Monthly Archives: December 2012

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Tuesday: 22 Minutes holiday special

22Minutes

22 Minutes, CBC – Holiday special
The hour-long 22 Minutes Holiday Special features guest appearances from original cast members Mary Walsh and Greg Thomey, as well as: The Real Housewives of Town revealing their Secret Santa secrets; Barry Weiss doing his Christmas shopping Storage Wars-style; famous Canadian actor, Gordon Pinsent joining the Three Wise Men for a gift-seeking pilgrimage to the mall; and a re-write of the classic holiday story, The Hockey Sweater. In addition, Premiers Christie Clark and Alison Redford as well as many more high profile Canadians join in the holiday fun with the 22 Minutes cast.

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Flashpoint

Flashpoint saved the best for last

From Denette Wilford of Huffington Post Canada:

  • Farewell, ‘Flashpoint,’ We’ll Miss You
    Well, you have to give it to the cast and crew of “Flashpoint” — they saved the best for last. When I spoke to Enrico Colantoni (Sgt. Greg Parker) back in September, he told me that the fifth and final season of the beloved Canadian drama was amazing (“To quote ‘Spinal Tap,’ we went to 11. Went to f—ing 11.”), but even that was downplaying how insane (in a good way) the series finale is. Read more.
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Amazing Race Canada

The upside to Amazing Race Canada staying in Canada

From Corinne McDermott of Huffington Post Canada:

  • I’m Glad Amazing Race Canada Is Staying Close to Home
    The criticism that stings the most is that the show will be boring. I wonder if this is the famous Canadian humility going into overdrive? Or maybe these are Canadians ignorant, as I was, of the spectacular natural beauty and wonderful cultural diversity that Canada has to offer. In all of my travels there are only a handful of experiences that actually made me gasp, and two of them were in Canada. The first was seeing the sapphire waves of the Atlantic Ocean crash against the bluffs at Cape Spear in Newfoundland. The second was the awe-inspiring drive on the Icefields Parkway through the Rocky Mountains from Banff to Jasper. The scenery on that journey was almost a religious experience. Read more.
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