This Sunday on TV, eh? Blogtalkradio: Roll Play and Are We There Yet?: World Adventure

August 21, 2008 Diane Wild

This Sunday on TV, eh? Blogtalkradio, producer J.J. Johnson talks about two Treehouse shows, Roll Play and Are We There Yet?: World Adventure.

Roll Play

Season two of Roll Play premieres Monday, Sept. 1 at 8:25 am with 18 great new songs by musicians including Sam Roberts, Randy Bachman of The Guess Who, Bedouin Sound Clash, 54-40, Bran Van 3000, Tal Bachman, Holly McNarland, and Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries. The live-action imaginative exercise series for preschoolers features 45 new black-light puppets from the Famous People Players.

See an episode from Season One:

Are We There Yet?: World Adventure

Are We There Yet?: World Adventure is a live-action preschool travel adventure series for kids, hosted by kids. For its second season, premiering Monday, September 1 at 12:10 pm, the series features 27 cities in 10 different countries.

Season one promotion:

Listen live Sunday, August 24 at 11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern and join the discussion by calling 646-200-4063 (or sign in and look for the Click to Talk button on the show site). Or catch the podcast afterward.

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So You Think You Can Dance Canada Premieres September 11

August 21, 2008 Diane Wild 2 Comments

From a media release:

Put on Your Dancing Shoes! Broadcast details unveiled for hot new Canadian format of the No.1 hit series
dance.ctv.ca features images, videos and expanded content
Encore episodes premiere September 14 on MuchMusic

It’s time for Canada to dance! CTV announced today that the eagerly-awaited So You Think You Can Dance Canada will kick off its first season Thursday, September 11 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV, with encore episodes premiering Sunday, September 14 on MuchMusic (go to ctv.ca and muchmusic.com to confirm local broadcast times). The inaugural season of So You Think You Can Dance Canada promises to celebrate and showcase a hotbed of talented Canadian dancers, trained and untrained, ready to share their passion for dance with the nation. After a cross-country search this past spring for the best dancers Canada has to offer, the two-hour series premiere takes a peek at auditions held in Toronto, where more dancers turned out to audition than any other city in North America.

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Test the Nation: Canada, eh?

August 21, 2008 Diane Wild 1 Comment

WHO KNOWS MORE â€œABOOTâ€ CANADA â€” AMERICANS OR CANADIANS? TAKE THE TEST AND FIND OUT, SUNDAY, SEPT. 7, ON CBC-TV’S TEST THE NATION: CANADA, EH?

Canadians invented insulin, basketball, the paint roller and the stubby beer bottle, but how much do we really know about our native land? Join fellow compatriots Wendy Mesley and Brent Bambury as they team up again to host Canada’s largest Canadian trivia event as we test the nation about itself on TEST THE NATION: CANADA, EH? telecasting Sunday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m., on CBC Television.

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Flashpoint

Upcoming episode: Flashpoint, CTV, Aug. 21

August 21, 2008 Diane Wild

From CTV:

Thursday, Aug. 21 at 10pm ET – He Knows His Brother

Rolland and Simon Strachan are two brothers with a terrible secret – their powerful lawyer father has been beating them for years, to “toughen” them up and make them worthy of the Strachan family name. Simon, the younger boy, has taken it to heart, becoming a star student and family peacemaker, but elder son Rolland has become a troubled, violent youth who just spent a year in military school. Now he’s come home to save Simon so they can run away together.

Flashpoint

In the news: Flashpoint’s cliches

August 21, 2008 Diane Wild

From Kate Taylor of the Globe and Mail:

Flashpoint is packed with wit, depth … and clichÃ©s
“If the American critics who have harrumphed about the identifiably Canadian Flashpoint as it simulcasts on CBS in the United States don’t have a clue where Rosedale is, they will have no problem recognizing the democratic scenario: Hard-working cops teach the over-privileged to show some respect. It’s a much repeated theme on Law & Order, to name just one example.” Read more.