All posts by Greg David

Prior to becoming a television critic and owner of TV, Eh?, Greg David was a critic for TV Guide Canada, the country's most trusted source for TV news. He has interviewed television actors, actresses and behind-the-scenes folks from hundreds of television series from Canada, the U.S. and internationally. He is a podcaster, public speaker, weekly radio guest and educator, and past member of the Television Critics Association.
Wynonna Earp

Link: No pregnant pause: Expecting a baby didn’t slow down Wynonna Earp or the actress playing her

From Eric Volmers of the Calgary Herald:

Link: No pregnant pause: Expecting a baby didn’t slow down Wynonna Earp or the actress playing her
“But we decided that the only way to make this show interesting and better with this situation is to make her pregnant. Once we reached that moment, everybody was like ‘Yeah, it’s the only way.’ But we still had to convince the networks, the financiers. We’re selling a superhero show around the world and this is outside the box.” Continue reading.

 

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Killjoys

Link: Killjoys Showrunner Michelle Lovretta: ‘Give Me Sexy and Give Me Funny’

From Michael Ahr of Den of Geek:

Link: Killjoys Showrunner Michelle Lovretta: ‘Give Me Sexy and Give Me Funny’
“In Killjoys, I’m very invested in what we’re doing with the relationships in that world as well as what we’re doing with the themes of it, so I feel like there’s still a lot of stuff I want to poke at.” Continue reading.

 

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Dark Matter

Link: Dark Matter: Zoie Palmer on the Android’s endless possibilities

From Kelly Townsend of The TV Junkies:

Link: Dark Matter: Zoie Palmer on the Android’s endless possibilities
“They’ve figured out a way for us to like unlikable people that don’t always do the right thing, but they do the thing that makes the most sense to them in them moment and because you can understand them and they justify it, you go with it. I think really great shows do that.” Continue reading.

 

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Featured, Saving Hope

Comments and queries for the week of August 4

2 Comments

The fans say goodbye to Saving Hope

I have just found this show and have been binge watching it for five days now to only find out that this season, Season 5, is the end of the show!! Every time I find a show I truly love it goes off the air. I wish you were going to continue this show, I love it! Thank you, though, for what I have gotten to watch, the actors are great and I will greatly miss it! —Tammy

I wish Saving Hope would continue! The good ones always leave too soon. Hopefully, they get married and not one or both killed off! Love Charlie and Alex! —Marcy

Thanks for five loving years. Haven’t missed a single episode, some we watched twice and really enjoyed every one of them. Almost cried when Joel got blown up; that was a bummer. Thanks to all the cast for their superlative acting. I am not clear why Saving Hope was not renewed. The cast and crew were great and Michael, Erica and Huse Madhavji, Wendy and all. Hope somewhere in the near future we could see more of SAVING HOPE!!! —Jean

I’ve been trying to write this post for more than an hour, trying to say something 100 per cent nice, but not succeeding. It kept sounding like an underhanded compliment. So I’m just going to be honest and tell you how I feel. I loved the show, but I didn’t like Season 5 quite as much—which I’ve seen in its entirety. And when I say I LOVED the show, I mean I was part of the fan videos made for the cast before the show began, and watched all seasons from the beginning and sometimes had to go through a crazy international scramble to get copies of the show, and now I help run an 800-member Facebook group dedicated to Saving Hope. I’ve had that kind of commitment and love for this series, and a great deal of appreciation for all the heart cast and crew put into making this program. I often hear that it is better not to say anything unless you are going to say something nice. Alas, I believe in honest feedback. I wish it weren’t so, but I feel let down. —Solstice

Man, I love this show, the entire cast, the Canadian content, amazing acting and writing. Wendy Crewson especially blows me away. I will truly miss this show and characters (goes for guest stars like Missy Peregrym and others). Michael and Erica rock! Looking forward to more from these actors and producers. One of my favourite shows EVER! You did your audience and country proud with this one! —Gail

I am going to miss Saving Hope so much. Seeing my favourite stars of my TV show for the last five years has been such a joy. I absolutely love Michael and Erica and all of the Saving Hope guys and girls. I wish them all of the luck for the future and I hope to see them all again one day soon. xx —Jess

Thank you to all the actors, writers, and crew. Quite possibly my favourite show of all time, and the fact that it’s over will outweigh the heavy content of the finale for quite a while. —Hallie

Why do all the endings have to be like this now? Why can’t we have a happy ending to a great show? You just ruined five years of Saving Hope. This is why I don’t watch series. I made an exception and now I’m sad. I will stick to science-fiction from now on. Very dissatisfied and disappointed. —Crys

I did not like the ending at first but, overnight, I realized that it makes sense actually. It ended as it began. Charlie should have died in the first accident. The five years that he lived partly in both realms was a gift. A time for them to grow and have two children as the legacy of their love. —Ruth

As a Canadian, I couldn’t be more proud of this show. I am so very sad it’s really over. I certainly was disappointed and overwhelmed with emotions seeing Charlie’s death, but then very relieved that the very end brought him and Alex together again. It was a thing of beauty after all. I will miss it terribly. —Sheri

 

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Wynonna Earp

Link: Wynonna Earp’s Tamara Duarte on Rosita’s complicated position and being the new kid

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Wynonna Earp’s Tamara Duarte on Rosita’s complicated position and being the new kid
“Emily is so great at creating these three-dimensional characters that aren’t one thing. I think that’s why the show does so well is because it’s real and people connect with it. I felt like it was very much like Legally Blonde. I don’t think Rosita cares what other people think. Just like in Legally Blonde, it’s not something she cares if other people are aware or not, but she just stands strong and firm in who she is and her abilities.” Continue reading.

 

 

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