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In the news: Flashpoint’s appeal

From Scott Kara of the New Zealand Herald:

  • Hit squad’s Ontario motive
    “It takes a while to click why new TV cop show Flashpoint is unique from other shows of its kind. Although there are guns of all shapes and sizes, a bit of backslapping bravado, and tense, wild-eyed action, you finally realise the Canadian show is more real than glitzy American cop shows such as CSI: Miami or Bones. It’s a refreshing change.” Read more.
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This Sunday on TV, eh? Blogtalkradio: To Hell With Manners! The Decline of Civility

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This Sunday, Sept. 14, filmmaker John Curtin chats about his upcoming CTV documentary To Hell With Manners! The Decline of Civility. Tune in at 11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern for the live show or catch the podcast later.

From the media release:

Rudeness Is On The Rise, And It’s About Time We Gave A [BLEEP]!

  • The CTV Original Documentary To Hell with Manners! The Decline of Civility airs September 20 on CTV

Have we lost all respect for our fellow citizens, or should we blame it on our sped up and chaotic lives? In the new CTV Original Documentary To Hell with Manners! The Decline of Civility, award-winning Montreal filmmaker John Curtin travels across North America and the U.K., proving just how disrespectful society has become. With narration by William Shatner, To Hell with Manners! premieres Saturday, September 20 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local listings).

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Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… Announces Guest Line-up For September

From a media release:

eltonjohn theo 10727374 max[1] (2) thumbThe final set of guests to appear on Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… was announced today. The new talk/performance series is set to premiere later this year on CTV in Canada, Sundance Channel in the U.S. and Channel 4 in the U.K., with FremantleMedia Enterprises launching the series for international sale at MIPCOM in Cannes, France, in October 2008.

Confirmed guests for episodes taping over the next two weeks at Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater in New York City are: iconic American singer-songwriter James Taylor; jazz legend, and winner of this year’s Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Herbie Hancock; one of the most acclaimed new artists of the past decade, Canadian Rufus Wainwright; the brilliant singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash; actor/singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson; jazz superstar Diana Krall; recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Mellencamp; singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan; indie duo She & Him, comprised of actress Zooey Deschanel and musician M. Ward; international sensation Norah Jones; singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis; and from the world of opera, the renowned American soprano Renée Fleming.

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Sanctuary premieres Oct. 3

From a media release:

THE MOVIE NETWORK AND MOVIE CENTRAL’S NEW ORIGINAL SERIES SANCTUARY EXPLORES THE EXTRAORDINARY USING CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY

  • A series from some of the innovative talents behind Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis
  • Sanctuary premieres Friday, October 3 on The Movie Network and Movie Central, day-and-date with SCI FI Channel in the U.S.

Astral Media’s The Movie Network (eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (western Canada) delve deep into an incredible and breathtaking new world in Sanctuary, a new original drama that is one of the first ever television series to be conceived from an Internet-based concept. Premiering day-and-date with SCI FI Channel, Sanctuary debuts with a two-hour premiere on Friday, October 3 at 9 p.m. ET on The Movie Network and 8 p.m. PT on Movie Central. Subsequent episodes of the series will air at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

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