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TV, Eh? podcast 09/24/07: The new fall season and Mark Farrell of Corner Gas and This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Catch up with the fall season in Canadian television with the second TV, eh? podcast, featuring an interview with Corner Gas and This Hour Has 22 Minutes‘ Mark Farrell. Segment start times are approximate:

  1. I chat with TV fan and industry insider Caroline from A Place Called Say It, Say It, Say It and writer John Callaghan of Creatively Progressing about what we’re looking forward to this fall season, including Intelligence, the Rick Mercer Report, and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
  2. (Start time: 7:10) Writer Denis McGrath from Dead Things on Sticks interviews writer and producer Mark Farrell of Corner Gas and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
  3. (Start time: 25:50) Caroline, John, and I chat about the successful Saskatchewan sitcoms, Corner Gas and Little Mosque on the Prairie.

Check premiere dates and times on the schedule page. The theme music is from “Quarter to Eight,” a podcast safe track by Sweet Japonic.

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In the news: Fall schedule day-by-day

Rob Salem of the Toronto Star gives the lineup of new and returning shows this fall, with blurbs from Jim Bawden about Canadian content relegated to its own little listing ghetto within:

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In the news: No Gemini nom for Little Mosque

From the Toronto Star:

  • ‘Mosque’ fails to win Gemini nomination
    “The hugely successful CTV sitcom Corner Gas will compete against Royal Canadian Air Farce and This Hour Has 22 Minutes at this year’s Gemini Awards, but the much-discussed Little Mosque on the Prairie failed to make the cut for best comedy series.” Read more.
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In the news: Corner Gas nominated for 6 Canadian Comedy Awards

From the Canadian Press:

  • ‘Corner Gas’ nabs a leading six nominations for Canadian Comedy Awards
    “Nominees for the annual Canadian Comedy Awards were announced Wednesday with the CTV series “Corner Gas” getting a leading six nods, including best direction and a best male performance honour for Eric Peterson. “Corner Gas” star and creator Brent Butt is named in four of the six nominations and is nominated twice in the category of best writing special or episode.”
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In the news: Canadian satire

Rebecca Addelman of Walrus Magazine writes about the difference in US and Canadian satire shows, shaped by the difference in libel laws in the two countries (the article is from May but I don’t think it’s been available free online before):

  • The Last Laugh
    “Our law presumes that the defendant’s words are false and that the plaintiff has been damaged by the accusations. Unfortunately, “I was just joking” is not a defence. As a result, the Canadian system leaves joke writers wide open to litigation.”
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