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In the news: Jeff Ltd.’s Jeff Seymour

February 27, 2007 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From andPOP:

American Jeff Seymour a Canadian success story
“While most aspiring actors pack their bags and head to L.A to park cars, pump gas and dream big, Jeff Seymour took a different route. He has found success since leaving Hollywood years ago to pursue opportunities in Canada.”

In the news: Canadian coproductions picked up by Fremantle

February 27, 2007 Diane Wild

From C21 Media:

Fremantle picks Blueprint dramas
“Love You To Death (13×30′) stars John Waters (director of Pink Flamingos, Hairspray and Cry-Baby) in his TV series debut as the ‘Groom Reaper,’ and tells the tales of spouses who have killed their other halves. … Also new to the FME slate in Cannes this April will be The Best Years (13×60′), another drama from Blueprint, coproduced with Global Television and The N, the Viacom-owned US teen night-time network.”

In the news: Storm Hawks sold to France

February 27, 2007 Diane Wild

From KidScreen Daily:

Storm Hawks soaring into France
“Vancouver, Canada-based Nerd Corps has added France 3 to its growing list of broadcasters for CGI adventure/comedy Storm Hawks.”

Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

In the news: Robson Arms’ post-American Idol episode

February 27, 2007 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail, includes mentions of the Rick Mercer Report and This Hour Has 22 Minutes:

A quality show that deserves an after-Idol glow
“As this season progresses, its strengths emerge again. It’s still light, but skittish and crisp, asking a little more of the viewer. Tonight’s episode underlines all those merits. With any luck, enough Idol fans will see it and be charmed, as they should be.”

In the news: Leslie Nielsen in Doctor*ology

February 27, 2007 Diane Wild

By Bill Harris of Sun Media:

Nielsen adds humour to med series
“More than a quarter-century after his classic role in Airplane!, Leslie Nielsen remains the quintessential comic doctor. That surely is why the veteran Canadian actor was nabbed for the key comic-doctor role in the new 13-part, genre-bending medical series Doctor*ology. The Discovery Channel will show the first five half-hour episodes back-to-back this Friday.”