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In the news: Robson Arms coming this fall

Sean Davidson of Playback reports on Robson Arms’ fall return:

  • Robson Arms returning in fall
    “Robson debuted in the summer of 2005 and returned earlier this year to the net’s Saturday night lineup, where it held its ground against CBC powerhouse Hockey Night in Canada, drawing between 300,000 and 400,000 viewers per episode. Its move to Monday puts it up against the second halves of Intelligence on CBC, the Global hit Heroes and the untested E! drama K-Ville.”
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In the news: Fans don’t heed Canadian Idol producer’s rant

Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press dissects the aftermath of Idol producer John Brunton chiding fans for eliminating Toronto contestants:

  • ‘Idol’ producer fed up with T.O.
    “Brunton’s complaint flies in the face of the first law of television: the audience is always right. It also exposes “Canadian Idol” to a more troubling – if not exactly shocking – charge: even the producers see the show as more of a regional popularity contest than a true talent search.”
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Production Details Announced for Season 3 of CTV’s Robson Arms

From CTV:

  • Celebrity owner buys Robson Arms to kick off third season
  • Robson Arms teams with Two and a Half Men Mondays on CTV this Fall

Dave Foley (Kids In the Hall, News Radio) is the new kid on the block on Robson Arms. CTV and Omni Film Productions Limited announced today that Foley is the first of many new and intriguing characters who join CTV’s Robson Arms for its third season, now in production. Thirteen, half-hour episodes shoot through late November in Vancouver, B.C. Scheduled to air Mondays at 9:30 p.m. later this Fall on CTV, Robson Arms bookends the network’s all-new Monday night comedy line-up, which starts with Corner Gas at 8 p.m. and continues with Big Bang Theory at 8:30 p.m. and Two and a Half Men at 9 p.m. (all times ET).

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In the news: The Week the Women Went, and more

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John Doyle of the Globe and Mail talks to producer David Paperny:

  • Meet a pragmatist whose success mirrors B.C.’s
    “Right now, Paperny and his partners, Audrey Mehler and Cal Shumiatcher, are preoccupied with The Week the Women Went, a reality series to air on CBC in early 2008. The premise, which originated with the BBC, has all the women leaving a small town for a week, forcing the local men to cope with everything their wives or partners might normally perform. Paperny got the call to make the series for CBC and chose the small Alberta town of Hardisty, population 743. The filming was done in June and, according to Paperny, the show is both bizarre and entertaining. ‘I think this is the sort of populist programming that CBC wants to do right now. And I think it will be a hit. The footage of the women – they went to Canmore to enjoy themselves – is utterly fascinating.'”
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