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TV, eh? podcast episode 35 – Smack Dab in the Middle of Grey

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Episode 4Our guest is Dan Speerin of Truth Mashup, talking about content creation for web versus television, satire, biting the had that feeds you, and why Canada needs a Corner Gas and Little Mosque on the Prairie to be hip.

First we talk about the Corner Gas set sale, Jann Arden and Vanilla Ice – seriously? – as judges for Canada Sings, and the fact that Village on a Diet isn’t dead yet.

We send a happy 75th birthday to David Suzuki (our “king of environmentalists”) and 80th to William Shatner (“the male Betty White”).

And Diane rambles a bit about international coproductions and the giant grey area Canadian content lives in.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 34 – What Scaredy Squirrel is Afraid Of

Episode 34: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

Our guests this week are Shawn Doyle and Patrick Gallagher of Endgame who discuss their developing bromance, some surprising (and very possibly untrue) spoilers about sex and space battles, and the need for a Republic of Gallagher show.

First Anthony and Diane make a bit of a PSA to donate to a disaster relief agency in the wake of the Japanese earthquake … but make it an unrestricted donation. (CBC has a list of charities here.)

We also go through a roundup of spring shows airing now or coming up.

Jason Priestley is going to be guest starring and directing Haven next season and Anthony is thrilled to pieces.

And we talk endlessly about Scaredly Squirrel, not letting the fact that we hadn’t heard of it before get in the way but waxing nostalgic about the cartoons of our youth.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 33: Channel Surfing Lessons

Episode 33: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed.

smallInterviews with Endgame star Shawn Doyle and creator Avrum Jacobson preview the Showcase show that premieres March 14.

Anthony and Diane run down some news, including Stargate and Sanctuary’s return dates, Lavalife cofounder Bruce Croxon replacing Brett Wilson on Dragons’ Den, the Top Chef Canada premiere date, and the Bruce McDonald Bravo series Yonge Street – Toronto Rock & Roll Stories.

Plus, the CRTC approves the BCE purchase of CTVglobemedia and the Globe and Mail discusses French-Canadian TV’s success.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 32: Doggone Good

Episode 32: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

GoodDog6Ken Finkleman (The Newsroom) is our guest this week, talking about his upcoming HBO Canada show Good Dog and the controversial Q interview that had Diane a tiny bit nervous about interviewing him.

First we run through some news, like the WGC screenwriter award nominations , 18 to Life’s cancellation, Brett Wilson exiting Dragons’ Den, Michelle Borth‘s casting in Combat Hospital, the premieres of Funny As Hell and The Uluit: Champions of the North, and the Archie parody that’s gone viral.

We also discuss the CRTC versus Canadian broadcasting industry question on whether Netflix is a broadcaster, and in a stunning twist we side with the CRTC in thinking no freaking way.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 31: Henshaw’s Corner

bleep gallery highres(1)Episode 31: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

Our guest this week is writer/producer Jim Henshaw, talking about the state of the Canadian television industry aka The Moment of Absolute Certainty Never Arrives.

Before that, Anthony and I chat about The Shat hosting the Genie Awards on March 10, those darn loud ads the CRTC wants to hear you rant about, and Anthony rants about Don Cherry renewing his contract with CBC. We also tease next week’s interview with Ken Finkleman of Good Dog with the news that it premieres March 6 with sampling starting February 28.

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