Jason Priestley wins best actor at Roma Fiction Festival

From a media release:

JASON PRIESTLEY WINS BEST ACTOR AWARD

E1 Entertainment is proud to announce that Jason Priestley was named Best Actor in a Television Series at the Roma Fiction Festival. Priestley was honored for his role as “Richard Fitzpatrick” in the dark comedy Call Me Fitz and was in Rome to accept the award on July 10th.

The Roma Fiction Festival is a prestigious international Television Festival dedicated entirely to the vast world of TV fiction. The awards jury panel is comprised of five members from the international media industry, and is presided over by CSI: NY’s A.J. Buckley.

“Jason created a character that you loved to hate, but through humor you fell in love with him,” stated Buckley. “Everyone was blown away by his vulnerable yet brave performance. His character as Fitz is a departure from anything you’ve ever seen of him. An absolute fearless performance.”

Call Me Fitz is a no-holds-barred comedy about a morally bankrupt used car salesman who will do anything and anyone to sell his used cars. Fitz is forced to go into business with his conscience when a near death experience coincides with the arrival of Larry, a do-gooder with a heart of gold bent on helping Fitz change his ways.

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New tonight: Comedy Now on CTV – “Dana Alexander”

10 p.m. – COMEDY NOW! – “Dana Alexander” – NEW EPISODE

Originally from Edmonton and now residing in Toronto, Alexander began her comedic career performing at Yuk Yuk’s and quickly became a regular fixture. She has continued to tour with them for the past eight years and can be seen in comedy clubs and colleges across Canada. Quoted as being fierce, in-your-face and almost revolutionary, Alexander continues to draw her material from her diverse lifestyle.

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In the news: More and more Haven reviews and interviews

smallFrom Bill Harris of QMI Agency:

From Andrea Reiher of Zap2it:

From Zack Handlen of AV Club:

  • Haven
    “I mention this because Haven, a new SyFy (ugh) original series inspired by a Stephen King novella, is the sort of mildly pleasant escapist fare that I don’t really watch anymore unless I’m paid to do it. Which makes it a little odd for me to review. The pilot isn’t great, but it isn’t awful, either.” Read more.

From Hugh Hart of Wired:

  • Stephen King Novel Spawns Syfy’s Tepid Haven
    “Syfy’s new supernatural dramedy Haven brings its The X-Files-lite-meets-Murder She Wrote storytelling to a ho-hum resolution by the end of its pilot episode, despite the best efforts of sharp star Emily Rose.” Read more.

From Meredith Woerner of io9:

  • Syfy’s Haven smothers the Stephen King influences in its own fog
    “Haven, is loosely based on Stephen King’s The Colorado Kid, and loose is a bit of an understatement. This series should have been merely described as “inspired” by King’s work, and left it at that. So what’s different? Well instead of having the bulk of the series based around the engaging and endearing newspaper staff made up of funny old editors and a young intern in a small town, Syfy has swapped the intern for a hard-nosed FBI agent and demoted the lovely staff to a status similar to that of the Lone Gunmen from The X-Files.” Read more.
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