, an overweight client, is the victim of weight discrimination at work.

The Cast of 'da Kink in my Hair (l to r) Daniel Gordon, Trey Anthony, Ordena Stevens-Thompson, Ngozi Paul, Eli Goree

Encore presentation of EMBRACING ‘DA KINK *DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL*

This Saturday, February 7 – 9pm ET/PT

Seven years in the making, Embracing ‘da Kink is a one hour documentary recounting a collective of young women drawn together by one script, one purpose and one woman: trey Anthony. Her play, ‘da Kink In My Hair candidly portrays the joy, pain, and strife within black women’s lives. The documentary follows the journey of the play from its humble beginnings in 2000, through to its reincarnation as a dazzling television series in 2007.

From Eric Heino of Inside Toronto:

• EAST YORK: Actor becoming a familiar face on television
  “It’s going to be hard to ignore East York resident Eli Goree for the next few months as he is playing major roles in two Canadian television series, both debuting next week. Playing dual roles as Malik in the popular Global TV series Da Kink in My Hair and Samson in Vision TV’s new series Soul, Goree is viewed by many as an up and coming star.” Read more.

From Eric Volmers of the Calgary Herald:

• Country-CrossKink. Sitcom stars dish the big issues in the nation’s hair salons
  “Preview: The second season of da Kink in my Hair starts Feb. 12 on Global. Embracing da Kink, a documentary, airs Saturday on Global. Read more.

From Rea McNamara of Eye Weekly:

• Working out those kinks: Gemini-winning “glam squad” is the local film and TV biz’s best-kept secret
  “After styling many a Video­FACT hip-hop video, they went on to work mostly on Canadian TV shows, such as Degrassi, Rent-A-Goalie and Little Mosque on the Prairie. These days, their handiwork can be spotted on ’da Kink in my Hair, Global’s hair-salon sitcom set in Eglinton West’s Caribbean community, which won them a 2008 Gemini for best makeup.” Read more.