Confessions of a Degrassiaholic

From Margaret Lyons of Vulture:

Oh My God, I Have Seen 319 Episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation
I never set out to be a Degrassi completist. (Oh, and before you ask: No, I have not seen every episode of the original series. Most of them, though.) I started watching the show with my college roommates back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, but even we didn’t really watch it on purpose — I think we were watching Daria reruns and just left the TV on. But then I was hooked. Every few minutes brought a new crisis, a new character with Some Big Deal Thing he or she was dealing with. The show dabbled in slapstick humiliation but also in story lines serious enough to warrant PSAs at the ends of episodes. Also, it was always, always on. Marathons! Specials! There was no end to the Degrassi wormhole. Continue reading.

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Interview: Ben Bass of Rookie Blue

From Jay Bobbin of Zap2it:

‘Rookie Blue’ Season 4: Ben Bass agrees ‘McSwarek’ is ‘really complicated’
When it comes to romantic entanglements with other cops, there isn’t enough Sam Swarek to go around. And Ben Bass knows it. In the fourth season of ABC’s “Rookie Blue,” his character is involved with 15 Division newcomer Marlo Cruz (Rachael Ancheril) … but it’s clear that he still feels a strong pull toward his ex-love, Officer Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), who discovered his new relationship upon returning from a six-month undercover operation. Continue reading.

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New Thursday: Rookie Blue

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Rookie Blue, Global – “The Kids Are Not Alright”

Andy’s long weekend plans are derailed as a routine highway check with Gail leads to the discovery of a bound and gagged teenage boy in the trunk of a car. The two are then plunged into a messy tale of young love gone very wrong and try to save the boy from making a tragic mistake.

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New Wednesday: The Listener

The Listener, CTV – “Witness for the Prosecution”
When the key witness in a mob murder trial is shot, Toby (Craig Olejnik) and Michelle (Lauren Lee Smith) must contend with a suspicious FBI agent as they unravel a potential conspiracy linked to the original killing and retaliation.

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