From Bill Brioux of Sun Media – about Tween TV in general but with extensive quotes from a Canadian writer/producer:
From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail on the recent CRTC decision, the Gemini awards’ plot to be as inconsequential as possible, and tonight’s Corner Gas:
By Diane Kristine Wild of TV, eh?
A new neighbour is coming to Durham County with some dark new secrets. The second season of the acclaimed television drama, set to air on Canada’s The Movie Network and Movie Central next year, is adding cast member Michelle Forbes (In Treatment, Battlestar Galactica) as the latest foil for Hugh Dillon’s Mike Sweeney.
The atmospheric series returns in the aftermath of the Sweeney family’s encounter with serial killer Ray Prager. Forbes plays Dr. Penelope Verity, a forensic psychiatrist who quickly develops a bond with the detective.
“Penelope is quite troubled, to say the least, because of what’s happening and because of some trauma that had not been dealt with or transformed when she was younger,” Forbes revealed in a recent interview, though she was careful not to provide details that would give away the intricate plotting of the six-part series. “All of this comes bubbling to the surface. There’s a certain fracturing of her soul and her mind, and she’s desperately trying to grab onto Mike Sweeney.”
“It’s been wonderfully challenging to play and it’s a very emotional story. That’s just what’s going on with my character. Everyone has about 15 things going on, so it’s a very complex, very wonderfully interwoven story. Each character is beautifully and gracefully fleshed out.”
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The crew is called out on an emotionally complicated medical emergency when Ira, an environmentalist hippie living on remote Zetus Island produces a DNR order for his brother, Daniel, who has gone into cardiac arrest. Ira insists Laura not administer any medical intervention, even though, without help, Daniel will die. Carly’s relationship with Wendell becomes strained when Robyn, a woman from his past, shows up in Port Hallet.
From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun: