TV, eh? is taking a turkey break for the weekend. Except for a few pre-scheduled “new tonight” posts, there will be no new content until Tuesday. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
In the news: Rick Mercer storms the bridge
From Virginia Beaton of the Trident
- Rick Mercer Report visits the East Coast
“As he climbed a ladder up the side of HMCS Preserver and stormed the bridge, Rick Mercer kept up with the others in the Naval Boarding Party. Pretty good for a man not used to wearing an extra 60 pounds of kit, including body armour, a tac vest, water wings and a life jacket.” Read more.
In the news: Sanctuary, TV with TV’s Jonathan Torrens part of good, bad & ugly (hint: not good)
From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:
- Homegrown viewing: the good, the bad and the ugly
“Friday night’s freshest homegrown programs, however, still fall neatly into the categories of the good, the bad and the ugly. Choose one, sample the other two at your peril.” Read more.
In the news: Sanctuary preview
From Joseph Dilworth Jr of Pop Culture Zoo:
- Preview: ‘Sanctuary’ Season Two – Part One
“As the first season of Sanctuary came to a close, our cast of characters (Helen Magnus, Will Zimmerman, John Druitt, Nicola Tesla, Clara Griffin and John Watson) had succeeded in finding the last remaining vial of pure Vampire blood, but not without a cost.” Read more.
In the news: Teletoon commissions Crash Canyon
From Animation Magazine:
- Breakthrough, TELETOON Team for Crash Canyon
“TELETOON Canada, the nation’s all-animation cable channel, has commissioned Breakthrough Entertainment to produce a new primetime family comedy called Crash Canyon.” Read more.