From D.K. Latta:
Strange Empire (airing Mondays) is arguably intended as the jewel in the crown of the CBC’s fall season. Yet its ratings were around 300,000 and, according to some reports, have actually dipped below 250,000.
Why is it struggling? And can something be done?
Those invested in a struggling series will blame everything except the show itself. Those who dislike it will blithely say: it sucks, man! Continue reading.
From Debra Yeo:
The CBC series about a private detective in St. John’s, NL., began its final season in October, with the series finale scheduled to air Dec. 10. And stars Allan Hawco, Krystin Pellerin and Sean McGinley will be around to say so long to fans in person at the festival, which runs Nov. 14 to 23 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Continue reading.
Greg has a gig on The Tom O’Connell Show every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. until noon ET on CKTB in Niagara Falls, Ont., and CJBK in London, Ont.
This week Greg and Tom chat about the launch of “Netflix killer” shomi on Rogers and Shaw, and TiVo launching on Cogeco. Greg also answers a series of rapid-fire questions about your fave TV shows. The segment starts at the 29-minute mark.
From Kate Taylor:
Those British TV shows in which Miss Marple solves the case or Inspector Morse fingers the wrong guy are often known as cozies. Even when set in the present, they are nostalgic productions with bucolic settings from which a few not-too-gruesome examples of violence are eventually expelled. Gore, corruption and ambivalence rarely intrude. Continue reading.
From Alex Strachan:
Rick Mercer was philosophical about being asked to host the Giller Prize. After all, it wasn’t as if the well-travelled raconteur and host of Rick Mercer Report expected to be home Monday, cocooning in front of the TV and munching on popcorn.
“No,†Mercer says over the phone, with his familiar wry laugh. “No popcorn for me. This time of year, when I’m in production on my show, there’s not a lot of sitting at home, munching on popcorn.†Continue reading.Â
