Yearly Archives: 2012

Heartland

Heartland’s social media success

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From Seevibes:

  • Heartland: Discovering Life in Canada
    Heartland, the Canadian family drama, has enjoyed steady success since its CBC debut in October 2007. Now in its sixth season, the show follows the lives of sisters Amy and Samantha Louise ‘Lou’ Fleming as they live and work on their grandfather’s Alberta horse farm. The subject matter may be as Canadian as maple syrup, but the hour-long primetime drama has already been syndicated in 25 countries, indicating a popularity that transcends national borders. One key facet to this global success is their strong online strategy, which uses blogging, social media, and gaming to further draw the fans, or Heartlanders, in to the Heartland universe. Read more.
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Flashpoint

Flashpoint bows out as a Canadian success story

From Alex Strachan of Postmedia News:

  • Flashpoint a Canadian TV success story: Three episodes remain in this uniquely Canuck series
    The episode is called Fit For Duty, and the story is about the search for an armed man aboard a ferry. It could be any one of a dozen episodes from a dozen TV cop shows, but Flashpoint has always been different. Just three episodes remain in what, in the cool, skilled hands of homegrown writer-producers Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern, has become a Canadian TV success story of the best kind: Canadian TV on Canadian soil, with Toronto standing in for Toronto, not Chicago, New York or Columbus, Ohio.” Read more.
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Lost Girl

Lost Girl and XIII return to Showcase in January

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From a media release:

Lost Girl and XIII return to Showcase with new seasons

Lost Girl
The highly anticipated return of Lost Girl promises more twists and turns as Bo (Anna Silk; Being Erica) makes a romantic choice but finds her road to commitment riddled with obstacles. Unexpected jeopardy stalks Bo and those she cares about, and though she battles many foes, her greatest enemy will prove to be the one that resides within her. Season 3 welcomes new cast member Rachel Skarsten and guest star Linda Hamilton. Lost Girl, Season 3 premieres Sunday, January 6 at 9p.m. ET.

XIII
After the jaw-dropping XIII season one finale that saw XIII (Stuart Townsend; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) shot and betrayed by Jones (Aisha Tyler; 24), XIII goes off the grid to protect himself. In season two, XIII finds himself manipulated, framed and endangered as he is lured into an international conspiracy that threatens to unleash a deadly new weapon. While unravelling this global plot of world destruction, XIII confronts the truth about his identity and the ambiguous past that comes back to haunt him. XIII, Season 2 airs Fridays beginning January 4 at 9 p.m. ET.

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Uncategorized

Tom Green to guest star in Seed

From a media release:

Canadian Shock-Comic Tom Green to Guest Star in Citytv’s Original Comedy Series, Seed

  • Canadian-born actor takes on role of renowned psychoanalyst
  • Seed currently in-production in Halifax

Citytv and Force Four Entertainment today announced that Canadian-born actor and comedian Tom Green joins the dynamic cast of Citytv’s new original comedy series Seed in a one-time guest appearance. Ottawa-native Green, who is currently on a world-wide comedy tour and recently starred in his own comedy special, is internationally renowned for his irreverent talk show, The Tom Green Show, and roles in cult-comedies Freddy Got Fingered, Road Trip, and Stealing Harvard. In Seed, Green will play an arrogant but insightful psychoanalyst named Dr. Stuart Meinertzhagen that will see him counselling the show’s dysfunctional families. The good doctor’s new-age methods and alternative approach put him in direct rivalry with Anastasia’s mom Janet (Laura de Carteret, The L.A. Complex), who considers Meinertzhagen a total fraud.

Currently in production in Halifax, Seed follows Harry, played by Canadian-born actor Adam Korson (2 Broke Girls) an ill-equipped bachelor bartender who finds his earlier foray into the world of sperm donation has resulted in kids – lots of them. Created by Joseph Raso (Zombies & Cheerleaders), Seed is executive produced by award-winning writer and producer Mark Farrell (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Made in Canada, Corner Gas), and produced by Force Four Entertainment. The series is slated to premiere on Citytv in early 2013. Additional broadcast details to be announced at a later date.

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Awards

My Babysitter’s a Vampire wins Shaw Rocket Prize

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From a media release:

My Babysitter’s a Vampire Takes A Bite Out Of The Competition
To Win Prestigious 2012 Shaw Rocket Prize

Fresh TV and TELETOON have proven that vampires and geeks are a winning combo in kids’ TV as My Babysitter’s a Vampire claimed the 2012 Shaw Rocket Prize at an industry gala held last evening in Ottawa.

Executive Producer Brian Irving was on hand to accept the $50,000 award on behalf of Fresh TV. The Toronto-based production company will be donating the entire cash award to the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) to support their film and TV scholarship programs.

My Babysitter’s a Vampire took a bite out of four other competitors to claim the top prize. The TV series has previously won a GOLD Pixie Award while the companion interactive website, Humans VS Vampires, has won Kidscreen, Digi and Creativity Awards.

Produced by Fresh TV in association with TELETOON Canada and FremantleMedia Enterprises, My Babysitter’s a Vampire is a special effects enhanced live-action adventure comedy for tweens. Now in its second season, the series follows the heroics of three geeky, sci-fi loving best friends and their smoking hot vampire babysitter as they defend their town against an avalanche of scary supernatural phenomena.

A big hit with young fans in 26 countries, My Babysitter’s a Vampire was the No. 1 U.S. cable show among kids 2 – 11 in its time slot during its premiere season run on the Disney Channel. A second season recently concluded on the Disney Channel and is currently airing on TELETOON.

This is the eighth year for the prestigious Shaw Rocket Prize, which recognizes leaders in quality children’s television and digital media production in Canada.

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