Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family, tweeting from the upfronts, confirms that Showcase has cancelled Endgame (though the remaining episodes of season 1 will still air) and that the fate of XIII is undecided.
Endgame cancelled, XIII still undecided
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Blackstone renewed for season 2
From a media release:
MORE TO COME FROM AWARD-WINNING SERIES
- Blackstone ‘Green Lit’ for Season 2
Prairie Dog Film + Television is thrilled to announce a second season of Blackstone has been ‘green lit’ and is now in full development. Producers received the news on the eve of Blackstone winning three Rosies at the Alberta Film & Television Awards on May 28.
Following the first season’s cliffhanger finale, Season 2 of Blackstone will commence after the strip club shooting, and continue to delve into the tumultuous lives of the residents on the Blackstone Indian Reserve. Production of the new series will commence this summer, on location in Edmonton and rural Alberta.
THE ROSIES
The 37th annual Alberta Film & Television Awards (aka The Rosies) were handed out during a sold-out gala in Edmonton over the weekend. Celebrating excellence and outstanding achievement in Albertan film, television and new media, The Rosies honoured Blackstone with three awards:
- Best Production Reflecting Cultural Diversity
- Best Alberta Actress (Roseanne Supernault)
- Best Screenwriter Drama Over 30 (Ron E. Scott)
Blackstone was nominated in a total of nine categories at The Rosies. It has also been nominated in five categories at the 2011 Leo Awards, which take place June 11 in Vancouver.
Heartland, Blackstone take home Rosies
From the Edmonton Journal:
- Fubar II, Heartland take home Rosies
Another big winner, at the event held at the River Cree Resort, was the made-in-Calgary TV series Heartland. Nominated for 10 awards, it won a Rosie for best TV drama of the year as well as the best acting award for Edmonton’s Shaun Johnston. Produced by SEVEN24 Films, the series took home trophies for direction, cinematography, editing and sound. Roseanne Supernault was named best actress for her work in another made-in-Edmonton production. The TV series Blackstone — from Prairie Dog Film + Television — takes an uncompromising and often dark look at life on the reserve. The series also won screenwriting honours for Ron E. Scott who, along with co-producer Jesse Szymanski, also took home the Rosie for best production reflecting cultural diversity. Read more.
Shaw’s Canadian specialty shows
From a media release:
Hot on the heels of a record-setting premiere, Food Network confirms that Top Chef Canada has been greenlit for season two. The channel also ushers in former NFL star, Bachelor and current ESPN/ABC and TSN analyst, Jesse Palmer with the launch of its new series Recipe To Riches.
Slice™ continues to indulge women with the ultimate roster of addictive, guilty pleasure series. This fall includes new seasons of the world’s number one hit lifestyle reality franchise Real Housewives. The channel has also announced that in the year ahead, the international smash hit will be crossing the border, treating Canadians to a version of their own with Real Housewives Vancouver. Slice™ also welcomes former Dragon’s Den star and highly regarded business man/philanthropist W. Brett Wilson to the channel with his new series Risky Business.
HGTV is the number one destination for entertaining home-related content that attracts strong female audiences. This fall, viewers can look forward to the return of their favourite shows such as House Hunters, House Hunters International and Holmes Inspection with Mike Holmes along with exciting new and original series including Consumed and Urban Suburban.
Specialty’s number one entertainment channel, almost doubling its audience over the last five years, History Television continues to be a driving force with new series and returning audience favourites such as Ice Road Truckers, Pawn Stars, Ice Pilots, and American Pickers, along with record-shattering phenomenon IRT: Deadliest Roads. History Television delves deep into name origins with the brand-new original series What’s In A Name.
Home to the top-rated cable dramas, Showcase most recently had its biggest fall in four years. This fall, viewers can rejoice with the return of the number one scripted original drama Lost Girl and the second season of the sleek spy series Covert Affairs.
Continue reading Shaw’s Canadian specialty shows
Slice to air The Real Housewives of Vancouver
From The Province:
- The Real Housewives of … Vancouver?
The camera is about to be turned on Vancouver society as Shaw Media announced Tuesday that the reality TV Real Housewives franchise is coming to town. Announced yesterday at the network’s upfronts (where TV schedules are presented to potential advertisers), the Real Housewives of Vancouver will air on the Slice network likely within the year. Read more.