All posts by Diane Wild

Diane is the founder of TV, eh? She loves books, movies, TV, science, space, traveling, theatre, art, cats, and drinking multiple beverages at the same time.
Being Erica

In the news: Being Erica in the NYT

erica3.jpgFrom Ginia Bellafonte of the New York Times:

  • Time Travel? Easy. Finding a Guy? Not.
    “This brings us to Being Erica, another Canadian series, on SoapNet (Thursdays) that manages to redeem both the efforts of its home country and the channel that exists to ensure that there is virtually no time of day when it might be impossible to watch One Life to Live. As a launching point that quickly becomes more expansive, the series asks the ‘Who Built Stonehenge?’ question of the current millennium: Why is it that attractive, single women of a certain age have such a hard time meeting suitable men in big cities?” Read more.
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Awards, Flashpoint, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

WGC Screenwriting Award nominations announced

From a media release:

Outstanding list of finalists announced for the 2009 WGC Screenwriting Awards

The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) will celebrate the winning words of 2008 on April 20 at the 13th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards, honouring excellence in screenwriting. More than 150 scripts vied for the judges’ attentions this year. The entries have been narrowed to 37 finalist scripts across 11 categories, including screenwriting for feature film, episodic half-hours and one-hours, documentary film and more. In all, 51 screenwriters are up for awards. Several special awards, including the WGC Showrunner Award, will also be handed out at the event. Click here for a full list of nominees.

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Flashpoint

Interview: Enrico Colantoni of Flashpoint

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From Eric Goldman of IGN:

  • Taking Aim with Flashpoint’s Enrico Colantoni
    “The former Just Shoot Me and Veronica Mars star talked about his series, which focuses on the SRU, a Canadian-based SWAT type unit. Shot in Toronto, the Canadian produced series has become a hit on CBS – and Colantoni and I also spoke about what it’s like starring in one of the only Canadian-shot series on American television that isn’t supposed to be set in the US. You’ll also see Colantoni reference the simulator we used that day, which included footage of actors playing out some very scary scenarios cops find themselves confronting, with the player required to make some very quick, tricky decisions.” Read more.

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Little Mosque on the Prairie, Ratings, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Ratings so far this week

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

  • Ratings: Rick Mercer Gets High With Hazel
    “Hurricane Hazel McCallion helped storm the Rick Mercer Report to a seasonal high, scoring 1,289,000 viewers last night.” Read more.
  • House keeps Global Alive on Monday
    “CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie (560,000) and especially Sophie (205,000, with just 93,000 25-54-year-old viewers according to BBM NMR overnight estimates) are down week to week. Just For Laughs (315,000) is pulling half what Being Erica was averaging on Monday night before it was moved–unsuccessfully, so far–to Wednesdays.” Read more.
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