CBC.ca has just noticed they’ve got JPod on the go:
- Coupland’s JPod to become TV comedy series
“The 13-part series will be a look into Vancouver’s video game industry and is scheduled to air on CBC Television in January 2008.”
In the news: JPod
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In the news: About a Girl
Ilona Beiks of Playback reports on the upcoming series About a Girl:
- Brightlight gets the Girl
“Brightlight Pictures heads Stephen Hegyes and Shawn Williamson are aiming to tap into the tween, twenty- and thirtysomething demographic with their new series About a Girl.”
In the news: ‘Guns’ exposes seedy side of Toronto
Jim Bawden of the Toronto Star talks to David “Sudz” Sutherland about his upcoming CBC miniseries:
- Gun drama shoots from the hip
“All we want to do is tell the truth. Why is that so unsettling for some people?” Sutherland later asks as he has a hasty dinner in the lunch room. “It is fiction, yes, but based on true stories. I did my research with the police to find where thousands of guns are coming from.
In the news: Canada’s Next Top Model controversy
Tara Merrin of Sun Media interviews Nole Marin, who refutes last year’s winner’s claims that judge Jeanne Beker ruined her career:
- Model shooter backs show’s judge
“Controversy erupted last month when (Andrea) Muizelaar, in an attempt to set the record straight, told the Sun she had not quit modelling, as previously reported. Instead, she claims, after inadvertently insulting Beker in a magazine article, the judge set out to destroy her career.”
In the news: Slings & Arrows inspired by Sopranos?
From NewsOK.com:
- ‘Slings & Arrows’ creator aims to showcase theatrical talent
“Writer and star Mark McKinney (“Kids in the Hallâ€) said “The Sopranos†opened his mind to the possibilities of episodic television.”