Please forgive Diane – she had just met Rick Mercer and was a little giddy. Maybe a lot giddy. Anthony patiently guides us through news such as:
- CBC’s 2012-13 season
- Murdoch Mysteries June 6 premiere on Citytv
- The Listener starts up again May 30
- Picnicface and every other comedy in Canada is cancelled (almost)
- The Rosie awards were announced
- The Geminis and Genies are combining
- Canadians watch more web video than television, maybe, depending on survey design
- Is programming for a broad audience smarter than a niche audience?
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Your hosts
- Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter here and here.
- Diane Wild can be found here at TV, eh? and on Twitter here and here.
From Twitter:
The case for Season 5 of Murdoch Mysteries kicks off with a murder in the Klondike, premiering first on Citytv Wed., June 6 @ 10pm ET/PT
From Twitter (sigh) comes news that Murdoch Mysteries season 5, which was previously going to air on Citytv, will air on CBC this fall. More details are expected tomorrow. CBC had picked up a sixth season after Citytv announced it would end production after season five.
From a media release:
The 2012 WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists Celebrating Canada’s Screenwriters
It’s time once again for Canada’s top screenwriters to come from behind the scenes and take their place in the spotlight. The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) today announced the finalists for the 16th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards. Honouring excellence in screenwriting, the WGC Screenwriting Awards will celebrate the winning words of Canada’s screenwriters on April 23 in Toronto.
This year, more than 175 scripts were nominated for awards. First-round judging put forward 28 finalist scripts across the Awards’ seven categories. In all, 34 screenwriters are up for awards. Several special awards, including the WGC Showrunner Award, will also be handed out at the event.
Among this year’s finalists are the screenwriters behind such TV favourites as Flashpoint, Murdoch Mysteries, Dan for Mayor and more. Scripts for shows new to the Awards include Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, Sanctuary, and the youth series My Babysitter’s a Vampire. Bruce Smith received a nod for the CBC movie John A: Birth of a Country, and previous WGC Screenwriting Award-winner Sarah Polley returns as a finalist for Take This Waltz. A complete list of finalists follows.
The winners will be announced at the 2012 WGC Screenwriting Awards on Monday, April 23, 2012, at Maro in Liberty Village, Toronto.
Hosting the WGC Screenwriting Awards this year is award-winning comedian and co-creator of Almost Heroes, Ryan Belleville. The Awards will be written by Bob Kerr (22 Minutes) in collaboration with Mr. Belleville.
By Diane Wild of TV, eh?
I am neither arrogant enough to declare the best of Canadian TV nor modest enough to keep my opinions about shows to myself. Here, then, is my idiosyncratic list of the noteworthy in Canadian TV this year.
