From Cheryl Binning in the WGC Canadian Screenwriter magazine:
It’s the Halloween edition of the TV, eh? podcast, and fittingly Diane talks to Alex House (Todd) and Chris Leavins (Atticus) of Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.
Anthony and Diane talk about the Directors Guild of Canada awards, the casting call for YTV’s Zoink’d, production on the pilot of Borealis, ABC Family coming to Canada as ABC Spark, Being Erica’s international success, and the era of on-demand television meaning there are no safe timeslots for Canadian shows.
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When shots are fired at Donna Sabine’s (Jessica Steen) wedding, the team races to save their old colleague, uncovering a chilling vendetta from Donna’s undercover past.
The Rick Mercer Report (8 p.m./8:30 NT): Tonight Rick is in Langford, BC where he trains with the Canadian National Rugby Team and then goes to the University of Victoria to shave off World Cup Rugby star Adam Kleeberger’s immense beard for charity. Rick also ventures to Fergus, Ontario to ride with the Ontario Provincial Police Golden Helmets Precision Motorcycle Team.
22 Minutes (8:30 p.m./9 NT): The 80s are back in style and there are more than just animal print pants in common between then and now. Alan Thicke joins us as guest host of our look-back-at-the-80’s show! Special appearances by Ben Mulroney, David Suzuki, Bob MacDonald and musical guest, The Spoons.
Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays (9 p.m./9:30 NT): After finally reading David’s book, Michael (Matt Watts) disappears. Frantic, David (Bob Martin) asks for Claire’s (Tommie-Amber Pirie) help. Eventually Claire finds Michael holed up in the basement of the father who abandoned him, Stanley Peter Dyer (Michael Murphy). David busies himself with Mrs. Bronfman (Lynne Griffin) and her dead cat issues.
The Debaters (9:30 p.m./10 NT): This week the show explores Social Networks with Charles Demers and Elvira Kurt and Extinct Animals with Sean Cullen and David Pryde.
From a media release:
VIOLETTA AFANASIEVA AND CALE HULSE ARE THE FOURTH “ICED†PAIR ON BATTLE OF THE BLADES
Violetta Afanasieva and Cale Hulse skated for their survival tonight on the Hallowe’en episode of BATTLE OF THE BLADES, but their performance fell short and they have become the fourth “iced†pair on this live competitive TV series. The Canadian Cancer Society will receive a $25,000 donation in their honour.
The pair Tanith Belbin and Boyd Devereaux, also in the bottom two, will continue to compete for their chance to win a $100,000 donation to their chosen charities, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Epilepsy Huron-Perth-Bruce.
One of the most decorated skaters in history, international figure skating superstar Katarina Witt provided her knowledgeable commentary on each pair’s performance as Guest Judge along with remarks from Head Judge Sandra Bezic and Resident Judge Jeremy Roenick this week on BATTLE OF THE BLADES.
Broadcast from the MasterCard Centre on Sunday, November 6 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) on CBC, the four pairs returning to compete on the ice are: Tanith Belbin and Boyd Devereaux; Elena Berezhnaya and Curtis Leschyshyn; Tessa Bonhomme and David Pelletier and Marie-France Dubreuil and Bryan Berard. The next dramatic, half-hour “skate-off†results show is on Monday, November 7 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT).
