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TV, eh? podcast episode 45 – Desperate Bomb Girls

Episode 45: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

smallOur guest today is the lovely and funny Deb McGrath of the upcoming Single White Spenny as well as Little Mosque on the Prairie.

First, Anthony and Diane talk about news from the upfronts, including new series Bomb Girls, Canada’s Got Talent, Secret Millionaire Canada, and The Quon Dynasty, and that A Channel is being rebranded as CTV Two. In fact, nearly all the new Canadian shows are reality series, making this HuffPo Canada article even more ridiculous.

Since summer is the season for stuffing schedules with Canadian content, premiering soon are Dan For Mayor (June 5), Almost Heroes and Single White Spenny (June 5), and Comedy Network announces their summer slate, with Picnicface, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, and more.

Diane’s cut cable so we talk about her experiences and, related, how the CRTC is reviewing Netflix and other “over-the-top” services that may or may not be broadcasters.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 44 – Transporter: CanCon in Disguise

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Nancy Robertson, star of Hiccups, is our guest to talk about the series’ return. First, Anthony and Diane talk about the new Transformer – The Series, summer series (Combat Hospital, Rookie Blue, The Kennedys, Canada Sings), and the financing of The Firm that makes it a Canadian series. Then we solve all the problems of the Canadian television industry in about 5 minutes flat. Or not.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 43 – Controversial Meat

Episode 43: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

Our guest this week is Brent Butt of Hiccups, which now has a second season premiere date of May 30 on CTV.

But first, Anthony and Diane discuss the horse meat controversy of Top Chef Canada, casting call for Operation Unplugged, the upcoming sort-of Canadian series The Firm, and Lost Girl’s season two production news. We also talk about how Canadian networks buying US programs right about now is facing some competition from Netflix and common sense.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 42 – God Created Aliens and Aliens Created Dinosaurs

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In a Very Special Episode, Anthony and Diane meet for the first time in person and record the podcast on the Vancouver seawall, where an informative (possibly drunk) passer-by provided our title.

Anthony has a great interview with Martin Wood, Executive Producer of Sanctuary, about the web-to-TV model among other things.

IMG 3570But first, we talk about the big news that Hiccups and Dan For Mayor finally have return dates: May 30 and June respectively. Plus CTV’s summer schedule includes Flashpoint, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, and the mother network airing of The Borgias, and Almost Heroes and Single White Spenny are coming to Showcase on June 5.

While being distracted by floatplanes and pretty mountains, we discuss how social media is going to save live TV (or not), how Canada watches a surprising amount of online video, and that Crackle, like Netflix in the US, is getting into the original scripted series business.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 41 – We Pwn Sun News

Episode 41: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

Anthony and I chat about the election, the Royal Wedding, why I’m not doing interviews for Canada Sings (hint: I’ll only sign an embargo agreement if you’re, like, giving me embargoed information), CBC throwing The Debaters onto their hockey-filled schedule, and whether Canadian co-productions are competition or cooperation. Oh, and we discover the fun fact that the TV, eh? website has higher ratings than some Sun News shows.

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