Everything about Dramas and Comedies, eh?

New tonight: Less Than Kind, Million Dollar Neighbourhood

Less Than Kind

Less Than Kind, HBO Canada – “Lawyers and Cougars and Bankers, Oh My!”
Sheldon, Danny and Miriam are reluctantly obliged to face parental passion when Miriam discovers a woman sneaking out of her father’s bedroom. Josh and Eric struggle to finance their Acting Academy of Acting Excellence. Anne’s discomfort in being the traditional widow leads her to crash Sam’s old poker game. Jennifer Irwin guest stars.

Million Dollar Neighbourhood, OWN Canada – “Skills and Jobs”
Neighbours are challenged to save money by exchanging skills and services for free.

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New tonight: King, The Fifth Estate and Marketplace

King, Global – “Farah Elliot”
Jess King is aghast when she discovers her nemesis, Seymour Keegan, a vicious serial predator, is targeting a new victim. When another girl goes missing, Jess resorts to questionable tactics to find the missing girl and bring Seymour to justice.

The Fifth Estate, CBC – “The Wreck of the Costa Concordia”
She was a floating ocean palace captained by a star of the fleet and outfitted with state-of-the-art safety equipment and advanced technology. Eyewitnesses and experts reveal the truth, the horror and the real life drama of the wrecking of the Costa Concordia.

Marketplace, CBC – “Lousy Labels: Health Hype”
In this year’s Top 10 Countdown of Lousy Labels, Erica Johnson finds the truth behind the latest “health-washing” buzzwords on food packaging, and asks the food companies to explain the spin. It will make you think twice before filling up your shopping cart.

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New tonight: The Firm, Museum Secrets and Caution: May Contain Nuts

The Firm, Global – “Chapter Six – False Promises”
Victor Garber (Alias) Guest Stars. Mitch is blindsided when a judge’s offer of leniency for his client appears to have ulterior motives behind it. Claire tries to convince her parents that she needs a cell phone, but when her parents disagree, Claire devises a new plan that scares Abby to the core. Meanwhile, Tammy and Ray continue piecing together what little clues they have on the Sarah Holt case.

Museum Secrets, History Television – “The Imperial War Museum, London, UK”
The Imperial War Museum tells the story of Britain at war, from World War One to the present, through a collection of 10 million items – from guns to planes to medals to cyanide pills – at five locations in England visited by over 2 million people every year. Museum Secrets descends into Churchill’s top-secret underground bunker to discover why he was an irreplaceable leader.

CAUTION: May Contain Nuts, APTN – “Samurai Space Rage”
CAUTION: May Contain Nuts continues to bring the funny to TV every Thursday, and tonight your bones will be extra tickled. In this episode we see Detective Mistakechuck inadvertently kidnap a group of kids and Jack Potts and the Bees Knees Arthurs show us how crazy our relatives were in the roaring 20’s . The Master and Samurai reflect on the Kill Bill’esque tale of “Ginja Ninja” featuring Franne of Green Stables. Oh and did we mention there’s a naked Cowboy? Catch new episodes on APTN and all our classics on BITE.

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Transporter shopping for showrunners

From Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter:

  • Cinemax’s Cursed ‘Transporter’ Series Shoot Looking For New Showrunners
    The Canadian-French co-production between local producer QVF and Gallic partner Atlantique Productions last summer hired British director Steve Shill (Rome, Dexter) to replace the original Canadian showrunners Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. Now producers of the 12-part action series based on the Luc Besson film franchise are looking for new showrunners to resume shooting in Toronto in the spring on the final five episodes. Read more.
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Ali Liebert of Bomb Girls inspired by “James Dean, Bette Davis and Katherine Hepburn”

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From Trish Bendix of AfterEllen:

  • An interview with Ali Liebert of “Bomb Girls
    Canadian show Bomb Girls is all about the women, which is likely why it’s been such a big hit with gay women. But there’s also the character of Betty McRae, a Rosie the Riveter type with a confident swagger that noticeably sets her apart from her more feminine counterparts. Ali Liebert plays Betty, the tough-talking, take-no-crap from her male peers bombmaker who seems to soften only in the presence of her co-worker Kate (Charlotte Hegele). Read more.
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