Poll: What is your favourite Canadian TV show of the 2000s?

The third series in the Great Canadian TV Playoff is complete and Due South edged out The Kids in the Hall for favourite show of the 1990s.

Now it’s time for the final decade: the 2000s.

Unlike the Stanley Cup playoffs, TV, Eh’s Great Canadian TV Playoff boasts solely homegrown head-to-head matchups of television shows. Through the rest of the month, we’ll pit eight television shows (just like the NHL) from the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s against one another until the final showdown to name the top Canadian TV series of all time on May 29.

Cast your vote now and spread the word — the winner of the 70s and the 80s battle it out head to head starting on Monday!

[A quick note to Murdoch Mysteries fans: your favourite bowed in 2008 and still continues, so it fits in the 2010s bracket.]

What is your favourite Canadian television series of the 2000s?

  • Durham County (51%, 401 Votes)
  • Flashpoint (21%, 162 Votes)
  • Being Erica (10%, 77 Votes)
  • Corner Gas (5%, 43 Votes)
  • Slings & Arrows (5%, 38 Votes)
  • The Rick Mercer Report (4%, 30 Votes)
  • DaVinci’s Inquest (3%, 20 Votes)
  • Trailer Park Boys (2%, 17 Votes)

Total Voters: 788

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Link: SNL alleged ripoff of 22 Minutes sketch has ‘lawyers talking’

From CBC:

SNL alleged ripoff of 22 Minutes sketch has ‘lawyers talking,’ Mark Critch believes
A recent Saturday Night Live sketch bearing a striking resemblance to a segment on CBC’s 22 Minutes that aired in January could lead to legal action, according to comedian Mark Critch. “I think lawyers are talking right now,” Critch told CBC’s St. John’s Morning Show on Wednesday. Continue reading.

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The Warrant Is All: Space Original Series KILLJOYS Premieres June 19

From a media release:

Move over Boba Fett, a new generation of badass bounty hunters are taking over the galaxy as Space premieres the new original Canadian action adventure series KILLJOYS on Friday, June 19 at 9 p.m. ET. Created by showrunner Michelle Lovretta (LOST GIRL) and produced by Temple Street Productions, KILLJOYS follows a trio of reclamation agents – or “Killjoys” – as they chase deadly warrants throughout the Quad, a distant planetary system on the brink of a bloody, class war. The 10-episode, one-hour series will also air simultaneously in the U.S., on Syfy.

Leading the Killjoys team is Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen, Viva Forever), a gorgeous, former assassin with a complicated past; her loyal partner John (Aaron Ashmore, SMALLVILLE), a witty, technical wizard with a vulnerable heart; and his estranged brother D’avin (Luke Macfarlane, BROTHERS & SISTERS), an elite soldier with an expertise in combat tactics. Together, the three Killjoys form a highly accomplished team of bounty hunters, each with distinct and valuable specialties to offer as they navigate the culturally rich, politically complex, and economically polarized worlds of The Quad. As previously announced, Canadian genre icon Amanda Tapping guest stars as a fiercely clever scientist, whose charismatic charm keeps her true intentions concealed from the Killjoys.

In the series premiere of KILLJOYS, “Bangarang” (Friday, June 19 at 9 p.m. ET) Killjoys Dutch and John are in serious need of R&R after capturing a dangerous smuggler in the badlands of Westerley. But when a death warrant is posted for D’avin, John secretly takes the job to save his estranged brother. With a competing Killjoy also on the job, the team is in a race against time to clear D’avin’s name and their own. For a sneak peek at the premiere of KILLJOYS, click here.

Meet the KILLJOYS team:

DUTCH – Level 5
Gorgeous, complicated, and deadly, Dutch is the leader of the Killjoy trio. A top-level Killjoy with serious combat skills, Dutch is a much-loved and a charming presence in her community, with a unique gift for earning people’s trust and respect regardless of their class. While bold and fun-loving on the surface, under her banter and protective flirtations there is maturity, pain, and a deep solemnity resulting from a dark secret past.

JOHNNY JAQOBIS – Level 3
A Level 3 Killjoy and Dutch’s long-time partner, John is a peacemaker who hates conflict, despite his profession. Cheerful and kind-hearted, John prefers not to fight, but his sarcastic wit has put him into the fray often enough to teach him how to do it well. As the team’s resident mechanic and pilot, John can fix, build, and fly any machine.

D’AVIN JAQOBIS
John’s older brother, D’avin is many things: handsome, strong, sarcastic, and loyal, but above all, he is a born soldier. As the team’s newest addition, he brings a hard-won expertise in tactics and hand-to-hand combat. But what Dutch and John don’t know is that D’avin left the military under mysterious circumstances, and he’s come to The Quad to square his unfinished business with some potentially dangerous people.

LUCY
Lucy is a small private ship with a distinct personality, who has ties to the Killjoys back to the day that Dutch and John first met. She has served them well ever since, and while not one to play favourites, Lucy often demonstrates a distinct fondness for John. Comprised of a small cockpit, Spartan sleeping quarters, and a lounge area, Lucy provides the team with interplanetary transportation, as well as a private work/live space.

KILLJOYS was created by Michelle Lovretta who also serves as executive producer and showrunner. Executive producers are David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg of Temple Street Productions. Director and Consulting Producer is Chris Grismer. Co-Executive Producers are Karen Troubetzkoy and Jeremy Boxen. Consulting Producers are Emily Andreas, Adam Barken and Aaron Martin. Supervising Producer is Andrea Boyd. Producer is Regina Robb. Universal Cable Productions distributes the series worldwide.

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Tonight: Survivorman Finding Bigfoot, Big Brother Canada, Bahama Blue

Survivorman: Finding Bigfoot, OLN – “Survivorman Bigfoot: Texas/Utah”
Les begins his search in East Texas, invited onto private land by a local who claims to have experienced the Bigfoot phenomenon for over 35 years. Locals’ stories lead him to the remote mountain terrain of rural Utah, where ungodly screams and tales of haunted hollows find Les camped out in a canyon way off the beaten path, firmly planted between skepticism and acceptance. Lacking irrefutable evidence, Bigfoot is just a contradiction – a 10-foot monster that he can’t find.

Big Brother Canada, Global
It’s Eviction night in the Big Brother Canada house. Who will be sent packing? Who will become HOH?

Bahama Blue, Love Nature – “Mangroves”
More than a tangle of roots growing out of swampy muck, the Mangroves are nurseries for the marine life of the Bahamas. More than 90% of the species of the Bahamas spend some part of their lives here. This is where baby sharks learn to hunt and young lobsters learn how to hide. The roots of these salt-water tolerant shrubs are also home for some remarkable creatures: from the tiny seahorse to the resilient tree crab. Even the iconic Flamingo gathers here to feed on the crustaceans that give them their pinkish hue.

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Link: Samantha Bee gets back behind the desk for YTV

From Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press:

Samantha Bee gets back behind the desk for YTV
Outgoing Daily Show with Jon Stewart correspondent Samantha Bee says she welcomed the chance to get behind a desk again for the Montreal-shot teen show Game On. It helped that she’d be working with another comic named Jon — this time Mr. D and Trailer Park Boys regular Jonathan Torrens. They appear as a pair of play-by-play announcers providing running commentary for the awkward foibles of a 14-year-old boy. Continue reading.

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